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Each year, TED hosts some of the world's most fascinating people: Trusted voices and convention-breaking mavericks, icons and geniuses. The talks they deliver have had had such a great impact, we thought they deserved a wider audience. So now, for the first time, we're sharing them with the world at large... Each week, we'll release a new talk to inspire, intrigue and awaken the imagination. For best effect, plan to listen to at least three, start to finish. (They have a cumulative effect.) If you have a curious soul and an open mind, we think you'll be hooked...
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TED: Nathan Wolfe: What's left to explore? - Nathan Wolfe (2012)
Author: Nathan Wolfe
Mon, May 21, 2012
We've been to the moon, we've mapped the continents, we've even been to the deepest point in the ocean -- twice. What's left for the next generation to explore? Biologist and explorer Nathan Wolfe suggests this answer: Almost everything. And we can start, he says, with the world of the unseeably small.
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TED: JR: One year of turning the world inside out - JR (2012)
Author: JR
Fri, May 18, 2012
Street artist JR made a wish in 2011: Join me in a worldwide photo project to show the world its true face. Now, a year after his TED Prize wish, he shows how giant posters of human faces, pasted in public, are connecting communities, making change, and turning the world inside out. You can join in at insideoutproject.net
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TED: Carl Schoonover: How to look inside the brain - Carl Schoonover (2012)
Author: Carl Schoonover
Thu, May 17, 2012
There have been remarkable advances in understanding the brain, but how do you actually study the neurons inside it? Using gorgeous imagery, neuroscientist and TED Fellow Carl Schoonover shows the tools that let us see inside our brains.
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TED: David Kelley: How to build your creative confidence - David Kelley (2012)
Author: David Kelley
Wed, May 16, 2012
Is your school or workplace divided into "creatives" versus practical people? Yet surely, David Kelley suggests, creativity is not the domain of only a chosen few. Telling stories from his legendary design career and his own life, he offers ways to build the confidence to create... (From The Design Studio session at TED2012, guest-curated by Chee Pearlman and David Rockwell.)
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TED: Jean-Baptiste Michel: The mathematics of history - Jean-Baptiste Michel (2012)
Author: Jean-Baptiste Michel
Tue, May 15, 2012
What can mathematics say about history? According to TED Fellow Jean-Baptiste Michel, quite a lot. From changes to language to the deadliness of wars, he shows how digitized history is just starting to reveal deep underlying patterns.
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TED: Tali Sharot: The optimism bias - Tali Sharot (2012)
Author: Tali Sharot
Mon, May 14, 2012
Are we born to be optimistic, rather than realistic? Tali Sharot shares new research that suggests our brains are wired to look on the bright side -- and how that can be both dangerous and beneficial.
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TED: Renny Gleeson: 404, the story of a page not found - Renny Gleeson (2012)
Author: Renny Gleeson
Fri, May 11, 2012
Oops! Nobody wants to see the 404: Page Not Found. But as Renny Gleeson shows us, while he runs through a slideshow of creative and funny 404 pages, every error is really a chance to build a better relationship.
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TED: Joshua Foer: Feats of memory anyone can do - Joshua Foer (2012)
Author: Joshua Foer
Thu, May 10, 2012
There are people who can quickly memorize lists of thousands of numbers, the order of all the cards in a deck (or ten!), and much more. Science writer Joshua Foer describes the technique -- called the memory palace -- and shows off its most remarkable feature: anyone can learn how to use it, including him.
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TED: Michael Tilson Thomas: Music and emotion through time - Michael Tilson Thomas (2012)
Author: Michael Tilson Thomas
Mon, May 07, 2012
In this epic overview, Michael Tilson Thomas traces the development of classical music through the development of written notation, the record, and the re-mix.
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TED: Rory Sutherland: Perspective is everything - Rory Sutherland (2011)
Author: Rory Sutherland
Fri, May 04, 2012
The circumstances of our lives may matter less than how we see them, says Rory Sutherland. At TEDxAthens, he makes a compelling case for how reframing is the key to happiness.
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TED: Gary Kovacs: Tracking the trackers - Gary Kovacs (2012)
Author: Gary Kovacs
Thu, May 03, 2012
As you surf the Web, information is being collected about you. Web tracking is not 100% evil -- personal data can make your browsing more efficient; cookies can help your favorite websites stay in business. But, says Gary Kovacs, it's your right to know what data is being collected about you and how it affects your online life. He unveils a Firefox add-on to do just that.
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TED: Reuben Margolin: Sculpting waves in wood and time - Reuben Margolin (2012)
Author: Reuben Margolin
Wed, May 02, 2012
Reuben Margolin is a kinetic sculptor, crafting beautiful pieces that move in the pattern of raindrops falling and waves combining. Take nine minutes and be mesmerized by his meditative art -- inspired in equal parts by math and nature.
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TED: Liz Diller: A giant bubble for debate - Liz Diller (2012)
Author: Liz Diller
Mon, Apr 30, 2012
How do you make a great public space inside a not-so-great building? Liz Diller shares the story of creating a welcoming, lighthearted (even, dare we say it, sexy) addition to the Hirshhorn Museum in Washington, DC. (From The Design Studio session at TED2012, guest-curated by Chee Pearlman and David Rockwell.)
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TED: Nancy Lublin: Texting that saves lives - Nancy Lublin (2012)
Author: Nancy Lublin
Fri, Apr 27, 2012
When Nancy Lublin started texting teenagers to help with her social advocacy organization, what she found was shocking -- they started texting back about their own problems, from bullying to depression to abuse. So she's setting up a text-only crisis line, and the results might be even more important than she expected.
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TED: Eduardo Paes: The 4 commandments of cities - Eduardo Paes (2012)
Author: Eduardo Paes
Thu, Apr 26, 2012
Eduardo Paes is the mayor of Rio de Janeiro, a sprawling, complicated, beautiful city of 6.5 million. He shares four big ideas about leading Rio -- and all cities -- into the future, including bold (and do-able) infrastructure upgrades and how to make a city "smarter."
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TED: Michael Norton: How to buy happiness - Michael Norton (2011)
Author: Michael Norton
Tue, Apr 24, 2012
At TEDxCambridge, Michael Norton shares fascinating research on how money can, indeed buy happiness -- when you don't spend it on yourself. Listen for surprising data on the many ways pro-social spending can benefit you, your work, and (of course) other people.
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TED: Brian Greene: Is our universe the only universe? - Brian Greene (2012)
Author: Brian Greene
Mon, Apr 23, 2012
Is there more than one universe? In this visually rich, action-packed talk, Brian Greene shows how the unanswered questions of physics (starting with a big one: What caused the Big Bang?) have led to the theory that our own universe is just one of many in the "multiverse."
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TED: Laura Carstensen: Older people are happier - Laura Carstensen (2011)
Author: Laura Carstensen
Thu, Apr 19, 2012
In the 20th century we added an unprecedented number of years to our lifespans, but is the quality of life as good? Surprisingly, yes! At TEDxWomen psychologist Laura Carstensen shows research that demonstrates that as people get older they become happier, more content, and have a more positive outlook on the world.
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TED: Taryn Simon: The stories behind the bloodlines - Taryn Simon (2011)
Author: Taryn Simon
Wed, Apr 18, 2012
Taryn Simon captures the essence of vast, generation-spanning stories by photographing the descendants of people at the center of the narrative. In this riveting talk she shows a stream of these stories from all over the world, investigating the nature of genealogy and the way our lives are shaped by the interplay of many different forces.
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TED: Drew Curtis: How I beat a patent troll - Drew Curtis (2012)
Author: Drew Curtis
Tue, Apr 17, 2012
Drew Curtis, the founder of fark.com, tells the story of how he fought a lawsuit from a company that had a patent, "...for the creation and distribution of news releases via email." Along the way he shares some nutty statistics about the growing legal problem of frivolous patents.
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TED: Atul Gawande: How do we heal medicine? - Atul Gawande (2012)
Author: Atul Gawande
Mon, Apr 16, 2012
Our medical systems are broken. Doctors are capable of extraordinary (and expensive) treatments, but they are losing their core focus: actually treating people. Doctor and writer Atul Gawande suggests we take a step back and look at new ways to do medicine -- with fewer cowboys and more pit crews.
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TED: Abigail Washburn: Building US-China relations ... by banjo - Abigail Washburn (2012)
Author: Abigail Washburn
Fri, Apr 13, 2012
TED Fellow Abigail Washburn wanted to be a lawyer improving US-China relations -- until she picked up a banjo. She tells a moving story of the remarkable connections she's formed touring across the United States and China while playing that banjo and singing in Chinese.
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TED: Frans de Waal: Moral behavior in animals - Frans de Waal (2011)
Author: Frans de Waal
Tue, Apr 10, 2012
Empathy, cooperation, fairness and reciprocity -- caring about the well-being of others seems like a very human trait. But Frans de Waal shares some surprising videos of behavioral tests, on primates and other mammals, that show how many of these moral traits all of us share.
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TED: Frank Warren: Half a million secrets - Frank Warren (2012)
Author: Frank Warren
Mon, Apr 09, 2012
"Secrets can take many forms -- they can be shocking, or silly, or soulful." Frank Warren, the founder of PostSecret.com, shares some of the half-million secrets that strangers have mailed him on postcards.
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TED: Lucy McRae: How can technology transform the human body? - Lucy McRae (2012)
Author: Lucy McRae
Fri, Apr 06, 2012
TED Fellow Lucy McRae is a body architect -- she imagines ways to merge biology and technology in our own bodies. In this visually stunning talk, she shows her work, from clothes that recreate the body's insides for a music video with pop-star Robyn, to a pill that, when swallowed, lets you sweat perfume.
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TED: Jack Choi: On the virtual dissection table - Jack Choi (2012)
Author: Jack Choi
Thu, Apr 05, 2012
Onstage at TED2012, Jack Choi demonstrates a powerful tool for training medical students: a stretcher-sized multi-touch screen of the human body that lets you explore, dissect and understand the body's parts and systems.
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TED: Chip Kidd: Designing books is no laughing matter. OK, it is. - Chip Kidd (2012)
Author: Chip Kidd
Wed, Apr 04, 2012
Chip Kidd doesn’t judge books by their cover, he creates covers that embody the book -- and he does it with a wicked sense of humor. In one of the funniest talks from TED2012, he shows the art and deep thought of his cover designs. (From The Design Studio session at TED2012, guest-curated by Chee Pearlman and David Rockwell.)
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TED: Ayah Bdeir: Building blocks that blink, beep and teach - Ayah Bdeir (2012)
Author: Ayah Bdeir
Thu, Mar 29, 2012
Imagine a set of electronics as easy to play with as Legos. TED Fellow Ayah Bdeir introduces littleBits, a set of simple, interchangeable blocks that make programming as simple and important a part of creativity as snapping blocks together.
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TED: Leymah Gbowee: Unlock the intelligence, passion, greatness of girls - Leymah Gbowee (2012)
Author: Leymah Gbowee
Wed, Mar 28, 2012
Nobel Peace Prize winner Leymah Gbowee has two powerful stories to tell -- of her own life's transformation, and of the untapped potential of girls around the world. Can we transform the world by unlocking the greatness of girls?
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TED: Regina Dugan: From mach-20 glider to humming bird drone - Regina Dugan (2012)
Author: Regina Dugan
Tue, Mar 27, 2012
"What would you attempt to do if you knew you could not fail?" asks Regina Dugan, then director of DARPA, the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency. In this breathtaking talk she describes some of the extraordinary projects -- a robotic hummingbird, a prosthetic arm controlled by thought, and, well, the internet -- that her agency has created by not worrying that they might fail. (Followed by a Q&A with TED's Chris Anderson)
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TED: Donald Sadoway: The missing link to renewable energy - Donald Sadoway (2012)
Author: Donald Sadoway
Mon, Mar 26, 2012
What's the key to using alternative energy, like solar and wind? Storage -- so we can have power on tap even when the sun's not out and the wind's not blowing. In this accessible, inspiring talk, Donald Sadoway takes to the blackboard to show us the future of large-scale batteries that store renewable energy. As he says: "We need to think about the problem differently. We need to think big. We need to think cheap."
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TED: Billy Collins: Everyday moments, caught in time - Billy Collins (2012)
Author: Billy Collins
Fri, Mar 23, 2012
Combining dry wit with artistic depth, Billy Collins shares a project in which several of his poems were turned into delightful animated films in a collaboration with Sundance Channel. Five of them are included in this wonderfully entertaining and moving talk -- and don't miss the hilarious final poem!
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TED: Taylor Wilson: Yup, I built a nuclear fusion reactor - Taylor Wilson (2012)
Author: Taylor Wilson
Thu, Mar 22, 2012
Taylor Wilson believes nuclear fusion is a solution to our future energy needs, and that kids can change the world. And he knows something about both of those: When he was 14, he built a working fusion reactor in his parents' garage. Now 17, he takes the TED stage at short notice to tell (the short version of) his story.
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TED: Noel Bairey Merz: The single biggest health threat women face - C. Noel Bairey Merz (2011)
Author: C. Noel Bairey Merz
Wed, Mar 21, 2012
Surprising, but true: More women now die of heart disease than men, yet cardiovascular research has long focused on men. Pioneering doctor C. Noel Bairey Merz shares what we know and don't know about women's heart health -- including the remarkably different symptoms women present during a heart attack (and why they're often missed).
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TED: T. Boone Pickens: Let's transform energy -- with natural gas - T. Boone Pickens (2012)
Author: T. Boone Pickens
Mon, Mar 19, 2012
The US consumes 25% of the world's oil -- but as energy tycoon T. Boone Pickens points out onstage, the country has no energy policy to prepare for the inevitable. Is alternative energy our bridge to an oil-free future? After losing $150 million investing in wind energy, Pickens suggests it isn't, not yet. What might get us there? Natural gas. After the talk, watch for a lively Q&A with TED Curator Chris Anderson.
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TED: Brené Brown: Listening to shame - Brené Brown (2012)
Author: BrenAuthor: Ă© Brown
Fri, Mar 16, 2012
Shame is an unspoken epidemic, the secret behind many forms of broken behavior. Brené Brown, whose earlier talk on vulnerability became a viral hit, explores what can happen when people confront their shame head-on. Her own humor, humanity and vulnerability shine through every word.
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TED: Rob Reid: The $8 billion iPod - Rob Reid (2012)
Author: Rob Reid
Thu, Mar 15, 2012
Comic author Rob Reid unveils Copyright Math (TM), a remarkable new field of study based on actual numbers from entertainment industry lawyers and lobbyists.
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TED: Jonathan Haidt: Religion, evolution, and the ecstasy of self-transcendence - Jonathan Haidt (2012)
Author: Jonathan Haidt
Wed, Mar 14, 2012
Psychologist Jonathan Haidt asks a simple, but difficult question: why do we search for self-transcendence? Why do we attempt to lose ourselves? In a tour through the science of evolution by group selection, he proposes a provocative answer.
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TED: Jennifer Pahlka: Coding a better government - Jennifer Pahlka (2012)
Author: Jennifer Pahlka
Thu, Mar 08, 2012
Can government be run like the Internet, permissionless and open? Coder and activist Jennifer Pahlka believes it can -- and that apps, built quickly and cheaply, are a powerful new way to connect citizens to their governments -- and their neighbors.
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TED: James Hansen: Why I must speak out about climate change - James Hansen (2012)
Author: James Hansen
Wed, Mar 07, 2012
Top climate scientist James Hansen tells the story of his involvement in the science of and debate over global climate change. In doing so he outlines the overwhelming evidence that change is happening and why that makes him deeply worried about the future.
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TED: Bryan Stevenson: We need to talk about an injustice - Bryan Stevenson (2012)
Author: Bryan Stevenson
Mon, Mar 05, 2012
In an engaging and personal talk -- with cameo appearances from his grandmother and Rosa Parks -- human rights lawyer Bryan Stevenson shares some hard truths about America's justice system, starting with a massive imbalance along racial lines: a third of the country's black male population has been incarcerated at some point in their lives. These issues, which are wrapped up in America's unexamined history, are rarely talked about with this level of candor, insight and persuasiveness.
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TED: Susan Cain: The power of introverts - Susan Cain (2012)
Author: Susan Cain
Fri, Mar 02, 2012
In a culture where being social and outgoing are prized above all else, it can be difficult, even shameful, to be an introvert. But, as Susan Cain argues in this passionate talk, introverts bring extraordinary talents and abilities to the world, and should be encouraged and celebrated.
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TED: Paul Gilding: The Earth is full - Paul Gilding (2012)
Author: Paul Gilding
Wed, Feb 29, 2012
Have we used up all our resources? Have we filled up all the livable space on Earth? Paul Gilding suggests we have, and the possibility of devastating consequences, in a talk that's equal parts terrifying and, oddly, hopeful.
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TED: Peter Diamandis: Abundance is our future - Peter Diamandis (2012)
Author: Peter Diamandis
Wed, Feb 29, 2012
Onstage at TED2012, Peter Diamandis makes a case for optimism -- that we'll invent, innovate and create ways to solve the challenges that loom over us. "I’m not saying we don’t have our set of problems; we surely do. But ultimately, we knock them down.”
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TED: Paul Snelgrove: A census of the ocean - Paul Snelgrove (2011)
Author: Paul Snelgrove
Tue, Feb 28, 2012
Oceanographer Paul Snelgrove shares the results of a ten-year project with one goal: to take a census of all the life in the oceans. He shares amazing photos of some of the surprising finds of the Census of Marine Life.
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TED: Tan Le: My immigration story - Tan Le (2011)
Author: Tan Le
Fri, Feb 24, 2012
In 2010, technologist Tan Le took the TEDGlobal stage to demo a powerful new interface. But now, at TEDxWomen, she tells a very personal story: the story of her family -- mother, grandmother and sister -- fleeing Vietnam and building a new life.
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TED: Shlomo Benartzi: Saving for tomorrow, tomorrow - Shlomo Benartzi (2011)
Author: Shlomo Benartzi
Thu, Feb 23, 2012
It's easy to imagine saving money next week, but how about right now? Generally, we want to spend it. Economist Shlomo Benartzi says this is one of the biggest obstacles to saving enough for retirement, and asks: How do we turn this behavioral challenge into a behavioral solution?
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TED: Shilo Shiv Suleman: Using tech to enable dreaming - Shilo Shiv Suleman (2011)
Author: Shilo Shiv Suleman
Wed, Feb 22, 2012
Has our technology -- our cell phones and iPods and cameras -- stopped us from dreaming? Young artist Shilo Shiv Suleman says no, as she demos "Khoya," her new storybook for iPad, which floats us through a magical world in 7 minutes of pure creativity.
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TED: Neil MacGregor: 2600 years of history in one object - Neil MacGregor (2011)
Author: Neil MacGregor
Mon, Feb 20, 2012
A clay cylinder covered in Akkadian cuneiform script, damaged and broken, the Cyrus Cylinder is a powerful symbol of religious tolerance and multi-culturalism. In this enthralling talk Neil MacGregor, Director of the British Museum, traces 2600 years of Middle Eastern history through this single object.
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TED: Paul Conneally: Digital humanitarianism - Paul Conneally (2011)
Author: Paul Conneally
Fri, Feb 17, 2012
The disastrous earthquake in Haiti taught humanitarian groups an unexpected lesson: the power of mobile devices to coordinate, inform, and guide relief efforts. At TEDxRC2, Paul Conneally shows extraordinary examples of social media and other new technologies becoming central to humanitarian aid.
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TED: Simon Berrow: How do you save a shark you know nothing about? - Simon Berrow (2010)
Author: Simon Berrow
Thu, Feb 16, 2012
They're the second largest fish in the world, they're almost extinct, and we know almost nothing about them. At TEDxDublin, Simon Berrow describes the fascinating basking shark ("Great Fish of the Sun" in Irish), and the exceptional -- and wonderfully low-tech -- ways he's learning enough to save them.
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TED: Lucien Engelen: Crowdsource your health - Lucien Engelen (2011)
Author: Lucien Engelen
Wed, Feb 15, 2012
You can use your smartphone to find a local ATM, but what if you need a defibrillator? At TEDxMaastricht, Lucien Engelen shows us online innovations that are changing the way we save lives, including a crowdsourced map of local defibrillators.
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TED: Inara George sings 'Family Tree' - Inara George (2010)
Author: Inara George
Tue, Feb 14, 2012
Singer Inara George and guitarist Mike Andrews play the quietly lovely love song "Family Tree."
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TED: Erik Johansson: Impossible photography - Erik Johannson (2011)
Author: Erik Johannson
Fri, Feb 10, 2012
Erik Johansson creates realistic photos of impossible scenes -- capturing ideas, not moments. In this witty how-to, the Photoshop wizard describes the principles he uses to make these fantastical scenarios come to life, while keeping them visually plausible.
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TED: Sheikha Al Mayassa: Globalizing the local, localizing the global - Sheikha Al Mayassa (2010)
Author: Sheikha Al Mayassa
Wed, Feb 08, 2012
Sheikha Al Mayassa, a patron of artists, storytellers and filmmakers in Qatar, talks about how art and culture create a country's identity -- and allow every country to share its unique identity with the wider world. As she says: "We don't want to be all the same, but we do want to understand each other."
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TED: Stephen Coleman: The moral dangers of non-lethal weapons - Stephen Coleman (2011)
Author: Stephen Coleman
Tue, Feb 07, 2012
Pepper spray and tasers are in increasing use by both police and military, and more exotic non-lethal weapons such as heat rays are in the works. At TEDxCanberra, ethicist Stephen Coleman explores the unexpected consequences of their introduction and asks some challenging questions.
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TED: Mike deGruy: Hooked by an octopus - Mike deGruy (2010)
Author: Mike deGruy
Sat, Feb 04, 2012
Underwater filmmaker Mike deGruy has spent decades looking intimately at the ocean. A consummate storyteller, he takes the stage at Mission Blue to share his awe and excitement -- and his fears -- about the blue heart of our planet.
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TED: Danny Hillis: Back to the future (of 1994) - Danny Hillis (1994)
Author: Danny Hillis
Fri, Feb 03, 2012
From deep in the TED archive, Danny Hillis outlines an intriguing theory of how and why technological change seems to be accelerating, by linking it to the very evolution of life itself. The presentation techniques he uses may look dated, but the ideas are as relevant as ever.
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TED: Erica Frenkel: The universal anesthesia machine - Erica Frenkel (2011)
Author: Erica Frenkel
Thu, Feb 02, 2012
What if you're in surgery and the power goes out? No lights, no oxygen -- and your anesthesia stops flowing. It happens constantly in hospitals throughout the world, turning routine procedures into tragedies. Erica Frenkel demos one solution: the universal anesthesia machine.
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TED: Shawn Achor: The happy secret to better work - Shawn Achor (2011)
Author: Shawn Achor
Wed, Feb 01, 2012
We believe that we should work to be happy, but could that be backwards? In this fast-moving and entertaining talk from TEDxBloomington, psychologist Shawn Achor argues that actually happiness inspires productivity.
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TED: Bill Doyle: Treating cancer with electric fields - Bill Doyle (2011)
Author: Bill Doyle
Tue, Jan 31, 2012
Surgery, chemotherapy and radiation are the best-known methods for treating cancer. At TEDMED, Bill Doyle presents a new approach, called Tumor Treating Fields, which uses electric fields to interrupt cancer cell division. Still in its infancy -- and approved for only certain types of cancer -- the treatment comes with one big benefit: quality of life.
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TED: Brian Goldman: Doctors make mistakes. Can we talk about that? - Brian Goldman (2011)
Author: Brian Goldman
Wed, Jan 25, 2012
Every doctor makes mistakes. But, says physician Brian Goldman, medicine's culture of denial (and shame) keeps doctors from ever talking about those mistakes, or using them to learn and improve. Telling stories from his own long practice, he calls on doctors to start talking about being wrong.
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TED: Diana Nyad: Extreme swimming with the world's most dangerous jellyfish - Diana Nyad (2011)
Author: Diana Nyad
Tue, Jan 24, 2012
In the 1970s, Diana Nyad set long-distance swim records that are still unbroken. Thirty years later, at 60, she attempted her longest swim yet, from Cuba to Florida. In this funny, powerful talk at TEDMED, she talks about how to prepare mentally to achieve an extreme dream, and asks: What will YOU do with your wild, precious life?
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TED: Lisa Harouni: A primer on 3D printing - Lisa Harouni (2011)
Author: Lisa Harouni
Mon, Jan 23, 2012
2012 may be the year of 3D printing, when this three-decade-old technology finally becomes accessible and even commonplace. Lisa Harouni gives a useful introduction to this fascinating way of making things -- including intricate objects once impossible to create.
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TED: Sheena Iyengar: How to make choosing easier - Sheena Iyengar (2011)
Author: Sheena Iyengar
Thu, Jan 19, 2012
We all want customized experiences and products -- but when faced with 700 options, consumers freeze up. With fascinating new research, Sheena Iyengar demonstrates how businesses (and others) can improve the experience of choosing.
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TED: Alain de Botton: Atheism 2.0 - Alain de Botton (2011)
Author: Alain de Botton
Tue, Jan 17, 2012
What aspects of religion should atheists (respectfully) adopt? Alain de Botton suggests a "religion for atheists" -- call it Atheism 2.0 -- that incorporates religious forms and traditions to satisfy our human need for connection, ritual and transcendence.
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TED: Sonaar Luthra: Meet the Water Canary - Sonaar Luthra (2011)
Author: Sonaar Luthra
Mon, Jan 16, 2012
After a crisis, how can we tell if water is safe to drink? Current tests are slow and complex, and the delay can be deadly, as in the cholera outbreak after Haiti's earthquake in 2010. TED Fellow Sonaar Luthra previews his design for a simple tool that quickly tests water for safety -- the Water Canary.
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TED: Morley sings "Women of Hope" - Morley (2011)
Author: Morley
Fri, Jan 13, 2012
Inspired by Aung San Suu Kyi’s call to action, “If you’re feeling helpless, help someone,” Morley composed this song. She sings it at TEDxWomen in her gorgeous, warm voice.
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TED: Drew Berry: Animations of unseeable biology - Drew Berry (2011)
Author: Drew Berry
Thu, Jan 12, 2012
We have no ways to directly observe molecules and what they do -- Drew Berry wants to change that. At TEDxSydney he shows his scientifically accurate (and entertaining!) animations that help researchers see unseeable processes within our own cells.
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TED: Sebastian Wernicke: 1000 TEDTalks, 6 words - Sebastian Wernicke (2011)
Author: Sebastian Wernicke
Fri, Jan 06, 2012
Sebastian Wernicke thinks every TEDTalk can be summarized in six words. At TEDxZurich, he shows how to do just that -- and less.
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TED: Jane Fonda: Life's third act - Jane Fonda (2011)
Author: Jane Fonda
Wed, Jan 04, 2012
Within this generation, an extra 30 years have been added to our life expectancy -- and these years aren’t just a footnote or a pathology. At TEDxWomen, Jane Fonda asks how we can think about this new phase of our lives.
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TED: A.J. Jacobs: How healthy living nearly killed me - A.J. Jacobs (2011)
Author: A.J. Jacobs
Tue, Jan 03, 2012
For a full year, A.J. Jacobs followed every piece of health advice he could -- from applying sunscreen by the shot glass to wearing a bicycle helmet while shopping. Onstage at TEDMED, he shares the surprising things he learned.
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TED: Karen Tse: How to stop torture - Karen Tse (2011)
Author: Karen Tse
Thu, Dec 22, 2011
Political prisoners aren't the only ones being tortured -- the vast majority of judicial torture happens in ordinary cases, even in 'functioning' legal systems. Social activist Karen Tse shows how we can, and should, stand up and end the use of routine torture.
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TED: Daniel Goldstein: The battle between your present and future self - Daniel Goldstein (2011)
Author: Daniel Goldstein
Wed, Dec 21, 2011
Every day, we make decisions that have good or bad consequences for our future selves. (Can I skip flossing just this one time?) Daniel Goldstein makes tools that help us imagine ourselves over time, so that we make smart choices for Future Us.
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TED: Sheila Nirenberg: A prosthetic eye to treat blindness - Sheila Nirenberg (2011)
Author: Sheila Nirenberg
Tue, Dec 20, 2011
At TEDMED, Sheila Nirenberg shows a bold way to create sight in people with certain kinds of blindness: by hooking into the optic nerve and sending signals from a camera direct to the brain.
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TED: Antonio Damasio: The quest to understand consciousness - Antonio Damasio (2011)
Author: Antonio Damasio
Mon, Dec 19, 2011
Every morning we wake up and regain consciousness -- that is a marvelous fact -- but what exactly is it that we regain? Neuroscientist Antonio Damasio uses this simple question to give us a glimpse into how our brains create our sense of self.
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