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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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The TEDTalks Podcast features key talks from the TED Conference covering the latest ideas in Technology, Entertainment, Design, Business, Science, and other areas. Now on their podcast feed they feature Al Gore delivering jokes and ways to help save the planet, Tony Robbins telling what drives him and discussing the 4 basic human needs, and many other interesting speakers. They're featuring new talks every week so you may want to subscribe to this one.
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TEDTalks : Katherine Fulton: You are the future of philanthropy - Katherine Fulton (2007)
Author: Katherine Fulton
Thu, Jun 25, 2009
In this uplifting talk, Katherine Fulton sketches the new future of philanthropy -- one where collaboration and innovation allow regular people to do big things, even when money is scarce. Giving five practical examples of crowd-driven philanthropy, she calls for a new generation of citizen leaders.
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TEDTalks : Robert Full: Learning from the gecko's tail - Robert Full (2009)
Author: Robert Full
Thu, Jun 11, 2009
Biologist Robert Full studies the amazing gecko, with its supersticky feet and tenacious climbing skill. But high-speed footage reveals that the gecko's tail harbors perhaps the most surprising talents of all.
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TEDTalks : Nancy Etcoff on the surprising science of happiness - Nancy Etcoff (2004)
Author: Nancy Etcoff
Wed, Jun 10, 2009
Cognitive researcher Nancy Etcoff looks at happiness -- the ways we try to achieve and increase it, the way it's untethered to our real circumstances, and its surprising effect on our bodies.
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TEDTalks : John La Grou plugs smart power outlets - John La Grou (2009)
Author: John La Grou
Tue, Jun 09, 2009
John La Grou unveils an ingenious new technology that will smarten up the electrical outlets in our homes, using microprocessors and RFID tags. The invention, Safeplug, promises to prevent deadly accidents like house fires -- and to conserve energy.
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TEDTalks : Pete Alcorn on the world in 2200 - Pete Alcorn (2009)
Author: Pete Alcorn
Mon, Jun 08, 2009
In this short, optimistic talk from TED2009, Pete Alcorn shares a vision of the world of two centuries from now -- when declining populations and growing opportunity prove Malthus was wrong.
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TEDTalks : Publisher Felix Dennis' odes to vice and consequences - Felix Dennis (2004)
Author: Felix Dennis
Fri, Jun 05, 2009
Media big shot Felix Dennis roars his fiery, funny, sometimes racy original poetry, revisiting haunting memories and hard-won battle scars from a madcap -- yet not too repentant -- life. Best enjoyed with a glass of wine.
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TEDTalks : Liz Coleman's call to reinvent liberal arts education - Liz Coleman (2009)
Author: Liz Coleman
Mon, Jun 01, 2009
Bennington president Liz Coleman delivers a call-to-arms for radical reform in higher education. Bucking the trend to push students toward increasingly narrow areas of study, she proposes a truly cross-disciplinary education -- one that dynamically combines all areas of study to address the great problems of our day.
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TEDTalks : Kaki King rocks out to "Pink Noise" - Kaki King (2008)
Author: Kaki King
Fri, May 29, 2009
Kaki King, the first female on Rolling Stone's "guitar god" list, rocks out to a full live set at TED2008, including her breakout single, "Playing with Pink Noise." Jaw-dropping virtuosity meets a guitar technique that truly stands out.
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TEDTalks : Mary Roach: 10 things you didn't know about orgasm - Mary Roach (2009)
Author: Mary Roach
Wed, May 20, 2009
"Bonk" author Mary Roach delves into obscure scientific research, some of it centuries old, to make 10 surprising claims about sexual climax, ranging from the bizarre to the hilarious. (This talk is aimed at adults. Viewer discretion advised.)
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TEDTalks : Dan Ariely asks, Are we in control of our own decisions? - Dan Ariely (2008)
Author: Dan Ariely
Tue, May 19, 2009
Behavioral economist Dan Ariely, the author of Predictably Irrational, uses classic visual illusions and his own counterintuitive (and sometimes shocking) research findings to show how we're not as rational as we think when we make decisions.
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TEDTalks : Nandan Nilekani's ideas for India's future - Nandan Nilekani (2009)
Author: Nandan Nilekani
Thu, May 14, 2009
Nandan Nilekani, the visionary co-founder of outsourcing pioneer Infosys, explains four brands of ideas that will determine whether India can continue its recent breakneck progress.
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TEDTalks : How to feed the whole world (the case for white bread) - Louise Fresco (2009)
Author: Louise Fresco
Thu, May 07, 2009
Louise Fresco shows us why we should celebrate mass-produced, supermarket-style white bread. She says environmentally sound mass production will feed the world, yet leave a role for small bakeries and traditional methods.
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TEDTalks : Alarming new slides depict a worsening climate crisis - Al Gore (2009)
Author: Al Gore
Thu, May 07, 2009
At TED2009, Al Gore presents updated slides from around the globe to make the case that worrying climate trends are even worse than scientists predicted, and to make clear his stance on "clean coal."
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TEDTalks : A bold vision for teaching arts and sciences -- together - Mae Jemison (2002)
Author: Mae Jemison
Tue, May 05, 2009
Mae Jemison is an astronaut, a doctor, an art collector, a dancer ... Telling stories from her own education and from her time in space, she calls on educators to teach both the arts and sciences, both intuition and logic, as one -- to create bold thinker
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TEDTalks : The mathematics of war - Sean Gourley (2009)
Author: Sean Gourley
Mon, May 04, 2009
By analyzing raw data on violent incidents in the Iraq war and others, Sean Gourley and his team claim to have found a surprisingly strong mathematical relationship linking the fatality and frequency of attacks.
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TEDTalks : Comics that tell the little stories of a big city - Ben Katchor (2002)
Author: Ben Katchor
Wed, Apr 22, 2009
In this captivating talk from the TED archive, cartoonist Ben Katchor reads from his comic strips. These perceptive, surreal stories find the profound hopes and foibles of history (and modern New York) preserved in objects like light switches and signs.
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TEDTalks : How texting and GoogleMaps helped Kenyans survive crisis - Erik Hersman (2009)
Author: Erik Hersman
Wed, Apr 22, 2009
At TEDU 2009, Erik Hersman presents the remarkable story of Ushahidi, a GoogleMap mashup that allowed Kenyans to report and track violence via cell phone texts following the 2008 elections, and has evolved to continue saving lives in other countries.
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TEDTalks : The beautiful math that links coral, crochet and hyperbolic geometry - Margaret Wertheim (2009)
Author: Margaret Wertheim
Mon, Apr 20, 2009
Margaret Wertheim leads a project to re-create the creatures of the coral reefs using a crochet technique invented by a mathematician -- celebrating the amazements of the reef, and deep-diving into the hyperbolic geometry underlying coral creation.
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TEDTalks : Hang in there! 9 life lessons from rock climbing - Matthew Childs (2009)
Author: Matthew Childs
Fri, Apr 17, 2009
In this talk from TED University 2009, veteran rock climber Matthew Childs shares nine pointers for rock climbing. These handy tips bear on an effective life at sea level, too.
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TEDTalks : How to feel like the Incredible Hulk - Tim Ferriss (2008)
Author: Tim Ferriss
Wed, Apr 15, 2009
From the EG conference: Productivity guru Tim Ferriss' fun, encouraging anecdotes show how one simple question -- "What's the worst that could happen?" -- is all you need to learn to do anything.
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TEDTalks : Tour the AlloSphere, a stunning new way to see scientific data - JoAnn Kuchera-Morin (2009)
Author: JoAnn Kuchera-Morin
Wed, Apr 15, 2009
JoAnn Kuchera-Morin demos the AlloSphere, a new way to see, hear and interpret scientific data. Dive into the brain, feel electron spin, hear the music of the elements ... and detect previously unseen patterns that could lead to new discoveries.
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TEDTalks : A bold plan for mass adoption of electric cars - Shai Agassi (2009)
Author: Shai Agassi
Mon, Apr 13, 2009
Forget about the hybrid auto -- Shai Agassi says it's electric cars or bust if we want to impact emissions. His company, Better Place, has a radical plan to take entire countries oil-free by 2020.
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TEDTalks : Busted! The sneaky moves of antisocial smartphone users - Renny Gleeson (2009)
Author: Renny Gleeson
Fri, Apr 10, 2009
In this funny (and actually poignant) 3-minute talk, social strategist Renny Gleeson breaks down our always-on social world -- where the experience we're having right now is less interesting than what we'll tweet about it later.
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TEDTalks : Discovering bacteria's amazing communication system - Bonnie Bassler (2009)
Author: Bonnie Bassler
Wed, Apr 08, 2009
Bonnie Bassler discovered that bacteria "talk" to each other, using a chemical language that lets them coordinate defense and mount attacks. The find has stunning implications for medicine, industry -- and our understanding of ourselves.
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TEDTalks : Three predictions on the future of Iran, and the math to back it up - Bruce Bueno de Mesquita (2009)
Author: Bruce Bueno de Mesquita
Tue, Apr 07, 2009
Bruce Bueno de Mesquita uses mathematical analysis to predict (very often correctly) such messy human events as war, political power shifts, Intifada ... After a crisp explanation of how he does it, he offers three predictions on the future of Iran.
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TEDTalks : Military robots and the future of war - P.W. Singer (2009)
Author: P.W. Singer
Fri, Apr 03, 2009
In this powerful talk, P.W. Singer shows how the widespread use of robots in war is changing the realities of combat. He shows us scenarios straight out of science fiction -- that now may not be so fictitious.
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TEDTalks : Restyling the classic Airstream trailer - Christopher C. Deam (2002)
Author: Christopher C. Deam
Thu, Apr 02, 2009
In this low-key, image-packed talk from 2002, designer Christopher C. Deam talks about his makeover of an American classic: the Airstream travel trailer.
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TEDTalks : Fulfilling the dream of flight in a high-tech wingsuit - Ueli Gegenschatz (2009)
Author: Ueli Gegenschatz
Wed, Apr 01, 2009
Wingsuit jumping is the leading edge of extreme sports -- an exhilarating feat of almost unbelievable daring, where skydivers soar through canyons at over 100MPH. Ueli Gegenschatz talks about how (and why) he does it, and shows jawdropping film.
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TEDTalks : Can design save the newspaper? - Jacek Utko (2009)
Author: Jacek Utko
Tue, Mar 31, 2009
Jacek Utko is an extraordinary Polish newspaper designer whose redesigns for papers in Eastern Europe not only win awards, but increase circulation by up to 100%. Can good design save the newspaper? It just might.
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TEDTalks : A jungle search for the next pandemic virus - Nathan Wolfe (2009)
Author: Nathan Wolfe
Thu, Mar 26, 2009
Virus hunter Nathan Wolfe is outwitting the next pandemic by staying two steps ahead: discovering deadly new viruses where they first emerge -- passing from animals to humans among poor subsistence hunters in Africa -- before they claim millions of lives.
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TEDTalks : From a Nairobi slum, a tale of hope - Jacqueline Novogratz (2009)
Author: Jacqueline Novogratz
Tue, Mar 24, 2009
Jacqueline Novogratz tells a moving story of an encounter in a Nairobi slum with Jane, a former prostitute, whose dreams of escaping poverty, of becoming a doctor and of getting married were fulfilled in an unexpected way.
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TEDTalks : How to grow your own fresh air - Kamal Meattle (2009)
Author: Kamal Meattle
Fri, Mar 20, 2009
Researcher Kamal Meattle shows how an arrangement of three common houseplants, used in specific spots in a home or office building, can result in measurably cleaner indoor air.
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TEDTalks : Why we think it's OK to cheat and steal (sometimes) - Dan Ariely (2009)
Author: Dan Ariely
Tue, Mar 17, 2009
Behavioral economist Dan Ariely studies the bugs in our moral code: the hidden reasons we think it's OK to cheat or steal (sometimes). Clever studies help make his point that we're predictably irrational -- and can be influenced in ways we can't grasp.
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TEDTalks : Cute, sexy, sweet and funny -- an evolutionary riddle - Dan Dennett (2009)
Author: Dan Dennett
Mon, Mar 16, 2009
Why are babies cute? Why is cake sweet? Philosopher Dan Dennett has answers you wouldn't expect, as he shares evolution's counterintuitive reasoning on cute, sweet and sexy things (plus a new theory from Matthew Hurley on why jokes are funny).
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TEDTalks : How my legs give me super-powers - Aimee Mullins (2009)
Author: Aimee Mullins
Wed, Mar 11, 2009
Athlete, actor and activist Aimee Mullins talks about her prosthetic legs -- she's got a dozen amazing pairs -- and the superpowers they grant her: speed, beauty, an extra 6 inches of height ... Quite simply, she redefines what the body can be.
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TEDTalks : Unveiling the "Sixth Sense," game-changing wearable tech - Pattie Maes / Pranav Mistry (2009)
Author: Pattie Maes / Pranav Mistry
Tue, Mar 10, 2009
This demo -- from Pattie Maes' lab at MIT, spearheaded by Pranav Mistry -- was the buzz of TED. It's a wearable device with a projector that paves the way for profound interaction with our environment. Imagine "Minority Report" and then some.
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TEDTalks : Striking chords to rock the jazz world - Eric Lewis (2009)
Author: Eric Lewis
Fri, Mar 06, 2009
Eric Lewis, an astonishingly talented crossover jazz pianist -- seen by many for the first time at TED2009 -- sets fire to the keys with his shattering rendition of Evanescence's chart-topper, "Going Under."
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TEDTalks : Unveiling the beautiful, fragile world of rainforest treetop ecosystems - Nalini Nadkarni (2009)
Author: Nalini Nadkarni
Wed, Mar 04, 2009
A unique ecosystem of plants, birds and monkeys thrives in the treetops of the rainforest. Nalini Nadkarni explores these canopy worlds -- and shares her findings with the world below, through dance, art and bold partnerships.
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TEDTalks : A 20-year tale of hope: How we re-grew a rainforest - Willie Smits (2009)
Author: Willie Smits
Tue, Mar 03, 2009
By piecing together a complex ecological puzzle, biologist Willie Smits has found a way to re-grow clearcut rainforest in Borneo, saving local orangutans -- and creating a thrilling blueprint for restoring fragile ecosystems.
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TEDTalks : How Twitter's spectacular growth is being driven by unexpected uses - Evan Williams (2009)
Author: Evan Williams
Fri, Feb 27, 2009
In the year leading up to this talk, the web tool Twitter exploded in size (up 10x during 2008 alone). Co-founder Evan Williams reveals that many of the ideas driving that growth came from unexpected uses invented by the users themselves.
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TEDTalks : Sailing the Great Pacific Garbage Patch - Charles Moore (2009)
Author: Charles Moore
Tue, Feb 24, 2009
Capt. Charles Moore of the Algalita Marine Research Foundation first discovered the Great Pacific Garbage Patch -- an endless floating waste of plastic trash. Now he's drawing attention to the growing, choking problem of plastic debris in our seas.
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TEDTalks : How Benjamin Button got his face - Ed Ulbrich (2009)
Author: Ed Ulbrich
Mon, Feb 23, 2009
Ed Ulbrich, the digital-effects guru from Digital Domain, explains the Oscar-winning technology that allowed his team to digitally create the older versions of Brad Pitt's face for "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button."
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TEDTalks : Here's how to protect the blue heart of the planet (TED Prize winner!) - Sylvia Earle (2009)
Author: Sylvia Earle
Thu, Feb 19, 2009
Legendary ocean researcher Sylvia Earle shares astonishing images of the ocean -- and shocking stats about its rapid decline -- as she makes her TED Prize wish: that we will join her in protecting the vital blue heart of the planet.
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TEDTalks : Help me bring music to kids worldwide (TED Prize winner!) - Jose Antonio Abreu (2009)
Author: Jose Antonio Abreu
Wed, Feb 18, 2009
Jose Antonio Abreu is the charismatic founder of a youth orchestra system that has transformed thousands of kids' lives in Venezuela. Here he shares his amazing story and unveils a TED Prize wish that could have a big impact in the US and beyond.
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TEDTalks : Beyond the crisis, mindboggling science and the arrival of Homo evolutis - Juan Enriquez (2009)
Author: Juan Enriquez
Tue, Feb 17, 2009
Even as mega-banks topple, Juan Enriquez says the big reboot is yet to come. But don't look for it on your ballot -- or in the stock exchange. It'll come from science labs, and it promises keener bodies and minds. Our kids are going to be ... different.
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TEDTalks : The real crisis? We stopped being wise - Barry Schwartz (2009)
Author: Barry Schwartz
Mon, Feb 16, 2009
Barry Schwartz makes a passionate call for "practical wisdom" as an antidote to a society gone mad with bureaucracy. He argues powerfully that rules often fail us, incentives often backfire, and practical, everyday wisdom will help rebuild our world.
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TEDTalks : Siftables, the toy blocks that think - David Merrill (2009)
Author: David Merrill
Thu, Feb 12, 2009
MIT grad student David Merrill demos Siftables -- cookie-sized, computerized tiles you can stack and shuffle in your hands. These future-toys can do math, play music, and talk to their friends, too. Is this the next thing in hands-on learning?
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TEDTalks : ViroScan, a high-tech tool for solving medical mysteries - Joe DeRisi (2006)
Author: Joe DeRisi
Thu, Jan 29, 2009
Biochemist Joe DeRisi talks about amazing new ways to diagnose viruses (and treat the illnesses they cause) using DNA. His work may help us understand malaria, SARS, avian flu -- and the 60 percent of everyday viral infections that go undiagnosed.
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TEDTalks : Inventing the next amazing thing - Woody Norris (2004)
Author: Woody Norris
Mon, Jan 26, 2009
Woody Norris shows off two of his inventions that treat sound in new ways, and talks about his untraditional approach to inventing and education. As he puts it: "Almost nothing has been invented yet." So -- what's next?
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TEDTalks : Earth's mass extinctions - Peter Ward (2008)
Author: Peter Ward
Tue, Jan 27, 2009
Asteroid strikes get all the coverage, but "Medea Hypothesis" author Peter Ward argues that most of Earth's mass extinctions were caused by lowly bacteria. The culprit, a poison called hydrogen sulfide, may have an interesting application in medicine.
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TEDTalks : How we are deceived by our own miscalculations of the future - Dan Gilbert (2005)
Author: Dan Gilbert
Tue, Dec 16, 2008
Dan Gilbert presents research and data from his exploration of happiness -- sharing some surprising tests and experiments that you can also try on yourself. Watch through to the end for a sparkling Q&A with some familiar TED faces.
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TEDTalks : Healing and other natural wonders - Dean Ornish (2004)
Author: Dean Ornish
Fri, Oct 17, 2008
Dean Ornish talks about simple, low-tech and low-cost ways to take advantage of the body's natural desire to heal itself.
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TEDTalks : A brief digression on matters of lost time - John Hodgman (2008)
Author: John Hodgman
Tue, Oct 21, 2008
Humorist John Hodgman rambles through a new story about aliens, physics, time, space and the way all of these somehow contribute to a sweet, perfect memory of falling in love.
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TEDTalks : Creativity, fulfillment and flow - Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi (2004)
Author: Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi
Thu, Oct 23, 2008
Mihaly Czikszentmihalyi asks, "What makes a life worth living?" Noting that money cannot make us happy, he looks to those who find pleasure and lasting satisfaction in activities that bring about a state of "flow."
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TEDTalks : Chalking it up to the blank slate - Steven Pinker (2003)
Author: Steven Pinker
Fri, Sep 26, 2008
Steven Pinker's book The Blank Slate argues that all humans are born with some innate traits. Here, Pinker talks about his thesis, and why some people found it incredibly upsetting.
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TEDTalks : The real difference between liberals and conservatives - Jonathan Haidt (2008)
Author: Jonathan Haidt
Wed, Sep 17, 2008
Psychologist Jonathan Haidt studies the five moral values that form the basis of our political choices, whether we're left, right or center. In this eye-opening talk, he pinpoints the moral values that liberals and conservatives tend to honor most.
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TEDTalks : What positive psychology can help you become - Martin Seligman (2004)
Author: Martin Seligman
Mon, Jul 21, 2008
Martin Seligman talks about psychology -- as a field of study and as it works one-on-one with each patient and each practitioner. As it moves beyond a focus on disease, what can modern psychology help us to become?
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TEDTalks : Technology, faith and human shortcomings - Billy Graham (1998)
Author: Billy Graham
Wed, Jul 16, 2008
Speaking at TED in 1998, Rev. Billy Graham marvels at technology's power to improve lives and change the world -- but says the end of evil, suffering and death will come only after the world accepts Christ. A legendary talk from TED's archives.
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TEDTalks : The brain in love - Helen Fisher (2008)
Author: Helen Fisher
Tue, Jul 15, 2008
Why do we crave love so much, even to the point that we would die for it? To learn more about our very real, very physical need for romantic love, Helen Fisher and her research team took MRIs of people in love -- and people who had just been dumped.
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TEDTalks : Classical music with shining eyes - Benjamin Zander (2008)
Author: Benjamin Zander
Wed, Jun 25, 2008
Benjamin Zander has two infectious passions: classical music, and helping us all realize our untapped love for it -- and by extension, our untapped love for all new possibilities, new experiences, new connections.
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TEDTalks : Institutions vs. collaboration - Clay Shirky (2005)
Author: Clay Shirky
Thu, Jul 10, 2008
In this prescient 2005 talk, Clay Shirky shows how closed groups and companies will give way to looser networks where small contributors have big roles and fluid cooperation replaces rigid planning.
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TEDTalks : How ordinary people become monsters ... or heroes - Philip Zimbardo (2008)
Author: Philip Zimbardo
Tue, Sep 23, 2008
Philip Zimbardo knows how easy it is for nice people to turn bad. In this talk, he shares insights and graphic unseen photos from the Abu Ghraib trials. Then he talks about the flip side: how easy it is to be a hero, and how we can rise to the challenge.
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TEDTalks : 4 ways to improve the lives of the "bottom billion" - Paul Collier (2008)
Author: Paul Collier
Wed, May 28, 2008
Around the world right now, one billion people are trapped in poor or failing countries. How can we help them? Economist Paul Collier lays out a bold, compassionate plan for closing the gap between rich and poor.
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TEDTalks : Exploring the ocean's hidden worlds - Robert Ballard (2008)
Author: Robert Ballard
Tue, May 20, 2008
Ocean explorer Robert Ballard takes us on a mindbending trip to hidden worlds underwater, where he and other researchers are finding unexpected life, resources, even new mountains. He makes a case for serious exploration and mapping. Google Ocean, anyone?
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TEDTalks : The amazing intelligence of crows - Joshua Klein (2008)
Author: Joshua Klein
Tue, May 13, 2008
Hacker and writer Joshua Klein is fascinated by crows. (Notice the gleam of intelligence in their little black eyes?) After a long amateur study of corvid behavior, he's come up with an elegant machine that may form a new bond between animal and human.
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TEDTalks : 6 ways mushrooms can save the world - Paul Stamets (2008)
Author: Paul Stamets
Tue, May 06, 2008
Mycologist Paul Stamets lists 6 ways the mycelium fungus can help save the universe: cleaning polluted soil, making insecticides, treating smallpox and even flu ... Read more.
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TEDTalks : An inside tour of the world's biggest supercollider - Brian Cox (2008)
Author: Brian Cox
Tue, Apr 29, 2008
"Rock-star physicist" Brian Cox talks about his work on the Large Hadron Collider at CERN. Discussing the biggest of big science in an engaging, accessible way, Cox brings us along on a tour of the massive project.
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TEDTalks : Your genes are not your fate - Dean Ornish (2008)
Author: Dean Ornish
Mon, Jun 16, 2008
Dean Ornish shares new research that shows how adopting healthy lifestyle habits can affect a person at a genetic level. For instance, he says, when you live healthier, eat better, exercise, and love more, your brain cells actually increase.
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TEDTalks : The universe on a string - Brian Greene (2005)
Author: Brian Greene
Tue, Apr 22, 2008
Physicist Brian Greene explains superstring theory, the idea that minscule strands of energy vibrating in 11 dimensions create every particle and force in the universe.
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TEDTalks : Where does creativity hide? - Amy Tan (2008)
Author: Amy Tan
Tue, Apr 22, 2008
Novelist Amy Tan digs deep into the creative process, looking for hints of how hers evolved.
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TEDTalks : Open-source economics - Yochai Benkler (2005)
Author: Yochai Benkler
Wed, Apr 16, 2008
Yochai Benkler explains how collaborative projects like Wikipedia and Linux represent the next stage of human organization.
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TEDTalks : New thinking on the climate crisis - Al Gore (2008)
Author: Al Gore
Tue, Apr 08, 2008
In this brand-new slideshow (premiering on TED.com), Al Gore presents evidence that the pace of climate change may be even worse than scientists recently predicted. He challenges us to act.
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TEDTalks : 2008 TED Prize wish: Charter for Compassion - Karen Armstrong (2008)
Author: Karen Armstrong
Wed, Mar 19, 2008
People want to be religious, says scholar Karen Armstrong; we should act to help make religion a force for harmony. She asks the TED community to help her build a Charter for Compassion -- to help restore the Golden Rule as the central global religious do
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TEDTalks : 2008 TED Prize wish: Once Upon a School - Dave Eggers (2008)
Author: Dave Eggers
Tue, Mar 18, 2008
Accepting his 2008 TED Prize, author Dave Eggers asks the TED community to personally, creatively engage with local public schools. With spellbinding eagerness, he talks about how his 826 Valencia tutoring center inspired others around the world to open
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TEDTalks : 2008 TED Prize wish: An African Einstein - Neil Turok (2008)
Author: Neil Turok
Thu, Mar 20, 2008
Accepting his 2008 TED Prize, physicist Neil Turok speaks out for talented young Africans starved of opportunity: by unlocking and nurturing the continent's creative potential, we can create a change in Africa's future.
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TEDTalks : My stroke of insight - Jill Bolte Taylor (2008)
Author: Jill Bolte Taylor
Wed, Mar 12, 2008
Jill Bolte Taylor got a research opportunity few brain scientists would wish for: She had a massive stroke, and watched as her brain functions -- motion, speech, self-awareness -- shut down one by one. An astonishing story.
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TEDTalks : Theremin, the untouchable music - Pamelia Kurstin (2002)
Author: Pamelia Kurstin
Wed, Feb 13, 2008
Virtuoso Pamelia Kurstin performs and discusses her theremin, the not-just-for-sci-fi electronic instrument that is played without being touched. Songs include "Autumn Leaves," "Lush Life" and David Mash’s "Listen, Words Are Gone."
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TEDTalks : Way-new collaboration - Howard Rheingold (2005)
Author: Howard Rheingold
Mon, Feb 11, 2008
Howard Rheingold talks about the coming world of collaboration, participatory media and collective action -- and how Wikipedia is really an outgrowth of our natural human instinct to work as a group.
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TEDTalks : The omnivore's next dilemma - Michael Pollan (2007)
Author: Michael Pollan
Thu, Feb 07, 2008
What if human consciousness isn't the end-all and be-all of Darwinism? What if we are all just pawns in corn's clever strategy game to rule the Earth? Author Michael Pollan asks us to see the world from a plant's-eye view.
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TEDTalks : The story of a passionate life - Ben Dunlap (2007)
Author: Ben Dunlap
Wed, Jan 23, 2008
Wofford College president Ben Dunlap tells the story of Sandor Teszler, a Hungarian Holocaust survivor who taught him about passionate living and lifelong learning.
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TEDTalks : The mystery box - J.J. Abrams (2007)
Author: J.J. Abrams
Thu, Jan 10, 2008
J.J. Abrams traces his love for the unseen mystery –- a passion that’s evident in his films and TV shows, including Cloverfield, Lost and Alias -- back to its magical beginnings.
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TEDTalks : Tales of passion - Isabel Allende (2007)
Author: Isabel Allende
Thu, Jan 03, 2008
Author and activist Isabel Allende discusses women, creativity, the definition of feminism -- and, of course, passion -- in this talk.
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TEDTalks : Why aren't we all Good Samaritans? - Daniel Goleman (2007)
Author: Daniel Goleman
Tue, Dec 18, 2007
Daniel Goleman, author of Emotional Intelligence, asks why we aren't more compassionate more of the time.
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TEDTalks : Why design? - Philippe Starck (2007)
Author: Philippe Starck
Tue, Dec 04, 2007
Designer Philippe Starck -- with no pretty slides to show -- spends 18 minutes reaching for the very roots of the question "Why design?" Listen carefully for one perfect mantra for all of us, genius or not.
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TEDTalks : Beauty and truth in physics - Murray Gell-Mann (2007)
Author: Murray Gell-Mann
Thu, Dec 06, 2007
Armed with a sense of humor and laypeople's terms, Nobel winner Murray Gell-Mann drops some knowledge on TEDsters about particle physics, asking questions like, Are elegant equations more likely to be right than inelegant ones?
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TEDTalks : Habits of happiness - Matthieu Ricard (2004)
Author: Matthieu Ricard
Thu, Nov 01, 2007
What is happiness, and how can we all get some? Biochemist turned Buddhist monk Matthieu Ricard says we can train our minds in habits of well-being, to generate a true sense of serenity and fulfillment.
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TEDTalks : Our cell phones, ourselves - Jan Chipchase (2007)
Author: Jan Chipchase
Thu, Oct 18, 2007
Nokia researcher Jan Chipchase's investigation into the ways we interact with technology has led him from the villages of Uganda to the insides of our pockets. He's made some unexpected discoveries along the way.
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TEDTalks : A journey to the center of your mind - Vilayanur Ramachandran (2007)
Author: Vilayanur Ramachandran
Sun, Oct 21, 2007
Vilayanur Ramachandran tells us what brain damage can reveal about the connection between celebral tissue and the mind, using three startling delusions as examples.
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TEDTalks : The illustrated woman - Maira Kalman (2007)
Author: Maira Kalman
Tue, Oct 16, 2007
Author and illustrator Maira Kalman talks about her life and work, from her covers for The New Yorker to her books for children and grown-ups. She is as wonderful, as wise and as deliciously off-kilter in person as she is on paper.
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TEDTalks : Life at 30,000 feet - Richard Branson (2007)
Author: Richard Branson
Tue, Oct 09, 2007
Richard Branson talks to TED's Chris Anderson about the ups and the downs of his career, from his multibillionaire success to his multiple near-death experiences -- and reveals some of his (very surprising) motivations.
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TEDTalks : Fly me to the moons of Saturn - Carolyn Porco (2007)
Author: Carolyn Porco
Mon, Oct 01, 2007
Planetary scientist Carolyn Porco shows images from the Cassini voyage to Saturn, focusing on its largest moon, Titan, and on frozen Enceladus, which seems to shoot jets of ice.
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TEDTalks : Simplicity patterns - John Maeda (2007)
Author: John Maeda
Thu, Sep 20, 2007
The MIT Media Lab's John Maeda lives at the intersection of technology and art, a place that can get very complicated. Here he talks about paring down to basics.
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TEDTalks : Making movies that make change - Jeff Skoll (2007)
Author: Jeff Skoll
Tue, Aug 21, 2007
Film producer Jeff Skoll (An Inconvenient Truth) talks about his film company, Participant Productions, and the people who've inspired him to do good.
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TEDTalks : 10 ways the world could end - Stephen Petranek (2002)
Author: Stephen Petranek
Tue, Sep 25, 2007
How might the world end? Stephen Petranek lays out the challenges that face us in the drive to preserve the human race. Will we be wiped out by an asteroid? Eco-collapse? How about a particle collider gone wild?
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TEDTalks : The stuff of thought - Steven Pinker (2005)
Author: Steven Pinker
Sun, Sep 09, 2007
In an exclusive preview of his book The Stuff of Thought, Steven Pinker looks at language and how it expresses what goes on in our minds -- and how the words we choose communicate much more than we realize.
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TEDTalks : A brief history of violence - Steven Pinker (2007)
Author: Steven Pinker
Mon, Sep 10, 2007
Steven Pinker charts the decline of violence from Biblical times to the present, and argues that, though it may seem illogical and even obscene, given Iraq and Darfur, we are living in the most peaceful time in our species' existence.
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TEDTalks : Redefining the dictionary - Erin McKean (2007)
Author: Erin McKean
Thu, Aug 30, 2007
Is the beloved paper dictionary doomed to extinction? In this infectiously exuberant talk, leading lexicographer Erin McKean looks at the many ways today's print dictionary is poised for transformation.
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TEDTalks : Tackling poverty with "patient capital" - Jacqueline Novogratz (2007)
Author: Jacqueline Novogratz
Sun, Aug 12, 2007
Jacqueline Novogratz shares stories of how "patient capital" can bring sustainable jobs, goods, services -- and dignity -- to the world's poorest.
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TEDTalks : Educating a new generation of African leaders - Patrick Awuah (2007)
Author: Patrick Awuah
Fri, Aug 03, 2007
Patrick Awuah makes the case that a liberal arts education is critical to forming true leaders.
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TEDTalks : Cheetahs vs. Hippos for Africa's future - George Ayittey (2007)
Author: George Ayittey
Mon, Jul 30, 2007
Ghanaian economist George Ayittey unleashes a torrent of controlled anger toward corrupt leaders in Africa -- and calls on the “Cheetah generation†to take back the continent.
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TEDTalks : Toys that make worlds - Will Wright (2007)
Author: Will Wright
Tue, Jul 17, 2007
In a friendly, high-speed presentation, Will Wright demos his newest game, Spore, which promises to dazzle users even more than his previous masterpieces.
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TEDTalks : How do ants know what to do? - Deborah Gordon (2003)
Author: Deborah Gordon
Tue, Jan 08, 2008
With a dusty backhoe, a handful of Japanese paint markers and a few students in tow, Deborah Gordon digs up ant colonies in the Arizona desert in search of keys to understanding complex systems.
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TEDTalks : The Web's secret stories - Jonathan Harris (2007)
Author: Jonathan Harris
Sun, Jul 08, 2007
Jonathan Harris wants to make sense of the emotional world of the Web. With deep compassion for the human condition, his projects troll the Internet to find out what we're all feeling and looking for.
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TEDTalks : What do we really know about the spread of AIDS? - Emily Oster (2007)
Author: Emily Oster
Thu, Jul 12, 2007
Emily Oster re-examines the stats on AIDS in Africa from an economic perspective and reaches a stunning conclusion: Everything we know about the spread of HIV on the continent is wrong.
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TEDTalks : Why can't we grow new body parts? - Alan Russell (2006)
Author: Alan Russell
Wed, Jul 04, 2007
Alan Russell studies regenerative medicine -- a breakthrough way of thinking about disease and injury, using a process that can signal the body to rebuild itself.
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TEDTalks : Journey to the center of the Earth ... and beyond! - Bill Stone (2007)
Author: Bill Stone
Wed, Jun 27, 2007
Bill Stone, a maverick cave explorer who has plumbed Earth’s deepest abysses, discusses his efforts to mine lunar ice for space fuel and to build an autonomous robot for studying Jupiter’s moon Europa.
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TEDTalks : Becoming Buddha -- on the Web - Bob Thurman (2006)
Author: Bob Thurman
Wed, Jun 06, 2007
In our hyperlinked world, we can know anything, anytime. And this mass enlightenment, says Buddhist scholar Bob Thurman, is our first step toward Buddha nature.
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TEDTalks : Seeking salvation and profit in greentech - John Doerr (2007)
Author: John Doerr
Sun, May 27, 2007
"I don't think we're going to make it," John Doerr proclaims, in an emotional talk about climate change and investment. Spurred on by his daughter, who demanded he fix the mess the world is heading for, he and his partners.
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TEDTalks : Swim with giant sunfish in the open ocean - Tierney Thys (2003)
Author: Tierney Thys
Mon, May 21, 2007
Marine biologist Tierney Thys asks us to step into the water to visit the world of the Mola mola, or giant ocean sunfish. Basking, eating jellyfish and getting massages, this behemoth offers clues to life in the open sea.
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TEDTalks : The tragedy of suburbia - James Howard Kunstler (2004)
Author: James Howard Kunstler
Sat, May 12, 2007
In James Howard Kunstler's view, public spaces should be inspired centers of civic life and the physical manifestation of the common good. Instead, he argues, what we have in America is a nation of places not worth caring about.
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TEDTalks : "Black Men Ski" - Stew (2006)
Author: Stew
Mon, May 07, 2007
What happens when a black man visits Aspen? Singer/songwriter Stew and his band are about to let you know.
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TEDTalks : Inside the Google machine - Sergey Brin and Larry Page (2004)
Author: Sergey Brin and Larry Page
Thu, May 03, 2007
Google co-founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin offer a peek inside the Google machine, sharing tidbits about international search patterns, the philanthropic Google Foundation, and the company's dedication to innovation and employee happiness.
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TEDTalks : Technology's Long Tail - Chris Anderson (Wired) (2004)
Author: Chris Anderson (Wired)
Fri, Apr 27, 2007
Chris Anderson, the editor of WIRED, explores the four key stages of any viable technology: setting the right price, gaining market share, displacing an established technology and, finally, becoming ubiquitous.
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TEDTalks : An atheist's call to arms - Richard Dawkins (2002)
Author: Richard Dawkins
Mon, Apr 16, 2007
Richard Dawkins urges all atheists to openly state their position -- and to fight the incursion of the church into politics and science. A fiery, funny, powerful talk.
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TEDTalks : How could God have allowed the tsunami? - Tom Honey (2005)
Author: Tom Honey
Mon, Apr 16, 2007
In the days following the tragic South Asian tsunami of 2004, the Rev. Tom Honey pondered the question, "How could a loving God have done this?" Here is his answer.
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TEDTalks : After the gold rush, there's innovation ahead - Jeff Bezos (2003)
Author: Jeff Bezos
Mon, Apr 09, 2007
The dot-com boom and bust is often compared to the Gold Rush. But Amazon.com founder Jeff Bezos says it’s more like the early days of the electric industry.
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TEDTalks : How to listen to music with your whole body - Evelyn Glennie (2003)
Author: Evelyn Glennie
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In this soaring demonstration, deaf percussionist Evelyn Glennie illustrates how listening to music involves much more than simply letting sound waves hit your eardrums.
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TEDTalks : Can we know our own minds? - Dan Dennett (2003)
Author: Dan Dennett
Fri, Apr 06, 2007
Philosopher Dan Dennett makes a compelling argument that not only don't we understand our own consciousness, but that half the time our brains are actively fooling us.
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TEDTalks : The universe is queerer than we can suppose - Richard Dawkins (2005)
Author: Richard Dawkins
Tue, Sep 12, 2006
Biologist Richard Dawkins makes a case for "thinking the improbable" by looking at how the human frame of reference limits our understanding of the universe.
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TEDTalks : Why are we happy? Why aren't we happy? - Dan Gilbert (2004)
Author: Dan Gilbert
Tue, Sep 26, 2006
Dan Gilbert, author of Stumbling on Happiness, challenges the idea that we’ll be miserable if we don’t get what we want. Our "psychological immune system" lets us feel truly happy even when things don’t go as planned.
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TEDTalks : Why we do what we do, and how we can do it better - Tony Robbins (2006)
Author: Tony Robbins
Tue, Jun 27, 2006
Tony Robbins discusses the "invisible forces" that motivate everyone's actions -- and high-fives Al Gore in the front row.
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TEDTalks : What separates us from the apes? - Jane Goodall (2002)
Author: Jane Goodall
Thu, Apr 05, 2007
Jane Goodall hasn't found the missing link, but she's come closer than nearly anyone else. The primatologist says the only real difference between humans and chimps is our sophisticated language. She urges us to start using it to change the world.
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TEDTalks : Nice building. Then what? - Frank Gehry (2002)
Author: Frank Gehry
Thu, Jan 17, 2008
In a wildly entertaining discussion with Richard Saul Wurman, architect Frank Gehry gives TEDsters his take on the power of failure, his recent buildings, and the all-important “Then what?†factor.
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TEDTalks : 12 sustainable design ideas from nature - Janine Benyus (2005)
Author: Janine Benyus
Thu, Apr 05, 2007
In this inspiring talk about recent developments in biomimicry, Janine Benyus provides heartening examples of ways in which nature is already influencing the products and systems we build.
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TEDTalks : Sliced bread and other marketing delights - Seth Godin (2003)
Author: Seth Godin
Thu, Apr 05, 2007
In a world of too many options and too little time, our obvious choice is to just ignore the ordinary stuff. Marketing guru Seth Godin spells out why, when it comes to getting our attention, bad or bizarre ideas are more successful than boring ones.
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TEDTalks : The Pentagon's new map for war and peace - Thomas Barnett (2005)
Author: Thomas Barnett
Thu, Jun 14, 2007
In this bracingly honest talk, international security strategist Thomas Barnett outlines a post-Cold War solution for the foundering U.S. military that is both sensible and breathtaking in its simplicity: Break it in two.
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TEDTalks : The double helix and today's DNA mysteries - James Watson (2005)
Author: James Watson
Thu, Apr 05, 2007
Nobel laureate James Watson opens TED2005 with the frank and funny story of how he and his research partner, Francis Crick, discovered the structure of DNA.
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TEDTalks : Design is in the details - Paul Bennett (2005)
Author: Paul Bennett
Thu, Apr 05, 2007
Showing a series of inspiring, unusual and playful products, British branding and design guru Paul Bennett explains that design doesn't have to be about grand gestures, but can solve small, universal and overlooked problems.
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TEDTalks : Inspired ideas for a sustainable future - Alex Steffen (2005)
Author: Alex Steffen
Thu, Apr 05, 2007
Worldchanging.com founder Alex Steffen argues that reducing humanity’s ecological footprint is incredibly vital now, as the western consumer lifestyle spreads to developing countries.
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TEDTalks : Apes that write, start fires and play Pac-Man - Susan Savage-Rumbaugh (2004)
Author: Susan Savage-Rumbaugh
Thu, Apr 05, 2007
Savage-Rumbaugh's work with bonobo apes, which can understand spoken language and learn tasks by watching, forces the audience to rethink how much of what a species can do is determined by biology -- and how much by cultural exposure.
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TEDTalks : Measuring the fastest animal on earth - Sheila Patek (2004)
Author: Sheila Patek
Thu, Apr 05, 2007
Biologist Sheila Patek talks about her work measuring the feeding strike of the mantis shrimp, one of the fastest movements in the animal world, using video cameras recording at 20,000 frames per second.
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TEDTalks : Decoding the future with genomics - Juan Enriquez (2003)
Author: Juan Enriquez
Thu, Apr 05, 2007
Scientific discoveries, futurist Juan Enriquez notes, demand a shift in code, and our ability to thrive depends on our mastery of that code. Here, he applies this notion to the field of genomics.
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TEDTalks : TED Prize wish: Let's build a health care system in Rwanda - Bill Clinton (2007)
Author: Bill Clinton
Tue, Apr 03, 2007
Accepting the 2007 TED Prize, Bill Clinton asks for help in bringing health care to Rwanda -- and the rest of the world.
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TEDTalks : TED Prize wish: Help build the Encyclopedia of Life - E.O. Wilson (2007)
Author: E.O. Wilson
Tue, Apr 03, 2007
As E.O. Wilson accepts his 2007 TED Prize, he makes a plea on behalf of all creatures that we learn more about our biosphere -- and build a networked encyclopedia of all the world's knowledge about life.
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TEDTalks : TED Prize wish: Share a vital story with the world - James Nachtwey (2007)
Author: James Nachtwey
Tue, Apr 03, 2007
Accepting his 2007 TED Prize, war photographer James Nachtwey shows his life’s work and asks TED to help him continue telling the story with innovative, exciting uses of news photography in the digital era.
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TEDTalks : A secular, scientific rebuttal to Rick Warren - Dan Dennett (2006)
Author: Dan Dennett
Tue, Jul 18, 2006
Philosopher Dan Dennett calls for religion -- all religion -- to be taught in schools, so we can understand its nature as a natural phenomenon. Then he takes on The Purpose-Driven Life, disputing its claim that, to be moral, one must deny evolution.
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TEDTalks : The paradox of choice - Barry Schwartz (2005)
Author: Barry Schwartz
Tue, Sep 26, 2006
Psychologist Barry Schwartz takes aim at a central tenet of western societies: freedom of choice. In Schwartz's estimation, choice has made us not freer but more paralyzed, not happier but more dissatisfied.
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TEDTalks : The rise of the amateur professional - Charles Leadbeater (2005)
Author: Charles Leadbeater
Wed, Jan 31, 2007
In this deceptively casual talk, Charles Leadbeater weaves a tight argument that innovation isn't just for professionals anymore. Passionate amateurs, using new tools, are creating products and paradigms that companies can't.
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TEDTalks : Earth in its final century? - Martin Rees (2005)
Author: Martin Rees
Wed, Jan 17, 2007
Speaking as both an astronomer and "a concerned member of the human race," Sir Martin Rees examines our planet and its future from a cosmic perspective. He urges action to prevent dark consequences from our scientific and technological development.
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TEDTalks : How cooperation (eventually) trumps conflict - Robert Wright (2006)
Author: Robert Wright
Wed, Jan 17, 2007
Author Robert Wright explains "non-zero-sumness" -- the network of linked fortunes and cooperation that has guided our evolution to this point -- and how we can use it to help save humanity today.
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TEDTalks : Cultures at the far edge of the world - Wade Davis (2003)
Author: Wade Davis
Tue, Jan 09, 2007
With stunning photos and stories, National Geographic Explorer Wade Davis celebrates the extraordinary diversity of the world's indigenous cultures, which are disappearing from the planet at an alarming rate.
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TEDTalks : Our priorities for saving the world - Bjorn Lomborg (2005)
Author: Bjorn Lomborg
Tue, Jan 02, 2007
Given $50 billion to spend, which would you solve first, AIDS or global warming? Danish political scientist Bjorn Lomborg comes up with surprising answers.
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TEDTalks : The world now eats (and dies) like Americans - Dean Ornish (2006)
Author: Dean Ornish
Thu, Dec 14, 2006
Stop wringing your hands over AIDS, cancer and the avian flu. Cardiovascular disease kills more people than everything else combined -- and it’s mostly preventable. Dr. Dean Ornish explains how changing our eating habits will save lives.
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TEDTalks : "If I controlled the Internet" (a poem) - Rives (2006)
Author: Rives
Thu, Dec 14, 2006
How many poets could cram eBay, Friendster and Monster.com into 3-minute poem worthy of a standing ovation? Enjoy Rives' unique talent.
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TEDTalks : Secrets of success in 8 words, 3 minutes - Richard St. John (2005)
Author: Richard St. John
Thu, Dec 14, 2006
Why do people succeed? Is it because they're smart? Or are they just lucky? Neither. Analyst Richard St. John condenses years of interviews into an unmissable 3-minute slideshow on the real secrets of success.
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TEDTalks : How technology's accelerating power will transform us - Ray Kurzweil (2005)
Author: Ray Kurzweil
Tue, Nov 14, 2006
Inventor, entrepreneur and visionary Ray Kurzweil explains in abundant, grounded detail why, by the 2020s, we will have reverse-engineered the human brain and nanobots will be operating your consciousness.
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TEDTalks : How juries are fooled by statistics - Peter Donnelly (2005)
Author: Peter Donnelly
Wed, Nov 08, 2006
Oxford mathematician Peter Donnelly reveals the common mistakes humans make in interpreting statistics -- and the devastating impact these errors can have on the outcome of criminal trials.
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TEDTalks : TED Prize wish: Share the story of Earth's manufactured landscapes - Edward Burtynsky (2005)
Author: Edward Burtynsky
Tue, Oct 31, 2006
Accepting his 2005 TED Prize, photographer Edward Burtynsky makes a wish: that his images -- stunning landscapes that document humanity's impact on the world -- help persuade millions to join a global conversation on sustainability.
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TEDTalks : TED Prize wish: Finding new cures for migraine, depression, malpractice - Robert Fischell (2005)
Author: Robert Fischell
Tue, Oct 31, 2006
Accepting his 2005 TED Prize, inventor Robert Fischell makes three wishes: redesigning a portable device that treats migraines, finding new cures for clinical depression and reforming the medical malpractice system.
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TEDTalks : TED Prize wish: Join my call to action on Africa - Bono (2005)
Author: Bono
Tue, Oct 31, 2006
Musician and activist Bono accepts the 2005 TED Prize with a riveting talk, arguing that aid to Africa isn't just another celebrity cause; it's a global emergency.
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TEDTalks : Entrepreneurs are the future of space flight - Burt Rutan (2006)
Author: Burt Rutan
Wed, Oct 25, 2006
In this passionate talk, legendary spacecraft designer Burt Rutan lambasts the US government-funded space program for stagnating and asks entrepreneurs to pick up where NASA has left off.
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TEDTalks : Investing in Africa's own solutions - Jacqueline Novogratz (2005)
Author: Jacqueline Novogratz
Tue, Oct 10, 2006
Jacqueline Novogratz applauds the world's heightened interest in Africa and poverty, but argues persuasively for a new approach.
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TEDTalks : My dream about the future of medicine - Eva Vertes (2005)
Author: Eva Vertes
Mon, Oct 02, 2006
Eva Vertes -- only 19 when she gave this talk -- discusses her journey toward studying medicine and her drive to understand the roots of cancer and Alzheimer’s.
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TEDTalks : Why we age and how we can avoid it - Aubrey de Grey (2005)
Author: Aubrey de Grey
Mon, Oct 02, 2006
Cambridge researcher Aubrey de Grey argues that aging is merely a disease -- and a curable one at that. Humans age in seven basic ways, he says, all of which can be averted.
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TEDTalks : What we can learn from spaghetti sauce - Malcolm Gladwell (2004)
Author: Malcolm Gladwell
Tue, Sep 19, 2006
Tipping Point author Malcolm Gladwell gets inside the food industry's pursuit of the perfect spaghetti sauce -- and makes a larger argument about the nature of choice and happiness.
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TEDTalks : Why do crack dealers still live with their moms? - Steven Levitt (2004)
Author: Steven Levitt
Tue, Sep 19, 2006
Freakonomics author Steven Levitt presents new data on the finances of drug dealing. Contrary to popular myth, he says, being a street-corner crack dealer isn’t lucrative: It pays below minimum wage. And your boss can kill you.
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TEDTalks : What is our place in the cosmos? - David Deutsch (2005)
Author: David Deutsch
Tue, Sep 12, 2006
Legendary scientist David Deutsch puts theoretical physics on the back burner to discuss a more urgent matter: the survival of our species. The first step toward solving global warming, he says, is to admit that we have a problem.
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TEDTalks : The science of love, and the future of women - Helen Fisher (2006)
Author: Helen Fisher
Wed, Sep 06, 2006
Anthropologist Helen Fisher takes on a tricky topic -- love –- and explains its evolution, its biochemical foundations and its social importance. She closes with a warning about the potential disaster inherent in antidepressant abuse.
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TEDTalks : Finding happiness in body and soul - Eve Ensler (2004)
Author: Eve Ensler
Wed, Sep 06, 2006
Eve Ensler, creator of The Vagina Monologues, shares how a discussion about menopause with her friends led to talking about all sorts of sexual acts onstage, waging a global campaign to end violence toward women and finding her own happiness.
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TEDTalks : Goodbye, textbooks; hello, open-source learning - Richard Baraniuk (2006)
Author: Richard Baraniuk
Mon, Aug 21, 2006
Rice University professor Richard Baraniuk explains the vision behind Connexions, his open-source, online education system. It cuts out the textbook, allowing teachers to share and modify course materials freely, anywhere in the world.
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TEDTalks : How a ragtag band created Wikipedia - Jimmy Wales (2005)
Author: Jimmy Wales
Mon, Aug 21, 2006
Jimmy Wales recalls how he assembled "a ragtag band of volunteers," gave them tools for collaborating and created Wikipedia, the self-organizing, self-correcting, never-finished online encyclopedia.
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TEDTalks : Dazzling set by 11-year-old violinist - Sirena Huang (2006)
Author: Sirena Huang
Tue, Aug 08, 2006
Violinist Sirena Huang gives a technically brilliant and emotionally nuanced performance. In a charming interlude, the 11-year-old praises the timeless design of her instrument.
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TEDTalks : Magical improv from 14-year-old pianist - Jennifer Lin (2004)
Author: Jennifer Lin
Tue, Aug 08, 2006
Pianist and composer Jennifer Lin gives a magical performance, talks about the process of creativity and improvises a moving solo piece based on a random sequence of notes.
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TEDTalks : The vision behind One Laptop Per Child - Nicholas Negroponte (2006)
Author: Nicholas Negroponte
Tue, Aug 01, 2006
Nicholas Negroponte, founder of the MIT Media Laboratory, describes how the One Laptop Per Child project will build and distribute the "$100 laptop."
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TEDTalks : TED Prize wish: Open-source architecture to house the world - Cameron Sinclair (2006)
Author: Cameron Sinclair
Tue, Jul 25, 2006
Accepting his 2006 TED Prize, Cameron Sinclair demonstrates how passionate designers and architects can respond to world housing crises. He unveils his TED Prize wish for a network to improve global living standards through collaborative design.
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TEDTalks : TED Prize wish: Unite the world on Pangea Day, a global day of film - Jehane Noujaim (2006)
Author: Jehane Noujaim
Tue, Jul 25, 2006
In this hopeful talk, Jehane Noujaim unveils her 2006 TED Prize wish: to bring the world together for one day a year through the power of film.
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TEDTalks : TED Prize wish: Help stop the next pandemic - Larry Brilliant (2006)
Author: Larry Brilliant
Tue, Jul 25, 2006
Accepting the 2006 TED Prize, Dr. Larry Brilliant talks about how smallpox was eradicated from the planet, and calls for a new global system that can identify and contain pandemics before they spread.
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TEDTalks : Living a life of purpose - Rick Warren (2006)
Author: Rick Warren
Tue, Jul 18, 2006
Pastor Rick Warren, author of The Purpose-Driven Life, reflects on his own crisis of purpose in the wake of his book's wild success. He explains his belief that God's intention is for each of us to use our talents and influence to do good.
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TEDTalks : "Letting Go of God" (an excerpt) - Julia Sweeney (2006)
Author: Julia Sweeney
Mon, Jul 10, 2006
Julia Sweeney (God Said, "Ha!") performs the first 15 minutes of her 2006 solo show Letting Go of God. When two young Mormon missionaries knock on her door one day, it touches off a quest to completely rethink her own beliefs.
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TEDTalks : 15 ways to avert a climate crisis - Al Gore (2006)
Author: Al Gore
Tue, Jun 27, 2006
With the same humor and humanity he exuded in An Inconvenient Truth, Al Gore spells out 15 ways that individuals can address climate change immediately, from buying a hybrid to inventing a new, hotter "brand name" for global warming.
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TEDTalks : When it comes to tech, simplicity sells - David Pogue (2006)
Author: David Pogue
Tue, Jun 27, 2006
New York Times columnist David Pogue takes aim at technology’s worst interface-design offenders, and provides encouraging examples of products that get it right. To funny things up, he bursts into song.
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TEDTalks : Greening the ghetto - Majora Carter (2006)
Author: Majora Carter
Tue, Jun 27, 2006
In an emotionally charged talk, MacArthur-winning activist Majora Carter details her fight for environmental justice in the South Bronx -- and shows how minority neighborhood suffer most from flawed urban policy.
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TEDTalks : Do schools kill creativity? - Ken Robinson (2006)
Author: Ken Robinson
Tue, Jun 27, 2006
Sir Ken Robinson makes an entertaining and profoundly moving case for creating an education system that nurtures (rather than undermines) creativity.
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