TEDTalks Podcast
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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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Awesome Talks TED, August 10, 2006
Reviewer: LOLDavid
from Los Angeles, California
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 : The universe on a string - Brian Greene (2005)
Author: TED
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 : The omnivore's next dilemma - Michael Pollan (2007)
Author: TED
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 : Sing a song of sustainable cities - Jaime Lerner (2007)
Author: TED
Mon, Feb 04, 2008
Jamie Lerner re-invented urban space in his native Curitiba, Brazil. Along the way he changed the way city planners worldwide conceive what's possible in the metropolitan landscape.
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TEDTalks : The story of a passionate life - Ben Dunlap (2007)
Author: TED
Wed, Jan 23, 2008
College president Ben Dunlap tells the story of Sandor Teszla, a Hungarian Holocaust survivor whom he met at Wofford College, and shares the lessons Tezsla taught him about passionate living and lifelong learning.
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TEDTalks : Treating design as art - Paola Antonelli (2007)
Author: TED
Tue, Jan 15, 2008
Paola Antonelli, design curator at New York's MOMA.wants to spread an appreciation of design -- in all shapes and forms -- to the world.
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TEDTalks : The mystery box - J.J. Abrams (2007)
Author: TED
Thu, Jan 10, 2008
J.J. Abrams traces his love of the unseen mystery -- the heart of Alias, Lost, and the upcoming Cloverfield -- back to its own magical beginnings, which may or may not include an early obsession with magic, the love of a supportive grandfather, or his own
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TEDTalks : Why aren’t we all Good Samaritans? - Daniel Goleman (2007)
Author: TED
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: TED
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 : Our cell phones, ourselves - Jan Chipchase (2007)
Author: TED
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 : "All the Answers" and "Tembererana" - Raul Midon (2007)
Author: TED
Fri, Jan 18, 2008
Singer/guitarist Raúl Midón performs “All the Answers” in a world premiere at TED2007, followed by the sprightly "Tembererana."
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TEDTalks : A journey to the center of your mind - Vilayanur Ramachandran (2007)
Author: TED
Sun, Oct 21, 2007
V.S. Ramachandran explores how brain damage can reveal the connection between the physical brain and the mind -- focusing on three startling delusions.
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TEDTalks : Life at 30,000 feet - Richard Branson (2007)
Author: TED
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: TED
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: TED
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 : Scenes from "The War Tapes" - Deborah Scranton (2007)
Author: TED
Thu, Sep 13, 2007
Filmmaker Deborah Scranton talks about and shows clips from her documentary The War Tapes, which puts cameras in the hands of soldiers fighting in Iraq.
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TEDTalks : Making movies that make change - Jeff Skoll (2007)
Author: TED
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: TED
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 forever. Will we be wiped out by an asteroid? Eco-collapse? How about a particle accelerator gone wild?
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TEDTalks : A brief history of violence - Steven Pinker (2007)
Author: TED
Mon, Sep 10, 2007
Steven Pinker charts a history of violence from Biblical times through the present, and says modern society has a little less to feel guilty about.
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TEDTalks : Redefining the dictionary - Erin McKean (2007)
Author: TED
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 : Let's take a new look at African aid - Andrew Mwenda (2007)
Author: TED
Tue, Sep 04, 2007
In this provocative talk, journalist Andrew Mwenda asks us to reframe the "African question" -- to look beyond the media's stories of poverty, civil war and helplessness and see the opportunities for creating wealth and happiness throughout the continent.
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TEDTalks : Learning the stories of Africa - Chris Abani (2007)
Author: TED
Thu, Aug 09, 2007
In this deeply personal talk, novelist and poet Chris Abani searches for the heart of Africa through poems and narrative -- including his own.
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TEDTalks : How do ants know what to do? - Deborah Gordon (2003)
Author: TED
Tue, Jan 08, 2008
Armed only with a few students, a dusty backhoe, and a handful of Japanese paint markers, Deborah Gordon digs up ant colonies in the Arizona desert in search of keys to understanding complex systems. How do these chitonous creatures pass crucial survival
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TEDTalks : The Web's secret stories - Jonathan Harris (2007)
Author: TED
Sun, Jul 08, 2007
Jonathan Harris wants to make sense of the infinite world on the Web. His blend of complex programming with dazzling graphic interface design allows his projects to resonate with a deep sense of compassion for the human condition
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TEDTalks : What do we really know about the spread of AIDS? - Emily Oster (2007)
Author: TED
Thu, Jul 12, 2007
Emily Oster, a University of Chicago economist, looks at the stats on AIDS in Africa -- and comes up with a stunning conclusion: Everything we know about AIDS in sub-Saharan Africa is wrong.
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TEDTalks : Why can't we grow new body parts? - Alan Russell (2006)
Author: TED
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: TED
Wed, Jun 27, 2007
Bill Stone, the maverick cave explorer who's invented robots and equipment that's allowed him and his team to plumb Earth's deepest abysses explains his efforts to build a robot to explore Jupiter's moon Europa
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TEDTalks : Becoming Buddha -- on the Web - Bob Thurman (2006)
Author: TED
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: TED
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. He and his VC firm surveyed the state of the art, and are investing $200 million in green technologies to save the planet.
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TEDTalks : How to help Africa? Do business there - Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala (2007)
Author: TED
Wed, May 30, 2007
We know the negative images of Africa -- famine and disease, conflict and corruption. But, says Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, there's another, less-told story happening in many African nations: one of reform, economic growth and business opportunity.
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TEDTalks : Swim with giant sunfish in the open ocean - Tierney Thys (2003)
Author: TED
Mon, May 21, 2007
Marine biologist Tierney Thys asks the audience to step into the open ocean, for a visit to 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 ocean
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TEDTalks : The tragedy of suburbia - James Howard Kunstler (2004)
Author: TED
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: TED
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: TED
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: TED
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: TED
Mon, Apr 16, 2007
Richard Dawkins makes an appeal to all atheists to be open about their positions, and to fight the incursion of the church into politics and science.
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TEDTalks : How could God have allowed the tsunami? - Tom Honey (2005)
Author: TED
Mon, Apr 16, 2007
In the days following the tragic South Asian tsunami of 2004, Tom Honey pondered his own response to the question, "How could a loving God have done this?" Here is his answer.
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TEDTalks : A mockingbird remix of TED2006 - Rives (2006)
Author: TED
Mon, Apr 09, 2007
In free-spirited rhyming verse, Rives recaps the most memorable moments of TED2006 in a fantastical Mockingbird lullaby.
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TEDTalks : After the gold rush, there's innovation ahead - Jeff Bezos (2003)
Author: TED
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 better compared with the early days of the electric industry.
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TEDTalks : Can we know our own minds? - Dan Dennett (2003)
Author: TED
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: TED
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: TED
Tue, Sep 26, 2006
Dan Gilbert challenges the idea that we'll be miserable if we don't get what we want. Our "psychological immune system" lets us feel real, enduring happiness even when things don't go as planned.
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