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Janine Benyus |
Biomimicry in action |
8/1/2009 |
When solving a design problem,look to nature first…  |
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Willie Smits |
Restores a rainforest |
3/1/2009 |
biologist Willie Smits has found a way to re-grow… |
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Paul Stamets |
6 ways mushrooms can save the world |
5/1/2008 |
Mycologist Paul Stamets lists 6 ways the mycelium… |
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Norman Foster |
Building on the green agenda |
3/1/2008 |
Architect Norman Foster discusses his own work to… |
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Alan Kay |
A powerful idea about teaching ideas |
3/1/2008 |
With all the intensity and brilliance he is known … |
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Craig Venter |
On the verge of creating synthetic life |
3/1/2008 |
"Can we create new life out of our digital un… |
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Nicholas Negroponte |
From 1984, 4 predictions about the future (3 of them correct) |
3/1/2008 |
Speaking at the first TED Conference in 1984, Nich… |
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Christopher deCharms |
Looking inside the brain in real time |
3/1/2008 |
Neuroscientist and inventor Christopher deCharms… |
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Jill Bolte Taylor |
My stroke of insight |
3/1/2008 |
Neuroanatomist Jill Bolte Taylor had an opportuni… |
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Frank Gehry |
From 1990, defending a vision for architecture |
3/1/2008 |
Speaking at TED in 1990, the not-yet-legendary arc… |
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Dave Eggers |
2008 TED Prize wish: Once Upon a School |
3/1/2008 |
Accepting his 2008 TED Prize, author Dave Eggers… |
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Karen Armstrong |
2008 TED Prize wish: Charter for Compassion |
3/1/2008 |
As she accepts her 2008 TED Prize, author and scho… |
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Neil Turok |
2008 TED Prize wish: An African Einstein |
3/1/2008 |
Accepting his 2008 TED Prize, physicist Neil Turok… |
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Pamelia Kurstin |
Theremin, the untouchable music |
2/1/2008 |
Virtuoso Pamelia Kurstin plays and discusses her … |
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Jaime Lerner |
Sing a song of sustainable cities |
2/1/2008 |
With maverick flair and a strategist's disdain… |
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David Macaulay |
All roads lead to Rome Antics |
2/1/2008 |
Despite a love and fascination for Rome dating to … |
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Howard Rheingold |
Way-new collaboration |
2/1/2008 |
Howard Rheingold talks about the coming world of … |
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George Dyson |
Let's take a nuclear-powered rocket to Saturn |
2/1/2008 |
George Dyson tells the amazing story of Project O… |
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Moshe Safdie |
What makes a building unique? |
2/1/2008 |
Looking back over a long career, architect Moshe S… |
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Jill Sobule & Julia Sweeney |
The Jill and Julia Show |
2/1/2008 |
Two TEDTalks favorites, Jill Sobule and Julia Swe… |
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Raspyni Brothers |
Welcome to Vaudeville 2.0 |
2/1/2008 |
Illustrious jugglers the Raspyni Brothers show of… |
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Steve Jurvetson |
The joy of rockets |
2/1/2008 |
Investor Steve Jurvetson talks about his awesome h… |
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Roy Gould & Curtis Wong |
WorldWide Telescope |
2/1/2008 |
Science educator Roy Gould and Microsoft's Cu… |
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Joseph Lekuton |
A parable for Kenya |
2/1/2008 |
Joseph Lekuton, a member of Kenya's parliament… |
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Michael Pollan |
The omnivore's next dilemma |
2/1/2008 |
What if human consciousness isn't the end-all … |
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Frank Gehry |
Nice building. Then what? |
1/1/2008 |
Frank Gehry wanted to be a scientist when he grew… |
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Raul Midon |
"All the Answers" and "Tembererana" |
1/1/2008 |
Guitarist and singer Raul Midon performs "Al… |
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Isabel Allende |
Tales of passion |
1/1/2008 |
In one of the most beloved talks from TED2007, nov… |
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Yossi Vardi |
Help fight local warming |
1/1/2008 |
Investor and prankster Yossi Vardi delivers a car… |
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Deborah Gordon |
How do ants know what to do? |
1/1/2008 |
Armed with a backhoe and a handful of markers, |
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J.J. Abrams |
The mystery box |
1/1/2008 |
J.J. Abrams traces his love of t… |
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Paola Antonelli |
Treating design as art |
1/1/2008 |
Paola Antonelli, design curator a… |
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Ben Dunlap |
The story of a passionate life |
1/1/2008 |
Ben Dunlap tells the story of Sandor Teszler, a H… |
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David Gallo |
Underwater astonishments |
1/1/2008 |
David Gallo shows jaw-dropping f… |
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David Pogue |
A 4-minute medley on the music wars |
1/1/2008 |
New York Times tech columnist David Pogue… |
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Alison Jackson |
A surprising look at celebrity |
1/1/2008 |
British artist Alison Jackson talks about her pro… |
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Chris Anderson (TED) |
A vision for TED |
1/1/2008 |
At the time of this talk, TED's future was in … |
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Robin Chase |
Getting cars off the road and data into the skies |
1/1/2008 |
Robin Chase rose to fame by founding Zipcar, the … |
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Bill Strickland |
Rebuilding America, one slide show at a time |
1/1/2008 |
With subtle accompaniment by longtime friend Herbi… |
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Arthur Benjamin |
Lightning calculation and other "Mathemagic" |
12/1/2007 |
In a lively show, "mathemagician" Arthur… |
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Philippe Starck |
Why design? |
12/1/2007 |
Legendary designer Philippe Starck -- with no pre… |
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Amory Lovins |
We must win the oil endgame |
12/1/2007 |
Energy guru Amory Lovins lays out his plan for we… |
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Daniel Goleman |
Why aren’t we all Good Samaritans? |
12/1/2007 |
Daniel Goleman, author of Emotional Intelligen… |
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Lakshmi Pratury |
The lost art of letter-writing |
12/1/2007 |
Lakshmi Pratury talks about letter-writing, and s… |
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Gever Tulley |
5 dangerous things you should let your kids do |
12/1/2007 |
Gever Tulley, founder of the Tinkering School, tal… |
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Murray Gell-Mann |
Beauty and truth in physics |
12/1/2007 |
Wielding laypeople's terms and a sense of humo… |
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Matthieu Ricard |
Habits of happiness |
11/1/2007 |
What is happiness, and how can we all get some? Bu… |
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Ron Eglash |
African fractals, in buildings and braids |
11/1/2007 |
"I am a mathematician, and I would like to st… |
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Robert Full |
Secrets of movement, from geckos and roaches |
11/1/2007 |
UC Berkeley biologist Robert Full shares his fasc… |
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Larry Brilliant |
The case for informed optimism |
11/1/2007 |
Recorded at the Skoll World Forum on Socia… |
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Juan Enriquez |
Why can't we grow new energy? |
11/1/2007 |
Juan Enriquez offers a glimpse of some ground-brea… |
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David Keith |
A surprising idea for "solving" climate change |
11/1/2007 |
Environmental scientist David Keith talks about a … |
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Paul Rothemund |
Casting spells with DNA |
11/1/2007 |
Paul Rothemund compares his work to "casting… |
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Larry Lessig |
How creativity is being strangled by the law |
11/1/2007 |
Larry Lessig gets TEDsters to their feet, whoopin… |
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Vilayanur Ramachandran |
A journey to the center of your mind |
10/1/2007 |
In a wide-ranging talk, Vilayanur Ramachandran ex… |
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Eleni Gabre-Madhin |
Building a commodities market in Ethiopia |
10/1/2007 |
Economist Eleni Gabre-Madhin outlines her ambitio… |
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Maira Kalman |
The illustrated woman |
10/1/2007 |
Author and illustrator Maira Kalman talks about h… |
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Sherwin Nuland |
My history of electroshock therapy |
10/1/2007 |
Sherwin Nuland, the surgeon and author, talks abou… |
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Hod Lipson |
Robots that are "self-aware" |
10/1/2007 |
Hod Lipson demonstrates a few of his cool little … |
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Jan Chipchase |
Our cell phones, ourselves |
10/1/2007 |
Nokia researcher Jan Chipchase's investigation… |
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Richard Branson |
Life at 30,000 feet |
10/1/2007 |
When Richard Branson was at school, his headmast… |
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Kenichi Ebina |
Hip-hop dance and a little magic |
10/1/2007 |
Kenichi Ebina appears to defy the limits imposed b… |
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Carolyn Porco |
Fly me to the moons of Saturn |
10/1/2007 |
Planetary scientist Carolyn Porco says, "I&#… |
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Stephen Petranek |
10 ways the world could end |
9/1/2007 |
Stephen Petranek reveals the question that occupie… |
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Andrew Mwenda |
Let's take a new look at African aid |
9/1/2007 |
In this provocative talk, journalist Andrew Mwenda… |
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Theo Jansen |
The art of creating creatures |
9/1/2007 |
Dutch artist Theo Jansen demonstrates his amazingl… |
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Steven Pinker |
The stuff of thought |
9/1/2007 |
In an exclusive preview of his new book, The S… |
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Steven Pinker |
A brief history of violence |
9/1/2007 |
In a preview of his next book, Steven Pinker take… |
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Deborah Scranton |
Scenes from "The War Tapes" |
9/1/2007 |
Filmmaker Deborah Scranton talks about and shows c… |
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John Maeda |
Simplicity patterns |
9/1/2007 |
The MIT Media Lab's John Maeda lives at the i… |
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Paul MacCready |
Flying on solar wings |
9/1/2007 |
Paul MacCready -- aircraft designer, environmenta… |
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Zeresenay Alemseged |
Finding the origins of humanity |
9/1/2007 |
Paleoanthropologist Zeresenay Alemseged is lookin… |
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Vusi Mahlasela |
"Thula Mama" |
8/1/2007 |
South African singer-songwriter Vusi Mahla… |
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Chris Abani |
Learning the stories of Africa |
8/1/2007 |
In this deeply personal talk, novelist and poet |
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Patrick Awuah |
Educating a new generation of African leaders |
8/1/2007 |
Patrick Awuah left a comfortable… |
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Jacqueline Novogratz |
Tackling poverty with "patient capital" |
8/1/2007 |
Jacqueline Novogratz is pioneering new ways of tac… |
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Jeff Skoll |
Making movies that make change |
8/1/2007 |
Jeff Skoll made his fortune as the first presiden… |
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Dean Kamen |
New prosthetic arm for veterans |
8/1/2007 |
Inventor Dean Kamen previews the extraordinary pro… |
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Erin McKean |
Redefining the dictionary |
8/1/2007 |
Is the beloved paper dictionary doomed to extincti… |
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Vusi Mahlasela |
"Woza" |
8/1/2007 |
After Vusi Mahlasela played a 3-song set at TEDGlo… |
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Emily Oster |
What do we really know about the spread of AIDS? |
7/1/2007 |
Emily Oster, a University of Chicago economist, lo… |
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Dan Dennett |
Ants, terrorism, and the awesome power of memes |
7/1/2007 |
Here's one of those talks that can change your… |
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Euvin Naidoo |
Africa as an investment |
7/1/2007 |
In the talk that opened TEDGlobal 2007 ("Afri… |
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Jonathan Harris |
The Web's secret stories |
7/1/2007 |
Jonathan Harris wants to make sense of the infini… |
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Will Wright |
Toys that make worlds |
7/1/2007 |
In a friendly, high-speed presentation, Will Wrigh… |
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Rives |
Is 4 a.m. the new midnight? |
7/1/2007 |
The slam poet/tech artist/paper sculptor Rives do… |
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Allison Hunt |
How I got my new hip |
7/1/2007 |
TEDster Allison Hunt's five-minute talk finds … |
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George Ayittey |
Cheetahs vs. Hippos for Africa's future |
7/1/2007 |
This grab-you-by-the-throat speech by Ghanaian eco… |
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Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala |
Let's have a deeper discussion on aid |
7/1/2007 |
After four days of intense discussion on aid versu… |
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William Kamkwamba |
How I built my family a windmill |
7/1/2007 |
When he was just 14 years old, Malawian inventor W… |
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David Bolinsky |
Fantastic voyage inside a cell |
7/1/2007 |
Medical animator David Bolinsky presents 9 minute… |
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Alan Russell |
Why can't we grow new body parts? |
7/1/2007 |
Alan Russell studies regenerative medicine -- a b… |
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Hans Rosling |
New insights on poverty and life around the world |
6/1/2007 |
In a follow-up to his now-legendary TED2006 presen… |
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Anand Agarawala |
BumpTop desktop is a beautiful mess |
6/1/2007 |
Anand Agarawala presents BumpTop, a fresh user in… |
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Bob Thurman |
Becoming Buddha -- on the Web |
6/1/2007 |
In our hyperlinked world, we can know anything, an… |
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David Rockwell |
Building the Ground Zero viewing platform |
6/1/2007 |
In this emotionally charged conversation with jour… |
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Thomas Barnett |
The Pentagon's new map for war and peace |
6/1/2007 |
In this bracingly honest and funny talk, internati… |
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Stephen Lawler |
Look! Up in the sky! It's Virtual Earth! |
6/1/2007 |
Microsoft's Stephen Lawler gives a whirlwind … |
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Bill Stone |
Journey to the center of the Earth ... and beyond! |
6/1/2007 |
Bill Stone, the maverick cave explorer who invente… |
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Ethel |
"Blue Room" |
6/1/2007 |
The avant-garde string quartet Ethel performs the… |
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Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala |
How to help Africa? Do business there |
5/1/2007 |
Negative images of Africa dominate the news: famin… |
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Natalie MacMaster & Thomas Dolby |
Fiddling in reel time |
5/1/2007 |
Backed by Thomas Dolby, who uses his Roland synthe… |
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Sergey Brin and Larry Page |
Inside the Google machine |
5/1/2007 |
Google co-founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin off… |
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David Kelley |
The future of design is human-centered |
5/1/2007 |
Low-key and thoughtful, IDEO founder David Kelley … |
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James Howard Kunstler |
The tragedy of suburbia |
5/1/2007 |
In James Howard Kunstler's view, public spaces… |
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Jeff Hawkins |
Brain science is about to fundamentally change computing |
5/1/2007 |
To date, there hasn't been an overarching theo… |
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Tierney Thys |
Swim with giant sunfish in the open ocean |
5/1/2007 |
Marine biologist Tierney Thys asks the audience to… |
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Blaise Aguera y Arcas |
Jaw-dropping Photosynth demo |
5/1/2007 |
Using photos of oft-snapped subjects (like Notre D… |
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Stew |
"Black Men Ski" |
5/1/2007 |
What happens when a black man visits Aspen? Singer… |
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John Doerr |
Seeking salvation and profit in greentech |
5/1/2007 |
"I don't think we're going to make it… |
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Stewart Brand |
Why squatter cities are a good thing |
5/1/2007 |
Rural villages worldwide are being deserted, as bi… |
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Juan Enriquez |
Decoding the future with genomics |
4/1/2007 |
Scientific discoveries, Juan Enriquez notes, dema… |
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Vik Muniz |
Art with wire, thread, sugar, chocolate |
4/1/2007 |
Artist Vik Muniz delights in subverting the expec… |
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James Watson |
The double helix and today's DNA mysteries |
4/1/2007 |
Nobel laureate James Watson opens TED2005 with th… |
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Frans Lanting |
A lyrical view of life on Earth |
4/1/2007 |
In this stunning slideshow, nature photographer Fr… |
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Paul Bennett |
Design is in the details |
4/1/2007 |
Showing a series of inspiring, unusual and playful… |
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Nick Bostrom |
Humanity's biggest problems aren't what you think they are |
4/1/2007 |
Oxford philosopher and transhumanist Nick Bostrom … |
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Stefan Sagmeister |
Yes, design can make you happy |
4/1/2007 |
Analyzing a list of things that have made him happ… |
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Alex Steffen |
Inspired ideas for a sustainable future |
4/1/2007 |
Worldchanging.com founder Alex Steffen offers a f… |
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Nora York |
"What I Want" |
4/1/2007 |
Musician Nora York gives a stunning performance o… |
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Susan Savage-Rumbaugh |
Apes that write, start fires and play Pac-Man |
4/1/2007 |
Savage-Rumbaugh asks whether uniquely human trait… |
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Seth Godin |
Sliced bread and other marketing delights |
4/1/2007 |
In a world of too many options and too little time… |
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Al Seckel |
Your brain is badly wired -- enjoy it! |
4/1/2007 |
Al Seckel, a cognitive neuroscientist and master o… |
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Janine Benyus |
12 sustainable design ideas from nature |
4/1/2007 |
With 3.8 billion years of research and development… |
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James Nachtwey |
TED Prize wish: Share a vital story with the world |
4/1/2007 |
Accepting his 2007 TED Prize, photojournalist Jame… |
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Bill Clinton |
TED Prize wish: Let's build a health care system in Rwanda |
4/1/2007 |
Accepting the 2007 TED Prize, Bill Clinton says h… |
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E.O. Wilson |
TED Prize wish: Help build the Encyclopedia of Life |
4/1/2007 |
As E.O. Wilson accepts his 2007 TED Prize, he mak… |
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Sheila Patek |
Measuring the fastest animal on earth |
4/1/2007 |
UC Berkeley biologist Sheila Patek gives a wide-r… |
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Jeff Bezos |
After the gold rush, there's innovation ahead |
4/1/2007 |
The dot-com boom-and-bust is often compared to the… |
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Chris Anderson (Wired) |
Technology's Long Tail |
4/1/2007 |
Chris Anderson, the editor of WIRED (not … |
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Thomas Dolby |
With Rachelle Garniez, "La Vie en Rose" |
4/1/2007 |
Featuring the vocals and mischievous bell-playing… |
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Tom Rielly |
A comic send-up of TED2006 |
4/1/2007 |
Satirist Tom Rielly delivers a wicked parody of t… |
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Richard Dawkins |
An atheist's call to arms |
4/1/2007 |
The session was titled "The Design of Life,&q… |
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Rev. Tom Honey |
How could God have allowed the tsunami? |
4/1/2007 |
It's a classic problem in theology: How can th… |
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Eddi Reader & Thomas Dolby |
"What You Do With What You've Got" |
4/1/2007 |
Singer/songwriter Eddi Reader performs "What… |
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Thom Mayne |
Architecture is a new way to connect to the world |
4/1/2007 |
Thom Mayne doesn't see architecture as the me… |
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Rives |
A mockingbird remix of TED2006 |
4/1/2007 |
The bird is the word, and everyone gets heard, as … |
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Golan Levin |
The truly soft side of software |
4/1/2007 |
After sweetly confessing that he never meant to be… |
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William McDonough |
The wisdom of designing Cradle to Cradle |
4/1/2007 |
Architect and designer William McDonough asks wha… |
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Dan Dennett |
Can we know our own minds? |
4/1/2007 |
Philosopher Dan Dennett makes a compelling argume… |
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Caroline Lavelle |
A cello performance that casts a spell |
4/1/2007 |
Caroline Lavelle plays the cello like a sorceress… |
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Jill Sobule |
A happy song about global warming |
4/1/2007 |
Like nearly everyone at TED2006, Jill Sobule was … |
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Chris Bangle |
Great cars are Art |
4/1/2007 |
American designer Chris Bangle explains his philo… |
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Craig Venter |
A voyage of DNA, genes and the sea |
4/1/2007 |
Genomics pioneer Craig Venter takes a break from … |
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Dean Kamen |
Rolling along, helping students and the third world |
4/1/2007 |
Innovator Dean Kamen lays out his argument for the… |
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Evelyn Glennie |
How to listen to music with your whole body |
4/1/2007 |
In this soaring demonstration, deaf percussionist … |
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Eddi Reader |
"Kiteflyer's Hill" |
4/1/2007 |
Singer/songwriter Eddi Reader performs "Kite… |
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Jane Goodall |
What separates us from the apes? |
4/1/2007 |
Traveling from Ecuador to Africa, Jane Goodall ta… |
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Carl Honore |
Slowing down in a world built for speed |
2/1/2007 |
Speed, notes journalist and author Carl Honore, ha… |
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Anna Deavere Smith |
Four American characters |
2/1/2007 |
Actor Anna Deavere Smith brings the TED audience t… |
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Pilobolus |
A performance merging dance and biology |
2/1/2007 |
Pilobolus dance company members Otis Cook and Jen… |
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Saul Griffith |
Hardware solutions to everyday problems |
2/1/2007 |
Saul Griffith offers a glimpse into the future wi… |
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Neil Gershenfeld |
The beckoning promise of personal fabrication |
2/1/2007 |
MIT professor Neil Gershenfeld talks about his Fa… |
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Wade Davis |
Cultures at the far edge of the world |
1/1/2007 |
With stunning photos and stories, National Geograp… |
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Steven Johnson |
A guided tour of the Ghost Map |
1/1/2007 |
Author Steven Johnson takes us on a 10-minute tou… |
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Sir Martin Rees |
Earth in its final century? |
1/1/2007 |
In a taut soliloquy that takes us from the origins… |
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Phil Borges |
Documenting our endangered cultures |
1/1/2007 |
Photographer Phil Borges shows rarely seen images… |
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Bjorn Lomborg |
Our priorities for saving the world |
1/1/2007 |
Given $50 billion to spend, which would you solve … |
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Robert Neuwirth |
The "shadow cities" of the future |
1/1/2007 |
Robert Neuwirth, author of Shadow Cities,… |
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Charles Leadbeater |
The rise of the amateur professional |
1/1/2007 |
In this deceptively casual talk, Charles Leadbeate… |
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Robert Wright |
How cooperation (eventually) trumps conflict |
1/1/2007 |
Author Robert Wright explains "non-z… |
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Peter Gabriel |
Fighting injustice with a videocamera |
12/1/2006 |
Musician and activist Peter Gabriel starts his ta… |
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Dr. Dean Ornish |
The world now eats (and dies) like Americans |
12/1/2006 |
In a sobering 3-minute talk, Dr. Dean Ornish trac… |
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Rives |
"If I controlled the Internet" (a poem) |
12/1/2006 |
How many poets could cram eBay, Friendster and Mon… |
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Richard St. John |
Secrets of success in 8 words, 3 minutes |
12/1/2006 |
Why do people succeed? Because they're smart? … |
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Peter Donnelly |
How juries are fooled by statistics |
11/1/2006 |
Oxford mathematician Peter Donnelly explores the … |
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Michael Shermer |
Why people believe strange things |
11/1/2006 |
Why do people see the Virgin Mary on cheese sandwi… |
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Kevin Kelly |
How does technology evolve? Like we did |
11/1/2006 |
Kevin Kelly uses evolutionary theory to discuss t… |
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Ray Kurzweil |
How technology's accelerating power will transform us |
11/1/2006 |
Prolific inventor and outrageous visionary Ray Kur… |
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Sasa Vucinic |
A new way to invest in press freedom |
10/1/2006 |
In this quietly persuasive talk, Sasa Vucinic tel… |
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Eva Vertes |
My dream about the future of medicine |
10/1/2006 |
When thinking about cancer, Eva Vertes dares to b… |
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Iqbal Quadir |
The power of the mobile phone to end poverty |
10/1/2006 |
Why does poverty still exist despite decades of de… |
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Jacqueline Novogratz |
Investing in Africa's own solutions |
10/1/2006 |
Echoing the catchphrase, Acumen Fund founder Jacqu… |
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Ben Saunders |
Three things to know before you ski to the North Pole |
10/1/2006 |
Arctic explorer Ben Saunders recounts his harrowi… |
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Burt Rutan |
Entrepreneurs are the future of space flight |
10/1/2006 |
In this passionate talk, legendary spacecraft desi… |
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Bono |
TED Prize wish: Join my call to action on Africa |
10/1/2006 |
Musician and activist Bono accepts the 2005 TED P… |
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Robert Fischell |
TED Prize wish: Finding new cures for migraine, depression, malpractice |
10/1/2006 |
Accepting his 2005 TED Prize, inventor Robert Fisc… |
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Edward Burtynsky |
TED Prize wish: Share the story of Earth's manufactured landscapes |
10/1/2006 |
Accepting his 2005 TED Prize, photographer Edward … |
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Aubrey de Grey |
Why we age and how we can avoid it |
10/1/2006 |
In a shocking challenge to conventional wisdom, Ca… |
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Ashraf Ghani |
How to fix broken states |
10/1/2006 |
"The aid system is broken," says Ashraf … |
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Helen Fisher |
The science of love, and the future of women |
9/1/2006 |
Anthropologist Helen Fisher studies love: its evo… |
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Eve Ensler |
Finding happiness in body and soul |
9/1/2006 |
Few people dare to talk about vaginas as openly as… |
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Richard Dawkins |
The universe is queerer than we can suppose |
9/1/2006 |
Biologist Richard Dawkins makes a case for "… |
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Steven Levitt |
Why do crack dealers still live with their moms? |
9/1/2006 |
In an eye-opening talk -- presented before the pub… |
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Malcolm Gladwell |
What we can learn from spaghetti sauce |
9/1/2006 |
In this witty monologue, Malcolm Gladwell follows… |
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Barry Schwartz |
The paradox of choice |
9/1/2006 |
Psychologist Barry Schwartz takes aim at a centra… |
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Dan Gilbert |
Why are we happy? Why aren't we happy? |
9/1/2006 |
Psychologist Dan Gilbert challenges the idea that… |
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David Deutsch |
What is our place in the cosmos? |
9/1/2006 |
Legendary physicist David Deutsch back-burners th… |
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Jimmy Wales |
How a ragtag band created Wikipedia |
8/1/2006 |
Jimmy Wales assembled "a ragtag band of volu… |
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Jeff Han |
Unveiling the genius of multi-touch interface design |
8/1/2006 |
In this demo, Jeff Han shows off (for the first t… |
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Nicholas Negroponte |
The vision behind One Laptop Per Child |
8/1/2006 |
Nicholas Negroponte lays out the details of his n… |
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Jennifer Lin |
Magical improv from 14-year-old pianist |
8/1/2006 |
"If you follow only one link from this blog i… |
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Sirena Huang |
Dazzling set by 11-year-old violinist |
8/1/2006 |
Violinist Sirena Huang, then only 11, gives a dazz… |
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Mena Trott |
Building a friendlier world through blogs |
8/1/2006 |
At first, you'll think you're getting the … |
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Amy Smith |
Simple designs that could save millions of childrens' lives |
8/1/2006 |
Fumes from indoor cooking fires kill more than 2 m… |
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Richard Baraniuk |
Goodbye, textbooks; hello, open-source learning |
8/1/2006 |
What if Napster stocked textbooks? Engineering pro… |
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Ze Frank |
What's so funny about the Web? |
8/1/2006 |
Performer, web-toymaker and philosopher-comic Ze F… |
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Ross Lovegrove |
The power and beauty of organic design |
8/1/2006 |
In this energetic talk, industrial designer Ross L… |
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Julia Sweeney |
"Letting Go of God" (an excerpt) |
7/1/2006 |
Comedian and playwright Julia Sweeney performs t… |
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Cameron Sinclair |
TED Prize wish: Open-source architecture to house the world |
7/1/2006 |
Accepting his 2006 TED Prize, Cameron Sinclair de… |
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Jehane Noujaim |
TED Prize wish: Unite the world on Pangea Day, a global day of film |
7/1/2006 |
In this hopeful talk, 2006 TED Prize winner Jehane… |
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Larry Brilliant |
TED Prize wish: Help stop the next pandemic |
7/1/2006 |
Accepting his 2006 TED Prize, Dr. Larry Brilliant … |
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Rick Warren |
Living a life of purpose |
7/1/2006 |
Pastor, philanthropist and author Rick Warren ref… |
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Dan Dennett |
A secular, scientific rebuttal to Rick Warren |
7/1/2006 |
Philosopher Dan Dennett thinks of religion as a na… |
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Joshua Prince-Ramus |
Designing the Seattle Central Library |
7/1/2006 |
Architect Joshua Prince-Ramus takes the audience … |
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Al Gore |
15 ways to avert a climate crisis |
6/1/2006 |
With the same humor and humanity he exuded in … |
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David Pogue |
When it comes to tech, simplicity sells |
6/1/2006 |
New York Times technology columnist David… |
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Majora Carter |
Greening the ghetto |
6/1/2006 |
In an emotionally charged talk, Majora Carter exp… |
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Sir Ken Robinson |
Do schools kill creativity? |
6/1/2006 |
Sir Ken Robinson makes an entertaining (and profo… |
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Hans Rosling |
Debunking third-world myths with the best stats you've ever seen |
6/1/2006 |
You've never seen data presented like this. Wi… |
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Tony Robbins |
Why we do what we do, and how we can do it better |
6/1/2006 |
In this fast-paced talk (clocking in far shorter t… |
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