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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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Alan Kay |
A powerful idea about teaching ideas |
3/1/2008 |
With all the intensity and brilliance he is known … |
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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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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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Neil Turok |
2008 TED Prize wish: An African Einstein |
3/1/2008 |
Accepting his 2008 TED Prize, physicist Neil Turok… |
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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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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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Norman Foster |
Building on the green agenda |
3/1/2008 |
Architect Norman Foster discusses his own work to… |
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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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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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Joseph Lekuton |
A parable for Kenya |
2/1/2008 |
Joseph Lekuton, a member of Kenya's parliament… |
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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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Steve Jurvetson |
The joy of rockets |
2/1/2008 |
Investor Steve Jurvetson talks about his awesome h… |
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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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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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Matthieu Ricard |
Habits of happiness |
11/1/2007 |
What is happiness, and how can we all get some? Bu… |
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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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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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Sherwin Nuland |
My history of electroshock therapy |
10/1/2007 |
Sherwin Nuland, the surgeon and author, talks abou… |
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Maira Kalman |
The illustrated woman |
10/1/2007 |
Author and illustrator Maira Kalman talks about h… |
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Jan Chipchase |
Our cell phones, ourselves |
10/1/2007 |
Nokia researcher Jan Chipchase's investigation… |
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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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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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David Kelley |
The future of design is human-centered |
5/1/2007 |
Low-key and thoughtful, IDEO founder David Kelley … |
