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Chris Anderson: How web video powers global innovation

2011-06-05T19:49:00.000-07:00

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TED's Chris Anderson says the rise of web video is driving a worldwide phenomenon he calls Crowd Accelerated Innovation -- a self-fueling cycle of learning that could be as significant as the invention of print. But to tap into its power, organizations will need to

Esther Duflo: Social experiments to fight poverty

2011-06-04T13:33:00.000-07:00

Alleviating poverty is more guesswork than science, and lack of data on aid's impact raises questions about how to provide it. But Clark Medal-winner Esther Duflo says it's possible to know which development efforts help and which hurt -- by testing solutions with randomized trials.

Simon Sinek: How great leaders inspire action

2011-06-03T13:32:00.000-07:00

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Simon Sinek has a simple but powerful model for inspirational leadership all starting with a golden circle and the question "Why?" His examples include Apple, Martin Luther King, and the Wright brothers -- and as a counterpoint Tivo, which (until a recent court victory that tripled its stock price) appeared to be struggling.

Jeremy Jackson: How we wrecked the ocean

2011-06-02T13:32:00.000-07:00

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In this bracing talk, coral reef ecologist Jeremy Jackson lays out the shocking state of the ocean today: overfished, overheated, polluted, with indicators that things will get much worse. Astonishing photos and stats make the case.

Anil Gupta: India's hidden hotbeds of invention

2011-06-01T13:32:00.000-07:00

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Anil Gupta is on the hunt for the developing world's unsung inventors -- indigenous entrepreneurs whose ingenuity, hidden by poverty, could change many people's lives. He shows how the Honey Bee Network helps them build the connections they need -- and gain the recognition they deserve.

Thomas Dolby: "Love Is a Loaded Pistol"

2011-05-31T13:31:00.000-07:00

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For his first studio album release in decades, musical innovator Thomas Dolby has been composing music in the uniquely inspirational setting of a restored life-boat. Here he premieres a gorgeous, evocative song from that album -- about one night with a legend. He's backed by members of the modern string quartet Ethel.

Nathan Myhrvold: Could this laser zap malaria?

2011-05-30T13:31:00.000-07:00

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Nathan Myhrvold and team's latest inventions -- as brilliant as they are bold -- remind us that the world needs wild creativity to tackle big problems like malaria. And just as that idea sinks in, he rolls out a live demo of a new, mosquito-zapping gizmo you have to see to believe.

Enric Sala: Glimpses of a pristine ocean

2011-05-29T13:30:00.000-07:00

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Enric Sala shares glorious images -- and surprising insights and data -- from some of the most pristine areas of the ocean. He shows how we can restore more of our oceans to this healthy, balanced state, and the powerful ecological and economic benefits of doing so.

Dan Meyer: Math class needs a makeover

2011-05-28T13:29:00.000-07:00

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Today's math curriculum is teaching students to expect -- and excel at -- paint-by-numbers classwork, robbing kids of a skill more important than solving problems: formulating them. At TEDxNYED, Dan Meyer shows classroom-tested math exercises that prompt students to stop and think.

William Li: Can we eat to starve cancer?

2011-05-27T13:28:00.000-07:00

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William Li presents a new way to think about treating cancer and other diseases: anti-angiogenesis, preventing the growth of blood vessels that feed a tumor. The crucial first (and best) step: Eating cancer-fighting foods that cut off the supply lines and beat cancer at its own game.

Graham Hill: Why I'm a weekday vegetarian

2011-05-26T13:28:00.000-07:00

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We all know the arguments that being vegetarian is better for the environment and for the animals -- but in a carnivorous culture, it can be hard to make the change. Graham Hill has a powerful, pragmatic suggestion: Be a weekday veg.

Dee Boersma: Pay attention to penguins

2011-05-25T13:28:00.000-07:00

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Think of penguins as ocean sentinels, says Dee Boersma -- they're on the frontlines of sea change. Sharing stories of penguin life and culture, she suggests that we start listening to what penguins are telling us.

Julia Sweeney has "The Talk"

2011-05-24T13:29:00.000-07:00

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Despite her best efforts, comedian Julia Sweeney is forced to tell a little white lie when her 8-year-old begins learning about frog reproduction -- and starts to ask some very smart questions.

Richard Sears: Planning for the end of oil

2011-05-23T13:27:00.000-07:00

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As the world's attention focuses on the perils of oil exploration, we present Richard Sears' talk from early February 2010. Sears, an expert in developing new energy resources, talks about our inevitable and necessary move away from oil. Toward ... what?

Craig Venter unveils "synthetic life"

2011-05-22T13:26:00.000-07:00

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Craig Venter and team make a historic announcement: they've created the first fully functioning, reproducing cell controlled by synthetic DNA. He explains how they did it and why the achievement marks the beginning of a new era for science.

Sir Ken Robinson: Bring on the learning revolution!

2011-05-21T13:26:00.000-07:00

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In this poignant, funny follow-up to his fabled 2006 talk, Sir Ken Robinson makes the case for a radical shift from standardized schools to personalized learning -- creating conditions where kids' natural talents can flourish.

Johanna Blakley: Lessons from fashion's free culture

2011-05-20T13:26:00.000-07:00

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Copyright law's grip on film, music and software barely touches the fashion industry ... and fashion benefits in both innovation and sales, says Johanna Blakley. At TEDxUSC 2010, she talks about what all creative industries can learn from fashion's free culture.

Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy: Inside a school for suicide bombers

2011-05-19T13:25:00.000-07:00

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Filmmaker Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy takes on a terrifying question: How does the Taliban convince children to become suicide bombers? Propaganda footage from a training camp is intercut with her interviews of young camp graduates. A shocking vision.

Seth Berkley: HIV and flu -- the vaccine strategy

2011-05-18T13:25:00.000-07:00

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Seth Berkley explains how smart advances in vaccine design, production and distribution are bringing us closer than ever to eliminating a host of global threats -- from AIDS to malaria to flu pandemics.

Sophie Hunger plays songs of secrets, city lights

2011-05-17T13:24:00.000-07:00

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This haunting, intimate performance by European singer-songwriter Sophie Hunger features songs from her breakout debut "Monday's Ghost" and the just-released album "1983."

Lawrence Lessig: Re-examining the remix

2011-05-16T13:24:00.000-07:00

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At TEDxNYED, former "young Republican" Larry Lessig talks about what Democrats can learn about copyright from their opposite party, considered more conservative. A surprising lens on remix culture.

John Underkoffler points to the future of UI

2011-05-15T13:24:00.000-07:00

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Minority Report science adviser and inventor John Underkoffler demos g-speak -- the real-life version of the film's eye-popping, tai chi-meets-cyberspace computer interface. Is this how tomorrow's computers will be controlled?

Brian Skerry reveals ocean's glory -- and horror

2011-05-14T13:23:00.000-07:00

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Photographer Brian Skerry shoots life above and below the waves -- as he puts it, both the horror and the magic of the ocean. Sharing amazing, intimate shots of undersea creatures, he shows how powerful images can help make change.

Christopher "moot" Poole: The case for anonymity online

2011-05-13T13:23:00.000-07:00

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The founder of 4chan, a controversial, uncensored online imageboard, describes its subculture, some of the Internet "memes" it has launched, and the incident in which its users managed a very public, precision hack of a mainstream media website. The talk raises questions about the power -- and price -- of anonymity.

Brian Cox: Why we need the explorers

2011-05-12T13:22:00.000-07:00

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In tough economic times, our exploratory science programs -- from space probes to the LHC -- are first to suffer budget cuts. Brian Cox explains how curiosity-driven science pays for itself, powering innovation and a profound appreciation of our existence.

Adam Sadowsky engineers a viral music video

2011-05-11T13:22:00.000-07:00

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The band "OK Go" dreamed up the idea of a massive Rube Goldberg machine for their next music video -- and Adam Sadowsky's team was charged with building it. He tells the story of the effort and engineering behind their labyrinthine creation that quickly became a YouTube sensation.

Michael Sandel: The lost art of democratic debate

2011-05-10T13:22:00.000-07:00

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Democracy thrives on civil debate, Michael Sandel says -- but we're shamefully out of practice. He leads a fun refresher, with TEDsters sparring over a recent Supreme Court case (PGA Tour, Inc. v. Martin) whose outcome reveals the critical ingredient in justice.

John Kasaona: How poachers became caretakers

2011-05-09T13:21:00.000-07:00

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In his home of Namibia, John Kasaona is working on an innovative way to protect endangered animal species: giving nearby villagers (including former poachers) responsibility for caring for the animals. And it's working.

Rory Sutherland: Sweat the small stuff

2011-05-08T13:21:00.000-07:00

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It may seem that big problems require big solutions, but ad man Rory Sutherland says many flashy, expensive fixes are just obscuring better, simpler answers. To illustrate, he uses behavioral economics and hilarious examples.

Debate: Does the world need nuclear energy?

2011-05-07T13:20:00.000-07:00

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Nuclear power: the energy crisis has even die-hard environmentalists reconsidering it. In this first-ever TED debate, Stewart Brand and Mark Z. Jacobson square off over the pros and cons. A discussion that'll make you think -- and might even change your mind.

David Byrne: How architecture helped music evolve

2011-05-06T13:20:00.000-07:00

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As his career grew, David Byrne went from playing CBGB to Carnegie Hall. He asks: Does the venue make the music? From outdoor drumming to Wagnerian operas to arena rock, he explores how context has pushed musical innovation.

Michael Shermer: The pattern behind self-deception

2011-05-05T13:19:00.000-07:00

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Michael Shermer says the human tendency to believe strange things -- from alien abductions to dowsing rods -- boils down to two of the brain's most basic, hard-wired survival skills. He explains what they are, and how they get us into trouble.

Peter Tyack: The intriguing sound of marine mammals

2011-05-04T13:18:00.000-07:00

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Peter Tyack of Woods Hole talks about a hidden wonder of the sea: underwater sound. Onstage at Mission Blue, he explains the amazing ways whales use sound and song to communicate across hundreds of miles of ocean.

Margaret Gould Stewart: How YouTube thinks about copyright

2011-05-03T13:19:00.000-07:00

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Margaret Gould Stewart, YouTube's head of user experience, talks about how the ubiquitous video site works with copyright holders and creators to foster (at the best of times) a creative ecosystem where everybody wins.

Cameron Herold: Let's raise kids to be entrepreneurs

2011-05-02T13:18:00.000-07:00

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Bored in school, failing classes, at odds with peers: This child might be an entrepreneur, says Cameron Herold. At TEDxEdmonton, he makes the case for parenting and education that helps would-be entrepreneurs flourish -- as kids and as adults.

Ananda Shankar Jayant fights cancer with dance

2011-05-01T13:17:00.000-07:00

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Renowned classical Indian dancer Ananda Shankar Jayant was diagnosed with cancer in 2008. She tells her personal story of not only facing the disease but dancing through it, and gives a performance revealing the metaphor of strength that helped her do it.

Chip Conley: Measuring what makes life worthwhile

2011-04-30T13:17:00.000-07:00

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When the dotcom bubble burst, hotelier Chip Conley went in search of a business model based on happiness. In an old friendship with an employee and in the wisdom of a Buddhist king, he learned that success comes from what you count.

Marian Bantjes: Intricate beauty by design

2011-04-29T13:16:00.000-07:00

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In graphic design, Marian Bantjes says, throwing your individuality into a project is heresy. She explains how she built her career doing just that, bringing her signature delicate illustrations to storefronts, valentines and even genetic diagrams.

Charles Leadbeater: Education innovation in the slums

2011-04-28T13:16:00.000-07:00

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Charles Leadbeater went looking for radical new forms of education -- and found them in the slums of Rio and Kibera, where some of the world's poorest kids are finding transformative new ways to learn. And this informal, disruptive new kind of school, he says, is what all schools need to become.

Aditi Shankardass: A second opinion on learning disorders

2011-04-27T13:16:00.000-07:00

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Developmental disorders in children are typically diagnosed by observing behavior, but Aditi Shankardass knew that we should be looking directly at their brains. She explains how a remarkable EEG device has revealed mistaken diagnoses and transformed children's lives.

Hillel Cooperman: Legos for grownups

2011-04-26T13:15:00.000-07:00

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Lego blocks: playtime mainstay for industrious kids, obsession for many (ahem!) mature adults. Hillel Cooperman takes us on a trip through the beloved bricks' colorful, sometimes oddball grownup subculture, featuring CAD, open-source robotics and a little adult behavior.

Clay Shirky: How cognitive surplus will change the world

2011-04-25T13:15:00.000-07:00

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Clay Shirky looks at "cognitive surplus" -- the shared, online work we do with our spare brain cycles. While we're busy editing Wikipedia, posting to Ushahidi (and yes, making LOLcats), we're building a better, more cooperative world.

Ellen Dunham-Jones: Retrofitting suburbia

2011-04-24T13:14:00.000-07:00

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Ellen Dunham-Jones fires the starting shot for the next 50 years' big sustainable design project: retrofitting suburbia. To come: Dying malls rehabilitated, dead "big box" stores re-inhabited, parking lots transformed into thriving wetlands.

Stephen Palumbi: Following the mercury trail

2011-04-23T13:14:00.000-07:00

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There's a tight and surprising link between the ocean's health and ours, says marine biologist Stephen Palumbi. He shows how toxins at the bottom of the ocean food chain find their way into our bodies, with a shocking story of toxic contamination from a Japanese fish market. His work points a way forward for saving the oceans' health -- and humanity's.

Carter Emmart demos a 3D atlas of the universe

2011-04-22T13:13:00.000-07:00

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For the last 12 years, Carter Emmart has been coordinating the efforts of scientists, artists and programmers to build a complete 3D visualization of our known universe. He demos this stunning tour and explains how it's being shared with facilities around the world.

Mitchell Joachim: Don't build your home, grow it!

2011-04-21T13:13:00.000-07:00

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TED Fellow and urban designer Mitchell Joachim presents his vision for sustainable, organic architecture: eco-friendly abodes grown from plants and -- wait for it -- meat.

Benoit Mandelbrot: Fractals and the art of roughness

2011-04-20T13:12:00.000-07:00

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At TED2010, mathematics legend Benoit Mandelbrot develops a theme he first discussed at TED in 1984 -- the extreme complexity of roughness, and the way that fractal math can find order within patterns that seem unknowably complicated.

Ellen Gustafson: Obesity + Hunger = 1 global food issue

2011-04-19T13:12:00.000-07:00

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Co-creator of the philanthropic FEED bags, Ellen Gustafson says hunger and obesity are two sides of the same coin. At TEDxEast, she launches The 30 Project -- a way to change how we farm and eat in the next 30 years, and solve the global food inequalities behind both epidemics.

Nalini Nadkarni: Life science in prison

2011-04-18T13:12:00.000-07:00

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Nalini Nadkarni challenges our perspective on trees and prisons -- she says both can be more dynamic than we think. Through a partnership with the state of Washington, she brings science classes and conservation programs to inmates, with unexpected results.

Hans Rosling on global population growth

2011-04-17T13:11:00.000-07:00

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The world's population will grow to 9 billion over the next 50 years -- and only by raising the living standards of the poorest can we check population growth. This is the paradoxical answer that Hans Rosling unveils at TED@Cannes using colorful new data display technology (you'll see).

Carl Safina: The oil spill's unseen culprits, victims

2011-04-16T13:10:00.000-07:00

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The Gulf oil spill dwarfs comprehension, but we know this much: it's bad. Carl Safina scrapes out the facts in this blood-boiling cross-examination, arguing that the consequences will stretch far beyond the Gulf -- and many so-called solutions are making the situation worse.

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Matt Ridley: When ideas have sex

2011-04-15T13:09:00.000-07:00

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At TEDGlobal 2010, author Matt Ridley shows how, throughout history, the engine of human progress has been the meeting and mating of ideas to make new ideas. It's not important how clever individuals are, he says; what really matters is how smart the collective brain is.

Ethan Zuckerman: Listening to global voices

2011-04-14T20:43:00.000-07:00

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Sure, the web connects the globe, but most of us end up hearing mainly from people just like ourselves. Blogger and technologist Ethan Zuckerman wants to help share the stories of the whole wide world. He talks about clever strategies to open up your Twitter world and read the news in languages you don't even know.

Adora Svitak: What adults can learn from kids

2011-04-13T20:11:00.000-07:00

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Child prodigy Adora Svitak says the world needs "childish" thinking: bold ideas, wild creativity and especially optimism. Kids' big dreams deserve high expectations, she says, starting with grownups' willingness to learn from children as much as to teach.

James Randi's fiery takedown of psychic fraud

2011-04-12T20:05:00.000-07:00

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Legendary skeptic James Randi takes a fatal dose of homeopathic sleeping pills onstage, kicking off a searing 18-minute indictment of irrational beliefs. He throws out a challenge to the world's psychics: Prove what you do is real, and I'll give you a million dollars. (No takers yet.)

Steven Cowley: Fusion is energy's future

2011-04-11T15:22:00.000-07:00

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Physicist Steven Cowley is certain that nuclear fusion is the only truly sustainable solution to the fuel crisis. He explains why fusion will work -- and details the projects that he and many others have devoted their lives to, working against the clock to create a new source of energy.

Kevin Kelly tells technology's epic story - Kevin Kelly (2009)

2011-04-10T14:25:00.000-07:00

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In this wide-ranging, thought-provoking talk from TEDxAmsterdam, Kevin Kelly muses on what technology means in our lives -- from its impact at the personal level to its place in the cosmos.

Philip K. Howard: Four ways to fix a broken legal system - Philip K. Howard (2010)

2011-04-09T14:25:00.000-07:00

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The land of the free has become a legal minefield, says Philip K. Howard -- especially for teachers and doctors, whose work has been paralyzed by fear of suits. What's the answer? A lawyer himself, Howard has four propositions for simplifying US law.

Eric Topol: The wireless future of medicine - Eric Topol (2009)

2011-04-08T14:25:00.000-07:00

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Eric Topol says we'll soon use our smartphones to monitor our vital signs and chronic conditions. At TEDMED, he highlights several of the most important wireless devices in medicine's future -- all helping to keep more of us out of hospital beds.

Temple Grandin: The world needs all kinds of minds - Temple Grandin (2010)

2011-04-07T14:24:00.000-07:00

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Temple Grandin, diagnosed with autism as a child, talks about how her mind works -- sharing her ability to "think in pictures," which helps her solve problems that neurotypical brains might miss. She makes the case that the world needs people on the autism spectrum: visual thinkers, pattern thinkers, verbal thinkers, and all kinds of smart geeky kids.

Pawan Sinha on how brains learn to see - Pawan Sinha (2009)

2011-04-06T14:24:00.000-07:00

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Pawan Sinha details his groundbreaking research into how the brain's visual system develops. Sinha and his team provide free vision-restoring treatment to children born blind, and then study how their brains learn to interpret visual data. The work offers insights into neuroscience, engineering and even autism.

Raghava KK: Five lives of an artist - Raghava KK (2010)

2011-04-05T14:23:00.000-07:00

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With endearing honesty and vulnerability, Raghava KK tells the colorful tale of how art has taken his life to new places, and how life experiences in turn have driven his multiple reincarnations as an artist -- from cartoonist to painter, media darling to social outcast, and son to father.

Daniel Kahneman: The riddle of experience vs. memory - Daniel Kahneman (2010)

2011-04-04T14:23:00.000-07:00

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Using examples from vacations to colonoscopies, Nobel laureate and founder of behavioral economics Daniel Kahneman reveals how our "experiencing selves" and our "remembering selves" perceive happiness differently. This new insight has profound implications for economics, public policy -- and our own self-awareness.

Harsha Bhogle: The rise of cricket, the rise of India - Harsha Bhogle (2009)

2011-04-03T14:22:00.000-07:00

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The tale of a major global cultural phenomenon: Cricket commentator Harsha Bhogle describes the spectacular arrival of fast-paced 20-20 cricket as it parallels the rise of modern India. He traces the game from its sleepy English roots to the current world of celebrity owners and million-dollar player contracts.

Gary Flake: is Pivot a turning point for web exploration? - Gary Flake (2010)

2011-04-02T14:22:00.000-07:00

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Gary Flake demos Pivot, a new way to browse and arrange massive amounts of images and data online. Built on breakthrough Seadragon technology, it enables spectacular zooms in and out of web databases, and the discovery of patterns and links invisible in standard web browsing.

James Cameron: Before Avatar ... a curious boy

2011-04-01T14:21:00.000-07:00

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James Cameron's big-budget (and even bigger-grossing) films create unreal worlds all their own. In this personal talk, he reveals his childhood fascination with the fantastic -- from reading science fiction to deep-sea diving -- and how it ultimately drove the success of his blockbuster hits "Aliens," "The Terminator," "Titanic" and "Avatar."

The LXD: In the Internet age, dance evolves ... - The LXD (2010)

2011-03-31T14:21:00.000-07:00

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The LXD (the Legion of Extraordinary Dancers) electrify the TED2010 stage with an emerging global street-dance culture, revved up by the Internet. In a preview of Jon Chu’s upcoming Web series, this astonishing troupe show off their superpowers.

Tim Berners-Lee: The year open data went worldwide - Tim Berners-Lee (2010)

2011-03-30T14:20:00.000-07:00

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At TED2009, Tim Berners-Lee called for "raw data now" -- for governments, scientists and institutions to make their data openly available on the web. At TED University in 2010, he shows a few of the interesting results when the data gets linked up.

Gary Lauder's new traffic sign: Take Turns

2011-03-29T14:20:00.000-07:00

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Fifty percent of traffic accidents happen at intersections. Gary Lauder shares a brilliant and cheap idea for helping drivers move along smoothly: a new traffic sign that combines the properties of "Stop" and "Yield" -- and asks drivers to be polite.

Dan Barber: How I fell in love with a fish - Dan Barber (2010)

2011-03-28T14:20:00.000-07:00

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Chef Dan Barber squares off with a dilemma facing many chefs today: how to keep fish on the menu. With impeccable research and deadpan humor, he chronicles his pursuit of a sustainable fish he could love, and the foodie's honeymoon he's enjoyed since discovering an outrageously delicious fish raised using a revolutionary farming method in Spain.

Ken Kamler: Medical miracle on Everest - Ken Kamler (2009)

2011-03-27T14:19:00.000-07:00

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When the worst disaster in the history of Mount Everest climbs occurred, Ken Kamler was the only doctor on the mountain. At TEDMED, he shares the incredible story of the climbers' battle against extreme conditions and uses brain imaging technology to map the medical miracle of one man who survived roughly 36 hours buried in the snow.

Eric Mead: The magic of the placebo - Eric Mead (2009)

2011-03-25T14:19:00.000-07:00

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Sugar pills, injections of nothing -- studies show that, more often than you'd expect, placebos really work. At TEDMED, magician Eric Mead does a trick to prove that, even when you know something's not real, you can still react as powerfully as if it is. (Warning: This talk is not suitable for viewers who are disturbed by needles or blood.)

Mark Roth: Suspended animation is within our grasp

2011-03-24T14:18:00.000-07:00

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Mark Roth studies suspended animation: the art of shutting down life processes and then starting them up again. It's wild stuff, but it's not science fiction. Induced by careful use of an otherwise toxic gas, suspended animation can potentially help trauma and heart attack victims survive long enough to be treated.

Eric Dishman: Take health care off the mainframe

2011-03-23T14:18:00.000-07:00

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At TEDMED, Eric Dishman makes a bold argument: The US health care system is like computing circa 1959, tethered to big, unwieldy central systems: hospitals, doctors, nursing homes. As our aging population booms, it's imperative, he says, to create personal, networked, home-based health care for all.

Jane McGonigal: Gaming can make a better world - Jane McGonigal (2010)

2011-03-22T14:17:00.000-07:00

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Games like World of Warcraft give players the means to save worlds, and incentive to learn the habits of heroes. What if we could harness this gamer power to solve real-world problems? Jane McGonigal says we can, and explains how.

Shekhar Kapur: We are the stories we tell ourselves

2011-03-21T14:17:00.000-07:00

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Where does creative inspiration spring from? At TEDIndia, Hollywood/Bollywood director Shekhar Kapur ("Elizabeth," "Mr. India") pinpoints his source of creativity: sheer, utter panic. He shares a powerful way to unleash your inner storyteller.

Sam Harris: Science can answer moral questions - Sam Harris (2010)

2011-03-21T14:16:00.000-07:00

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Questions of good and evil, right and wrong are commonly thought unanswerable by science. But Sam Harris argues that science can -- and should -- be an authority on moral issues, shaping human values and setting out what constitutes a good life.

Juliana Machado Ferreira: The fight to end rare-animal trafficking in Brazil

2011-03-20T14:16:00.000-07:00

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Biologist Juliana Machado Ferreira, a TED Senior Fellow, talks about her work helping to save birds and other animals stolen from the wild in Brazil. Once these animals are seized from smugglers, she asks, then what?

Alan Siegel: Let's simplify legal jargon!

2011-03-19T14:15:00.000-07:00

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Tax forms, credit agreements, healthcare legislation: They're crammed with gobbledygook, says Alan Siegel, and incomprehensibly long. He calls for a simple, sensible redesign -- and plain English -- to make legal paperwork intelligible to the rest of us.

Joel Levine: Why we need to go back to Mars - Joel Levine (2009)

2011-03-18T14:15:00.000-07:00

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At TEDxNASA, planetary scientist Joel Levine shows some intriguing -- and puzzling -- new discoveries about Mars: craters full of ice, traces of ancient oceans, and compelling hints at the presence, sometime in the past, of life. He makes the case for going back to Mars to find out more.

Robert Gupta: Music is medicine, music is sanity - Robert Gupta (2010)

2011-03-17T14:14:00.000-07:00

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Robert Gupta, violinist with the LA Philharmonic, talks about a violin lesson he once gave to a brilliant, schizophrenic musician -- and what he learned. Called back onstage later, Gupta plays his own transcription of the prelude from Bach's Cello Suite No. 1.

Kevin Bales: How to combat modern slavery

2011-03-16T14:14:00.000-07:00

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In this moving yet pragmatic talk, Kevin Bales explains the business of modern slavery, a multibillion-dollar economy that underpins some of the worst industries on earth. He shares stats and personal stories from his on-the-ground research -- and names the price of freeing every slave on earth right now.

Shukla Bose: Teaching one child at a time - Shukla Bose (2009)

2011-03-15T14:14:00.000-07:00

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Educating the poor is more than just a numbers game, says Shukla Bose. She tells the story of her groundbreaking Parikrma Humanity Foundation, which brings hope to India's slums by looking past the daunting statistics and focusing on treating each child as an individual.

Kirk Citron: And now, the real news - Kirk Citron (2010)

2011-03-14T14:13:00.000-07:00

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How many of today's headlines will matter in 100 years? 1000? Kirk Citron's "Long News" project collects stories that not only matter today, but will resonate for decades -- even centuries -- to come. At TED2010, he highlights recent headlines with the potential to shape our future.

Derek Sivers: How to start a movement - Derek Sivers (2010)

2011-03-13T14:11:00.000-07:00

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With help from some surprising footage, Derek Sivers explains how movements really get started. (Hint: it takes two.)

Adora Svitak: What adults can learn from kids - Adora Svitak (2010)

2011-03-12T14:11:00.000-08:00

Elizabeth Pisani: Sex, drugs and HIV -- let's get rational

2011-03-11T14:10:00.000-08:00

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Armed with bracing logic, wit and her "public-health nerd" glasses, Elizabeth Pisani reveals the myriad of inconsistencies in today's political systems that prevent our dollars from effectively fighting the spread of HIV. Her research with at-risk populations -- from junkies in prison to sex workers on the street in Cambodia -- demonstrates the sometimes counter-intuitive measures that could stall the spread of this devastating disease.

Dean Kamen: The emotion behind invention - Dean Kamen (2009)

2011-03-10T14:10:00.000-08:00

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Soldiers who've lost limbs in service face a daily struggle unimaginable to most of us. At TEDMED, Dean Kamen talks about the profound people and stories that motivated his work to give parts of their lives back with his design for a remarkable prosthetic arm.

Dennis Hong: My seven species of robot - Dennis Hong (2009)

2011-03-09T14:10:00.000-08:00

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At TEDxNASA, Dennis Hong introduces seven award-winnning, all-terrain robots -- like the humanoid, soccer-playing DARwIn and the cliff-gripping CLIMBeR -- all built by his team at RoMeLa, Virginia Tech. Watch to the end to hear the five creative secrets to his lab's incredible technical success.

Natalie Merchant sings old poems to life - Natalie Merchant (2010)

2011-03-09T14:09:00.000-08:00

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Natalie Merchant sings from her new album, Leave Your Sleep. Lyrics from near-forgotten 19th-century poetry pair with her unmistakable voice for a performance that brought the TED audience to its feet.

Jonathan Drori: Every pollen grain has a story - Jonathan Drori (2010)

2011-03-08T14:09:00.000-08:00

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Pollen goes unnoticed by most of us, except when hay fever strikes. But microscopes reveal it comes in stunning colors and shapes -- and travels remarkably well. Jonathan Drori gives an up-close glimpse of these fascinating flecks of plant courtship.

Michael Specter: The danger of science denial - Michael Specter (2010)

2011-03-07T14:08:00.000-08:00

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Vaccine-autism claims, "Frankenfood" bans, the herbal cure craze: All point to the public's growing fear (and, often, outright denial) of science and reason, says Michael Specter. He warns the trend spells disaster for human progress.

Jonathan Klein: Photos that changed the world

2011-03-06T14:08:00.000-08:00

Jonathan Klein: Photos that changed the world - Jonathan Klein (2010)
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Photographs do more than document history -- they make it. At TED University, Jonathan Klein of Getty Images shows some of the most iconic, and talks about what happens when a generation sees an image so powerful it can't look away -- or back.

Catherine Mohr builds green

2011-03-05T14:07:00.000-08:00

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In a short, funny, data-packed talk at TED U, Catherine Mohr walks through all the geeky decisions she made when building a green new house -- looking at real energy numbers, not hype. What choices matter most? Not the ones you think.

Mike deGruy: Hooked by an octopus

2011-03-04T14:07:00.000-08:00

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Underwater filmmaker Mike deGruy has spent decades looking intimately at the ocean. A consummate storyteller, he takes the stage at Mission Blue to share his awe and excitement -- and his fears -- about the blue heart of our planet.

Thelma Golden: How art gives shape to cultural change

2011-03-03T14:06:00.000-08:00

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Thelma Golden, curator at the Studio Museum in Harlem, talks through three recent shows that explore how art examines and redefines culture. The "post-black" artists she works with are using their art to provoke a new dialogue about race and culture -- and about the meaning of art itself.

Edith Widder: Glowing life in an underwater world

2011-03-02T14:06:00.000-08:00

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Some 80 to 90 percent of undersea creatures make light -- and we know very little about how or why. Bioluminescence expert Edith Widder explores this glowing, sparkling, luminous world, sharing glorious images and insight into the unseen depths (and brights) of the ocean.

James Randi's fiery takedown of psychic fraud

2011-03-01T14:05:00.000-08:00

Frederick Balagadde: Bio-lab on a microchip - Frederick Balagadde (2010)

2011-02-27T14:05:00.000-08:00

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Drugs alone can't stop disease in sub-Saharan Africa: We need diagnostic tools to match. TED Senior Fellow Frederick Balagadde shows how we can multiply the power and availability of an unwieldy, expensive diagnostic lab -- by miniaturizing it to the size of a chip.

Tom Wujec: Build a tower, build a team - Tom Wujec (2010)

2011-02-26T14:04:00.000-08:00

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Tom Wujec presents some surprisingly deep research into the "marshmallow problem" -- a simple team-building exercise that involves dry spaghetti, one yard of tape and a marshmallow. Who can build the tallest tower with these ingredients? And why does a surprising group always beat the average?