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Architecture

The quirky world of "manspaces": Sam Martin on TED.com

Author Sam Martin shares photos of a quirky world hobby that’s trending with the XY set: the “manspace.” (They’re cu...

Oct 9, 2009
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Art

Hold your breath for micro-sculpture: Willard Wigan on TED.com

Willard Wigan tells the story of how a difficult and lonely childhood drove him to discover his unique ability — to create art so tiny...

Aug 3, 2009
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Art that looks back at you: Golan Levin on TED.com

Golan Levin, an artist and engineer, uses modern tools — robotics, new software, cognitive research — to make artworks that surp...

Jul 30, 2009
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Q&A with Kaki King: The evolution of a guitarist

In 2008, Kaki King charmed and impressed the TED community with her melodic and exuberant style of guitar-playing. Yesterday, TED’s Me...

May 29, 2009
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Art

Pendulum paintings of Tom Shannon

I’m a huge fan of sculptor & painter Tom Shannon, a gentle genius who turns science into art and art into science. We just po...

May 6, 2009
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Gravity-defying sculpture inspired by the sun, the earth, the moon: Tom Shannon on TED.com

Tom Shannon shows off his gravity-defying, otherworldly sculpture — made of simple, earthly materials — that floats and spins li...

May 6, 2009
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Art

Comics that tell the little stories of a big city: Ben Katchor on TED.com

In this captivating talk from the TED archive, Ben Katchor reads from his comics. These perceptive, surreal stories find the profound hopes ...

Apr 23, 2009
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Art

The fate of the newspaper: Exclusive interview with Jacek Utko

Newspaper designer Jacek Utko suggests that it’s time for a fresh, top-to-bottom rethink of the newspaper. (At this point, why not try...

Apr 2, 2009
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Art

Nostalgia for a future that never happened: Bruce McCall on TED.com

Bruce McCall paints a future that never happened — full of flying cars, polo-playing tanks and the RMS Tyrannic, “The Biggest Th...

Mar 19, 2009
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