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Brené Brown interviewed by Oprah in a two-part episode of “Super Soul Sunday”

On Sunday, Oprah Winfrey revealed that she and TED speaker Brené Brown are “soul mates.” As the pair sat down for an in-depth discussion on ...

Mar 20, 2013
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Meet the translator: Ido Dekkers, who brings you talks in Hebrew
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Meet the translator: Ido Dekkers, who brings you talks in Hebrew

TED Talks are available in 97 languages, from Albanian to Vietnamese, thanks to the tireless work of our translators. So far, more than 8,80...

Mar 20, 2013
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A garden party with Ron Finley
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A garden party with Ron Finley

“You ain’t gangsta unless you have a garden,” says Ron Finley. In this special video for CNN, Finley shares more about the idea he posited a...

Mar 19, 2013
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New playlist: TED for kids
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New playlist: TED for kids

TED playlists are collections of talks around a topic, built for you in a thoughtful sequence to illuminate ideas in context. This weekend, ...

Mar 17, 2013
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Meet the translator: Els De Keyser, who brings you talks in Dutch
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Meet the translator: Els De Keyser, who brings you talks in Dutch

TED Talks are available in 97 languages, from Albanian to Vietnamese, thanks to the tireless work of our translators. So far, more than 8,80...

Mar 12, 2013
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TED Weekends: Understanding evil
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TED Weekends: Understanding evil

Philip Zimbardo knows evil inside and out. He led the infamous Stanford Prison Experiment of 1971 and was an expert witness at Abu Ghraib, p...

Mar 9, 2013
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A visit to Ron Finley’s LA garden — plus 5 more TED Talks about growing your own food
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A visit to Ron Finley’s LA garden — plus 5 more TED Talks about growing your own food

In today’s TED Talk, guerilla gardner Ron Finley tells the story of how he was issued a citation, and then a warrant for his arrest, a...

Mar 6, 2013
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8 talks about learning from failure
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8 talks about learning from failure

Allan Savory isn’t afraid to own up to the “greatest blunder” of his life. In his incredible talk from TED2013, Savory shares his life’s wor...

Mar 4, 2013
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The magic of kindness: Orly Wahba at TED2013
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The magic of kindness: Orly Wahba at TED2013

Orly Wahba is here to talk to us about the magic of kindness. As a middle-school teacher, she wanted to make a difference in the life of her...

Mar 1, 2013
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