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Cindy Gallop’s book, Make Love Not Porn, available for free today through the TED Books App
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Cindy Gallop’s book, Make Love Not Porn, available for free today through the TED Books App

“I date younger men,” Cindy Gallop boldly proclaimed at TED2009. “When I have sex with younger men, I encounter very directly and personally...

Sep 12, 2012
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5 insights from Brené Brown’s new book, Daring Greatly, out today
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5 insights from Brené Brown’s new book, Daring Greatly, out today

When it came time to name her new book, Daring Greatly: How the Courage to Be Vulnerable Transforms the Way We Live, Love, Parent, and Lead,...

Sep 11, 2012
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In Short: Drug cartels using submarines, an ECG taken over the phone
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In Short: Drug cartels using submarines, an ECG taken over the phone

Enjoy these fascinating reads from across the internet: This weekend, a New York Times cover story revealed how drug cartels are crafting “d...

Sep 11, 2012
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Read the new TED Book: Citizen Advocate
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Read the new TED Book: Citizen Advocate

Has the red tape of the political process gotten you down? In the step-by-step handbook Citizen Advocate: Get Government to Move Mountains a...

Sep 5, 2012
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Sheryl Sandberg working on a new book, researchers able to alter the dreams of rats

[ted id=1040] Enjoy these fascinating reads from across the Internet: Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg, who gave the talk “Why we have too few w...

Sep 4, 2012
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Playlist: Tales of cultural heritage shared at the TED2013 Talent Search
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Playlist: Tales of cultural heritage shared at the TED2013 Talent Search

As we crisscrossed the globe to find you fresh perspectives for TED2013 in our worldwide Talent Search, a common theme emerged: cultural her...

Aug 30, 2012
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New TED Book: When I’m 164
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New TED Book: When I’m 164

How long do you want to live, and why? These are the questions that bestselling author and science writer David Ewing Duncan asks as he surv...

Aug 16, 2012
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In Short: A robot that builds sandcastles, the science of karate board breaking
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In Short: A robot that builds sandcastles, the science of karate board breaking

Enjoy these fascinating reads from across the Internet: TED-Ed’s own Rose Eveleth looks at the science of building sandcastles, and di...

Aug 15, 2012
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In memoriam: Dr. Mahtab Uddin Shaikh
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In memoriam: Dr. Mahtab Uddin Shaikh

Dr. Mahtab Uddin Shaikh, who taught human anatomy and physiology for 30 years at Onondaga Community College, died earlier this month surroun...

Aug 15, 2012
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