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Culture

Pay attention to nonviolence: Julia Bacha on TED.com

In 2003, the Palestinian village of Budrus mounted a 10-month-long nonviolent protest to stop a barrier being built across their olive grove...

Aug 31, 2011
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Culture

Playlist: The truth about stories

(TED is on its annual two-week vacation. During the break, we’re posting playlists from the TEDTalks archive. We’ll be back with new talks o...

Aug 17, 2011
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Art

Playlist: Be here now

(TED is on its annual two-week vacation. During the break, we’re posting playlists from the TEDTalks archive. We’ll be back with new talks o...

Aug 16, 2011
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Culture

The shareable future of cities: Alex Steffen on TED.com

How can cities help save the future? Alex Steffen shows some cool neighborhood-based green projects that expand our access to things we want...

Aug 8, 2011
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How language transformed humanity: Mark Pagel on TED.com

Biologist Mark Pagel shares an intriguing theory about why humans evolved our complex system of language. He suggests that language is a pie...

Aug 3, 2011
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After your final status update: Adam Ostrow on TED.com

Many of us have a social media presence — a virtual personality made up of status updates, tweets and connections, stored in the cloud...

Aug 1, 2011
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A taste of performance at TEDGlobal 2011

Next week, TEDGlobal 2011 starts in Edinburgh. Among the many talks will be several spectacular performances, from music to dance to sand pa...

Jul 5, 2011
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Culture

New on TED Books: Alisa Miller’s “Media Makeover”

Charlie Sheen. Weinergate. Obama’s birth certificate. If you think the stories major media outlets obsess about hit tawdry new lows ea...

Jun 28, 2011
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Culture

A civil response to violence: Emiliano Salinas on TED.com

In this passionate talk from TEDxSanMigueldeAllende that’s already caused a sensation in Mexico, Emiliano Salinas, son of former presi...

Jun 27, 2011
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