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A striking evolution in jazz: Exclusive interview with Eric Lewis

Not without a struggle (and a measure of healthy angst), acclaimed pianist Eric Lewis is driving the next evolution of jazz — forging ...

Mar 6, 2009
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Why do societies collapse? Jared Diamond on TED.com

Why do societies fail? Taking lessons from the Norse of Iron Age Greenland, deforested Easter Island and present-day Montana, Jared Diamond ...

Oct 27, 2008
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Looking at celebrity: Alison Jackson on TED.com

Why can’t you make it through the checkout line without flipping through page after page of pregnant celebs in Us magazine? Alison Jac...

Jan 28, 2008
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Scenes from "The War Tapes": Deborah Scranton on TED.com

The director of the award-winning documentary The War Tapes, Deborah Scranton makes films that help people tell their own stories. She talks...

Sep 13, 2007
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A TED-bagful of inspiration from Sierra Leone

TED Curator Chris Anderson writes: If there had been no other outcome of TEDGlobal than the story below, I think the whole thing would have ...

Jun 18, 2007
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TED Book Club: Everything Bad is Good For You

Steven Johnson (TED2003) has wowed us at TED in the past, and his books never fail to intrigue and delight. His latest, Everything Bad is Go...

Sep 14, 2005
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