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Culture

‘Selling’ condoms in the Congo: Amy Lockwood on TED.com

HIV is a serious problem in the DR Congo, and aid agencies have flooded the country with free and cheap condoms. But few people are using th...

Sep 21, 2011
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Culture

Open-sourcing the blueprints of civilization: Marcin Jakubowski on TED.com

Using wikis and digital fabrication tools, TED Fellow Marcin Jakubowski is open-sourcing the blueprints for 50 farm machines, allowing anyon...

Apr 14, 2011
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Culture

Global health, mutual survival: Fellows Friday with Alanna Shaikh

Today, infectious diseases race across the world, and one country’s health problem can affect the entire global economy. For these and other...

Mar 18, 2011
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Development

Watch TEDxChange @ TEDxDelhi, livestreaming March 22

The Gates Foundation and TEDx are presenting another extraordinary TEDxChange event — this time in New Delhi, India. In partnership wi...

Mar 17, 2011
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Development

Fellows Friday with Sunita Nadhamuni

Water and sanitation are among the most crucial issues facing India today, Sunita Nadhamuni notes in her interview with TED. But while these...

Aug 20, 2010
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Development

Teaching one child at a time: Shukla Bose on TED.com

Educating the poor is more than just a numbers game, says Shukla Bose. She tells the story of her groundbreaking Parikrma Humanity Foundatio...

Mar 30, 2010
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Development

Google makes World Bank data visible

Stats guru Hans Rosling writes to say the popular search engine, Google, is making 17 of the World Bank’s World Development Indicators...

Nov 11, 2009
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Development

A third way to think about aid: Jacqueline Novogratz on TED.com

The debate over foreign aid often pits those who mistrust “charity” against those who mistrust reliance on the markets. Jacqueli...

Sep 25, 2009
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Development

Investing in ending poverty: Jacqueline Novogratz on TED.com

We’re beginning the second week of the TED media team’s annual break and our highlights from the archives with a thought-provoking talk from...

Aug 17, 2009
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