Wisdom Blog

Articles, reflections, and teachings from our community.

Design

Amy Smith on TEDTalks

MIT engineer Amy Smith designs ingenious low-cost devices to tackle tough problems in developing countries. She received a MacArthur “...

Aug 15, 2006
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Environment

Martin Rees: An Apollo project for green energy

Sir Martin Rees is dismayed by the "worrisome lack of determination" shown last month in St Petersburg by the leaders of the G8 co...

Aug 7, 2006
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Biology

guerrilla gardening: green interventions

Re-watching Majora Carter reminded me of another project committed to green spaces in the inner city; Guerrilla Gardening, people who go and...

Jul 17, 2006
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Environment

Al Gore on TEDTalks

Al Gore, in his own words, “used to be the next President of the United States of America” but has since changed professions. Th...

Jun 27, 2006
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Development

Majora Carter on TEDTalks

Majora Carter is the Macarthur-winning founder of Sustainable South Bronx, an organization dedicated to holistic community development, spon...

Jun 27, 2006
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Entertainment

In Cannes-venient Truth: Behind the scenes with Gore

When Al Gore’s “An Inconvenient Truth” premiered at Cannes this weekend, TED2006 photographer Robert Leslie was on hand to...

May 22, 2006
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Entertainment

Al Gore, Comedian

At TED2006, and again at our TED screening of “An Inconvenient Truth,” we witnessed the reinvention of Al Gore as global warming...

May 17, 2006
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Environment

Al Gore: On newsstands now

First Vanity Fair, now Wired. VP-turned-global-warming-warrior Al Gore is clearly the cover model of the moment.

Apr 27, 2006
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Environment

TerraPass CEO Tom Arnold hosts reception following An Inconvenient Truth Screening

After the screening TerraPass CEO Tom Arnold (not to be confused with Roseanne Barr’s former husband) hosted a reception down the stre...

Apr 22, 2006
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