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How do teens think about body image, beauty and bullying? 3 perspectives from around the world
Education

How do teens think about body image, beauty and bullying? 3 perspectives from around the world

Body image, beauty and bullying. In TED-Ed Clubs, students are guided through the process of making a presentation on an idea they feel pass...

Jul 2, 2015
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The legacy of slavery echoed in the Charleston shooting, why we feel awe, the happy memories of mice + more
In Brief

The legacy of slavery echoed in the Charleston shooting, why we feel awe, the happy memories of mice + more

The TED community has been very busy over the past few weeks. Below, some newsy highlights. Powerful thoughts on slavery’s legacy. Last week...

Jul 1, 2015
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TED@BCG focuses on the many meanings of growth
Business

TED@BCG focuses on the many meanings of growth

Growth is usually a good thing. For a person, it means more wisdom; for a business, it means more profit; for a country, it means increased ...

Jul 1, 2015
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QUIZ: Which TED Talk are you?
Your Turn

QUIZ: Which TED Talk are you?

A fun way to find a talk that’s just right for you…

Jun 30, 2015
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Neither laryngitis nor repeated microphone fails could keep Dame Stephanie Shirley from her TED Talk
How This Talk Came To Be

Neither laryngitis nor repeated microphone fails could keep Dame Stephanie Shirley from her TED Talk

Dame Stephanie Shirley had just a few hours to go before giving her talk at TEDWomen 2013. There was just one problem: she could hardly spea...

Jun 30, 2015
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Love triumphs against the odds: StoryCorps celebrates the 46th anniversary of Stonewall
TED Prize

Love triumphs against the odds: StoryCorps celebrates the 46th anniversary of Stonewall

More than 40 years after the Stonewall Riots, even as Caitlyn Jenner dominates pop culture, coming out as gay or transgender remains deeply ...

Jun 26, 2015
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Global ideas, in a graphic novella
Live from TEDGlobal

Global ideas, in a graphic novella

Comic books usually feature superheroes. This one, however, stars the speakers who shared ideas at last week’s TEDGlobal>London. The grap...

Jun 25, 2015
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A picture that rendered me speechless, snapped at TED2015
News

A picture that rendered me speechless, snapped at TED2015

They say a picture is worth a thousand words. This picture was worth all the words I had — it rendered me speechless. It’s an image of...

Jun 25, 2015
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Remembering James Horner
News

Remembering James Horner

At TED2005, James Horner shared the secret of what made him such a powerhouse film composer — he made it a point to watch each film as a vie...

Jun 23, 2015
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