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The top 15 TEDWomen talks so far
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The top 15 TEDWomen talks so far

The only way to get things done—set your eyes on the goal, tilt forward, start running, and build momentum. That is the wisdom behind the th...

Dec 11, 2014
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An inspiring way to learn English? By watching TED Talks
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An inspiring way to learn English? By watching TED Talks

“The world has a new mania — a mania for learning English,” said Jay Walker on the TED stage in 2009. English is accepted as a shared langua...

Dec 10, 2014
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A class of medical students thinks “upstream,” thanks to the gift of a book
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A class of medical students thinks “upstream,” thanks to the gift of a book

Before Jackie Hodges arrived for orientation at Tufts University School of Medicine, she got a gift from her soon-to-be med school: a free d...

Dec 10, 2014
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The TED Gift Guide
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The TED Gift Guide

Buying gifts? It is HARD. Especially when so many gift guides offer up ideas for what to get your dad, co-worker or sister without taking in...

Dec 9, 2014
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10 signs you should be at TEDActive next March
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10 signs you should be at TEDActive next March

TEDActive is for the thinkers, doers and dreamers of the world. An action-packed event that runs parallel to the annual TED conference, TEDA...

Dec 8, 2014
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Remembering Stella Young
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Remembering Stella Young

Stella Young — comedian, activist, TEDx speaker, awesome person — died on December 6, 2014. She wished to be no one’s insp...

Dec 7, 2014
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Brave new weird: Inside the funhouse art experiences of TED Fellow Gabriel Barcia-Colombo
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Brave new weird: Inside the funhouse art experiences of TED Fellow Gabriel Barcia-Colombo

Vending machines that sell human DNA. People trapped in jars and blenders. Bottles of perfume that smell like burning books. You have to exp...

Dec 5, 2014
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This infographic shows what it’s like to be a modern refugee
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This infographic shows what it’s like to be a modern refugee

“Syrians are just looking for a quiet place where nobody hurts you,” says one refugee, who survived a capsized escape craft on h...

Dec 4, 2014
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A 10,000-person TEDx event unfolds in Buenos Aires
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A 10,000-person TEDx event unfolds in Buenos Aires

In October, ten thousand people sat in the stands of Argentina’s largest indoor event space, Tecnópolis, bracing themselves for the moment w...

Dec 3, 2014
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