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The world’s best jugglers … at TED: Raspyni Brothers at TED2014
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The world’s best jugglers … at TED: Raspyni Brothers at TED2014

The Raspyni Brothers are a delightfully irreverent pair who also happen to be world-class jugglers. At TED2014, they riff on Einstein’s danc...

Mar 21, 2014
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Unstress: Speakers in Session 11 at TED2014
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Unstress: Speakers in Session 11 at TED2014

We live most of our lives wired and wound up, rarely pausing to relax or unplug from the daily grind. Our speakers in this session discuss t...

Mar 21, 2014
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We Are Many: Filmmaker Taghi Amirani talks about his new documentary, 7 years in the making, about the largest protest in history
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We Are Many: Filmmaker Taghi Amirani talks about his new documentary, 7 years in the making, about the largest protest in history

As the Fellows program turns five, we catch up with Iranian filmmaker Taghi Amirani – a member of the Fellows inaugural class and the first ...

Mar 21, 2014
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In case you missed it: Day 4 of TED2014
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In case you missed it: Day 4 of TED2014

The wild ride continues on March 20, 2014: Day 4 at TED2014. Here are some highlights from this Thursday: NSA deputy director Richard Ledget...

Mar 21, 2014
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Misdeeds do not define you: Shaka Senghor at TED2014
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Misdeeds do not define you: Shaka Senghor at TED2014

Writer, teacher and MIT Media Fellow Shaka Senghor gives the last talk of Session 10: Passion at TED2014, and he starts with a literal bang:...

Mar 20, 2014
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Passion and aging: Isabel Allende at TED2014
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Passion and aging: Isabel Allende at TED2014

Author Isabel Allende is 71. Her husband is 76, her parents are in their late 90s and her dog, Olympia, is 16. So she’s confronting th...

Mar 20, 2014
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Building a house of music: Blood Orange at TED2014
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Building a house of music: Blood Orange at TED2014

Devonté Hynes is a producer, singer, composer, author, and more. He’s spent a lot of his career helping other musicians produce their ...

Mar 20, 2014
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The hardest 105 days of my life: Ben Saunders at TED2014
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The hardest 105 days of my life: Ben Saunders at TED2014

On October 25, 2013, adventurer Ben Saunders and his teammate Tarka L’Herpiniere set out to complete Captain Robert Falcon Scott’s failed 19...

Mar 20, 2014
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Why I wear the burka: Masarat Daud at TED2014
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Why I wear the burka: Masarat Daud at TED2014

Masarat Daud wears the burka — but she didn’t always. As a younger woman at university in Dubai, she thought: “People woul...

Mar 20, 2014
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