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Computing is still too clunky: Charlie Rose and Larry Page in conversation
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Computing is still too clunky: Charlie Rose and Larry Page in conversation

The illustrious questioner Charlie Rose and Google cofounder and CEO Larry Page take their seats on the TED stage for a Q&A during Sessi...

Mar 19, 2014
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How to keep 240 million Twitter users safe: Del Harvey at TED2014
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How to keep 240 million Twitter users safe: Del Harvey at TED2014

Del Harvey is watching what you’re doing on Twitter. Head of the Trust and Safety Team at the social network, she develops ways to keep Twit...

Mar 19, 2014
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Three lessons for designing for the whole world: Margaret Gould Stewart at TED2014
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Three lessons for designing for the whole world: Margaret Gould Stewart at TED2014

“What do you think of when I say the word design?” Margaret Gould Stewart, director of product design at Facebook, is here to ta...

Mar 19, 2014
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Wired: The speakers in session 6 of TED2014
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Wired: The speakers in session 6 of TED2014

Technology is always a big theme at TED (it’s the “T,” after all), and in this session we draw back the curtain to take a ...

Mar 19, 2014
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A seat for those who want privacy, an experience for those who want friends: Delta designs for two types of travelers
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A seat for those who want privacy, an experience for those who want friends: Delta designs for two types of travelers

There are two kinds of people who fly: those who want to talk to the person sitting next to them and those who want a quiet ride. Luckily, D...

Mar 19, 2014
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The hard problem of consciousness: David Chalmers at TED2014
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The hard problem of consciousness: David Chalmers at TED2014

“Right now you have a movie playing inside your head,” says philosopher David Chalmers. It’s an amazing movie, with 3D, sm...

Mar 19, 2014
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The strange story of the teddy bear: Jon Mooallem at TED2014
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The strange story of the teddy bear: Jon Mooallem at TED2014

In 1902, bears in the United States were symbols of all the dangers of the frontier. Bears were called “murderers” for their ten...

Mar 19, 2014
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Why I must come out: Geena Rocero at TED2014
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Why I must come out: Geena Rocero at TED2014

“The world makes you something that you’re not — but you know inside what you are.” Model and activist Geena Rocero opens ...

Mar 19, 2014
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Want to prevent genetic disease? Study the healthy … right now: Stephen Friend at TED2014
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Want to prevent genetic disease? Study the healthy … right now: Stephen Friend at TED2014

Stephen Friend wants your genes — no, really. Today at TED2014 he announced  the Resilience Project, a new crowdsourced effort to unde...

Mar 19, 2014
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