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The fascinating evolution of type design: Matthew Carter at TED2014
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The fascinating evolution of type design: Matthew Carter at TED2014

Though you may call him an artist, Carter think of himself as an industrial designer whose medium is type. When one designs a font, one deal...

Mar 18, 2014
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A mountaintop TEDx workshop: Gathering the people who bring big ideas to communities around the world
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A mountaintop TEDx workshop: Gathering the people who bring big ideas to communities around the world

For TEDx organizers, the TEDx Workshop held each year at TED and TEDActive is a way to experience the behind-the-scenes action at what organ...

Mar 18, 2014
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Reshape: The speakers in session 3 of TED2014
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Reshape: The speakers in session 3 of TED2014

Our world is constantly changing, and it is bold ideas that push this forward. Our speakers in this session are all big thinkers who are wor...

Mar 18, 2014
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We don’t have to give up liberty to have security: Edward Snowden at TED2014
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We don’t have to give up liberty to have security: Edward Snowden at TED2014

So here’s a surprise. Chris Anderson takes the stage to introduce a very special guest — who’s not actually here. Beaming ...

Mar 18, 2014
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From thousands of pieces to a bespoke space for talks: how we built our pop-up TED theater
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From thousands of pieces to a bespoke space for talks: how we built our pop-up TED theater

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CajfvKf5SZY&w=900&h=506] . The Next Chapter Theater at TED2014 smells incredible. That’s bec...

Mar 18, 2014
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What the LGBT movement learned from civil rights: Yoruba Richen at TED2014
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What the LGBT movement learned from civil rights: Yoruba Richen at TED2014

November 4, 2008, the night Barack Obama was elected president of the United States, was a monumental victory for the American civil rights ...

Mar 18, 2014
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The future of architecture will be Instagrammed: Marc Kushner at TED2014
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The future of architecture will be Instagrammed: Marc Kushner at TED2014

“Architecture is shaping our lives in ways we don’t even realize,” says architect Marc Kushner in his talk at TED2014. Co-founder of Architi...

Mar 18, 2014
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The history and future of the Universe in four minutes: Brian Greene at TED2014
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The history and future of the Universe in four minutes: Brian Greene at TED2014

Physicist Brian Green promises he will tell the audience at TED 2014 the whole history of the universe in four minutes. “Forgive me,&#...

Mar 18, 2014
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What will be our Pantheon? Bran Ferren gives an idea at TED2014
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What will be our Pantheon? Bran Ferren gives an idea at TED2014

Bran Ferren’s life pivoted on a trip to Rome at age 9. He’s the son of two passionate abstract expressionist artists, who taught...

Mar 18, 2014
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