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TED-Ed Clubs: What people are saying in the Twitterverse
Education

TED-Ed Clubs: What people are saying in the Twitterverse

In the nearly two weeks since the launch of TED-Ed Clubs, almost 700 educators in 50+ countries have completed applications in the hopes of ...

Jan 28, 2014
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The Moneyball Effect: How smart data is transforming criminal justice, healthcare, music, and even government spending
Culture

The Moneyball Effect: How smart data is transforming criminal justice, healthcare, music, and even government spending

When Anne Milgram became the Attorney General of New Jersey in 2007, she was stunned to find out just how little data was available on who w...

Jan 28, 2014
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We need to change everything on campus: Anant Agarwal of edX on MOOCs, MIT and new models of higher education
Education

We need to change everything on campus: Anant Agarwal of edX on MOOCs, MIT and new models of higher education

Whenever something is declared the subject of “the year of,” you know said subject is ripe for a big fat backlash. So, when The ...

Jan 27, 2014
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What’s next for MOOCs?
Education

What’s next for MOOCs?

“Questions Worth Asking” is a new editorial series from TED in which we’ll pose thorny questions to those with a thoughtfu...

Jan 27, 2014
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This 13-year-old entrepreneur is out to change the world: A Q&A with Maya Penn
Q&A

This 13-year-old entrepreneur is out to change the world: A Q&A with Maya Penn

Maya Penn is a tiny, vibrant force of nature. She’s an entrepreneur, philanthropist, fashion designer, animator, blogger, writer and illustr...

Jan 27, 2014
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Larry Lessig completes 185-mile walk across New Hampshire, spreading the word that the U.S. electoral system can be fixed
Q&A

Larry Lessig completes 185-mile walk across New Hampshire, spreading the word that the U.S. electoral system can be fixed

Larry Lessig is about to complete a 185-mile walk across the state of New Hampshire. He began this journey on January 11 and has walked desp...

Jan 24, 2014
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Happy 30th birthday, Macintosh!
News

Happy 30th birthday, Macintosh!

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2B-XwPjn9YY&w=586&h=440] Thirty years ago today, Steve Jobs introduced the Macintosh 128k at...

Jan 24, 2014
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How to build a micronation: Fellows Friday with artist Jorge Mañes Rubio
Art

How to build a micronation: Fellows Friday with artist Jorge Mañes Rubio

TED2014 Fellow Jorge Mañes Rubio is an artist and perpetual tourist who investigates invisible, forgotten places — Chinese cities subm...

Jan 24, 2014
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10 facts about infidelity, as divulged by Helen Fisher
Culture

10 facts about infidelity, as divulged by Helen Fisher

Love isn’t so much an emotion, says Helen Fisher in her TED Talk. No, love is a brain system — one of three that that’s related to mat...

Jan 23, 2014
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