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X marks the spot: A TEDx inspired hackerspace in Morocco, plus this week’s TEDx Talks
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X marks the spot: A TEDx inspired hackerspace in Morocco, plus this week’s TEDx Talks

TEDx and TED Fellows joined forces to bring Morocco its first hackerspace — “Sahara Labs,” a place for people of all ages to play with...

May 31, 2013
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100 million views for TEDx! Plus: 5 great moments in TEDx Talks history
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100 million views for TEDx! Plus: 5 great moments in TEDx Talks history

Spring has been an exciting season for TEDx. In March, the program celebrated its 4th birthday; and now — just two months later — we’re exci...

May 31, 2013
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Your mega summer reading list: 200 books recommended by TEDsters
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Your mega summer reading list: 200 books recommended by TEDsters

Books can entertain, sucking you like a tornado into incredible new worlds. Books can teach, giving you a richer understanding of time perio...

May 31, 2013
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Living with uncertainty: Fellows Friday with Anita Doron
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Living with uncertainty: Fellows Friday with Anita Doron

Anita Doron’s first feature film, The Lesser Blessed, is a love story that takes place in a remote community in the Northwest Territories. T...

May 31, 2013
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10 fascinating facts about woolly mammoths
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10 fascinating facts about woolly mammoths

Sequencing an extinct genome is no longer a pipe dream, says evolutionary biologist and ancient DNA specialist Hendrik Poinar in today’s tal...

May 30, 2013
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TEDGlobal newsmakers: May El-Khalil on the meaning of marathons
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TEDGlobal newsmakers: May El-Khalil on the meaning of marathons

On Sunday, May 26, two rockets soared over Beirut, Lebanon, hitting a Shi’ite Muslim area in the southern part of the city. The rockets rais...

May 30, 2013
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How to watch (or experience) TED all around the world
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How to watch (or experience) TED all around the world

Across the globe, anyone can watch TED Talks through TED.com, our YouTube channel, our mobile apps or our iTunes podcasts. (Have you checked...

May 30, 2013
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Fun to watch: Paper gets wings

In this super cool talk from TEDxTokyo, magician Kohtaro Fujiyama morphs ripped pieces of paper into butterflies, and then lets them take fl...

May 29, 2013
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What you would do with $1 million to inspire change in the world
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What you would do with $1 million to inspire change in the world

The $1 million TED Prize is a way for a passionate, motivated dreamer to put a world-changing plan into action. With nominations for the pri...

May 29, 2013
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