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8 great talks about cars
Live from TEDGlobal

8 great talks about cars

Jennifer Healey remembers totaling her car as a teenager. She was cruising down the highway, when she noticed the brake lights on the car in...

Apr 25, 2013
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Meet the translator: Elena Montrasio, who brings you talks in Italian
Culture

Meet the translator: Elena Montrasio, who brings you talks in Italian

TED Talks are available in 100 languages, from Albanian to Vietnamese, thanks to the tireless work of our translators. So far, more than 9,4...

Apr 24, 2013
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9 ways that sound affects our health, wellbeing and productivity
Global Issues

9 ways that sound affects our health, wellbeing and productivity

Julian Treasure cares very deeply for your ears. That’s why he’s given TED talks like “The 4 ways sound affects us” and “Why architects need...

Apr 24, 2013
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Entertainment

How much a video weighs and why the chicken crossed the road: 13 great questions from Vsauce creator Michael Stevens

TED is in the business of online videos. And so we were very intrigued by this question from Michael Stevens, the creator of the popular edu...

Apr 24, 2013
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A gallery of JR mania: The artist takes Manhattan
Gallery

A gallery of JR mania: The artist takes Manhattan

TED Prize winner JR rolled into New York this weekend for the premiere of his documentary, INSIDE OUT: The People’s Art Project, at the Trib...

Apr 23, 2013
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Get ready for TED Talks Education, airing May 7 at 10pm
Education

Get ready for TED Talks Education, airing May 7 at 10pm

TED is coming to a TV screen near you. On Tuesday, May 7, our first-ever television special will air on PBS at 10pm. Called TED Talks Educat...

Apr 23, 2013
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News

TED vs. SoulPancake: The showdown for a People’s Voice Webby (Variety category)

TED, THNKR, SoulPancake, The Switch and Henry Review have all been nominated for The Webby’s People’s Voice Award in the category Online Fil...

Apr 23, 2013
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Business

The future of work and innovation: Robert Gordon and Erik Brynjolfsson debate at TED2013

Economists Robert Gordon and Erik Brynjolffson see very different things when they look at the stagnation of the U.S. economy in recent year...

Apr 23, 2013
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News

From the archive: Deepak Chopra’s 2002 talk at TED

As part of a public exchange of letters (his, ours, his) regarding TED’s views on the line between good and bad science, Deepak Chopra...

Apr 22, 2013
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