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Reading minds with a brain scanner — it’s happening: Mary Lou Jepsen at TED2013
Technology

Reading minds with a brain scanner — it’s happening: Mary Lou Jepsen at TED2013

“Let’s talk about what’s in our heads and how to get it out,” says Mary Lou Jepsen as she begins her talk at TED2013...

Feb 27, 2013
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Transforming transportation: Elon Musk at TED2013
Global Issues

Transforming transportation: Elon Musk at TED2013

The cofounder of PayPal, Elon Musk has become one of his generation’s most aggressive, not to mention successful, entrepreneurs. As CE...

Feb 27, 2013
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Electric, eclectic dance: Rich + Tone Talauega at TED2013
Entertainment

Electric, eclectic dance: Rich + Tone Talauega at TED2013

Brothers Rich + Tone Talauega are choreographers whose energy is so powerful one performance makes the whole room seem to vibrate. This morn...

Feb 27, 2013
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Dream!: The speakers in Session 5 at TED2013
News

Dream!: The speakers in Session 5 at TED2013

Before you can create a new world, you have to imagine new possibilities. The speakers in this session are the visionaries who propose that ...

Feb 27, 2013
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The yo-yo master: BLACK at TED2013
Entertainment

The yo-yo master: BLACK at TED2013

“When I was 14 years old, I had low self-esteem,” yo-yo champion BLACK begins his talk during session 4 of TED2013. “Then ...

Feb 27, 2013
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Taking back the Republic: Larry Lessig at TED2013
Global Issues

Taking back the Republic: Larry Lessig at TED2013

Larry Lessig has been referenced twice this morning, first by Wikihouse’s Alastair Parvin and secondly by the musician Amanda Palmer. ...

Feb 27, 2013
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Using public space as a canvas for imagination: Lesley Perkes at TED2013
Art

Using public space as a canvas for imagination: Lesley Perkes at TED2013

  Lesley Perkes walks onto the TED stage to tell us about her birth in 1961 in inner city Johannesburg. Her mother said she looked like...

Feb 27, 2013
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The DIY house of the future: Alastair Parvin at TED2013
Design

The DIY house of the future: Alastair Parvin at TED2013

Designer Alastair Parvin begins this Session 4 of TED2013 with the theme “Disrupt!” When we use the word architect or designer, ...

Feb 27, 2013
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Trust people to pay for music: Amanda Palmer at TED2013
Entertainment

Trust people to pay for music: Amanda Palmer at TED2013

Amanda Fucking Palmer wants us to re-think how we think about paying for music. She is known for her music, first as half of the Dresden Dol...

Feb 27, 2013
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