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Meet our TEDYouth teen reporters, Sadie and Nia
Youth

Meet our TEDYouth teen reporters, Sadie and Nia

Woo hoo! TEDYouth is here, starting at 1pm EST. For this incredible event, high school and young college students from around the New York a...

Nov 17, 2012
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TEDxYouthDay, streaming live
Youth

TEDxYouthDay, streaming live

TEDxYouthDay starts now! Today and tomorrow 100 TEDx events will participate in TEDxYouthDay, TEDx’s initiative to inspire curiosity, ignite...

Nov 17, 2012
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TED Weekends explores how our minds shape reality
Culture

TED Weekends explores how our minds shape reality

Green. Blue. Red. Grey. Few of us give much thought to the way we see color. But in a classic talk given at TEDGlobal 2009, Beau Lotto shows...

Nov 16, 2012
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That’s Ms. Congresswoman to you!: Fellows Friday with Kyrsten Sinema
Q&A

That’s Ms. Congresswoman to you!: Fellows Friday with Kyrsten Sinema

Former Arizona State Senator Kyrsten Sinema built her political career by seeking shared values with her opposition, while looking out for t...

Nov 16, 2012
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A look at the TED staff … and their moustaches
Culture

A look at the TED staff … and their moustaches

The TED staff was inspired by Adam Garone of the Movember movement to spend this month raising money for men’s health. And so, if you walk i...

Nov 16, 2012
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7 arts festivals that break the boundary between audience and performer
Art

7 arts festivals that break the boundary between audience and performer

[ted id=1552] To anyone who thinks of arts festivals as a fun bit of window dressing, David Binder’s rejoinder is: look again, and look more...

Nov 16, 2012
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TED-Ed answers the question: what is dark matter and what does it have to do with stars?
Science

TED-Ed answers the question: what is dark matter and what does it have to do with stars?

Spiral galaxies are a stunning sight. As Don Lincoln explains in one of this week’s TED-Ed lessons, these galaxies were thought to rotate in...

Nov 16, 2012
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Dave Eggers, Stefan Sagmeister and Ryuichi Sakamoto reveal their favorite TED Talks
Culture

Dave Eggers, Stefan Sagmeister and Ryuichi Sakamoto reveal their favorite TED Talks

TED Talks have now been viewed more than a billion times around the world. To celebrate this occasion, we reached out to 24 incredible talen...

Nov 16, 2012
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Teens: Compare your stats with kids around the world
TEDYouth

Teens: Compare your stats with kids around the world

TED speaker Rick Smolan is asking students between the ages of 13 and 18 to become “Data Detectives” for a new project he’s unveiling ...

Nov 15, 2012
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