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Shadows in the light of openness: Ivan Krastev at TEDGlobal 2012
Culture

Shadows in the light of openness: Ivan Krastev at TEDGlobal 2012

What’s going wrong with democracy? Iavan Krastev is a political scientist to speak about crisis in Europe. Not, in his words, an inspi...

Jun 27, 2012
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Self-determination in the digital age: Malte Spitz at TEDGlobal 2012
Culture

Self-determination in the digital age: Malte Spitz at TEDGlobal 2012

As curator Chris Anderson says, politicians don’t generally turn up on the TED stage. This year, there are two in a row, as Alex Salmo...

Jun 27, 2012
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Video tweet: Massimo Banzi quoted at TEDGlobal 2012
Art

Video tweet: Massimo Banzi quoted at TEDGlobal 2012

In this taste of TEDGlobal, Massimo Banzi, the inventor of Arduino, offers an inspiring word on open-source creativity: “You don&#8217...

Jun 27, 2012
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Shades of Openness: Opening animation for TEDGlobal Session 5
Design

Shades of Openness: Opening animation for TEDGlobal Session 5

Brief: Stylistic, symbolic and metaphoric forms creating a visual poem about Radical Openness. Director’s statement: “In our sha...

Jun 27, 2012
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How small countries make a big impact: Alex Salmond at TEDGlobal 2012
Global Issues

How small countries make a big impact: Alex Salmond at TEDGlobal 2012

Alex Salmond is interested in the role of small countries in the world. And, “As the leader of a small country that’s had a big ...

Jun 27, 2012
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Shades of Openness: Session 5 at TEDGlobal2012
Art

Shades of Openness: Session 5 at TEDGlobal2012

Click to watch this session’s opening animation Too often, we view “openness” as an unmitigated Good Thing. Yet, as we&#82...

Jun 27, 2012
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Showing the global wingspan of Rachmaninoff: Natasha Paremski at TEDGlobal 2012
Art

Showing the global wingspan of Rachmaninoff: Natasha Paremski at TEDGlobal 2012

Natasha Paremski started taking piano lessons at the age of 4. Having moved from her native Russia to the United States in 1995, she made he...

Jun 27, 2012
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Using data to build better education systems: Andreas Schleicher at TEDGlobal 2012
Education

Using data to build better education systems: Andreas Schleicher at TEDGlobal 2012

Watch Andreas Schleicher’s TED Talk >> “Learning is not a place, it’s an activity,” says Andreas Schleicher. H...

Jun 27, 2012
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System D, the informal economy: Robert Neuwirth at TEDGlobal 2012
Business

System D, the informal economy: Robert Neuwirth at TEDGlobal 2012

“In System D, this is a store,” says Robert Neuwirth as he shows a photo of a woman sitting on a plank beside a canal in Makoko ...

Jun 27, 2012
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