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Will-power! Rafe Esquith and the Hobart Shakespeareans at TED2012
Entertainment

Will-power! Rafe Esquith and the Hobart Shakespeareans at TED2012

Photos: James Duncan Davidson Rafe Esquith has spent 30 years teaching public school at Hobart School. It’s a difficult school, he say...

Mar 2, 2012
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Why haven’t we seen aliens? Chris Anderson at TED2012
Science

Why haven’t we seen aliens? Chris Anderson at TED2012

Photo: James Duncan Davidson TED Curator Chris Anderson talks about the TED-Ed project — a major initiative to bring TED to school and...

Mar 2, 2012
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Be the change we want to see: Awele Makeba at TED2012
Global Issues

Be the change we want to see: Awele Makeba at TED2012

Photo: James Duncan Davidson Awele Makeba is here not simply to tell us a story. She’s here to act one. Her story takes place in Montg...

Mar 2, 2012
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Put your stuff in a box: Angie Miller at TED2012
Education

Put your stuff in a box: Angie Miller at TED2012

Photo: James Duncan Davidson Angie Miller was the New Hampshire Teacher of the Year in 2011. She has three children, and she shares a box in...

Mar 2, 2012
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Building dark worlds to make a better one: Kate Messner at TED2012
Entertainment

Building dark worlds to make a better one: Kate Messner at TED2012

Photo: James Duncan Davidson Kate Messner begins by asking us, “How many of you have ever played with Legos?” Those of us who ha...

Mar 2, 2012
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Let’s talk about sex — and pizza: Al Vernacchio at TED2012
Culture

Let’s talk about sex — and pizza: Al Vernacchio at TED2012

Photos: James Duncan Davidson Al Vernacchio is here to talk about sex. In particular, he wants to talk about reframing the ways we talk abou...

Mar 2, 2012
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We still aren’t quite sure what sex is for: John Bohannon, Black Label Movement and Jelloslave at TED2012
Entertainment

We still aren’t quite sure what sex is for: John Bohannon, Black Label Movement and Jelloslave at TED2012

Photos: James Duncan Davidson John Bohannon and Black Label Movement are not ones for the ordinary. “Remember that conversation you ha...

Mar 2, 2012
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A Sputnik moment for STEM education: Ainissa Ramirez at TED2012
Science

A Sputnik moment for STEM education: Ainissa Ramirez at TED2012

Photos: James Duncan Davidson Ainissa Ramirez comes on stage armed with a blowtorch. Well, that sure got everyone’s attention. She pro...

Mar 2, 2012
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Let’s put a sundial on Mars: Bill Nye at TED2012
Science

Let’s put a sundial on Mars: Bill Nye at TED2012

Photos: James Duncan Davidson Bill Nye, The Science Guy, would like to discuss with us our place in space. Not with black holes, or multiver...

Mar 2, 2012
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