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New: Find “courses” from TEDTalks on iTunes U
News

New: Find “courses” from TEDTalks on iTunes U

New on iTunes U: Find TEDTalks organized by subject area into courses, curated for students, educators and lifelong learners. In our initial...

Feb 8, 2012
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Remembering Mike deGruy
Science

Remembering Mike deGruy

We are saddened by the news that ocean photographer, filmmaker and storyteller Mike deGruy died yesterday in a helicopter crash in Australia...

Feb 4, 2012
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News

State of the X: Stats on TEDx and TEDxTalks in January

The new feature “State of the X,” on the TEDx Tumblr, runs the numbers on TEDx and the great video coming from these worldwide i...

Feb 4, 2012
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Robin Ince: “I’ve just realised what I should have done my TED talk on”
Entertainment

Robin Ince: “I’ve just realised what I should have done my TED talk on”

Late in January, Robin Ince tweeted: balls, 7 months too late I’ve just realised what i should have done my TED talk on So the TED Blo...

Feb 3, 2012
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Breakthrough solutions: Fellows Friday with Juliette LaMontagne
Q&A

Breakthrough solutions: Fellows Friday with Juliette LaMontagne

Juliette LaMontagne’s Breaker offers millennials a unique, hands-on alternative learning opportunity — working on projects with seriou...

Feb 3, 2012
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TED Conversations in the classroom
Education

TED Conversations in the classroom

Can students learn better by sharing what they know? TED Fellow Nina Tandon believes in the power of sharing ideas and using TED Talks in he...

Feb 3, 2012
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Design

The self-assembly line: Skylar Tibbits’ science art at TED

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3vjQ-jWPgNs] In this video, TED Fellow Skylar Tibbits shows how a self-assembly line might work, by ...

Feb 2, 2012
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Announcing a global talent search for TED2013 speakers
News

Announcing a global talent search for TED2013 speakers

UPDATE: Get details on online signups for events near you: list of opening dates for TED2013 auditions. The best moments at TED have often c...

Jan 31, 2012
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New TED Book asks: can changing how we teach make our kids smarter, more creative?
Q&A

New TED Book asks: can changing how we teach make our kids smarter, more creative?

Ten years ago, educator Sugata Mitra and his colleagues cracked open a hole in a wall bordering an urban slum in New Delhi, installed a netw...

Jan 24, 2012
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