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TEDx

Celebrating the 10,000th TEDx talk video with the TEDxTalks Index

Amazing news from the TEDx Tumblr: The TEDx program is not yet three years old, but we are already celebrating a major milestone: the 10,000...

Nov 9, 2011
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Art

High-tech art (with a sense of humor): Aparna Rao on TED.com

Artist and TED Fellow Aparna Rao re-imagines the familiar in surprising, often humorous ways. With her collaborator Soren Pors, Rao creates ...

Nov 9, 2011
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Biology

The line between life and not-life: Martin Hanczyc on TED.com

In his lab, Martin Hanczyc makes “protocells,” experimental blobs of chemicals that behave like living cells. His work demonstra...

Nov 7, 2011
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Culture

The right to understand: Sandra Fisher-Martins on TED.com

Medical, legal, and financial documents should be easy to read, but too often they aren’t. With spot-on (and funny) examples, Sandra Fisher ...

Nov 6, 2011
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Technology

TED.com planned outage 7pm Eastern today

To upgrade is human … TED.com will be offline for maintenance at 7pm Eastern time this evening for two hours of maintenance. If you ne...

Nov 5, 2011
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Culture

Crowdsourcing the news: Paul Lewis on TED.com

When every cellphone can record video and take pictures, everyone is a potential news source. Reporter Paul Lewis tells two stories that sho...

Nov 5, 2011
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TEDx

Starting today: More TEDx video on TED.com

Starting today, you’ll see a new talk every single day on the homepage of TED.com! Each Saturday and Sunday, we’ll be posting a ...

Nov 5, 2011
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Entertainment

The augmented reality of techno-magic: Marco Tempest on TED.com

Using sleight-of-hand techniques and charming storytelling, techno-illusionist Marco Tempest brings a jaunty stick figure to life onstage at...

Nov 4, 2011
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Our strange relationship to screens: Performance artist Lars Jan explores our hyper-networked world
Fellows Friday

Our strange relationship to screens: Performance artist Lars Jan explores our hyper-networked world

Lars Jan, a TED Fellow, creates multimedia performances that probe the ubiquity of screens and propaganda in our culture. Today, his show AB...

Nov 4, 2011
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