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Articles, reflections, and teachings from our community.

It’s World Peace Day! What will you do this Sept. 21?

[ted id=1209] September 21, 2011, is World Peace Day — dreamed up by Jeremy Gilley, as he explains above, as a day when combatants tak...

Sep 21, 2011
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Global Issues

Live Q&A with Julia Bacha

In the photo above: Julia Bacha and Nadav Greenberg, Outreach and Programming Coordinator for Just Vision. In preparation for International ...

Sep 20, 2011
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Culture

The 6 killer apps of prosperity: Niall Ferguson on TED.com

Over the past few centuries, Western cultures have been very good at creating general prosperity for themselves. Historian Niall Ferguson as...

Sep 19, 2011
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Live from TEDWomen

The conscience of television: Lauren Zalaznick on TED.com

TV executive Lauren Zalaznick thinks deeply about pop television. Sharing results of a bold study that tracks attitudes against TV ratings o...

Sep 16, 2011
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TED Fellows

Fellows Friday with Eric Berlow

Positive feedback loops can be found in even the messiest conflicts, ecosystems and corporations, according to Eric Berlow. The trick, he te...

Sep 16, 2011
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Art

The art of wearable communication: Kate Hartman on TED.com

Artist Kate Hartman uses wearable electronics to explore how we communicate, with ourselves and with the world. In this quirky and thought-p...

Sep 14, 2011
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Design

TED Blog exclusive video: A new method for escaping tall buildings

[vimeo http://vimeo.com/28859809 w=525&h=294] Watch video >> Kevin Stone: A new method for escaping tall buildings Exclusive video...

Sep 10, 2011
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TEDx

Dance your Ph.D., win a trip to TEDxBrussels

[vimeo http://www.vimeo.com/14528924 w=601&h=398] Scientific Ph.D. dissertations are notoriously difficult to explain. That’s why,...

Sep 9, 2011
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Youth

Get Ready for TEDxYouthDay 2011!

TEDxYouthDay is a series of TEDx events designed to empower and inspire youth and kids across the globe! TEDxYouthDay will take place all ov...

Sep 8, 2011
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