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Trial, error and the God complex: Tim Harford on TED.com

The third TEDTalk posted from TEDGlobal 2011, happening now in Edinburgh: Economics writer Tim Harford studies complex systems — and f...

Jul 15, 2011
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TEDx

Reflections on the TEDGlobal experience from TEDx Organizers

Lara Stein acknowledges TEDx organizers during TEDGlobal 2011, July 11-15, 2011, in Edinburgh, Scotland. Photo: James Duncan Davidson / TED ...

Jul 15, 2011
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Q&A

Fellows Friday with Genevieve von Petzinger

Genevieve von Petzinger’s database of prehistoric geometric shapes in cave art reveals some startling insights. More than mere doodles, the ...

Jul 15, 2011
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Photo of the day: Paul Zak sprays the stage with oxytocin

Paul Zak, a “neuroeconomist,” studies why we humans like and trust each other. And the answer, he’s found, is the compound...

Jul 14, 2011
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Education

Spreading TED-Ed at TEDGlobal

TED-Ed is a new initiative to build a deep, tagged archive of educational videos — expanding the reach and power of great video (inclu...

Jul 14, 2011
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The orbital perspective: Ron Garan from the ISS

[vimeo http://vimeo.com/26440850 w=525&h=294] TED Blog exclusive video: US astronaut Ron Garan is currently on board the International S...

Jul 14, 2011
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“Embracing Otherness”: Images and notes from Session 8 of TEDGlobal 2011

Media pioneer Pat Mitchell hosts Session 8: Embracing Otherness: “I suspect all of us have at one point or another have been the other...

Jul 14, 2011
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Q&A

Visual note-taking with Tom Wujec at TEDGlobal 2011

[vimeo http://vimeo.com/26434597 w=525&h=294] Video: At TEDGlobal 2011, Tom Wujec, a Fellow at Autodesk and a repeat TED speaker, showed...

Jul 14, 2011
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Q&A

Raising the bar: Q&A with Lucy Kimball, creator of the Physical Bar Chart

Nafissa holds her two favorite pins from the Physical Bar Chart. Photo: Robert Leslie / TED One wall of the simulcast room at TEDGlobal 2011...

Jul 14, 2011
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