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“Bodies”: Images and notes from Session 7 of TEDGlobal 2011

Movement expert Daniel Wolpert on the relationship between brain and body: “Our brains map our own body’s motions and correct ou...

Jul 14, 2011
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“The Dark Side”: Images and notes from Session 6 of TEDGlobal 2011

Underworld investigator Misha Glenny: “There are two types of companies in the world: those that know they’ve been hacked and th...

Jul 14, 2011
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News

A global culture to fight extremism: Maajid Nawaz on TED.com

The second TEDTalk posted from TEDGlobal 2011, happening now in Edinburgh: Why do transnational extremist organizations succeed — wher...

Jul 14, 2011
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Technology

5 e-etiquette tips to practice on a date or at TEDGlobal 2011

The eETIQUETTE space at TEDGlobal 2011. Photo: Robert Leslie / TED Can you put your phone down for 1 hour? Not many people can without an in...

Jul 14, 2011
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Q&A

Three amazing women: Meet the Shape What’s to Come ambassadors

The Shape What’s to Come ambassadors, with Lakshmi Pratury from the INK Conference, talk in the journaling space — while behind ...

Jul 14, 2011
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“Emerging Order”: Images and notes from Session 5 of TEDGlobal 2011

Matt Ridley, rational optimist, hosts Session 5: Emerging Order, on July 13, during TEDGlobal 2011, July 11-15, 2011, in Edinburgh, Scotland...

Jul 13, 2011
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Q&A

Watching Ushahidi’s Mumbai response unfold, with co-founder Erik Hersman

Erik Hersman, onstage Thursday at TEDGlobal. Photo: James Duncan Davidson / TED On Wednesday, July 13, a bombing in Mumbai took at least 10 ...

Jul 13, 2011
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Coffee Common’s Edinburgh experience

[vimeo http://www.vimeo.com/26377050 w=525&h=294] Coffee Common, the organization of small coffee roasters who are making great coffee a...

Jul 13, 2011
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News

Let’s take back the internet! Rebecca MacKinnon on TED.com

The first TEDTalk posted from TEDGlobal 2011, happening now in Edinburgh: In this powerful talk, Rebecca MacKinnon describes the expanding s...

Jul 13, 2011
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