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The sound the universe makes: Janna Levin on TED.com

We think of space as a silent place. But physicist Janna Levin says the universe has a soundtrack — a sonic composition that records s...

Mar 15, 2011
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The social animal: David Brooks on TED.com

Tapping into his latest book, NYTimes columnist David Brooks unpacks new insights into human nature from the cognitive sciences — insi...

Mar 14, 2011
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Graphic: Growing TED by giving it away

Ogilvy Notes brings us Liisa Sorsa‘s graphic realization (click to see full size) of June Cohen’s talk this morning at SXSW: &#8...

Mar 13, 2011
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Announced at SXSW: TED to open API

At SXSW this morning, June Cohen, TED’s Executive Producer of Media, announced TED’s intention to open an application programmin...

Mar 13, 2011
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55 TEDTalks now on Hulu, with more to come …

Are you a Hulu fan? We’re adding the TEDTalks archive to Hulu’s great video library, starting with 55 TEDTalks — including...

Mar 11, 2011
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TEDx

How the market can keep streams flowing: Rob Harmon on TED.com

From TEDxRainier: With streams and rivers drying up because of over-usage, Rob Harmon has implemented an ingenious market mechanism to bring...

Mar 11, 2011
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TED Fellows

Fellows Friday with Neha Gupta

Founder of EachOneTeachOne, Neha Gupta helps Facebook users spend their online time tutoring students in need. Neha has a history of using I...

Mar 11, 2011
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News

The birth of a word: Deb Roy on TED.com

MIT researcher Deb Roy wanted to understand how his infant son learned language — so he wired up his house with videocameras to catch ...

Mar 10, 2011
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TED Fellows

WEF announces 2011 Young Global Leaders

The World Economic Forum has announced the selections of their 2011 Young Global Leaders. Young Global Leaders “represent the future o...

Mar 10, 2011
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