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Articles, reflections, and teachings from our community.

Biology

Understanding cancer through proteomics: Danny Hillis on TED.com

At TEDMED, Danny Hills makes a case for the next frontier of cancer research: proteomics, the study of proteins in the body. As Hillis expla...

Feb 24, 2011
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Live from TEDWomen

Curating humanity’s heritage: Elizabeth Lindsey on TED.com

It’s been said that when an elder dies, it’s as if a library is burned. Anthropologist Elizabeth Lindsey, a National Geographic ...

Feb 23, 2011
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Playlist

Playlist: TEDTalks from Fast Company’s influential women in tech

Fast Company just released their 2011 list of the Most Influential Women in Technology, and four women with TEDTalks made the cut! Watch the...

Feb 23, 2011
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Live from TED

A Taste of TED in 2010

[vimeo http://vimeo.com/20156515 w=525&h=294] In this reel, TED recaps an amazing year of talks from three conferences, a bunch of small...

Feb 22, 2011
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Live from TEDGlobal

Saving faces: Iain Hutchison on TED.com

Facial surgeon Iain Hutchison works with people whose faces have been severely disfigured. By pushing to improve surgical techniques, he hel...

Feb 22, 2011
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TEDx

Chris Anderson talks TED on Charlie Rose

On Friday’s Charlie Rose, TED curator Chris Anderson sat down to talk about spreading ideas and the rise of TEDx — and shares th...

Feb 21, 2011
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Business

How to use experts — and when not to: Noreena Hertz on TED.com

We make important decisions every day — and we often rely on experts to help us decide. But, says economist Noreena Hertz, relying too...

Feb 21, 2011
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Art

Follow JR’s new LA art campaign

The LA Weekly has exclusive access as JR (our 2011 TED Prize winner) and his crew paste up a new exhibit across Los Angeles this week. Calle...

Feb 19, 2011
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Technology

Video: IBM insiders break down Watson’s Jeopardy! win

On February 16, 2011, TED.com hosted a live webstream of IBM experts and insiders discussing supercomputer Watson’s victory against Je...

Feb 18, 2011
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