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Articles, reflections, and teachings from our community.

TED Fellows

Fellows Friday with Xavier Alpasa

Xavier Alpasa climbed out of poverty to the top ranks of the Philippines’ premier corporation — and then realized he wanted to give it...

Feb 18, 2011
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Business

The future of business is the “mesh”: Lisa Gansky on TED.com

At TED@MotorCity, Lisa Gansky, author of “The Mesh,” talks about a future of business that’s about sharing all kinds of st...

Feb 17, 2011
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Q&A

Live on TED.com tomorrow: Ask IBM insiders about Watson, the Jeopardy computer

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dP4Jc5rGT1A&w=640&h=390] IBM’s language-savvy computer Watson has been dominating agai...

Feb 16, 2011
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Live from TEDWomen

Inspiring a life of immersion: Jacqueline Novogratz on TED.com

We each want to live a life of purpose, but where to start? In this luminous, wide-ranging talk, Jacqueline Novogratz introduces us to peopl...

Feb 16, 2011
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Q&A

Announcing TED Conversations!

We’re thrilled to announce today the launch of TED Conversations, a new social platform on TED.com that connects people for conversati...

Feb 16, 2011
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TEDx

“Uncertainty touches the best of what is human in us”: Q&A with Lesley Hazleton

In her luminous TEDxRainier talk, Lesley Hazleton, a writer and “accidental theologist,” described herself as “a tourist” in the Koran, and ...

Feb 15, 2011
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TEDx

The linguistic genius of babies: Patricia Kuhl on TED.com

At TEDxRainier, Patricia Kuhl shares astonishing findings about how babies learn one language over another — by listening to the human...

Feb 15, 2011
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Language

Reconnecting with compassion: Krista Tippett on TED.com

The term “compassion” — typically reserved for the saintly or the sappy — has fallen out of touch with reality. At a...

Feb 14, 2011
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New playlist: A Taste of TED2011

In this new Theme on TED.com, catch up on TEDTalks from speakers who are coming to TED2011 with something fresh to share. Interestingly, onl...

Feb 13, 2011
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