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The political chemistry of oil spills: Lisa Margonelli on TED.com

In the Gulf oil spill’s aftermath, Lisa Margonelli says drilling moratoriums and executive ousters make for good theater, but distract...

Aug 26, 2010
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Ann Cooper’s latest tool in the Food Revolution

Food Revolution hero Ann Cooper recently re-launched her new and improved website for The Lunch Box — a collection of scalable recipes...

Aug 25, 2010
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Learning from Sherman the talking shark: Jim Toomey on TED.com

Cartoonist Jim Toomey created the comic strip Sherman’s Lagoon, a wry look at underwater life starring Sherman the talking shark. As h...

Aug 25, 2010
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TEDxChange: Learn more about the Millennium Development Goals

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vs1cC9Pec8k] On September 20, live in New York and webcast around the world, TEDxChange will examine...

Aug 24, 2010
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Inside an Antarctic time machine: Lee Hotz on TED.com

Science columnist Lee Hotz describes a remarkable project at WAIS Divide, Antarctica, where a hardy team are drilling into ten-thousand-year...

Aug 24, 2010
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The beauty of data visualization: David McCandless on TED.com

David McCandless turns complex data sets like worldwide military spending, media buzz, Facebook status updates and more into beautiful yet s...

Aug 23, 2010
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New Best of the Web talk: Diane Savino on gay marriage

Diane J. Savino: The case for same-sex marriage Hours before New York lawmakers rejected a key marriage equality bill (38-24), State Senator...

Aug 21, 2010
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Building the game layer on top of the world: Seth Priebatsch on TED.com

By now, we’re used to letting Facebook and Twitter capture our social lives on the web — building a “social layer” o...

Aug 20, 2010
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Development

Fellows Friday with Sunita Nadhamuni

Water and sanitation are among the most crucial issues facing India today, Sunita Nadhamuni notes in her interview with TED. But while these...

Aug 20, 2010
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