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#Promise panel wrap-up

Today at the #Promise conference in New York, TED’s June Cohen moderated a panel with GE’s Ed Downing and Ogilvy’s Evan Slater. Downing shar...

Jun 10, 2010
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TED Prize

Peter Storey: "The World’s Cup runneth over with compassion"

In the Washington Post today, Peter Storey, one of the architects of the Charter for Compassion, shares his thoughts on the eve of the World...

Jun 10, 2010
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Does the world need nuclear energy?: Stewart Brand and Mark Z. Jacobson on TED.com

Nuclear power: the energy crisis has even die-hard environmentalists reconsidering it. In this first-ever TED debate, Stewart Brand and Mark...

Jun 10, 2010
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Business

TED at the #Promise today: watch live

June Cohen of TED is curating a panel at today’s #Promise conference — a look at corporate social responsibility and how social ...

Jun 10, 2010
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Design

Sweat the small stuff: Rory Sutherland on TED.com

It may seem that big problems require big solutions, but ad man Rory Sutherland says many flashy, expensive fixes are just obscuring better,...

Jun 9, 2010
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Save the ocean, refuse plastics: Dianna Cohen for World Oceans Day

By the end of Mission Blue Voyage, most of the attendees and speakers were sporting cool glass necklaces, a gift from Dianna Cohen, second f...

Jun 8, 2010
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Chevy and Jayni Chase: How you can help the oceans

Aside from being a comedian and legend, Chevy Chase is a longtime activist for the environment. (It helps that he’s married to Jayni C...

Jun 8, 2010
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How poachers became caretakers: John Kasaona on TED.com

In his home of Namibia, John Kasaona is working on an innovative way to protect endangered animal species: giving nearby villagers (includin...

Jun 8, 2010
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The lost art of democratic debate: Michael Sandel on TED.com

Democracy thrives on civil debate, Michael Sandel says — but we’re shamefully out of practice. He leads a fun refresher, with TE...

Jun 7, 2010
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