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Remembering John Wooden

Coach John Wooden has died, at 99. His 2001 TEDTalk has drawn some of the most heartfelt and thoughtful comments on TED.com: “What a w...

Jun 5, 2010
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World Science Festival 2010 report: The Search for Life in the Universe

Photo by Robert Leslie Last night at the Galapagos Art Space in Brooklyn, Nobel laureate Sir Paul Nurse moderated a discussion centered arou...

Jun 4, 2010
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Engineering a viral music video: Adam Sadowsky on TED.com

The band “OK Go” dreamed up the idea of a massive Rube Goldberg machine for their next music video — and Adam Sadowsky&#82...

Jun 4, 2010
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TEDxKarachi: Watch now!

TED’s Curator, Chris Anderson, and TEDTalks star Jacqueline Novogratz are among the speakers at today’s TEDxKarachi — an u...

Jun 4, 2010
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Why we need the explorers: Brian Cox on TED.com

In tough economic times, our exploratory science programs — from space probes to the LHC — are first to suffer budget cuts. Bria...

Jun 3, 2010
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The case for anonymity online: Christopher "moot" Poole on TED.com

The founder of 4chan, a controversial, uncensored online imageboard, describes its subculture, some of the Internet “memes” it h...

Jun 2, 2010
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Oceans

Revealing the ocean’s glory — and horror: Brian Skerry on TED.com

Photographer Brian Skerry shoots life above and below the waves — as he puts it, both the horror and the magic of the ocean. Sharing a...

Jun 2, 2010
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Pointing to the future of UI: John Underkoffler on TED.com

Minority Report science adviser and inventor John Underkoffler demos g-speak — the real-life version of the film’s eye-popping, ...

Jun 1, 2010
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Dan Ariely asks, What is the right amount to pay bankers?

Dan Ariely’s new book, The Upside of Irrationality, debuts tomorrow — he sends us this teaser, based on research that’s de...

May 31, 2010
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