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Why I’m a weekday vegetarian: Graham Hill on TED.com

We all know the arguments that being vegetarian is better for the environment and for the animals — but in a carnivorous culture, it c...

May 18, 2010
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Meet Ayse Seda Demirel, TED volunteer translator

Tell us about yourself. My name is Ayse Seda Demirel and I was born in Izmir, located on the western shore of Turkey. I am the youngest of t...

May 17, 2010
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Can we eat to starve cancer? William Li on TED.com

William Li presents a new way to think about cancer treatment: angiogenesis, targeting the blood vessels that feed a tumor. The crucial firs...

May 17, 2010
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New Best of the Web talk: Viktor Frankl

Viktor Frankl: Why to believe in others In this rare clip from 1972, legendary psychiatrist and Holocaust-survivor Viktor Frankl delivers a ...

May 15, 2010
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"The Talk": Julia Sweeney on TED.com

Despite her best efforts, comedian Julia Sweeney is forced to tell a little white lie when her 8-year-old begins learning about frog reprodu...

May 14, 2010
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Meet Michele Gianella, TED volunteer translator

Tell us about yourself. I live and work near Milan, Italy. As far as I remember, I’ve always been attracted by unconventional things l...

May 13, 2010
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Live from TED

In the OTP's first year: The translators at TEDActive

Every year, TED is simulcast to an intimate gathering of doers and thinkers in Palm Springs called TEDActive. Here, attendees watch the all ...

May 13, 2010
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Celebrating 1 year of the Open Translation Project

Today, TED’s Open Translation Project marks one full year of making TEDTalks video available to non-English speakers around the world. As of...

May 13, 2010
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Education

Math class needs a makeover: Dan Meyer on TED.com

Today’s math curriculum is teaching students to expect — and excel at — paint-by-numbers classwork, robbing kids of a skil...

May 13, 2010
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