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Music

Exclusive: Ozomatli's block-party video for "Malagasy Shock"

This February in Long Beach, the band Ozomatli played a legendary set at TED2010’s Wednesday-night block party. As a keepsake from tha...

Apr 20, 2010
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TED Prize

SETI makes radio telescope data accessible: Join Jill Tarter's wish

(Photo: TED / Asa Mathat) SETI Institute, an interdisciplinary scientific organization that explores the nature of life throughout the unive...

Apr 19, 2010
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Oceans

Glowing life in an underwater world: Edith Widder on TED.com

Some 80 to 90 percent of undersea creatures make light — and we know very little about how or why. Deep-sea biologist Edith Widder exp...

Apr 19, 2010
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TEDxVolcano, the world's first flash forum: Pics and roundups

“Who’s stranded?” TED’s June Cohen asks the audience of 100+ at TEDxVolcano yesterday. Photo: TED / Robert Leslie Wa...

Apr 18, 2010
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TEDxVolcano: Explosive, impromptu, livestreamed tonight!

Stranded by the ash cloud, inspired by the just-concluded Skoll World Forum, and temporarily headquartered in one of the world’s great...

Apr 18, 2010
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Music

New Best of the Web video: Eric Whitacre's virtual choir

A choir as big as the Internet 185 voices from 12 countries join a choir that spans the globe: “Lux Aurumque,” composed and cond...

Apr 17, 2010
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The TEDxStockholm Week — an idea worth spreading?

In this special guest blog, Teo Härén, co-founder of TEDxStockholm, explains the concept behind TEDxStockholm week, which will begin tomorro...

Apr 16, 2010
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Five Webby nominations for TED.com, TED Prize. Vote for us!

We’re thrilled to report that TED.com is nominated in five categories for the 2010 Webby Awards. Log in and vote for us! Best Copy / W...

Apr 15, 2010
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Biology

Hooked by an octopus: Mike deGruy on TED.com

Underwater filmmaker Mike deGruy has spent decades looking intimately at the ocean. A consummate storyteller, he takes the stage at Mission ...

Apr 15, 2010
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