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How to expose the corrupt: Peter Eigen on TED.com

Some of the world’s most baffling social problems, says Peter Eigen, can be traced to systematic, pervasive government corruption, han...

Feb 8, 2010
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Live from TED

TED banners are up!

Above: TED banners have started flying over Long Beach in preparation for next week’s <a href="TED2010. (More banners here.) B...

Feb 5, 2010
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Art

The painter and the pendulum: Tom Shannon on TED.com

TED visits Tom Shannon in his Manhattan studio for an intimate look at his science-inspired art. An eye-opening, personal conversation with ...

Feb 5, 2010
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Live from TEDMED

A new strategy in the war on cancer: David Agus on TED.com

Traditionally, David Agus says, cancer treatments have had a short-sighted focus on the offending individual cells. He suggests a new, cross...

Feb 4, 2010
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TED Prize

The TED Prize, 6 years on

In the lifetime of the TED Prize, we’ve launched more than 20 wishes, generating ongoing projects to save the oceans…to teach and to c...

Feb 3, 2010
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Invention

A lab the size of a postage stamp: George Whitesides on TED.com

Traditional lab tests for disease diagnosis can be too expensive and cumbersome for the regions most in need. George Whitesides’ ingen...

Feb 3, 2010
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Live from TED

Still time to sign up for the TED2010 livestream

The TED Associate Membership allows you to watch next week’s TED conference live as it happens — and to do so in the company of ...

Feb 3, 2010
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Live from TEDMED

The big idea my brother inspired: Jamie Heywood on TED.com

When Jamie Heywood‘s brother was diagnosed with ALS, he devoted his life to fighting the disease as well. The Heywood brothers built a...

Feb 2, 2010
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TEDIndia

Solving social problems with a nudge: Sendhil Mullainathan on TED.com

MacArthur winner Sendhil Mullainathan uses the lens of behavioral economics to study a tricky set of social problems — those we know h...

Feb 1, 2010
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