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A new way to explain explanation: David Deutsch on TED.com

For tens of thousands of years our ancestors understood the world through myths, and the pace of change was glacial. The rise of scientific ...

Oct 26, 2009
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Navigating our global future: Ian Goldin on TED.com

As globalization and technological advances bring us hurtling towards a new integrated future, Ian Goldin warns that not all people may bene...

Oct 23, 2009
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Technology

Start your own FabLab: $1,499

At TED2006, Neil Gershenfeld gave a fun and fast-paced introduction to the FabLab — a miniature fabrication plant for making pretty mu...

Oct 23, 2009
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TEDTalk Tuesdays on CNN.com

Starting next week, CNN.com will show a TEDTalk on its homepage every Tuesday. It’s part of a big redesign for CNN.com that puts video...

Oct 22, 2009
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1.3 million reasons to re-invent the syringe: Marc Koska on TED.com

Reuse of syringes, all too common in under-funded clinics, kills 1.3 million each year. Marc Koska clues us in to this devastating global pr...

Oct 22, 2009
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Tomorrow: two live TEDx webstreams!

Both TEDxAthens and TEDxHalifax will be streaming their events live tomorrow. It’s an amazing way to experience two TEDx events being ...

Oct 21, 2009
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Lead like the great conductors: Itay Talgam on TED.com

An orchestra conductor faces the ultimate leadership challenge: creating perfect harmony without saying a word. In this charming talk, Itay ...

Oct 21, 2009
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Film

Animating a photo-real digital face: Paul Debevec on TED.com

At TEDxUSC, computer graphics trailblazer Paul Debevec explains the scene-stealing technology behind Digital Emily, a digitally constructed ...

Oct 20, 2009
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Update: Tides they are a-changin’

This weekend in the Maldives, president Mohamed Nasheed made a splash when he held the world’s first underwater national cabinet meeting &#8...

Oct 19, 2009
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