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The healthcare debate: Jonathan Haidt on how our moral roots skew our reasoning

Only on the TED Blog: In The TED Lens, each Sunday a TED speaker offers a new look at the week’s big news stories. This week, social p...

Sep 27, 2009
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TED Prize

Live on the web today: Karen Armstrong and the Dalai Lama talk about compassion

A TED Prize wish is about to be granted. We’d love you to participate. On Sunday, September 27, 1pm PDT, TED Prize winner Karen Armstr...

Sep 27, 2009
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Q&A

Q&A with Victor Chan of the Dalai Lama Center, host of the Vancouver Peace Summit

Tomorrow at 1pm PDT, watch Karen Armstrong talk with the Dalai Lama and other Nobelists in a live webcast from the Vancouver Peace Summit. T...

Sep 26, 2009
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Ask Evgeny Morozov anything!

Evgeny Morozov is a contrarian of the online revolution, reminding us all that while the Internet has done a tremendous amount of good &#821...

Sep 25, 2009
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Development

A third way to think about aid: Jacqueline Novogratz on TED.com

The debate over foreign aid often pits those who mistrust “charity” against those who mistrust reliance on the markets. Jacqueli...

Sep 25, 2009
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Q&A

Read design mind's Q&A with Taryn Simon

In the newest issue of design mind, editor Sam Martin asks Taryn Simon about her work and her process, and the way the two interconnect. If ...

Sep 24, 2009
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Film

Call for Entries: TEDIndia Short Films

For the first time in its 25-year history, the TED Conference is announcing a Call for Entries for its short film program, with selected fil...

Sep 24, 2009
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TED Fellow Peter Haas and AIDG honored by Bill Clinton for work in Haiti

From the TED Fellows blog: At Day 3 of the Clinton Global Initiative in New York, Bill Clinton honors TED Fellow Peter Haas and his group AI...

Sep 24, 2009
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Photographing secret sites: Taryn Simon on TED.com

Taryn Simon exhibits her startling take on photography — to reveal worlds and people we would never see otherwise. She shares two proj...

Sep 24, 2009
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