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Large Hadron Collider set to try again in November

Last week, CERN announced that the world’s largest particle accelerator will power up again in November. However this time it will run...

Aug 11, 2009
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Education

Fab Labs: Neil Gershenfeld on TED.com

Today, we continue our schedule of archive gems as the media team continues their brief but necessary respite from the tough job of running ...

Aug 11, 2009
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The birth of Wikipedia: Jimmy Wales on TED.com

For the next two weeks, while TED’s media team takes a much needed vacation, we will not be posting a new TEDTalk daily. However, to sate th...

Aug 10, 2009
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The week in comments

The reception for this past wave of talks from TED Global 2009 centers around the theme of accountability. People seemed especially moved by...

Aug 8, 2009
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The music of a war child: Emmanuel Jal on TED.com

For five years, young Emmanuel Jal fought as a child soldier in the Sudan. Rescued by an aid worker, he’s become an international hip-...

Aug 7, 2009
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Is CYXYMU the first "digital refugee"?

TED Fellow, journalist and expert on political aspects of the Internet Evgeny Morozov, who spoke at TEDGlobal 2009 on web censorship, cyber-...

Aug 7, 2009
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Education

TED and Reddit ask Sir Ken Robinson absolutely anything!

TED and Reddit are teaming up to give you the opportunity to ask creativity expert Sir Ken Robinson absolutely anything! Sir Ken, whose 2006...

Aug 6, 2009
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Design

Biomimicry in action: Janine Benyus on TED.com

Janine Benyus has a message for inventors: When solving a design problem, look to nature first. There you’ll find inspired designs for...

Aug 6, 2009
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Development

A radical idea unveiled: Charter Cities: Paul Romer on TED.com

How can a struggling country break out of poverty if it’s trapped in a system of bad rules? Economist Paul Romer unveils a bold idea: ...

Aug 5, 2009
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