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Twitter Snapshot: Mathieu Lehanneur blends fantasy and functionality

Designer Mathieu Lehanneur presented several of his imaginative creations, inspired by the interplay of nature and technology. Among his des...

Jul 22, 2009
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Stefana Broadbent at TEDGlobal 2009: Running notes from Session 3

Technology anthropologist Stefana Broadbent analyzes how we text, IM and talk. Today, she says these new methods of communication are helpin...

Jul 22, 2009
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Twitter Snapshot: Janine Benyus observes how nature influences design

In her talk today, biomimicrist Janine Benyus made the case that we can learn a lot from nature. In keeping with this idea, here’s wha...

Jul 22, 2009
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Twitter Snapshot: Cary Fowler keeps seeds safe

Session 4 of TEDGlobal started with biodiversity archivist Cary Fowler giving a talk about his project at Svalbard — a global seed ban...

Jul 22, 2009
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Evgeny Morozov at TEDGlobal 2009: Running notes from Session 3

Evgeny Morozov is a member of the illustrious group of TED Fellows and hails from the former Soviet republic of Belarus. He explains that it...

Jul 22, 2009
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Twitter Snapshot: Evgeny Morozov

Evgeny Moroz steps onstage and says: “As an Eastern European, I was brought in to play the pessimist this morning. Bear with me.&#8221...

Jul 22, 2009
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Jonathan Zittrain at TEDGlobal 2009: Running notes from Session 3

As the second day of TEDGlobal unrolls, the morning’s program begins with the Connected Consequences session. This is a session all ab...

Jul 22, 2009
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Wiring a web for global good: Gordon Brown on TED.com

We’re at a unique moment in history, says UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown, speaking earlier today at TEDGlobal in Oxford. He says we ca...

Jul 21, 2009
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TEDGlobal Day 1: Quotes of the Day

“Imagine if we could combine the power of a global ethic with our new power to communicate and organize globally.” – UK Pr...

Jul 21, 2009
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