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Ex-Moonie Diane Benscoter: How cults think

Diane Benscoter talks about how she joined the Moonies — and stayed for five long years. She shares an insider’s perspective on ...

Jun 17, 2009
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Q&A with Clay Shirky on Twitter and Iran

NYU professor Clay Shirky gave a fantastic talk on new media during our TED@State event earlier this month. He revealed how cellphones, the ...

Jun 16, 2009
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Clay Shirky: How cellphones, Twitter, Facebook can make history

While news from Iran streams to the world, Clay Shirky shows how Facebook, Twitter and TXTs help citizens in repressive regimes to report on...

Jun 16, 2009
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Announcing the launch of TEDx — and our first TEDxTalk from TEDxUSC

We’re excited to announce the launch of TEDx, a program of local, self-organized events that bring people together to share a TED-like...

Jun 15, 2009
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Jane Poynter: Life in Biosphere 2

Jane Poynter tells her story of living two years and 20 minutes in Biosphere 2 — an experience that provoked her to explore how we mig...

Jun 15, 2009
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World Science Festival 2009 report: Battlestar Galactica: Cyborgs on the Horizon

A young and enthusiastic crowd packed the 92nd Street Y on Friday night to enjoy yet another reunion of science and art at the World Science...

Jun 15, 2009
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WSF Spotlight: A cabaret-style celebration of science (with a song)

The 2009 World Science Festival kicked off its third day of festivities on Friday with a truly original and delightful event called WSF Spot...

Jun 14, 2009
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Follow this weekend's World Science Festival in pictures

Photographer Robert Leslie is sending TED some wonderful shots from the World Science Festival, happening right now in New York City. Check ...

Jun 13, 2009
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From WSF: The intriguing study of nothing — vacuums, voids and the time before time

Photo: Robert Leslie. Courtesy WSF Last night, the TEDBlog attended the World Science Festival‘s second night of proceedings, specific...

Jun 12, 2009
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