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Design

Paola Antonelli's new column for SEED

Paola Antonelli is the design curator at New York’s Museum of Modern Art, and a two-time TEDTalks star, with her TED2007 talk “T...

Mar 9, 2009
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Design

The 3 ways good design makes us happy: Don Norman on TED.com

In this talk from TED2003, design critic Don Norman turns his incisive eye toward beauty, fun, pleasure and emotion, as he looks at design t...

Mar 9, 2009
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4 great talks for International Women's Day

To celebrate March 8, International Women’s Day, we suggest these four TEDTalks gems from some amazing speakers — artists, scien...

Mar 8, 2009
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8 tips for speakers from a TED photographer
Culture

8 tips for speakers from a TED photographer

Via boingboing: James Duncan Davidson was one of our shooters at TED2009 (along with Asa Mathat — an amazing team). As a photographer ...

Mar 8, 2009
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Culture

A striking evolution in jazz: Exclusive interview with Eric Lewis

Not without a struggle (and a measure of healthy angst), acclaimed pianist Eric Lewis is driving the next evolution of jazz — forging ...

Mar 6, 2009
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Music

Striking chords to rock the jazz world: Eric Lewis on TED.com

Eric Lewis, an astonishingly talented crossover jazz pianist — seen by many for the first time at TED2009 — sets fire to the key...

Mar 6, 2009
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Orangutans and palm oil: What's the connection?

In Willie Smits’ powerful TEDTalk, he describes his work to re-grow the rainforest in Indonesia — a triple-bottom-line effort th...

Mar 5, 2009
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Music

Michael Montes on the TEDTalks ringtone

Michael Montes is the composer who created the TEDTalks opening themes (now available as ringtones). We’re curious about what it&#8217...

Mar 5, 2009
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Celebrating jobs — all kinds of jobs: Mike Rowe on TED.com

From EG’08: Mike Rowe, the host of Dirty Jobs, tells some compelling (and horrifying) real-life job stories. Listen for his insights a...

Mar 5, 2009
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