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TED Prize

XDR-TB events in London and Washington DC

Casson at the TED Prize Blog tips us off to two events: XDR-TB Panel in Washington DC tomorrow, Oct. 14: If you live in DC and have an hour ...

Oct 13, 2008
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No new TEDTalk today — and some big video news

UPDATED: Starting this morning and going for two weeks, we’re updating all 300+ TEDTalks with freshly encoded video. What this means: ...

Oct 13, 2008
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Which direction is this woman spinning?

Can you reverse her direction of rotation? Cognitive Daily at ScienceBlogs took a reader poll and found that two-thirds saw the silhouetted ...

Oct 13, 2008
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TED Prize

YouTube takeover: James Nachtwey's video playlist

From the TED Prize blog: Today, James Nachtwey is the guest editor of the YouTube homepage. Along with the video of his photographs of XDR-T...

Oct 10, 2008
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Music

Sound stylings by a human beatbox: James "AudioPoet" Burchfield on TED.com

Human beatbox James “AudioPoet” Burchfield performs an intricate three-minute breakdown — sexy, propulsive hip-hop rhythms...

Oct 10, 2008
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Design

Vote for the 2008 People's Design Award

Now through October 21, the Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum is asking you to vote for what you think is the best design of 2008. Choose...

Oct 9, 2008
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Jay Walker's library, as seen onstage at TED2008

In February, Jay Walker lent TED a wall of priceless and geeky artifacts to serve as the stage set for TED2008. In the TEDTalks from this co...

Oct 9, 2008
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TED@Palm Springs: Sneak peek at the Riviera resort

Just returned from a visit to the amazing TED@Palm Springs venue, where I’ll be playing host along with the famous Rives as my co-host...

Oct 8, 2008
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If you're in London … do your bit for XDR-TB

Via Casson at the TED Prize blog (where there’s lots more news about the XDRTB.org movement):

Oct 8, 2008
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