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How fish talk — and how we do

Linking two TEDTalks fascinations — language and fish — is this report from today’s Science. While studying midshipman fis...

Jul 18, 2008
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Brain magic: Keith Barry on TED.com

First, magician Keith Barry shows us how our brains can fool our bodies — in a trick that works via podcast too. Then he involves the ...

Jul 18, 2008
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Film

Spike Lee will film "Passing Strange" this weekend

Stew‘s brilliant musical Passing Strange closes this weekend on Broadway — and Spike Lee will film the final Saturday shows. On ...

Jul 17, 2008
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My year of living biblically: A.J. Jacobs on TED.com

Speaking at the most recent EG conference, author, philosopher, prankster and journalist A.J. Jacobs talks about the year he spent living bi...

Jul 17, 2008
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Technology

Technology, faith and human shortcomings: Billy Graham on TED.com

Reverend Billy Graham marvels at technology’s power to improve lives and change the world — but says the end of evil, suffering ...

Jul 16, 2008
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"Engineers' Dreams": A short story by George Dyson

Today, Edge 250 publishes a new short story by science historian George Dyson. A born storyteller (watch his TEDTalks on Project Orion and t...

Jul 15, 2008
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Digitally fabbed house for New Orleans rises at MOMA

If you were inspired by Neil Gershenfeld’s TEDTalk on the FabLab — where you can build just about anything you can dream of &#82...

Jul 15, 2008
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Science

Scientist at Work: Paying a Visit to E.O. Wilson

To reach Edward O. Wilson’s office on the Harvard campus, one must first push through a door with a sign warning the public not to enter. Th...

Jul 15, 2008
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The brain in love: Helen Fisher on TED.com

Why do we crave love so much, even to the point that we would die for the lack of it? To learn more about our very real, very physical need ...

Jul 15, 2008
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