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Articles, reflections, and teachings from our community.

Language

Do all languages have a common ancestor? Murray Gell-Mann on TED.com

After speaking at TED2007 on elegance in physics, the amazing Murray Gell-Mann gives a quick overview of another passionate interest of his:...

Jun 11, 2008
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Millions watching lectures? Who knew?

TED.com picked up three Webbies on Tuesday night at the 2008 Webby Awards ceremony in New York City. Which means that June Cohen (left), Dir...

Jun 11, 2008
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The worldwide web of belief and ritual: Wade Davis on TED.com

Anthropologist Wade Davis muses on the worldwide web of belief and ritual that makes us human. He shares breathtaking photos and stories of ...

Jun 10, 2008
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Wii Remote + wheelchair: Digital Wheel Art

Cross the Wii hacking of Johnny Lee with the creativity tools of Tod Machover, and you get Digital Wheel Art — a wheelchair that uses ...

Jun 6, 2008
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Apply for Fellowships and Reduced-Price passes to TED2009

Registration is open for Reduced-Price Memberships and Fellowships to TED2009 in Long Beach. Apply now >> + Reduced-Price Memberships are of...

Jun 5, 2008
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The psychology of forgiveness

The TED.com staff’s favorite psychology research blog, the BPS Research Digest, reports on a study on forgiveness from the University ...

Jun 5, 2008
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Music

Rokia Traore sings "Kounandi" on TED.com

Singer-songwriter Rokia Traoré performs “Kounandi,” a breathtaking song that blends Malian instruments with a modern, heartfelt ...

Jun 5, 2008
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Nathan Myhrvold on archeology, animal photography, BBQ … on TED.com

Nathan Myhrvold talks about a few of his latest fascinations — animal photography, archeology, BBQ and generally being an eccentric ge...

Jun 4, 2008
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African economies learn from mistakes: Paul Collier in discussion

Casson at the TEDPrize.org blog (get the RSS feed) points us toward this cover story in the May/June Boston Review: “Is It Africa&#821...

Jun 3, 2008
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