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Art

Substance vs. style: a cognitive science approach

Fans of Vik Muniz may be interested to learn the results of a recent study which shows that, when we look at a painting, our brains process ...

May 23, 2008
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Design

$100 laptop designer Yves Behar on TED.com

Designer Yves Behar digs up his creative roots and discusses some of the iconic objects he’s created (the Leaf lamp, the Jawbone heads...

May 21, 2008
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TED Prize

Win a pass to TED2009 in Dave Eggers' Once Upon a School challenge

Dave Eggers, winner of the 2008 TED Prize, wished to collect 1,000 stories of private citizens engaged in their area public schools. He call...

May 20, 2008
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XO laptop redesign: Pics!

One Laptop per Child designer Yves Behar (watch his TEDTalk) shares exciting news about the top-to-bottom redesign of the XO laptop — ...

May 20, 2008
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Science

"Chemistry can be fun": a new look at the elements

Several TEDsters have written in to share this astonishing, close-up look at the processes behind common chemical reactions: David Bolinsky,...

May 20, 2008
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Oceans

Mapping the ocean’s hidden worlds: Robert Ballard on TED.com

Legendary ocean explorer Robert Ballard (he found Titanic) takes us on a mindbending trip to hidden worlds underwater, where he and other re...

May 20, 2008
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TED Prize

How to get involved in TED Prize wishes

Since it began in 2005, the TED Prize has been making wishes that call on the power of the global TED community. Here’s a roundup of c...

May 18, 2008
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TEDAfrica 2008 plans suspended

From Chris Anderson, Curator of TED, and Emeka Okafor, TEDAfrica director: Regretfully, we’re having to suspend plans for our TEDAfric...

May 16, 2008
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Stephen Hawking meets Nelson Mandela for AIMS

Above: Professor Stephen Hawking met South Africa’s former president, Nelson Mandela, in Houghton, Johannesburg, today. From left to r...

May 15, 2008
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