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Articles, reflections, and teachings from our community.

Biology

6 ways mushrooms can save the world: Paul Stamets on TED.com

Mycologist Paul Stamets studies mycelium and lists 6 ways that this astonishing fungus can help save the world. Cleaning polluted soil, crea...

May 6, 2008
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Maira Kalman on Alvar Aalto, in T Magazine

A lovely moment in the latest T Magazine, in this Sunday’s New York Times: Maira Kalman writes about and illustrates her classic Alvar...

May 5, 2008
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Italy plays Tibet: A fan video from Pangea Day Milano

It’s only a week now until Pangea Day — the worldwide festival of film, ideas and music, happening simultaneously around the glo...

May 3, 2008
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Vote for your favorite public intellectuals

Not to be outdone by the Time 100, the journals Foreign Policy and Prospect have together released a list of the Top 100 public intellectual...

May 1, 2008
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Dick Clark on Jill Bolte Taylor

Among the many TEDTalks stars on this year’s Time 100 list, Jill Bolte Taylor gets perhaps the coolest biographer: Dick Clark. He writ...

May 1, 2008
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The power to connect the world: Hector Ruiz on TED.com

Hector Ruiz talks about his commitment to giving the world access to the Internet. Ruiz is the CEO of AMD, and through AMD’s 50×1...

May 1, 2008
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Music

Wake up! It’s They Might Be Giants on TED.com

In a very, very early-morning set, They Might Be Giants rock the final day of TED2007. Songs include “Older,” “Bee of the ...

Apr 30, 2008
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Bionic athletes and the future of sports

ESPN The Magazine‘s April 23 cover story takes a look at the future of sports — a world where prosthetics can enhance athletic s...

Apr 29, 2008
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Transcript

What really goes on at the Large Hadron Collider: Brian Cox on TED.com

“Rock star physicist” Brian Cox talks about his work on the Large Hadron Collider at CERN. Discussing the biggest of big science...

Apr 29, 2008
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