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World-class health care for all: Dr. Ernest Madu on TED.com

Dr. Ernest Madu runs the Heart Institute of the Caribbean in Kingston, Jamaica, where he proves that — with careful design, smart tech...

Apr 17, 2008
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Open-source economics: Yochai Benkler on TED.com

Law professor Yochai Benkler explains how collaborative projects like Wikipedia and Linux represent the next stage of human organization. By...

Apr 16, 2008
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Playing the music in your head: Tod Machover & Dan Ellsey on TED.com

Tod Machover of MIT’s Media Lab invented the musical technology behind Guitar Hero, and here he talks about what’s coming next. ...

Apr 15, 2008
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TED Prize

TED Prize update: "The Greens" turns 1!

When photographer Edward Burtynsky won the 2005 TED Prize, he wished that the TED community would help him teach kids how to live green. Thi...

Apr 12, 2008
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Jan Chipchase's quest

Photo: Shaul Schwarz/Reportage, for The New York Times. Copyright 2008 The New York Times Company The New York Times Magazine recently tagge...

Apr 12, 2008
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Biomimicry in National Geographic and on TED.com

This month’s National Geographic has a great story on biomimetics, or biomimicry, the art of studying nature’s engineering. If y...

Apr 11, 2008
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Wii Remote hacks: Johnny Lee on TED.com

Johnny Lee demos his amazing Wii Remote hacks, bending the $40 game part so it powers a digital whiteboard, a multitouch display and a head-...

Apr 11, 2008
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TED Prize

Larry Brilliant profiled in Rolling Stone

2006 TED Prize winner Larry Brilliant is profiled in the latest Rolling Stone. The long piece talks about Brilliant’s amazing life, fr...

Apr 9, 2008
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TED Prize

Encyclopedia of Life film is nominated for a Webby

The beautiful film that helped launch the Encyclopedia of Life has been nominated for a 2008 Webby Award. Created by Avenue A | Razorfish, t...

Apr 8, 2008
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