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Gossamer Condor: The Movie

Paul MacCready‘s first try for the Kremer Prize for human-powered flight, in 1976, was his Gossamer Condor, a Mylar-covered aircraft p...

Oct 1, 2007
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How to blog a conference

Live-blog heroes Ethan Zuckerman and Bruno Giussani, veterans of TED and other conferences around the world, have worked together to share w...

Oct 1, 2007
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Environment

Gore's call for a carbon/jobs Marshall plan

Al Gore (TED2006 speech) at last week’s Clinton Global Initiative: “The key to fighting global poverty is to have the wealthy na...

Oct 1, 2007
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TED Salon: Further reading

Some selected source material and references from Wednesday night’s TED Salon: David Keith (pictured, left) showed a New York Times ed...

Sep 29, 2007
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Bono, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, local heroes honored

Last night at Philadelphia’s National Constitution Center, Bono (watch his 2005 TEDTalk) and Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala (watch her TEDTalks) ...

Sep 28, 2007
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Environment

Notes from the TED Salon: "Hot Science: Radical Ideas to Combat the Climate Crisis"

Last night in New York City, 250 TEDsters gathered to hear some radical proposals for outsmarting climate change. It’s a fact: Atmosph...

Sep 27, 2007
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Flying on solar wings: Paul MacCready on TED.com

Paul MacCready — aircraft designer, environmentalist, and lifelong lover of flight — talks about his long career. After his reco...

Sep 27, 2007
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Science

Quotes from the TED Salon

Last night in Manhattan, TED hosted its 2007 Salon, called “Hot Science: Radical Ideas to Combat the Climate Crisis.” A detailed...

Sep 27, 2007
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Music

One night only: Stew reprises excerpts from his hit musical, "Passing Strange"

Last spring, singer-songwriter Stew (whose playful, provocative performance was a highlight of TED2006) rewrote the book on musicals with &#...

Sep 27, 2007
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