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Premiere: William Kamkwamba on building a windmill

When he was just 14 years old, Malawian inventor William Kamkwamba built his family an electricity-generating windmill from spare parts, wor...

Aug 1, 2007
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Premiere: George Ayittey on Cheetahs vs. Hippos

This grab-you-by-the-throat talk by Ghanaian economist George Ayittey unleashes an almost breathtaking torrent of controlled anger toward co...

Aug 1, 2007
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Premiere: Euvin Naidoo on the Africa You Don’t Know

In the talk that opened TEDGlobal 2007 (“Africa: The Next Chapter”), South African investment banker Euvin Naidoo sets the scene...

Aug 1, 2007
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"The African spirit pushes through"

Guest blogger David McQueen was an enthusiastic reporter, photographer and networker at TEDGlobal 2007. He’s a speaker, writer, music ...

Jul 31, 2007
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Environment

Ed Burtynsky’s beautifully monstrous "Manufactured landscapes"

If you are planning (you should) to go see Jennifer Baichwal’s documentary “Manufactured landscapes“, which opened last week in ...

Jul 29, 2007
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From "The Art of Conference Blogging"

Ethan Zuckerman blogged TEDGlobal 2007 (and several past TEDs). Every session. Every speaker (save a few). Every day for four days. His near...

Jul 28, 2007
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A hard week for space exploration

This has been a hard week for lovers and dreamers of space travel — a frequent topic at TED. An explosion at Burt Rutan’s Scaled...

Jul 27, 2007
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TED Prize

Own a Day of Architecture for Humanity

2006 TED Prize winner Cameron Sinclair’s wish resulted in the creation of the Open Architecture Network. In the five months since its ...

Jul 26, 2007
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How I got my new hip: Allison Hunt on TED.com

TEDster Allison Hunt‘s five-minute talk finds humor and marketing strategy in the most unlikely of places — her own hip-replacem...

Jul 26, 2007
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