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Will Wright previews his new game, Spore, on TED.com

A technical virtuoso with boundless imagination, Will Wright has created a style of computer gaming unlike any that came before, emphasizing...

Jul 17, 2007
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Steve Jobs' speaking techniques

At TED, we make a job of scouring the world for ideas worth sharing and for speakers able to share them in the most compelling ways. So we p...

Jul 16, 2007
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Africa Cookbook Project launched at TEDGlobal

Africa Cookbook ProjectOriginally uploaded by betumi Fran Osseo-Asare is a sociologist who studies (and loves) the food of Africa — ch...

Jul 14, 2007
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E.O. Wilson on PBS: Why should we care if the woodpecker goes?

The last “Bill Moyers Journal“, the weekly report on PBS, featured a long interview (video – transcript) by Moyers with bi...

Jul 13, 2007
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Everything we know about AIDS in Africa is wrong: Emily Oster on TED.com

Emily Oster, a University of Chicago economist, looks at the stats on AIDS in Africa — and comes up with a stunning conclusion: Everyt...

Jul 12, 2007
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Art

Jonathan Harris tells the Web’s secret stories, on TED.com

Jonathan Harris wants to make sense of the infinite world on the Web — so he builds dazzling graphic interfaces that help us visualize...

Jul 10, 2007
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TEDGlobal, one month on

It’s been a month since TEDGlobal 2007 rocked Arusha, Tanzania — bringing together Africans from all over the continent and the ...

Jul 10, 2007
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Defeating aging: Aubrey de Grey's handbook

British biogerontologist, computer scientist and twice TED speaker Aubrey de Grey has just finished a book, "Ending Aging: The Rejuvena...

Jul 9, 2007
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Why can’t we grow new body parts? Alan Russell on TED.com

Alan Russell studies regenerative medicine, a breakthrough way of treating disease and injury by helping the body to rebuild itself. He show...

Jul 5, 2007
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