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A tour of MS Virtual Earth, on TED.com

Stephen Lawler, from Microsoft, takes us on a tour through the company’s new Virtual Earth project, which is, basically, an attempt to...

Jun 21, 2007
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Music

The string quartet Ethel plays "Blue Room," on TED.com

Ethel is, perhaps, the first 21st-century realization of the classical string quartet. An all-star foursome, Ethel is Cornelius Dufallo (vio...

Jun 19, 2007
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Google's quest for the perfect links

TED partner Google has allowed for the first time a journalist (Saul Hansell from the NYT) to spend a day with engineer Amit Shingal and his...

Jun 19, 2007
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Culture

A TED-bagful of inspiration from Sierra Leone

TED Curator Chris Anderson writes: If there had been no other outcome of TEDGlobal than the story below, I think the whole thing would have ...

Jun 18, 2007
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Film

A taste of TED, or two

Watch here a new "taste of TED" video documentary shot at this year’s conference, in March. In 7 minutes it gives a great se...

Jun 14, 2007
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Thomas Barnett’s bracing talk on the future of war, on TED.com

Strategic planner Thomas P.M. Barnett has advised US leaders on national security since the end of the Cold War. In this bracingly honest &#...

Jun 14, 2007
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Film

TED's Media Specialist laughs at Americans

TED’s Media Production Specialist, Michael Glass, is in Toronto this week premiering his film “Little Gold Men” at the Wor...

Jun 14, 2007
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TEDGlobal: TED staff look back

TED’s Content Producer, Kelly Stoetzel, helps choose the speakers for every TED conference. She shares her thoughts after TEDGlobal 20...

Jun 13, 2007
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Architecture

David Rockwell talks about building the 9/11 viewing platform, on TED.com

Architect David Rockwell loves to create drama and spectacle, in his designs for casino interiors, hotels, restaurants, movie and theater se...

Jun 12, 2007
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