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Walk-in Music, African style

Those of you who’ve attended TED in Monterey know that when you hear the Elephant March from Aïda, it means the doors for the Main Hal...

Jun 5, 2007
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The Day in Quotes (TEDGlobal 2007, Day One)

“We are all Africans. Welcome home.” — Paleontologist Zeray Alemseged, who discovered in Ethiopia the 3.3 million-year-old Salam...

Jun 5, 2007
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TEDGlobal 2007: What the blogs say (Day one)

“There’s nothing like a little controversy to get the party started. TEDGlobal hasn’t disappointed thus far.” —White Afric...

Jun 5, 2007
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[TEDGlobal 2007] Session 2: Looking Back to Look Forward

We began session two looking back to … session one. Bono offered an unscheduled talk, taking on the anti-aid stance of journalist Andr...

Jun 4, 2007
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[TEDGlobal 2007] Session 1: The Africa You Don't Know

After an extraordinary welcoming fanfare by Malian chanteuse Rokia Traore, TEDGlobal 2007 (Africa: The Next Chapter) kicked off this afterno...

Jun 4, 2007
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George Ayittey's critique of "coconut republics" — too good to keep to ourselves

In the months before each TED, we ask speakers to fill in a short, casual questionnaire for the program guide, answering questions like &#82...

Jun 4, 2007
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TED.com's new discussion space: Africa: The Next Chapter

As the TED Conference team departs for Tanzania and TEDGlobal 2007, the TED.com team is beginning the conversation online, with our latest t...

May 30, 2007
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Three powerful talks from TED2007

This week we’re posting three of the most-talked-about talks from TED2007 — Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, John Doerr and Blaise Aguera y ...

May 30, 2007
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Oceans

Step into the open ocean with Tierney Thys

Marine biologist Tierney Thys asks the audience to step into the open ocean for a visit to the world of the Mola mola, or giant ocean sunfis...

May 24, 2007
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