Wisdom Blog

Articles, reflections, and teachings from our community.

Development

The superefficient Google.org car

To TEDsters, Google.org – the philanthropic arm of Google – is mostly known for the inspiring speech its director Larry Brillian...

Sep 15, 2006
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Biology

Richard Dawkins on TEDTalks

Richard Dawkins is Oxford University’s “Professor for the Public Understanding of Science.” Author of the landmark 1976 bo...

Sep 12, 2006
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Transcript

David Deutsch on TEDTalks

Legendary physicist David Deutsch is author of The Fabric of Reality and the leading proponent of the multiverse intrepretation of quantum t...

Sep 12, 2006
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Architecture

An Evening with Architecture for Humanity

<!––>TEDPrize winner, Cameron Sinclair, and Architecture for Humanity co-founder, Kate Stohr, will be in NYC next week for...

Sep 11, 2006
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Biology

Jill Sobule's musical tribute to Helen Fisher

At TED2006, Helen Fisher delivered an unforgettable talk (now available online) focusing largely on love: Its evolution, its vital importanc...

Sep 6, 2006
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Entertainment

Eve Ensler on TEDTalks

Eve Ensler is the playwright of The Vagina Monologues and The Good Body, and founder of the global movement V-Day, which is working to end v...

Sep 6, 2006
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Biology

Helen Fisher on TEDTalks

Helen Fisher is an anthropologist with Rutgers University, specializing in gender differences and the evolution of human emotions. Her most ...

Sep 6, 2006
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Biology

Tokyo is under attack!

At the University of Chicago, Professor Michael C. LaBarbera has prepared a comprehensive analysis of the Biology of B-Movie Monsters. In it...

Sep 1, 2006
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Design

Pit-stop for doctors

One of the "Ten Faces of Innovation" described in Tom Kelley’s recent book is that of the cross-pollinator, who "can cr...

Aug 31, 2006
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