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Quantum genius

Legendary physicist David Deutsch, who gave a stunning talk at TEDGlobal, just won the $100,000 Edge of Computation Prize.

Nov 15, 2005
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Life is an illusion …

For your Tuesday morning procrastinating pleasure: A delightful diversion. And a reminder that you can’t always trust your eyes &#8230...

Nov 15, 2005
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Invention

Changing the World One Cookie at a Time

Malcolm Gladwell writes a New Yorker piece on TEDster Steve Gundrum’s quest for the perfect cookie … a connection made at TED200...

Nov 15, 2005
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Technology

Oh, Woody!

Targeted soundwave used to thwart pirate attack on cruise ship; Woody Norris demo’d a gentler version of the technology at TEDGlobal

Nov 14, 2005
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Film

Blink: The Movie

Malcolm Gladwell’s “Blink: The power of thinking without thinking,” will be adapted to a feature film, starring Leonard Di...

Nov 14, 2005
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Language

Raed tihs… yuor mnid rokcs!

Fun findings on how your eye/brain processes the written word

Nov 12, 2005
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Film

Raiders: A tribute

Our trio of cross-country TED salons wrapped up this week with a screening at the gorgeous vintage Silent Movie Theater in Hollywood. TED ha...

Nov 11, 2005
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Biology

Brilliant, Larry

A wonderful evening in Woodside last night with TED Prize Winner Dr Larry Brilliant and 100 TEDsters. He shared a little of his story, his i...

Nov 8, 2005
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Perils of URLs

An email this morning from TEDster Julian Treasure gave me huge pleasure. Unbelievably, these are all real sites. ———&#821...

Nov 8, 2005
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