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Articles, reflections, and teachings from our community.

Film

A Sundance for TV Pilots

Sep 26, 2005
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Environment

Someone who WON'T be coming to TED

Apparently Katrina was God’s punishment on a sinful New Orleans. I guess that would explain all those tsunami deaths among those sinfu...

Sep 23, 2005
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Biology

Eva Vertes told us first: Stem cells may cause brain cancer

Princeton sophomore Eva Vertes told us her theory at TED2005: That stem cells — seeking to initiate repairs in the body — may ac...

Sep 15, 2005
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Uncategorized

Burt Rutan, space cowboy, to speak at TED2006

TEDsters: Prepare to be transported. Burt Rutan, the legendary aircraft designer, will thrill us this February in Monterey, with his plans t...

Sep 15, 2005
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Uncategorized

BuzzWordWatch: “Epigenome”

Perhaps I didn’t spend enough time chatting with Craig Venter in Oxford, because this morning was my first encounter with the word &#8...

Sep 15, 2005
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Culture

TED Book Club: Everything Bad is Good For You

Steven Johnson (TED2003) has wowed us at TED in the past, and his books never fail to intrigue and delight. His latest, Everything Bad is Go...

Sep 14, 2005
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Architecture

Design Mystery #347: Clock-free airports

Every so often, in the course of spotlighting great ideas, we ponderously turn our attention to great mysteries in design. Like: Why aren&#8...

Sep 14, 2005
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Technology

Robot Gets Knocked Down (but it gets up again)

Researchers in Japan have invented a nimble humanoid robot that can regain its own footing after taking a tumble. Its secret lies in letting...

Sep 14, 2005
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Art

Web comics? NYT says "Ick." TED says "Slick!"

The New York Times may be cranky about the new trend in web comics. (They question the distinction between web comics and animation, and bem...

Sep 14, 2005
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