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Tomorrow: two live TEDx webstreams!
Both TEDxAthens and TEDxHalifax will be streaming their events live tomorrow. It's an amazing way to experience two TEDx events being held in different corners of the world. TEDxAthens will begin streaming at 6:30 pm, EEST (11:30 am, EST) and features outstanding speakers on entertainment techn …
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Lead like the great conductors: Itay Talgam on TED.com
An orchestra conductor faces the ultimate leadership challenge: creating perfect harmony without saying a word. In this charming talk, Itay Talgam demonstrates the unique styles of six great 20th-century conductors, illustrating crucial lessons for all leaders. (Recorded at TEDGlobal, July 2009, Oxf …
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Animating a photo-real digital face: Paul Debevec on TED.com
At TEDxUSC, computer graphics trailblazer Paul Debevec explains the scene-stealing technology behind Digital Emily, a digitally constructed human face so realistic it stands up to multiple takes. (Recorded at TEDxUSC, March 2009, Los Angeles, CA. Duration: 6:06) Twitter URL: http://on.ted.com/4B …
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Update: Tides they are a-changin’
This weekend in the Maldives, president Mohamed Nasheed made a splash when he held the world’s first underwater national cabinet meeting -- a stratagem that foreshadows reality for the low-lying islands if climate change continues. By 2100, the UN predicts sea levels will rise up to 58 centimeters, …
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The post-crisis consumer: John Gerzema on TED.com
John Gerzema says there's an upside to the recent financial crisis -- the opportunity for positive change. He identifies four major cultural shifts driving new consumer behavior and shows how businesses are evolving to connect with thoughtful spending.(Recorded at TEDxKC, August 2009, Kansas City, M …
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TEDxTaipei live webcast begins soon
As the TEDx program continues to gain momentum, TEDxTaipei has announced that they will be streaming . There will be 18 speakers in all, with talks on aboriginal culture, deep sea corals, humpback dolphins, Chinese calligraphy, youth empowerment, design power and more. See the full program and speak …
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The 4 ways sound affects us: Julian Treasure on TED.com
Playing sound effects both pleasant and awful, Julian Treasure shows how sound affects us in four significant ways. Listen carefully for a shocking fact about noisy open-plan offices. (Recorded at TEDGlobal University, July 2009, Oxford, UK. Duration: 5:47) Twitter URL: http://on.ted.com/48 …
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Q&A with Rory Sutherland: An advertarian's take on the world
The TED Blog caught up with ad man Rory Sutherland the evening before we posted his TEDTalk. Drawing on the work of behavioral economists, Nobel Prize winners and others, he talked at length about his personal philosophy of Advertarianism, about President Obama and the healthcare debate, and even th …
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Supercomputing the brain's secrets: Henry Markram on TED.com
Henry Markram says the mysteries of the mind can be solved -- soon. Mental illness, memory, perception: they're made of neurons and electric signals, and he plans to find them with a supercomputer that models all the brain's 100,000,000,000,000 synapses.(Recorded at TEDGlobal, July 2009, Oxford, UK. …
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Life lessons from an ad man: Rory Sutherland on TED.com
Advertising adds value to a product by changing our perception, rather than the product itself. Rory Sutherland makes the daring assertion that a change in perceived value can be just as satisfying as what we consider “real” value -- and his conclusion has interesting consequences for how we look at …
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TED and Reddit interview Evgeny Morozov
Today, Internet scientist Evgeny Morozov answers questions from the latest Reddit-powered, TED community-driven interview. Enjoy! rras asks: Do I see any novel and telling reactions and counter-reactions from individuals or groups in response to governments' manipulation efforts activism is only …
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Robots that "show emotion": David Hanson on TED.com
David Hanson's robot faces look and act like yours: They recognize and respond to emotion, and make expressions of their own. Here, an "emotional" live demo of the Einstein robot offers a peek at a future where robots truly mimic humans. (Recorded at TED2009, February 2009, Long Beach, California. D …
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The beauty of trespassing: Rives on TED.com
Sometimes, you've got to hop a fence to see the prettiest sights. In 3 minutes, Rives takes his lyric outlook past chain and padlock to capture New York City from a forbidden vantage. (Recorded at TEDGlobal, July 2009, Oxford, UK. Duration: 3:38) Twitter URL: http://on.ted.com/3w Watch Ri …
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New York City's natural history: Eric Sanderson on TED.com
400 years after Hudson found New York harbor, Eric Sanderson shares how he made a 3D map of Mannahatta's fascinating pre-city ecology of hills, rivers, wildlife -- accurate down to the block -- when Times Square was a wetland and you couldn't get delivery. (Recorded at TEDGlobal, July 2009, Oxford, …
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The power of time off: Stefan Sagmeister on TED.com
Every seven years, designer Stefan Sagmeister closes his New York studio for a yearlong sabbatical to rejuvenate and refresh their creative outlook. He explains the often overlooked value of time off and shows the innovative projects inspired by his time in Bali.(Recorded at TEDGlobal, July 2009, Ox …
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Last full day to enter TED's short film contest
The deadline is tomorrow, Oct. 12, for TED's first-ever short film contest. Films selected from this contest will be screened at TEDIndia in early November, for a global audience of thinkers and doers, and possibly also shared here on the TED Blog! If you've got a cool short film, music video, co …
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New-wave campaigning for climate change
On October 17, president Mohamed Nasheed of the Maldives will conduct his national cabinet meeting … 20 feet beneath the surface of the Indian Ocean. The president and his ministers will carry out the full monty under the sea with wetsuits, compressed-air tanks and even waterproof pens and paperwork …
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The quirky world of "manspaces": Sam Martin on TED.com
Author Sam Martin shares photos of a quirky world hobby that's trending with the XY set: the "manspace." (They're custom-built hangouts where a man can claim a bit of his own territory to work, relax, be himself.) Grab a cold one and enjoy. (Recorded at TEDGlobal, July 2009, Oxford, UK. Duration: 4: …
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Manspaces: Sam Martin on TED.com
Author Sam Martin shares photos of a quirky world hobby that's trending with the XY set: the "manspace." (They're custom-built hangouts where a man can claim a bit of his own territory to work, relax, be himself.) Grab a cold one and enjoy. (Recorded at TEDGlobal, July 2009, Oxford, UK. Duration: 4: …
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Q&A with Beau Lotto: On seeing yourself see
Neuroscientist and artist Beau Lotto joined the TED Blog for a short Q&A after his 2009 talk from TEDGlobal. He covered some of the fascinating, perception-bending projects he wasn't able to cover in his talk -- an iPhone game that substitutes sound for sight; a new way for composers to experience t …
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