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Samantha Power: Shaking hands with the devil Posted by: TEDtalksDirector
Video duration: 1421 seconds Global video hits: 22847 http://www.ted.com Samantha Power tells a story of a complicated hero, Sergio Vieira de Mello. This UN diplomat walked a thin moral line, negotiating with the world's worst dictators to help their people survive crisis. It's a compelling story told with a fiery passion. Related: communication, global, issues, morality, politics, power, samantha, talks, ted, tedtalks, war |
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Hector Ruiz: The power to connect the world Posted by: TEDtalksDirector
Video duration: 1231 seconds Global video hits: 11514 http://www.ted.com AMD CEO Hector Ruiz talks about his dream of giving the whole world access to the Internet. AMD's 50x15 initiative hopes to connect 50 percent of the world to the Net by 2015. Sharing his own life story, Ruiz shows how access to ideas is life-changing. Related: connections, education, global, hector, internet, issues, ruiz, technology, ted, tedtalks |
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Yves Behar: Creating objects that tell stories Posted by: TEDtalksDirector
Video duration: 1064 seconds Global video hits: 21656 http://www.ted.com Designer Yves Behar digs up his creative roots to discuss some of the iconic objects he's created (the Leaf lamp, the Jawbone headset). Then he turns to the witty, surprising, elegant objects he's working on now -- including the "$100 laptop." Related: $100, behar, computers, creativity, design, laptop, society, ted, tedtalks, yves |
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Michael Moschen: Juggling rhythm and motion Posted by: TEDtalksDirector
Video duration: 2310 seconds Global video hits: 32812 http://www.ted.com Michael Moschen puts on a quietly mesmerizing show of juggling. Don't think juggling is an art? You might just change your mind after watching Moschen in motion. Related: dance, entertainment, grant, macarthur, math, michael, moschen, music, physics, ted, tedtalks |
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Peter Hirshberg: The Web and TV, a sibling rivalry Posted by: TEDtalksDirector
Video duration: 1900 seconds Global video hits: 7574 http://www.ted.com In this absorbing look at emerging media and tech history, Peter Hirshberg shares some crucial lessons from Silicon Valley and explains why the web is so much more than "better TV." Related: business, hirshberg, history, media, peter, talks, technology, ted, tedtalks |
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Ann Cooper: Reinventing the school lunch Posted by: TEDtalksDirector
Video duration: 1183 seconds Global video hits: 8632 http://www.ted.com Speaking at the 2007 EG conference, "renegade lunch lady" Ann Cooper talks about the coming revolution in the way kids eat at school -- local, sustainable, seasonal and even educational food. Related: ann, children, cooper, economics, education, food, global, green, issues, talks, ted, tedtalks |
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Howard Rheingold: Way-new collaboration Posted by: TEDtalksDirector
Video duration: 1171 seconds Global video hits: 12838 http://www.ted.com Howard Rheingold talks about the coming world of collaboration, participatory media and collective action -- and how Wikipedia is really an outgrowth of our natural human instinct to work as a group. As he points out, humans have been banding together to work collectively since our days of hunting mastodons. Related: business, collaboration, communication, community, culture, global, howard, issues, rheingold, ted, tedtalks, wikipedia |
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Paola Antonelli: Design and the elastic mind Posted by: TEDtalksDirector
Video duration: 1061 seconds Global video hits: 12406 http://www.ted.com MOMA design curator Paola Antonelli previews the groundbreaking show "Design and the Elastic Mind" -- full of products and designs that reflect the way we think now. Related: antonelli, art, brain, design, museums, paola, talks, ted, tedtalks |
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Nathan Myhrvold: A life of fascinations Posted by: TEDtalksDirector
Video duration: 1127 seconds Global video hits: 24103 http://www.ted.com Nathan Myhrvold talks about a few of his latest fascinations -- animal photography, archeology, BBQ and generally being an eccentric genius multimillionaire. Listen for wild stories from the (somewhat raunchy) edge of the animal world. Related: animals, entertainment, exploration, humor, myhrvold, nathan, photography, ted, tedtalks |
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Charles Elachi: The story of the Mars Rovers Posted by: TEDtalksDirector
Video duration: 1698 seconds Global video hits: 35909 http://www.ted.com At Serious Play 2008, Charles Elachi shares stories from NASA's legendary Jet Propulsion Lab -- including tales and video from the Mars Rover project. Related: charles, design, elachi, exploration, physics, robots, science, space, talks, technology, ted, tedtalks |
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