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TED: Eric Whitacre:...
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14:49:59 03/22/13

Composer and conductor Eric Whitacre has inspired millions by bringing together "virtual choirs," singers from many countries spliced together on video. Now, for t...

TED: Eric Whitacre: Virtual Choir Live - Eric Whitacre (2013)

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TED: Eric Whitacre: Virtual Choir Live - Eric Whitacre (2013)

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Composer and conductor Eric Whitacre has inspired millions by bringing together "virtual choirs," singers from many countries spliced together on video. Now, for the first time ever, he creates the experience in real time, as 32 singers from around the world Skype in to join an onstage choir (assembled from three local colleges) for an epic performance of Whitacre's "Cloudburst," based on a poem by Octavio Paz.

TED: Francis Collin...
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15:01:33 03/21/13

Today we know the molecular cause of 4,000 diseases, but treatments are available for only 250 of them. So what’s taking so long? Geneticist and physician Francis ...

TED: Francis Collins: We need better drugs -- now - Francis Co...

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TED: Francis Collins: We need better drugs -- now - Francis Collins (2012)

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Today we know the molecular cause of 4,000 diseases, but treatments are available for only 250 of them. So what’s taking so long? Geneticist and physician Francis Collins explains why systematic drug discovery is imperative, even for rare and complex diseases, and offers a few solutions -- like teaching old drugs new tricks.

TED: Hyeonseo Lee: ...
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14:59:48 03/20/13

As a child growing up in North Korea, Hyeonseo Lee thought her country was “the best on the planet.” It wasn't until the famine of the 90s that she began to wonder...

TED: Hyeonseo Lee: My escape from North Korea - Hyeonseo Lee (...

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TED: Hyeonseo Lee: My escape from North Korea - Hyeonseo Lee (2013)

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As a child growing up in North Korea, Hyeonseo Lee thought her country was “the best on the planet.” It wasn't until the famine of the 90s that she began to wonder. She escaped the country at 14, to begin a life in hiding, as a refugee in China. Hers is a harrowing, personal tale of survival and hope -- and a powerful reminder of those who face constant danger, even when the border is far behind.

TED: Elon Musk: The...
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14:57:42 03/19/13

Entrepreneur Elon Musk is a man with many plans. The founder of PayPal, Tesla Motors and SpaceX sits down with TED curator Chris Anderson to share details about hi...

TED: Elon Musk: The mind behind Tesla, SpaceX, SolarCity ... -...

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TED: Elon Musk: The mind behind Tesla, SpaceX, SolarCity ... - Elon Musk (2013)

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Entrepreneur Elon Musk is a man with many plans. The founder of PayPal, Tesla Motors and SpaceX sits down with TED curator Chris Anderson to share details about his visionary projects, which include a mass-marketed electric car, a solar energy leasing company and a fully reusable rocket.

TED: Danny Hillis: ...
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12:54:58 03/18/13

In the 1970s and 1980s, a generous spirit suffused the Internet, whose users were few and far between. But today, the net is ubiquitous, connecting billions of peo...

TED: Danny Hillis: The Internet could crash. We need a Plan B ...

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TED: Danny Hillis: The Internet could crash. We need a Plan B - Danny Hillis (2013)

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In the 1970s and 1980s, a generous spirit suffused the Internet, whose users were few and far between. But today, the net is ubiquitous, connecting billions of people, machines and essential pieces of infrastructure -- leaving us vulnerable to cyber-attack or meltdown. Internet pioneer Danny Hillis argues that the Internet wasn't designed for this kind of scale, and sounds a clarion call for us to develop a Plan B: a parallel system to fall back on if -- or when -- the Internet crashes.

TED: Catarina Mota:...
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15:06:00 03/15/13

Ink that conducts electricity; a window that turns from clear to opaque at the flip of a switch; a jelly that makes music. All this stuff exists, and Catarina Mota...

TED: Catarina Mota: Play with smart materials - Catarina Mota ...

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TED: Catarina Mota: Play with smart materials - Catarina Mota (2012)

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Ink that conducts electricity; a window that turns from clear to opaque at the flip of a switch; a jelly that makes music. All this stuff exists, and Catarina Mota says: It's time to play with it. Mota leads us on a tour of surprising and cool new materials, and suggests that the way we'll figure out what they're good for is to experiment, tinker and have fun.

TED: Bono: The good...
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12:58:42 03/14/13

Human beings have been campaigning against inequality and poverty for 3,000 years. But this journey is accelerating. Bono "embraces his inner nerd" and shares insp...

TED: Bono: The good news on poverty (Yes, there's good news) -...

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TED: Bono: The good news on poverty (Yes, there's good news) - Bono (2013)

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Human beings have been campaigning against inequality and poverty for 3,000 years. But this journey is accelerating. Bono "embraces his inner nerd" and shares inspiring data that shows the end of poverty is in sight … if we can harness the momentum.

TED: Stewart Brand:...
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15:07:28 03/13/13

Throughout humankind's history, we've driven species after species extinct: the passenger pigeon, the Eastern cougar, the dodo ... But now, says Stewart Brand, we ...

TED: Stewart Brand: The dawn of de-extinction. Are you ready? ...

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TED: Stewart Brand: The dawn of de-extinction. Are you ready? - Stewart Brand (2013)

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Throughout humankind's history, we've driven species after species extinct: the passenger pigeon, the Eastern cougar, the dodo ... But now, says Stewart Brand, we have the technology (and the biology) to bring back species that humanity wiped out. So -- should we? Which ones? He asks a big question whose answer is closer than you may think.

TED: David Anderson...
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15:01:55 03/12/13

Modern psychiatric drugs treat the chemistry of the whole brain, but neurobiologist David Anderson believes in a more nuanced view of how the brain functions. He i...

TED: David Anderson: Your brain is more than a bag of chemical...

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TED: David Anderson: Your brain is more than a bag of chemicals - David Anderson (2013)

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Modern psychiatric drugs treat the chemistry of the whole brain, but neurobiologist David Anderson believes in a more nuanced view of how the brain functions. He illuminates new research that could lead to targeted psychiatric medications -- that work better and avoid side effects. How's he doing it? For a start, by making a bunch of fruit flies angry. (Filmed at TEDxCaltech.)

TED: Dan Pallotta: ...
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15:12:11 03/11/13

Activist and fundraiser Dan Pallotta calls out the double standard that drives our broken relationship to charities. Too many nonprofits, he says, are rewarded for...

TED: Dan Pallotta: The way we think about charity is dead wron...

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TED: Dan Pallotta: The way we think about charity is dead wrong - Dan Pallotta (2013)

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Activist and fundraiser Dan Pallotta calls out the double standard that drives our broken relationship to charities. Too many nonprofits, he says, are rewarded for how little they spend -- not for what they get done. Instead of equating frugality with morality, he asks us to start rewarding charities for their big goals and big accomplishments (even if that comes with big expenses). In this bold talk, he says: Let's change the way we think about changing the world.

TED: Shane Koyczan:...
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16:01:43 03/08/13

By turn hilarious and haunting, poet Shane Koyczan puts his finger on the pulse of what it's like to be young and … different. "To This Day," his spoken-word poem ...

TED: Shane Koyczan: "To This Day" ... for the bullied and beau...

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TED: Shane Koyczan: "To This Day" ... for the bullied and beautiful - Shane Koyczan (2013)

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By turn hilarious and haunting, poet Shane Koyczan puts his finger on the pulse of what it's like to be young and … different. "To This Day," his spoken-word poem about bullying, captivated millions as a viral video (created, crowd-source style, by 80 animators). Here, he gives a glorious, live reprise with backstory and violin accompaniment by Hannah Epperson.

TED: Kakenya Ntaiya...
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16:02:27 03/07/13

Kakenya Ntaiya made a deal with her father: She would undergo the traditional Maasai rite of passage of female circumcision if he would let her go to high school. ...

TED: Kakenya Ntaiya: A girl who demanded school - Kakenya Ntai...

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TED: Kakenya Ntaiya: A girl who demanded school - Kakenya Ntaiya (2012)

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Kakenya Ntaiya made a deal with her father: She would undergo the traditional Maasai rite of passage of female circumcision if he would let her go to high school. Ntaiya tells the fearless story of continuing on to college, and of working with her village elders to build a school for girls in her community. It’s the educational journey of one that altered the destiny of 125 young women. (Filmed at TEDxMidAtlantic.)

TED: Ron Finley: A ...
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16:06:58 03/06/13

Ron Finley plants vegetable gardens in South Central LA -- in abandoned lots, traffic medians, along the curbs. Why? For fun, for defiance, for beauty and to offer...

TED: Ron Finley: A guerilla gardener in South Central LA - Ron...

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TED: Ron Finley: A guerilla gardener in South Central LA - Ron Finley (2013)

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Ron Finley plants vegetable gardens in South Central LA -- in abandoned lots, traffic medians, along the curbs. Why? For fun, for defiance, for beauty and to offer some alternative to fast food in a community where "the drive-thrus are killing more people than the drive-bys."

TED: Edith Widder: ...
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15:56:42 03/05/13

Humankind has been looking for the giant squid (Architeuthis) since we first started taking pictures underwater. But the elusive deep-sea predator could never be c...

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TED: Edith Widder: How we found the giant squid - Edith Widder (2013)

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Humankind has been looking for the giant squid (Architeuthis) since we first started taking pictures underwater. But the elusive deep-sea predator could never be caught on film. Oceanographer and inventor Edith Widder shares the key insight -- and the teamwork -- that helped to capture the squid on film for the first time.

TED: Allan Savory: ...
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15:51:11 03/04/13

“Desertification is a fancy word for land that is turning to desert,” begins Allan Savory in this quietly powerful talk. And it's happening to about two-thirds of ...

TED: Allan Savory: How to fight desertification and reverse cl...

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TED: Allan Savory: How to fight desertification and reverse climate change - Allan Savory (2013)

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“Desertification is a fancy word for land that is turning to desert,” begins Allan Savory in this quietly powerful talk. And it's happening to about two-thirds of the world’s grasslands, accelerating climate change and causing traditional grazing societies to descend into social chaos. Savory has devoted his life to stopping it. He now believes -- and his work so far shows -- that a surprising factor can protect grasslands and even reclaim degraded land that was once desert.

TED: Amanda Palmer:...
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17:26:47 03/01/13

Don't make people pay for music, says Amanda Palmer: Let them. In a passionate talk that begins in her days as a street performer (drop a dollar in the hat for the...

TED: Amanda Palmer: The art of asking - Amanda Palmer (2013)

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TED: Amanda Palmer: The art of asking - Amanda Palmer (2013)

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Don't make people pay for music, says Amanda Palmer: Let them. In a passionate talk that begins in her days as a street performer (drop a dollar in the hat for the Eight-Foot Bride!), she examines the new relationship between artist and fan.

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TED: Alain de Botton: Atheism 2.0 - Alain de Bo...

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TED: Alain de Botton: Atheism 2.0 - Alain de Botton (2011)
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What aspects of religion should atheists (respectfully) adopt? Alain de Botton suggests a "religion for atheists" -- call it Atheism 2.0 -- that incorporates religious forms and traditions to satisfy our human need for connection, ritual and transcendence.