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Reggie Watts disori...
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15:00:32 05/25/12

Reggie Watts’ beats defy boxes. Unplug your logic board and watch as he blends poetry and crosses musical genres in this larger-than-life performance.

Reggie Watts disorients you in the most entertaining way

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Reggie Watts disorients you in the most entertaining way

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Reggie Watts’ beats defy boxes. Unplug your logic board and watch as he blends poetry and crosses musical genres in this larger-than-life performance.

Philippe Petit: The...
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14:42:24 05/23/12

Even a death-defying magician has to start somewhere. High-wire artist Philippe Petit takes you on an intimate journey from his first card trick at age 6 to his ti...

Philippe Petit: The journey across the high wire

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Philippe Petit: The journey across the high wire

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Even a death-defying magician has to start somewhere. High-wire artist Philippe Petit takes you on an intimate journey from his first card trick at age 6 to his tightrope walk between the Twin Towers.

Renny Gleeson: 404,...
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15:04:34 05/11/12

Oops! Nobody wants to see the 404: Page Not Found. But as Renny Gleeson shows us, while he runs through a slideshow of creative and funny 404 pages, every error is...

Renny Gleeson: 404, the story of a page not found

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Renny Gleeson: 404, the story of a page not found

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Oops! Nobody wants to see the 404: Page Not Found. But as Renny Gleeson shows us, while he runs through a slideshow of creative and funny 404 pages, every error is really a chance to build a better relationship.

Michael Tilson Thom...
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14:37:08 05/07/12

In this epic overview, Michael Tilson Thomas traces the development of classical music through the development of written notation, the record, and the re-mix.

Michael Tilson Thomas: Music and emotion through time

Added 05/07/12
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Michael Tilson Thomas: Music and emotion through time

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In this epic overview, Michael Tilson Thomas traces the development of classical music through the development of written notation, the record, and the re-mix.

Reuben Margolin: Sc...
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14:36:38 05/02/12

Reuben Margolin is a kinetic sculptor, crafting beautiful pieces that move in the pattern of raindrops falling and waves combining. Take nine minutes and be mesmer...

Reuben Margolin: Sculpting waves in wood and time

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Reuben Margolin: Sculpting waves in wood and time

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Reuben Margolin is a kinetic sculptor, crafting beautiful pieces that move in the pattern of raindrops falling and waves combining. Take nine minutes and be mesmerized by his meditative art -- inspired in equal parts by math and nature.

Taryn Simon: The st...
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14:52:51 04/18/12

Taryn Simon captures the essence of vast, generation-spanning stories by photographing the descendants of people at the center of the narrative. In this riveting t...

Taryn Simon: The stories behind the bloodlines

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Taryn Simon: The stories behind the bloodlines

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Taryn Simon captures the essence of vast, generation-spanning stories by photographing the descendants of people at the center of the narrative. In this riveting talk she shows a stream of these stories from all over the world, investigating the nature of genealogy and the way our lives are shaped by the interplay of many different forces.

Frank Warren: Half ...
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15:07:46 04/09/12

"Secrets can take many forms -- they can be shocking, or silly, or soulful." Frank Warren, the founder of PostSecret.com, shares some of the half-million secrets t...

Frank Warren: Half a million secrets

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Frank Warren: Half a million secrets

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"Secrets can take many forms -- they can be shocking, or silly, or soulful." Frank Warren, the founder of PostSecret.com, shares some of the half-million secrets that strangers have mailed him on postcards.

Chip Kidd: Designin...
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15:16:12 04/04/12

Chip Kidd doesn’t judge books by their cover, he creates covers that embody the book -- and he does it with a wicked sense of humor. In one of the funniest talks f...

Chip Kidd: Designing books is no laughing matter. OK, it is.

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Chip Kidd: Designing books is no laughing matter. OK, it is.

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Chip Kidd doesn’t judge books by their cover, he creates covers that embody the book -- and he does it with a wicked sense of humor. In one of the funniest talks from TED2012, he shows the art and deep thought of his cover designs. (From The Design Studio session at TED2012, guest-curated by Chee Pearlman and David Rockwell.)

Kevin Allocca: Why ...
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18:06:26 02/27/12

Kevin Allocca is YouTube's trends manager, and he has deep thoughts about silly web video. In this talk from TEDYouth, he shares the 4 reasons a video goes viral. ...

Kevin Allocca: Why videos go viral

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Kevin Allocca: Why videos go viral

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Kevin Allocca is YouTube's trends manager, and he has deep thoughts about silly web video. In this talk from TEDYouth, he shares the 4 reasons a video goes viral. (This is the first talk posted from an amazing TEDYouth event. Many others will come on line next month as part of our TED-Ed launch. We can't wait ...)

Inara George sings ...
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22:40:56 02/14/12

Singer Inara George and guitarist Mike Andrews play the quietly lovely love song "Family Tree."

Inara George sings 'Family Tree'

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Inara George sings 'Family Tree'

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Singer Inara George and guitarist Mike Andrews play the quietly lovely love song "Family Tree."

Ariel Garten: Know ...
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16:05:50 01/26/12

Imagine playing a video game controlled by your mind. Now imagine that game also teaches you about your own patterns of stress, relaxation and focus. At TEDxToront...

Ariel Garten: Know thyself, with a brain scanner

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Ariel Garten: Know thyself, with a brain scanner

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Imagine playing a video game controlled by your mind. Now imagine that game also teaches you about your own patterns of stress, relaxation and focus. At TEDxToronto Ariel Garten shows how looking at our own brain activity gives new meaning to the ancient dictum "know thyself."

Sebastian Wernicke:...
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16:29:42 01/06/12

Sebastian Wernicke thinks every TEDTalk can be summarized in six words. At TEDxZurich, he shows how to do just that -- and less.

Sebastian Wernicke: 1000 TEDTalks, 6 words

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Sebastian Wernicke: 1000 TEDTalks, 6 words

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Sebastian Wernicke thinks every TEDTalk can be summarized in six words. At TEDxZurich, he shows how to do just that -- and less.

Homaro Cantu + Ben ...
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16:26:14 12/15/11

Homaro Cantu and Ben Roche come from Moto, a Chicago restaurant that plays with new ways to cook and eat food. But beyond the fun and flavor-tripping, there's a se...

Homaro Cantu + Ben Roche: Cooking as alchemy

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Homaro Cantu + Ben Roche: Cooking as alchemy

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Homaro Cantu and Ben Roche come from Moto, a Chicago restaurant that plays with new ways to cook and eat food. But beyond the fun and flavor-tripping, there's a serious intent: Can we use new food technology for good?

Homaro Cantu + Ben ...
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16:26:14 12/15/11

Homaro Cantu and Ben Roche come from Moto, a Chicago restaurant that plays with new ways to cook and eat food. But beyond the fun and flavor-tripping, there's a se...

Homaro Cantu + Ben Roche: Cooking as alchemy

Added 12/15/11
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Homaro Cantu + Ben Roche: Cooking as alchemy

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Homaro Cantu and Ben Roche come from Moto, a Chicago restaurant that plays with new ways to cook and eat food. But beyond the fun and flavor-tripping, there's a serious intent: Can we use new food technology for good?

Homaro Cantu + Ben ...
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16:26:14 12/15/11

Homaro Cantu and Ben Roche come from Moto, a Chicago restaurant that plays with new ways to cook and eat food. But beyond the fun and flavor-tripping, there's a se...

Homaro Cantu + Ben Roche: Cooking as alchemy

Added 12/15/11
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Homaro Cantu + Ben Roche: Cooking as alchemy

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Homaro Cantu and Ben Roche come from Moto, a Chicago restaurant that plays with new ways to cook and eat food. But beyond the fun and flavor-tripping, there's a serious intent: Can we use new food technology for good?

John Bohannon: Danc...
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14:09:22 11/30/11

Use dancers instead of powerpoint. That's science writer John Bohannon's "modest proposal." In this spellbinding choreographed talk from TEDxBrussels he makes his ...

John Bohannon: Dance vs. powerpoint, a modest proposal

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John Bohannon: Dance vs. powerpoint, a modest proposal

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Use dancers instead of powerpoint. That's science writer John Bohannon's "modest proposal." In this spellbinding choreographed talk from TEDxBrussels he makes his case by example, aided by dancers from Black Label Movement.

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Sam Martin: The quirky world of "manspaces"

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Sam Martin: The quirky world of "manspaces"
10/09/09

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.