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Rachel Armstrong: A...
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07:12:50 10/27/09

Venice is sinking. To save it, Rachel Armstrong says we need to outgrow architecture made of inert materials and, well, make architecture that grows itself. She pr...

Rachel Armstrong: Architecture that repairs itself?

Added 10/27/09
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Rachel Armstrong: Architecture that repairs itself?

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Venice is sinking. To save it, Rachel Armstrong says we need to outgrow architecture made of inert materials and, well, make architecture that grows itself. She proposes a not-quite-alive material that does its own repairs and sequesters carbon, too.

Eric Sanderson pict...
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08:14:35 10/12/09

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 --...

Eric Sanderson pictures New York -- before the City

Added 10/12/09
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Eric Sanderson pictures New York -- before the City

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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.

Eric Sanderson pict...
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08:07:00 10/12/09

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 --...

Eric Sanderson pictures New York -- before the City

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Eric Sanderson pictures New York -- before the City

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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.

Eric Sanderson pict...
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06:14:35 10/12/09

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 --...

Eric Sanderson pictures New York -- before the City

Added 10/12/09
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Eric Sanderson pictures New York -- before the City

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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.

Lewis Pugh swims th...
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10:14:10 09/09/09

Lewis Pugh talks about his record-breaking swim across the North Pole. He braved the icy waters (in a Speedo) to highlight the melting icecap. Watch for astonishin...

Lewis Pugh swims the North Pole

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Lewis Pugh swims the North Pole

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Lewis Pugh talks about his record-breaking swim across the North Pole. He braved the icy waters (in a Speedo) to highlight the melting icecap. Watch for astonishing footage -- and some blunt commentary on the realities of supercold-water swims.

Lewis Pugh swims th...
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08:14:10 09/09/09

Lewis Pugh talks about his record-breaking swim across the North Pole. He braved the icy waters (in a Speedo) to highlight the melting icecap. Watch for astonishin...

Lewis Pugh swims the North Pole

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Lewis Pugh swims the North Pole

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Lewis Pugh talks about his record-breaking swim across the North Pole. He braved the icy waters (in a Speedo) to highlight the melting icecap. Watch for astonishing footage -- and some blunt commentary on the realities of supercold-water swims.

Lewis Pugh swims th...
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01:00:00 09/09/09

Lewis Pugh talks about his record-breaking swim across the North Pole. He braved the icy waters (in a Speedo) to highlight the melting icecap. Watch for astonishin...

Lewis Pugh swims the North Pole

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Lewis Pugh swims the North Pole

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Lewis Pugh talks about his record-breaking swim across the North Pole. He braved the icy waters (in a Speedo) to highlight the melting icecap. Watch for astonishing footage -- and some blunt commentary on the realities of supercold-water swims.

Cary Fowler: One se...
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08:52:49 08/31/09

The varieties of wheat, corn and rice we grow today may not thrive in a future threatened by climate change. Cary Fowler takes us inside a vast global seed bank, b...

Cary Fowler: One seed at a time, protecting the future of food

Added 08/31/09
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Cary Fowler: One seed at a time, protecting the future of food

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The varieties of wheat, corn and rice we grow today may not thrive in a future threatened by climate change. Cary Fowler takes us inside a vast global seed bank, buried within a frozen mountain in Norway, that stores a diverse group of food-crop for whatever tomorrow may bring.

Cary Fowler: One se...
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06:52:49 08/31/09

The varieties of wheat, corn and rice we grow today may not thrive in a future threatened by climate change. Cary Fowler takes us inside a vast global seed bank, b...

Cary Fowler: One seed at a time, protecting the future of food

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Cary Fowler: One seed at a time, protecting the future of food

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The varieties of wheat, corn and rice we grow today may not thrive in a future threatened by climate change. Cary Fowler takes us inside a vast global seed bank, buried within a frozen mountain in Norway, that stores a diverse group of food-crop for whatever tomorrow may bring.

Cary Fowler: One se...
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01:00:00 08/31/09

The varieties of wheat, corn and rice we grow today may not thrive in a future threatened by climate change. Cary Fowler takes us inside a vast global seed bank, b...

Cary Fowler: One seed at a time, protecting the future of food

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Cary Fowler: One seed at a time, protecting the future of food

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The varieties of wheat, corn and rice we grow today may not thrive in a future threatened by climate change. Cary Fowler takes us inside a vast global seed bank, buried within a frozen mountain in Norway, that stores a diverse group of food-crop for whatever tomorrow may bring.

Janine Benyus: Biom...
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09:19:52 08/06/09

Janine Benyus has a message for inventors: When solving a design problem, look to nature first. There you'll find inspired designs for making things waterproof, ae...

Janine Benyus: Biomimicry in action

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Janine Benyus: Biomimicry in action

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Janine Benyus has a message for inventors: When solving a design problem, look to nature first. There you'll find inspired designs for making things waterproof, aerodynamic, solar-powered and more. Here she reveals dozens of new products that take their cue from nature with spectacular results.

Janine Benyus: Biom...
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07:19:52 08/06/09

Janine Benyus has a message for inventors: When solving a design problem, look to nature first. There you'll find inspired designs for making things waterproof, ae...

Janine Benyus: Biomimicry in action

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Janine Benyus: Biomimicry in action

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Janine Benyus has a message for inventors: When solving a design problem, look to nature first. There you'll find inspired designs for making things waterproof, aerodynamic, solar-powered and more. Here she reveals dozens of new products that take their cue from nature with spectacular results.

Janine Benyus: Biom...
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01:00:00 08/06/09

Janine Benyus has a message for inventors: When solving a design problem, look to nature first. There you'll find inspired designs for making things waterproof, ae...

Janine Benyus: Biomimicry in action

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Janine Benyus: Biomimicry in action

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Janine Benyus has a message for inventors: When solving a design problem, look to nature first. There you'll find inspired designs for making things waterproof, aerodynamic, solar-powered and more. Here she reveals dozens of new products that take their cue from nature with spectacular results.

Nina Jablonski brea...
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08:11:37 07/17/09

Nina Jablonski says that differing skin colors are simply our bodies' adaptation to varied climates and levels of UV exposure. Charles Darwin disagreed with this t...

Nina Jablonski breaks the illusion of skin color

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Nina Jablonski breaks the illusion of skin color

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Nina Jablonski says that differing skin colors are simply our bodies' adaptation to varied climates and levels of UV exposure. Charles Darwin disagreed with this theory, but she explains, that's because he did not have access to NASA.

Nina Jablonski brea...
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06:11:37 07/17/09

Nina Jablonski says that differing skin colors are simply our bodies' adaptation to varied climates and levels of UV exposure. Charles Darwin disagreed with this t...

Nina Jablonski breaks the illusion of skin color

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Nina Jablonski breaks the illusion of skin color

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Nina Jablonski says that differing skin colors are simply our bodies' adaptation to varied climates and levels of UV exposure. Charles Darwin disagreed with this theory, but she explains, that's because he did not have access to NASA.

Nina Jablonski brea...
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01:00:00 07/17/09

Nina Jablonski says that differing skin colors are simply our bodies' adaptation to varied climates and levels of UV exposure. Charles Darwin disagreed with this t...

Nina Jablonski breaks the illusion of skin color

Added 07/17/09
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Nina Jablonski breaks the illusion of skin color

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Nina Jablonski says that differing skin colors are simply our bodies' adaptation to varied climates and levels of UV exposure. Charles Darwin disagreed with this theory, but she explains, that's because he did not have access to NASA.

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Geoffrey West: The surprising math of cities an...

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Geoffrey West: The surprising math of cities and corporations
07/26/11

Physicist Geoffrey West has found that simple, mathematical laws govern the properties of cities -- that wealth, crime rate, walking speed and many other aspects of a city can be deduced from a single number: the city's population. In this mind-bending talk from TEDGlobal he shows how it works and how similar laws hold for organisms and corporations.