TED Theme: Presentation Innovation

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JR: One year of tur...
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12:59:24 05/18/12

Street artist JR made a wish in 2011: Join me in a worldwide photo project to show the world its true face. Now, a year after his TED Prize wish, he shows how gian...

JR: One year of turning the world inside out

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JR: One year of turning the world inside out

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Street artist JR made a wish in 2011: Join me in a worldwide photo project to show the world its true face. Now, a year after his TED Prize wish, he shows how giant posters of human faces, pasted in public, are connecting communities, making change, and turning the world inside out. You can join in at insideoutproject.net

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.

Added 04/04/12
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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.)

Hasan Elahi: FBI, h...
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15:15:00 10/31/11

After he ended up on a watch list by accident, Hasan Elahi was advised by his local FBI agents to let them know when he was traveling. He did that and more ... muc...

Hasan Elahi: FBI, here I am!

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Hasan Elahi: FBI, here I am!

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After he ended up on a watch list by accident, Hasan Elahi was advised by his local FBI agents to let them know when he was traveling. He did that and more ... much more.

Sunni Brown: Doodle...
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13:08:48 09/23/11

Studies show that sketching and doodling improve our comprehension -- and our creative thinking. So why do we still feel embarrassed when we're caught doodling in ...

Sunni Brown: Doodlers, unite!

Added 09/23/11
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Sunni Brown: Doodlers, unite!

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Studies show that sketching and doodling improve our comprehension -- and our creative thinking. So why do we still feel embarrassed when we're caught doodling in a meeting? Sunni Brown says: Doodlers, unite! She makes the case for unlocking your brain via pad and pen.

Lauren Zalaznick: T...
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15:09:10 09/16/11

TV executive Lauren Zalaznick thinks deeply about pop television. Sharing results of a bold study that tracks attitudes against TV ratings over five decades, she m...

Lauren Zalaznick: The conscience of television

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Lauren Zalaznick: The conscience of television

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TV executive Lauren Zalaznick thinks deeply about pop television. Sharing results of a bold study that tracks attitudes against TV ratings over five decades, she makes a case that television reflects who we truly are -- in ways we might not have expected.

David Christian: Bi...
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14:00:34 04/11/11

Backed by stunning illustrations, David Christian narrates a complete history of the universe, from the Big Bang to the Internet, in a riveting 18 minutes. This is...

David Christian: Big history

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David Christian: Big history

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Backed by stunning illustrations, David Christian narrates a complete history of the universe, from the Big Bang to the Internet, in a riveting 18 minutes. This is "Big History": an enlightening, wide-angle look at complexity, life and humanity, set against our slim share of the cosmic timeline.

Julian Treasure: Sh...
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13:58:34 09/23/10

Julian Treasure says our increasingly noisy world is gnawing away at our mental health -- even costing lives. He lays out an 8-step plan to soften this sonic assau...

Julian Treasure: Shh! Sound health in 8 steps

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Julian Treasure: Shh! Sound health in 8 steps

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Julian Treasure says our increasingly noisy world is gnawing away at our mental health -- even costing lives. He lays out an 8-step plan to soften this sonic assault (starting with those cheap earbuds) and restore our relationship with sound.

Alwar Balasubramani...
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08:42:15 09/08/10

Alwar Balasubramaniam's sculpture plays with time, shape, shadow, perspective: four tricky sensations that can reveal -- or conceal -- what's really out there. At ...

Alwar Balasubramaniam: Art of substance and absence

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Alwar Balasubramaniam: Art of substance and absence

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Alwar Balasubramaniam's sculpture plays with time, shape, shadow, perspective: four tricky sensations that can reveal -- or conceal -- what's really out there. At TEDIndia, the artist shows slides of his extraordinary installations.

David McCandless: T...
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09:05:07 08/23/10

David McCandless turns complex data sets (like worldwide military spending, media buzz, Facebook status updates) into beautiful, simple diagrams that tease out uns...

David McCandless: The beauty of data visualization

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David McCandless: The beauty of data visualization

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David McCandless turns complex data sets (like worldwide military spending, media buzz, Facebook status updates) into beautiful, simple diagrams that tease out unseen patterns and connections. Good design, he suggests, is the best way to navigate information glut -- and it may just change the way we see the world.

Michael Sandel: The...
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09:05:36 06/07/10

Democracy thrives on civil debate, Michael Sandel says -- but we're shamefully out of practice. He leads a fun refresher, with TEDsters sparring over a recent Supr...

Michael Sandel: The lost art of democratic debate

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Michael Sandel: The lost art of democratic debate

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Democracy thrives on civil debate, Michael Sandel says -- but we're shamefully out of practice. He leads a fun refresher, with TEDsters sparring over a recent Supreme Court case (PGA Tour, Inc. v. Martin) whose outcome reveals the critical ingredient in justice.

John Underkoffler p...
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08:47:00 06/01/10

Minority Report science adviser and inventor John Underkoffler demos g-speak -- the real-life version of the film's eye-popping, tai chi-meets-cyberspace computer ...

John Underkoffler points to the future of UI

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John Underkoffler points to the future of UI

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Minority Report science adviser and inventor John Underkoffler demos g-speak -- the real-life version of the film's eye-popping, tai chi-meets-cyberspace computer interface. Is this how tomorrow's computers will be controlled?

Jonathan Klein: Pho...
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09:33:52 04/13/10

Photographs do more than document history -- they make it. At TED University, Jonathan Klein of Getty Images shows some of the most iconic, and talks about what ha...

Jonathan Klein: Photos that changed the world

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Jonathan Klein: Photos that changed the world

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Photographs do more than document history -- they make it. At TED University, Jonathan Klein of Getty Images shows some of the most iconic, and talks about what happens when a generation sees an image so powerful it can't look away -- or back.

Charles Fleischer i...
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10:02:57 01/15/10

In a presentation that can only be described as epic, comedian Charles Fleischer delivers a hysterical send-up of a time-honored TED theme: the map. Geometry, numb...

Charles Fleischer insists: All things are Moleeds

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Charles Fleischer insists: All things are Moleeds

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In a presentation that can only be described as epic, comedian Charles Fleischer delivers a hysterical send-up of a time-honored TED theme: the map. Geometry, numbers, charts and stamp art also factor in (somehow), as he weaves together a unique theory of everything called "Moleeds."

Alexis Ohanian: How...
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20:48:50 12/15/09

In a funny, rapid-fire 4 minutes, Alexis Ohanian of Reddit tells the real-life fable of one humpback whale's rise to Web stardom. The lesson of Mister Splashy Pant...

Alexis Ohanian: How to make a splash in social media

Added 12/15/09
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Alexis Ohanian: How to make a splash in social media

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In a funny, rapid-fire 4 minutes, Alexis Ohanian of Reddit tells the real-life fable of one humpback whale's rise to Web stardom. The lesson of Mister Splashy Pants is a shoo-in classic for meme-makers and marketers in the Facebook age.

Alexis Ohanian: How...
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14:48:50 12/15/09

In a funny, rapid-fire 4 minutes, Alexis Ohanian of Reddit tells the real-life fable of one humpback whale's rise to Web stardom. The lesson of Mister Splashy Pant...

Alexis Ohanian: How to make a splash in social media

Added 12/15/09
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Alexis Ohanian: How to make a splash in social media

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In a funny, rapid-fire 4 minutes, Alexis Ohanian of Reddit tells the real-life fable of one humpback whale's rise to Web stardom. The lesson of Mister Splashy Pants is a shoo-in classic for meme-makers and marketers in the Facebook age.

Mallika Sarabhai: D...
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09:34:11 11/16/09

At TEDIndia, Mallika Sarabhai, a dancer/actor/politician, tells a transformative story in dance -- and argues that the arts may be the most powerful way to effect ...

Mallika Sarabhai: Dance to change the world

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Mallika Sarabhai: Dance to change the world

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At TEDIndia, Mallika Sarabhai, a dancer/actor/politician, tells a transformative story in dance -- and argues that the arts may be the most powerful way to effect change, whether political, social or personal.

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Eric Sanderson pictures New York -- before the City
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 -- accurate down to the block -- when Times Square was a wetland and you couldn't get delivery.