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Ann Cooper talks sc...
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16:49:31 09/08/08

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, seasona...

Ann Cooper talks school lunches

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Ann Cooper talks school lunches

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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.

Keith Bellows on th...
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09:31:24 09/08/08

Keith Bellows gleefully outlines the engineering marvels of the camel, a vital creature he calls "the SUV of the desert." Though he couldn't bring a live camel to ...

Keith Bellows on the camel's hump

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Keith Bellows on the camel's hump

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Keith Bellows gleefully outlines the engineering marvels of the camel, a vital creature he calls "the SUV of the desert." Though he couldn't bring a live camel to TED, he gets his camera crew as close as humanly possible to a one-ton beast in full rut.

Keith Bellows on th...
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07:31:24 09/08/08

Keith Bellows gleefully outlines the engineering marvels of the camel, a vital creature he calls "the SUV of the desert." Though he couldn't bring a live camel to ...

Keith Bellows on the camel's hump

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Keith Bellows on the camel's hump

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Keith Bellows gleefully outlines the engineering marvels of the camel, a vital creature he calls "the SUV of the desert." Though he couldn't bring a live camel to TED, he gets his camera crew as close as humanly possible to a one-ton beast in full rut.

Jane Goodall helps ...
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01:00:00 09/08/08

The legendary chimpanzee researcher Jane Goodall talks about TACARE and her other community projects, which help people in booming African towns live side-by-side ...

Jane Goodall helps humans and animals live together

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Jane Goodall helps humans and animals live together

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The legendary chimpanzee researcher Jane Goodall talks about TACARE and her other community projects, which help people in booming African towns live side-by-side with threatened animals.

Jane Goodall helps ...
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14:29:29 09/04/08

The legendary chimpanzee researcher Jane Goodall talks about TACARE and her other community projects, which help people in booming African towns live side-by-side ...

Jane Goodall helps humans and animals live together

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Jane Goodall helps humans and animals live together

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The legendary chimpanzee researcher Jane Goodall talks about TACARE and her other community projects, which help people in booming African towns live side-by-side with threatened animals.

Jane Goodall helps ...
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12:29:29 09/04/08

The legendary chimpanzee researcher Jane Goodall talks about TACARE and her other community projects, which help people in booming African towns live side-by-side ...

Jane Goodall helps humans and animals live together

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Jane Goodall helps humans and animals live together

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The legendary chimpanzee researcher Jane Goodall talks about TACARE and her other community projects, which help people in booming African towns live side-by-side with threatened animals.

David Griffin: How ...
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01:00:00 08/19/08

The photo director for National Geographic, David Griffin knows the power of photography to connect us to our world. In a talk filled with glorious images, he talk...

David Griffin: How photography connects us

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David Griffin: How photography connects us

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The photo director for National Geographic, David Griffin knows the power of photography to connect us to our world. In a talk filled with glorious images, he talks about how we all use photos to tell our stories.

David Griffin on ho...
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18:00:44 08/17/08

The photo director for National Geographic, David Griffin knows the power of photography to connect us to our world. In a talk filled with glorious images, he talk...

David Griffin on how photography connects us

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David Griffin on how photography connects us

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The photo director for National Geographic, David Griffin knows the power of photography to connect us to our world. In a talk filled with glorious images, he talks about how we all use photos to tell our stories.

David Griffin on ho...
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16:00:44 08/17/08

The photo director for National Geographic, David Griffin knows the power of photography to connect us to our world. In a talk filled with glorious images, he talk...

David Griffin on how photography connects us

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David Griffin on how photography connects us

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The photo director for National Geographic, David Griffin knows the power of photography to connect us to our world. In a talk filled with glorious images, he talks about how we all use photos to tell our stories.

Robert Lang folds w...
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13:05:55 07/30/08

Robert Lang is a pioneer of the newest kind of origami -- using math and engineering principles to fold mind-blowingly intricate designs that are beautiful and, so...

Robert Lang folds way-new origami

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Robert Lang folds way-new origami

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Robert Lang is a pioneer of the newest kind of origami -- using math and engineering principles to fold mind-blowingly intricate designs that are beautiful and, sometimes, very useful.

Robert Lang: The ma...
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13:03:00 07/30/08

Robert Lang is a pioneer of the newest kind of origami -- using math and engineering principles to fold mind-blowingly intricate designs that are beautiful and, so...

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Robert Lang: The math and magic of origami

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Robert Lang: The math and magic of origami

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Robert Lang is a pioneer of the newest kind of origami -- using math and engineering principles to fold mind-blowingly intricate designs that are beautiful and, sometimes, very useful.

Robert Lang folds w...
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11:05:55 07/30/08

Robert Lang is a pioneer of the newest kind of origami -- using math and engineering principles to fold mind-blowingly intricate designs that are beautiful and, so...

Robert Lang folds way-new origami

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Robert Lang folds way-new origami

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Robert Lang is a pioneer of the newest kind of origami -- using math and engineering principles to fold mind-blowingly intricate designs that are beautiful and, sometimes, very useful.

Louise Leakey digs ...
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08:06:47 07/23/08

Louise Leakey asks, "Who are we?" The question takes her to the Rift Valley in Eastern Africa, where she digs for the evolutionary origins of humankind -- and sugg...

Louise Leakey digs for humanity's origins

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Louise Leakey digs for humanity's origins

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Louise Leakey asks, "Who are we?" The question takes her to the Rift Valley in Eastern Africa, where she digs for the evolutionary origins of humankind -- and suggests a stunning new vision of our competing ancestors.

Louise Leakey digs ...
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08:03:00 07/23/08

Louise Leakey asks, "Who are we?" The question takes her to the Rift Valley in Eastern Africa, where she digs for the evolutionary origins of humankind -- and sugg...

Louise Leakey digs for humanity's origins

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Louise Leakey digs for humanity's origins

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Louise Leakey asks, "Who are we?" The question takes her to the Rift Valley in Eastern Africa, where she digs for the evolutionary origins of humankind -- and suggests a stunning new vision of our competing ancestors.

Louise Leakey digs ...
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06:06:47 07/23/08

Louise Leakey asks, "Who are we?" The question takes her to the Rift Valley in Eastern Africa, where she digs for the evolutionary origins of humankind -- and sugg...

Louise Leakey digs for humanity's origins

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Louise Leakey digs for humanity's origins

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Louise Leakey asks, "Who are we?" The question takes her to the Rift Valley in Eastern Africa, where she digs for the evolutionary origins of humankind -- and suggests a stunning new vision of our competing ancestors.

Torsten Reil builds...
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01:00:00 07/08/08

Torsten Reil talks about how the study of biology can help make natural-looking animated people -- by building a human from the inside out, with bones, muscles and...

Torsten Reil builds better animations

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Torsten Reil builds better animations

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Torsten Reil talks about how the study of biology can help make natural-looking animated people -- by building a human from the inside out, with bones, muscles and a nervous system. He spoke at TED in 2003; see his work now in GTA4.

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Robin Ince: Science versus wonder?

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Robin Ince: Science versus wonder?
11/18/11

Does science ruin the magic of life? In this grumpy but charming monologue, Robin Ince makes the argument against. The more we learn about the astonishing behavior of the universe -- the more we stand in awe.