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TED: Amos Winter: T...
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16:02:37 11/20/12

How do you build a wheelchair ready to blaze through mud and sand, all for under $200? MIT engineer Amos Winter guides us through the mechanics of an all-terrain w...

TED: Amos Winter: The cheap all-terrain wheelchair - Amos Wint...

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How do you build a wheelchair ready to blaze through mud and sand, all for under $200? MIT engineer Amos Winter guides us through the mechanics of an all-terrain wheelchair that’s cheap and easy to build -- for true accessibility -- and gives us some lessons he learned along the road.

TED: Amos Winter: T...
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16:02:37 11/20/12

How do you build a wheelchair ready to blaze through mud and sand, all for under $200? MIT engineer Amos Winter guides us through the mechanics of an all-terrain w...

TED: Amos Winter: The cheap all-terrain wheelchair - Amos Wint...

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TED: Amos Winter: The cheap all-terrain wheelchair - Amos Winter (2012)

TED: Daphne Bavelie...
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16:19:24 11/19/12

How do fast-paced video games affect the brain? Step into the lab with cognitive researcher Daphne Bavelier to hear surprising news about how video games, even act...

TED: Daphne Bavelier: Your brain on video games - Daphne Bavel...

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TED: Daphne Bavelier: Your brain on video games - Daphne Bavelier (2012)

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How do fast-paced video games affect the brain? Step into the lab with cognitive researcher Daphne Bavelier to hear surprising news about how video games, even action-packed shooter games, can help us learn, focus and, fascinatingly, multitask. (Filmed at TEDxCHUV.)

TED: Daphne Bavelie...
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16:19:24 11/19/12

How do fast-paced video games affect the brain? Step into the lab with cognitive researcher Daphne Bavelier to hear surprising news about how video games, even act...

TED: Daphne Bavelier: Your brain on video games - Daphne Bavel...

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TED: Daphne Bavelier: Your brain on video games - Daphne Bavelier (2012)

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How do fast-paced video games affect the brain? Step into the lab with cognitive researcher Daphne Bavelier to hear surprising news about how video games, even action-packed shooter games, can help us learn, focus and, fascinatingly, multitask. (Filmed at TEDxCHUV.)

TED: David Binder: ...
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16:00:33 11/16/12

David Binder is a major Broadway producer, but last summer he found himself in a small Australian neighborhood, watching locals dance and perform on their lawns --...

TED: David Binder: The arts festival revolution - David Binder...

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TED: David Binder: The arts festival revolution - David Binder (2012)

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David Binder is a major Broadway producer, but last summer he found himself in a small Australian neighborhood, watching locals dance and perform on their lawns -- and loving it. He shows us the new face of arts festivals, which break the boundary between audience and performer and help cities express themselves.

TED: David Binder: ...
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16:00:33 11/16/12

David Binder is a major Broadway producer, but last summer he found himself in a small Australian neighborhood, watching locals dance and perform on their lawns --...

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TED: David Binder: The arts festival revolution - David Binder (2012)

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David Binder is a major Broadway producer, but last summer he found himself in a small Australian neighborhood, watching locals dance and perform on their lawns -- and loving it. He shows us the new face of arts festivals, which break the boundary between audience and performer and help cities express themselves.

TED: Leah Buechley:...
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16:00:35 11/15/12

Designing electronics is generally cumbersome and expensive -- or was, until Leah Buechley and her team at MIT developed tools to treat electronics just like paper...

TED: Leah Buechley: How to “sketch” with electronics - Leah Bu...

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TED: Leah Buechley: How to “sketch” with electronics - Leah Buechley (2011)

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Designing electronics is generally cumbersome and expensive -- or was, until Leah Buechley and her team at MIT developed tools to treat electronics just like paper and pen. In this talk from TEDYouth 2011, Buechley shows some of her charming designs, like a paper piano you can sketch and then play.

TED: Leah Buechley:...
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16:00:35 11/15/12

Designing electronics is generally cumbersome and expensive -- or was, until Leah Buechley and her team at MIT developed tools to treat electronics just like paper...

TED: Leah Buechley: How to “sketch” with electronics - Leah Bu...

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Designing electronics is generally cumbersome and expensive -- or was, until Leah Buechley and her team at MIT developed tools to treat electronics just like paper and pen. In this talk from TEDYouth 2011, Buechley shows some of her charming designs, like a paper piano you can sketch and then play.

TED: Hannah Brenche...
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16:01:58 11/14/12

Hannah Brencher's mother always wrote her letters. So when she felt herself bottom into depression after college, she did what felt natural -- she wrote love lette...

TED: Hannah Brencher: Love letters to strangers - Hannah Brenc...

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TED: Hannah Brencher: Love letters to strangers - Hannah Brencher (2012)

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Hannah Brencher's mother always wrote her letters. So when she felt herself bottom into depression after college, she did what felt natural -- she wrote love letters and left them for strangers to find. The act has become a global initiative, The World Needs More Love Letters, which rushes handwritten letters to those in need of a boost.

TED: Hannah Brenche...
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16:01:58 11/14/12

Hannah Brencher's mother always wrote her letters. So when she felt herself bottom into depression after college, she did what felt natural -- she wrote love lette...

TED: Hannah Brencher: Love letters to strangers - Hannah Brenc...

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TED: Hannah Brencher: Love letters to strangers - Hannah Brencher (2012)

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Hannah Brencher's mother always wrote her letters. So when she felt herself bottom into depression after college, she did what felt natural -- she wrote love letters and left them for strangers to find. The act has become a global initiative, The World Needs More Love Letters, which rushes handwritten letters to those in need of a boost.

TED: Arunachalam Mu...
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16:38:09 11/13/12

When he realized his wife had to choose between buying family meals and buying her monthly "supplies," Arunachalam Muruganantham vowed to help her solve the proble...

TED: Arunachalam Muruganantham: How I started a sanitary napki...

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TED: Arunachalam Muruganantham: How I started a sanitary napkin revolution! - Arunachalam Muruganantham (2012)

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When he realized his wife had to choose between buying family meals and buying her monthly "supplies," Arunachalam Muruganantham vowed to help her solve the problem of the sanitary pad. His research got very very personal -- and led him to a powerful business model. (Filmed in Bangalore as part of the TED Global Talent Search.)

TED: Arunachalam Mu...
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16:38:09 11/13/12

When he realized his wife had to choose between buying family meals and buying her monthly "supplies," Arunachalam Muruganantham vowed to help her solve the proble...

TED: Arunachalam Muruganantham: How I started a sanitary napki...

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TED: Arunachalam Muruganantham: How I started a sanitary napkin revolution! - Arunachalam Muruganantham (2012)

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When he realized his wife had to choose between buying family meals and buying her monthly "supplies," Arunachalam Muruganantham vowed to help her solve the problem of the sanitary pad. His research got very very personal -- and led him to a powerful business model. (Filmed in Bangalore as part of the TED Global Talent Search.)

TED: Julie Burstein...
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16:07:32 11/12/12

Radio host Julie Burstein talks with creative people for a living -- and shares four lessons about how to create in the face of challenge, self-doubt and loss. Hea...

TED: Julie Burstein: 4 lessons in creativity - Julie Burstein ...

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TED: Julie Burstein: 4 lessons in creativity - Julie Burstein (2012)

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Radio host Julie Burstein talks with creative people for a living -- and shares four lessons about how to create in the face of challenge, self-doubt and loss. Hear insights from filmmaker Mira Nair, writer Richard Ford, sculptor Richard Serra and photographer Joel Meyerowitz.

TED: Julie Burstein...
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16:07:32 11/12/12

Radio host Julie Burstein talks with creative people for a living -- and shares four lessons about how to create in the face of challenge, self-doubt and loss. Hea...

TED: Julie Burstein: 4 lessons in creativity - Julie Burstein ...

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TED: Julie Burstein: 4 lessons in creativity - Julie Burstein (2012)

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Radio host Julie Burstein talks with creative people for a living -- and shares four lessons about how to create in the face of challenge, self-doubt and loss. Hear insights from filmmaker Mira Nair, writer Richard Ford, sculptor Richard Serra and photographer Joel Meyerowitz.

TED: Jeff Hancock: ...
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16:05:07 11/09/12

Who hasn’t sent a text message saying “I’m on my way” when it wasn’t true or fudged the truth a touch in their online dating profile? But Jeff Hancock doesn’t beli...

TED: Jeff Hancock: The future of lying - Jeff Hancock (2012)

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TED: Jeff Hancock: The future of lying - Jeff Hancock (2012)

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Who hasn’t sent a text message saying “I’m on my way” when it wasn’t true or fudged the truth a touch in their online dating profile? But Jeff Hancock doesn’t believe that the anonymity of the internet encourages dishonesty. In fact, he says the searchability and permanence of information online may even keep us honest.

TED: Jeff Hancock: ...
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16:05:07 11/09/12

Who hasn’t sent a text message saying “I’m on my way” when it wasn’t true or fudged the truth a touch in their online dating profile? But Jeff Hancock doesn’t beli...

TED: Jeff Hancock: The future of lying - Jeff Hancock (2012)

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TED: Jeff Hancock: The future of lying - Jeff Hancock (2012)

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Who hasn’t sent a text message saying “I’m on my way” when it wasn’t true or fudged the truth a touch in their online dating profile? But Jeff Hancock doesn’t believe that the anonymity of the internet encourages dishonesty. In fact, he says the searchability and permanence of information online may even keep us honest.

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TED: Tali Sharot: The optimism bias - Tali Shar...

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TED: Tali Sharot: The optimism bias - Tali Sharot (2012)
05/14/12

Are we born to be optimistic, rather than realistic? Tali Sharot shares new research that suggests our brains are wired to look on the bright side -- and how that can be both dangerous and beneficial.