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Brenda Brathwaite: ...
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14:27:29 04/29/12

It's never easy to get across the magnitude of complex tragedies -- so when Brenda Brathwite's daughter came home from school asking about slavery, she did what sh...

Brenda Brathwaite: Gaming for understanding

Added 04/29/12
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Brenda Brathwaite: Gaming for understanding

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It's never easy to get across the magnitude of complex tragedies -- so when Brenda Brathwite's daughter came home from school asking about slavery, she did what she does for a living -- she designed a game. At TEDxPhoenix she describes the surprising effectiveness of this game, and others, in helping the player really understand the story. (Filmed at TEDxPhoenix .)

Taryn Simon: The st...
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15:04:38 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

Added 04/18/12
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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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15:08:11 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

Added 04/09/12
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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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15:16:25 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 .)

Kevin Allocca: Why ...
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18:09:15 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 ...)

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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22:43:40 02/14/12

Singer Inara George and guitarist Mike Andrews play the quietly lovely love song "Family Tree." (Filmed at TEDxGreatPacificGarbagePatch .)

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." (Filmed at TEDxGreatPacificGarbagePatch .)

Sebastian Wernicke:...
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16:30:34 01/06/12

Sebastian Wernicke thinks every TEDTalk can be summarized in six words. In this talk, he shows how to do just that -- and less. (Filmed at TEDxZurich .)

Sebastian Wernicke: 1000 TEDTalks, 6 words

Added 01/06/12
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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. In this talk, he shows how to do just that -- and less. (Filmed at TEDxZurich .)

Homaro Cantu + Ben ...
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16:27:09 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?

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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15:49:05 11/30/11

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

John Bohannon: Dance vs. powerpoint, a modest proposal

Added 11/30/11
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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 he makes his case by example, aided by dancers from Black Label Movement. (Filmed at TEDxBrussels .)

Joe Sabia: The tech...
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16:11:04 11/23/11

iPad storyteller Joe Sabia introduces us to Lothar Meggendorfer, who created a bold technology for storytelling: the pop-up book. Sabia shows how new technology ha...

Joe Sabia: The technology of storytelling

Added 11/23/11
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Joe Sabia: The technology of storytelling

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iPad storyteller Joe Sabia introduces us to Lothar Meggendorfer, who created a bold technology for storytelling: the pop-up book. Sabia shows how new technology has always helped us tell our own stories, from the walls of caves to his own onstage iPad.

Joe Sabia: The tech...
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15:26:01 11/23/11

iPad storyteller Joe Sabia introduces us to Lothar Meggendorfer, who created a bold technology for storytelling: the pop-up book. Sabia shows how new technology ha...

Joe Sabia: The technology of storytelling

Added 11/23/11
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Joe Sabia: The technology of storytelling

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iPad storyteller Joe Sabia introduces us to Lothar Meggendorfer, who created a bold technology for storytelling: the pop-up book. Sabia shows how new technology has always helped us tell our own stories, from the walls of caves to his own onstage iPad.

Joe Sabia: The tech...
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15:26:01 11/23/11

iPad storyteller Joe Sabia introduces us to Lothar Meggendorfer, who created a bold technology for storytelling: the pop-up book. Sabia shows how new technology ha...

Joe Sabia: The technology of storytelling

Added 11/23/11
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Joe Sabia: The technology of storytelling

[LESS INFO] 636 VIEWS | ADDED 15:26:01 11/23/11
iPad storyteller Joe Sabia introduces us to Lothar Meggendorfer, who created a bold technology for storytelling: the pop-up book. Sabia shows how new technology has always helped us tell our own stories, from the walls of caves to his own onstage iPad.

Alexander Tsiaras: ...
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16:34:40 11/14/11

Image-maker Alexander Tsiaras shares a powerful medical visualization, showing human development from conception to birth and beyond. (Some graphic images.)

Alexander Tsiaras: Conception to birth -- visualized

Added 11/14/11
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Alexander Tsiaras: Conception to birth -- visualized

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Image-maker Alexander Tsiaras shares a powerful medical visualization, showing human development from conception to birth and beyond. (Some graphic images.)

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04/29/12

It's never easy to get across the magnitude of complex tragedies -- so when Brenda Brathwite's daughter came home from school asking about slavery, she did what she does for a living -- she designed a game. At TEDxPhoenix she describes the surprising effectiveness of this game, and others, in helping the player really understand the story. (Filmed at TEDxPhoenix .)