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Garrett Lisi: An 8-...
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01:00:00 10/14/08

Physicist and surfer Garrett Lisi presents a controversial new model of the universe that -- just maybe -- answers all the big questions. If nothing else, it's the...

Garrett Lisi: An 8-dimensional model of the universe

Added 10/14/08
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Garrett Lisi: An 8-dimensional model of the universe

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Physicist and surfer Garrett Lisi presents a controversial new model of the universe that -- just maybe -- answers all the big questions. If nothing else, it's the most beautiful 8-dimensional model of elementary particles and forces you've ever seen.

Philip Zimbardo: Th...
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01:00:00 09/23/08

Philip Zimbardo knows how easy it is for nice people to turn bad. In this talk, he shares insights and graphic unseen photos from the Abu Ghraib trials. Then he ta...

Philip Zimbardo: The psychology of evil

Added 09/23/08
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Philip Zimbardo: The psychology of evil

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Philip Zimbardo knows how easy it is for nice people to turn bad. In this talk, he shares insights and graphic unseen photos from the Abu Ghraib trials. Then he talks about the flip side: how easy it is to be a hero, and how we can rise to the challenge.

David Gallo on life...
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01:00:00 09/11/08

With vibrant video clips captured by submarines, David Gallo takes us to some of Earth's darkest, most violent, toxic and beautiful habitats, the valleys and volca...

David Gallo on life in the deep oceans

Added 09/11/08
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David Gallo on life in the deep oceans

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With vibrant video clips captured by submarines, David Gallo takes us to some of Earth's darkest, most violent, toxic and beautiful habitats, the valleys and volcanic ridges of the oceans' depths, where life is bizarre, resilient and shockingly abundant.

Irwin Redlener on s...
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01:00:00 09/09/08

The face of nuclear terror has changed since the Cold War, but disaster-medicine expert Irwin Redlener reminds us the threat is still real. He looks at some of his...

Irwin Redlener on surviving a nuclear attack

Added 09/09/08
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Irwin Redlener on surviving a nuclear attack

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The face of nuclear terror has changed since the Cold War, but disaster-medicine expert Irwin Redlener reminds us the threat is still real. He looks at some of history's farcical countermeasures and offers practical advice on how to survive an attack.

David Gallo on life...
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13:17:32 09/04/08

With vibrant video clips captured by submarines, David Gallo takes us to some of Earth's darkest, most violent, toxic and beautiful habitats, the valleys and volca...

David Gallo on life in the deep oceans

Added 09/04/08
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David Gallo on life in the deep oceans

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With vibrant video clips captured by submarines, David Gallo takes us to some of Earth's darkest, most violent, toxic and beautiful habitats, the valleys and volcanic ridges of the oceans' depths, where life is bizarre, resilient and shockingly abundant.

Peter Diamandis on ...
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06:01:10 09/03/08

Peter Diamandis says it's our moral imperative to keep exploring space -- and he talks about how, with the X Prize and other incentives, we're going to do just that.

Peter Diamandis on our next giant leap

Added 09/03/08
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Peter Diamandis on our next giant leap

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Peter Diamandis says it's our moral imperative to keep exploring space -- and he talks about how, with the X Prize and other incentives, we're going to do just that.

Peter Diamandis on ...
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01:00:00 09/03/08

Peter Diamandis says it's our moral imperative to keep exploring space -- and he talks about how, with the X Prize and other incentives, we're going to do just that.

Peter Diamandis on our next giant leap

Added 09/03/08
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Peter Diamandis on our next giant leap

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Peter Diamandis says it's our moral imperative to keep exploring space -- and he talks about how, with the X Prize and other incentives, we're going to do just that.

Patricia Burchat: S...
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18:12:00 08/17/08

Physicist Patricia Burchat sheds light on two basic ingredients of our universe: dark matter and dark energy. Comprising 96% of the universe between them, they can...

Patricia Burchat: Shedding light on dark matter

Added 08/17/08
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Patricia Burchat: Shedding light on dark matter

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Physicist Patricia Burchat sheds light on two basic ingredients of our universe: dark matter and dark energy. Comprising 96% of the universe between them, they can't be directly measured, but their influence is immense.

Patricia Burchat sh...
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16:14:06 08/17/08

Physicist Patricia Burchat sheds light on two basic ingredients of our universe: dark matter and dark energy. Comprising 96% of the universe between them, they can...

Patricia Burchat sheds light on dark matter

Added 08/17/08
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Patricia Burchat sheds light on dark matter

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Physicist Patricia Burchat sheds light on two basic ingredients of our universe: dark matter and dark energy. Comprising 96% of the universe between them, they can't be directly measured, but their influence is immense.

Freeman Dyson: Let'...
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06:37:00 07/14/08

Physicist Freeman Dyson suggests that we start looking for life on the moons of Jupiter and out past Neptune, in the Kuiper belt and the Oort cloud. He talks about...

Freeman Dyson: Let's look for life in the outer solar system

Added 07/14/08
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Freeman Dyson: Let's look for life in the outer solar system

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Physicist Freeman Dyson suggests that we start looking for life on the moons of Jupiter and out past Neptune, in the Kuiper belt and the Oort cloud. He talks about what such life would be like -- and how we might find it.

Freeman Dyson says:...
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04:42:06 07/14/08

Physicist Freeman Dyson suggests that we start looking for life on the moons of Jupiter and out past Neptune, in the Kuiper belt and the Oort cloud. He talks about...

Freeman Dyson says: let's look for life in the outer solar system

Added 07/14/08
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Freeman Dyson says: let's look for life in the outer solar system

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Physicist Freeman Dyson suggests that we start looking for life on the moons of Jupiter and out past Neptune, in the Kuiper belt and the Oort cloud. He talks about what such life would be like -- and how we might find it.

David Hoffman on lo...
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01:00:00 07/09/08

Nine days before TED2008, filmmaker David Hoffman lost almost everything he owned in a fire that destroyed his home, office and 30 years of passionate collecting. ...

David Hoffman on losing everything

Added 07/09/08
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David Hoffman on losing everything

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Nine days before TED2008, filmmaker David Hoffman lost almost everything he owned in a fire that destroyed his home, office and 30 years of passionate collecting. He looks back at a life that's been wiped clean in an instant -- and looks forward.

Peter Diamandis on ...
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10:52:00 06/30/08

X Prize founder Peter Diamandis talks about how he helped Stephen Hawking fulfill his dream of going to space -- by flying together into the upper atmosphere and e...

Peter Diamandis on Stephen Hawking in zero g

Added 06/30/08
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Peter Diamandis on Stephen Hawking in zero g

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X Prize founder Peter Diamandis talks about how he helped Stephen Hawking fulfill his dream of going to space -- by flying together into the upper atmosphere and experiencing weightlessness at zero g.

Peter Diamandis on ...
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09:02:46 06/30/08

X Prize founder Peter Diamandis talks about how he helped Stephen Hawking fulfill his dream of going to space -- by flying together into the upper atmosphere and e...

Peter Diamandis on Stephen Hawking in zero g

Added 06/30/08
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Peter Diamandis on Stephen Hawking in zero g

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X Prize founder Peter Diamandis talks about how he helped Stephen Hawking fulfill his dream of going to space -- by flying together into the upper atmosphere and experiencing weightlessness at zero g.

Wade Davis: The wor...
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01:00:00 06/10/08

Anthropologist Wade Davis muses on the worldwide web of belief and ritual that makes us human. He shares breathtaking photos and stories of the Elder Brothers, a g...

Wade Davis: The worldwide web of belief and ritual

Added 06/10/08
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Wade Davis: The worldwide web of belief and ritual

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Anthropologist Wade Davis muses on the worldwide web of belief and ritual that makes us human. He shares breathtaking photos and stories of the Elder Brothers, a group of Sierra Nevada indians whose spiritual practice holds the world in balance.

Philip Zimbardo sho...
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12:39:43 06/02/08

Philip Zimbardo knows how easy it is for nice people to turn bad. In this talk, he shares insights and graphic unseen photos from the Abu Ghraib trials. Then he ta...

Philip Zimbardo shows how people become monsters ... or heroes

Added 06/02/08
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Philip Zimbardo shows how people become monsters ... or heroes

[LESS INFO] 43 VIEWS | ADDED 12:39:43 06/02/08
Philip Zimbardo knows how easy it is for nice people to turn bad. In this talk, he shares insights and graphic unseen photos from the Abu Ghraib trials. Then he talks about the flip side: how easy it is to be a hero, and how we can rise to the challenge.

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10/14/08

Physicist and surfer Garrett Lisi presents a controversial new model of the universe that -- just maybe -- answers all the big questions. If nothing else, it's the most beautiful 8-dimensional model of elementary particles and forces you've ever seen.