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Yochai Benkler: Open-source economics Posted by: TEDtalksDirector
Video duration: 1073 seconds Global video hits: 16571 http://www.ted.com Law professor Yochai Benkler explains how collaborative projects like Wikipedia and Linux represent the next stage of human organization. By disrupting traditional economic production, copyright law and established competition, they're paving the way for a new set of economic laws, where empowered individuals are put on a level playing field with industry giants. Related: benkler, business, change, collaboration, economics, law, social, technology, ted, tedtalks, wikipedia, yochai |
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Robert Ballard: Exploring the ocean's hidden worlds Posted by: TEDtalksDirector
Video duration: 1187 seconds Global video hits: 24788 http://www.ted.com Ocean explorer Robert Ballard takes us on a mindbending trip to hidden worlds underwater, where he and other researchers are finding unexpected life, resources, even new mountains. He makes a case for serious exploration and mapping. Google Ocean, anyone? Related: ballard, education, exploration, oceans, robert, ted, tedtalks |
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Martin Seligman: Why is psychology good? Posted by: TEDtalksDirector
Video duration: 1423 seconds Global video hits: 28737 http://www.ted.com Martin Seligman talks about psychology -- as a field of study and as it works one-on-one with each patient and each practitioner. As it moves beyond a focus on disease, what can modern psychology help us to become? Related: altruism, engagement, good, happiness, martin, meaning, philanthropy, positive, psychology, seligman, talks, ted, tedtalks |
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Steven Pinker: Chalking it up to the blank slate Posted by: TEDtalksDirector
Video duration: 1449 seconds Global video hits: 12262 http://www.ted.com Steven Pinker's book The Blank Slate argues that all humans are born with some innate traits. Here, Pinker talks about his thesis, and why some people found it incredibly upsetting. Related: book, brain, children, culture, language, pinker, psychology, science, steven, talks, ted, tedtalks |
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Chris Abani: Telling stories of our shared humanity Posted by: TEDtalksDirector
Video duration: 1099 seconds Global video hits: 12814 http://www.ted.com Chris Abani tells stories of people: People standing up to soldiers. People being compassionate. People being human and reclaiming their humanity. It's "ubuntu," he says: the only way for me to be human is for you to reflect my humanity back at me. Related: abani, africa, apartheid, chris, humanity, libation, nigeria, poem, poet, stories, talks, ted, tedtalks |
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Nicholas Negroponte: One Laptop per Child, two years on Posted by: TEDtalksDirector
Video duration: 994 seconds Global video hits: 23912 http://www.ted.com Nicholas Negroponte talks about how One Laptop per Child is doing, two years in. Speaking at the EG conference while the first XO laptops roll off the production line, he recaps the controversies and recommits to the goals of this far-reaching project. Related: activism, child, culture, global, issues, laptop, learning, negroponte, nicholas, one, per, technology, ted, tedtalks |
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Ian Dunbar: Dog-friendly dog training Posted by: TEDtalksDirector
Video duration: 887 seconds Global video hits: 13606 http://www.ted.com Speaking at the 2007 EG conference, trainer Ian Dunbar asks us to see the world through the eyes of our beloved dogs. By knowing our pets' perspective, we can build their love and trust. It's a message that resonates well beyond the animal world. Related: animals, brain, children, dog, dunbar, ian, love, psychology, talks, ted, tedtalks, training |
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Adam Grosser: A new vision for refrigeration Posted by: TEDtalksDirector
Video duration: 212 seconds Global video hits: 25697 http://www.ted.com Adam Grosser talks about a project to build a refrigerator that works without electricity -- to bring the vital tool to villages and clinics worldwide. Tweaking some old technology, he's come up with a system that works. Related: adam, design, food, global, grosser, invention, issues, medicine, technology, ted, tedtalks |
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John Hodgman: A brief digression on matters of lost time Posted by: TEDtalksDirector
Video duration: 1087 seconds Global video hits: 59957 http://www.ted.com Humorist John Hodgman rambles through a new story about aliens, physics, time, space and the way all of these somehow contribute to a sweet, perfect memory of falling in love. Related: entertainment, hodgman, humor, john, love, physics, science, talks, ted, tedtalks |
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Penelope Boston: Life on Mars? Let's look in the caves Posted by: TEDtalksDirector
Video duration: 1196 seconds Global video hits: 17673 http://www.ted.com So the Mars Rovers didn't scoop up any alien lifeforms. Scientist Penelope Boston thinks there's a good chance -- a 25 to 50 percent chance, in fact -- that life might exist on Mars, deep inside the planet's caves. She details how we should look and why. Related: boston, exploration, geology, life, penelope, science, talks, technology, ted, tedtalks, universe |
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Lennart Green: Close-up card magic Posted by: TEDtalksDirector
Video duration: 1900 seconds Global video hits: 54329 http://www.ted.com Like your uncle at a family party, the rumpled Swedish doctor Lennart Green says, "Pick a card, any card." But what he does with those cards is pure magic -- flabbergasting, lightning-fast, how-does-he-do-it? magic. Related: deal, entertainment, green, humor, illusion, lennart, magic, snap, talks, ted, tedtalks |
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Robert Full: How engineers learn from evolution Posted by: TEDtalksDirector
Video duration: 1256 seconds Global video hits: 29792 http://www.ted.com Insects and animals have evolved some amazing skills -- but, as Robert Full notes, many animals are actually over-engineered. The trick is to copy only what's necessary. He shows how human engineers can learn from animals' tricks. Related: animals, design, evolution, full, robert, robots, science, technology, ted, tedtalks, transportation |
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Peter Diamandis: Taking the next giant leap in space Posted by: TEDtalksDirector
Video duration: 963 seconds Global video hits: 12417 http://www.ted.com 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. Related: business, design, diamandis, exploration, foundation, peter, prize, science, talks, ted, tedtalks |
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Paul Ewald: Can we domesticate germs? Posted by: TEDtalksDirector
Video duration: 1159 seconds Global video hits: 9850 http://www.ted.com Evolutionary biologist Paul Ewald drags us into the sewer to discuss germs. Why are some more harmful than others? How could we make the harmful ones benign? Searching for answers, he examines a disgusting, fascinating case: diarrhea. Related: biology, evolution, ewald, germs, global, health, illness, issues, medicine, paul, science, ted, tedtalks, water |
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Rick Smolan: A girl, a photograph, a homecoming Posted by: TEDtalksDirector
Video duration: 1507 seconds Global video hits: 19983 http://www.ted.com Photographer Rick Smolan tells the unforgettable story of a young Amerasian girl, a fateful photograph, and an adoption saga with a twist. Related: adoption, amerasian, asian, homecoming, korean, natasha, natashas, orphan, photograph, rick, smolan, story, talks, ted, tedtalks |
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David Perry: Will videogames become better than life? Posted by: TEDtalksDirector
Video duration: 1354 seconds Global video hits: 21541 http://www.ted.com Game designer David Perry says tomorrow's videogames will be more than mere fun to the next generation of gamers. They'll be lush, complex, emotional experiences -- more involving and meaningful to some than real life. Related: business, david, design, entertainment, gaming, perry, talks, technology, ted, tedtalks |
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Amy Tan: Where does creativity hide? Posted by: TEDtalksDirector
Video duration: 1459 seconds Global video hits: 41463 http://www.ted.com Novelist Amy Tan digs deep into the creative process, journeying through her childhood and family history and into the worlds of physics and chance, looking for hints of where her own creativity comes from. It's a wild ride with a surprise ending. Related: amy, arts, creativity, culture, entertainment, storytelling, tan, ted, tedtalks, writing |
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George Dyson: The birth of the computer Posted by: TEDtalksDirector
Video duration: 1040 seconds Global video hits: 14021 http://www.ted.com Historian George Dyson tells stories from the birth of the modern computer -- from its 16th-century origins to the hilarious notebooks of some early computer engineers. Related: computers, dyson, engineering, george, history, military, science, software, technology, ted, tedtalks |
