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The flower-shaped starshade that might help us detect Earth-like planets | Jeremy Kasdin
Ted Talk: Astronomers believe that every star in the galaxy has a planet, one fifth of which might harbor life. Only we haven't seen any of…
Beware online "filter bubbles" | Eli Pariser
Ted Talk: http://www.ted.com As web companies strive to tailor their services (including news and search results) to our personal tastes, t…
Amy Lockwood: Selling condoms in the Congo
Ted Talk: http://www.ted.com HIV is a serious problem in the DR Congo, and aid agencies have flooded the country with free and cheap condom…
Every piece of art you've ever wanted to see -- up close and searchable | Amit Sood
Ted Talk: What does a cultural Big Bang look like? For Amit Sood, director of Google's Cultural Institute and Art Project, it's an online p…
David Hoffman: How would you feel if you lost everything?
Ted Talk: http://www.ted.com Nine days before TED2008, filmmaker David Hoffman lost almost everything he owned in a fire that destroyed his…
How I went from child refugee to international model | Halima Aden
Ted Talk: Halima Aden made history when she became the first hijab-wearing model on the cover of Vogue magazine. Now she returns to Kenya's…
Ernesto Sirolli: Want to help someone? Shut up and listen!
Ted Talk: When most well-intentioned aid workers hear of a problem they think they can fix, they go to work. This, Ernesto Sirolli suggests…
Why design should include everyone | Sinéad Burke
Ted Talk: Sinéad Burke is acutely aware of details that are practically invisible to many of us. At 105 centimeters (or 3' 5") tall, the de…
You are not alone in your loneliness | Jonny Sun
Ted Talk: Being open and vulnerable with your loneliness, sadness and fear can help you find comfort and feel less alone, says writer and a…
Charles Leadbeater: The era of open innovation
Ted Talk: http://www.ted.com In this deceptively casual talk, Charles Leadbeater weaves a tight argument that innovation isn't just for pro…
To detect diseases earlier, let's speak bacteria's secret language | Fatima AlZahra'a Alatraktchi
Ted Talk: Bacteria "talk" to each other, sending chemical information to coordinate attacks. What if we could listen to what they were sayi…
Eric Liu: Why ordinary people need to understand power
Ted Talk: Far too many Americans are illiterate in power — what it is, how it operates and why some people have it. As a result, those few …
Teenaged boy wonders play bluegrass | The Sleepy Man Banjo Boys
Ted Talk: Brothers Jonny, Robbie and Tommy Mizzone are The Sleepy Man Banjo Boys, a trio of virtuoso bluegrass musicians who play with dazz…
Eve Ensler: Embrace your inner girl
Ted Talk: http://www.ted.com In this passionate talk, Eve Ensler declares that there is a girl cell in us all -- a cell that we have all be…
The habits of happiness | Matthieu Ricard
Ted Talk: http://www.ted.com What is happiness, and how can we all get some? Buddhist monk, photographer and author Matthieu Ricard has dev…