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The flower-shaped starshade that might help us detect Earth-like planets | Jeremy Kasdin

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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…

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Beware online "filter bubbles" | Eli Pariser

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Ted Talk: http://www.ted.com As web companies strive to tailor their services (including news and search results) to our personal tastes, t…

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Amy Lockwood: Selling condoms in the Congo

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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…

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Every piece of art you've ever wanted to see -- up close and searchable | Amit Sood

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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…

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David Hoffman: How would you feel if you lost everything?

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Ted Talk: http://www.ted.com Nine days before TED2008, filmmaker David Hoffman lost almost everything he owned in a fire that destroyed his…

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How I went from child refugee to international model | Halima Aden

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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…

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Ernesto Sirolli: Want to help someone? Shut up and listen!

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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…

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Why design should include everyone | Sinéad Burke

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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…

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You are not alone in your loneliness | Jonny Sun

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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…

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Charles Leadbeater: The era of open innovation

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Ted Talk: http://www.ted.com In this deceptively casual talk, Charles Leadbeater weaves a tight argument that innovation isn't just for pro…

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To detect diseases earlier, let's speak bacteria's secret language | Fatima AlZahra'a Alatraktchi

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Ted Talk: Bacteria "talk" to each other, sending chemical information to coordinate attacks. What if we could listen to what they were sayi…

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Eric Liu: Why ordinary people need to understand power

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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 …

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Teenaged boy wonders play bluegrass | The Sleepy Man Banjo Boys

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Ted Talk: Brothers Jonny, Robbie and Tommy Mizzone are The Sleepy Man Banjo Boys, a trio of virtuoso bluegrass musicians who play with dazz…

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Eve Ensler: Embrace your inner girl

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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…

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The habits of happiness | Matthieu Ricard

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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…