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6 ways mushrooms can save the world
Channel: TED
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Date: June 24, 2008
Mycologist Paul Stamets lists 6 ways the mycelium fungus can help save the universe: cleaning polluted soil, making insecticides, treating smallpo...
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Design is in the details
Channel: TED
Length: 0
Date: June 24, 2008
Showing a series of inspiring, unusual and playful products, British branding and design guru Paul Bennett explains that design doesn’t have to be...
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A 4-minute medley on the music wars
Channel: TED
Length: 0
Date: June 24, 2008
New York Times tech columnist David Pogue performs a satirical mini-medley about iTunes and the downloading wars, borrowing a few notes from Sonny...
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Measuring the fastest animal on earth
Channel: TED
Length: 0
Date: June 24, 2008
Biologist Sheila Patek talks about her work measuring the feeding strike of the mantis shrimp, one of the fastest movements in the animal world, u...
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Fighting injustice with a videocamera
Channel: TED
Length: 0
Date: June 24, 2008
Musician and activist Peter Gabriel shares his very personal motivation for standing up for human rights with the watchdog group WITNESS —...
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Robots that are "self-aware"
Channel: TED
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Date: June 24, 2008
Hod Lipson demonstrates a few of his cool little robots, which have the ability to learn, understand themselves and even self-replicate.
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Great cars are Art
Channel: TED
Length: 0
Date: June 24, 2008
American designer Chris Bangle explains his philosophy that car design is an art form in its own right, with an entertaining — and ultim...
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The power and beauty of organic design
Channel: TED
Length: 0
Date: June 24, 2008
Designer Ross Lovegrove expounds his philosophy of “fat-free” design and offers insight into several of his extraordinary products, including the ...
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Look! Up in the sky! It’s Virtual Earth!
Channel: TED
Length: 0
Date: June 24, 2008
Microsoft’s Stephen Lawler gives a whirlwind tour of Virtual Earth, moving up, down and through its hyper-real cityscapes with dazzlingly fluidity...
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My dream about the future of medicine
Channel: TED
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Date: June 24, 2008
Eva Vertes — only 19 when she gave this talk -- discusses her journey toward studying medicine and her drive to understand the roots of c...
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The double helix and today’s DNA mysteries
Channel: TED
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Date: June 24, 2008
Nobel laureate James Watson opens TED2005 with the frank and funny story of how he and his research partner, Francis Crick, discovered the structu...
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"Woza"
Channel: TED
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Date: June 24, 2008
After Vusi Mahlasela’s 3-song set at TEDGlobal, the audience wouldn't let him go. His encore, "Woza," showcases his brilliant guitar play...
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"M’Bifo"
Channel: TED
Length: 0
Date: June 24, 2008
Rokia Traore sings the moving "M’Bifo," accompanied on the n'goni, a lute-like Malian stringed instrument with a soulful timbre. A quietl...
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The true face of Leonardo Da Vinci?
Channel: TED
Length: 0
Date: June 24, 2008
Mona Lisa is one of the best-known faces on the planet. But would you recognize an image of Leonardo da Vinci? Illustrator Siegfried Woldhek uses s...
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Releasing the music in your head
Channel: TED
Length: 0
Date: June 24, 2008
Tod Machover of MIT’s Media Lab is devoted to extending musical expression to everyone, from virtuosos to amateurs, and in the most diverse forms,...
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Treating design as art
Channel: TED
Length: 0
Date: June 24, 2008
Paola Antonelli, design curator at New York’s Museum of Modern Art, wants to spread her appreciation of design — in all shapes and forms...
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"Kounandi"
Channel: TED
Length: 0
Date: June 24, 2008
Singer-songwriter Rokia Traore performs "Kounandi," a breathtaking song that blends Malian instruments with a modern, heartfelt vocal. Note: This ...
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