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Entrepreneurs are the future of space flight
Channel: TED
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Date: June 24, 2008
In this passionate talk, legendary spacecraft designer Burt Rutan lambasts the US government-funded space program for stagnating and asks entrepre...
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The power of the mobile phone to end poverty
Channel: TED
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Date: June 24, 2008
Iqbal Quadir tells how his experiences as a kid in poor Bangladesh, and later as a banker in New York, led him to start a mobile phone operator co...
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The joy of rockets
Channel: TED
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Date: June 24, 2008
Moneyman Steve Jurvetson takes TEDsters inside his awesome hobby — launching model rockets –- by sharing some gorgeous photos, his infec...
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A voyage of DNA, genes and the sea
Channel: TED
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Date: June 24, 2008
Genomics pioneer Craig Venter takes a break from his epic round-the-world expedition to talk about the millions of genes his team has discovered so...
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Life at 30,000 feet
Channel: TED
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Date: June 24, 2008
Richard Branson talks to TED’s Chris Anderson about the ups and the downs of his career, from his multibillionaire success to his multiple near-de...
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WorldWide Telescope
Channel: TED
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Date: June 24, 2008
Educator Roy Gould and researcher Curtis Wong show a sneak preview of Microsoft’s WorldWide Telescope, which compiles images from telescopes and s...
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A vision for TED
Channel: TED
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Date: June 24, 2008
Chris Anderson gave this talk in 2002, prior to taking over leadership of TED. Founder Richard Wurman was leaving and TED’s future was hanging in ...
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Asking big questions about the universe
Channel: TED
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Date: June 24, 2008
In keeping with the theme of TED2008, professor Stephen Hawking asks some Big Questions about our universe — How did the universe begin?...
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Can we domesticate germs?
Channel: TED
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Date: June 24, 2008
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 on...
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Picturing excess
Channel: TED
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Date: June 24, 2008
Artist Chris Jordan shows us an arresting view of what Western culture looks like. His supersized images picture some almost unimaginable statistic...
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Sculpture that’s truly moving
Channel: TED
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Date: June 24, 2008
Sculptor and engineer Arthur Ganson talks about his work — kinetic art that explores deep philosophical ideas and is gee-whiz fun to look...
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Theater and the imagination
Channel: TED
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Date: June 24, 2008
Speaking at TED in 1998, director/designer Julie Taymor talks about her boundary-shattering theater work -- such as turning The Lion King into an a...
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Juggling rhythm and motion
Channel: TED
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Date: June 24, 2008
Michael Moschen puts on a quietly mesmerizing show of juggling. Don’t think juggling is an art? You might just change your mind after watching Mosc...
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The illustrated woman
Channel: TED
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Date: June 24, 2008
Author and illustrator Maira Kalman talks about her life and work, from her covers for The New Yorker to her books for children and grown-ups. She...
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A life of fascinations
Channel: TED
Length: 0
Date: June 24, 2008
Nathan Myhrvold talks about a few of his latest fascinations — animal photography, archeology, BBQ and generally being an eccentric geni...
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