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Stunning data visuals tell a new story about HIV Channel: TED Length: 0 Date: May 13, 2009 Hans Rosling unveils new data visuals that untangle the complex risk factors of one of the world’s deadliest (and most misunderstood) diseases: HIV...

Alarming new slides depict a worsening climate crisis Channel: TED Length: 0 Date: May 07, 2009 At TED2009, Al Gore presents updated slides from around the globe to make the case that worrying climate trends are even worse than scientists pre...

Gravity-defying sculpture inspired by the sun, the earth, the moon Channel: TED Length: 0 Date: May 06, 2009 Tom Shannon shows off his gravity-defying, otherworldly sculpture — made of simple, earthly materials -- that floats and spins like plan...

The mathematics of war Channel: TED Length: 0 Date: May 04, 2009 By analyzing raw data on violent incidents in the Iraq war and others, Sean Gourley and his team claim to have found a surprisingly strong mathema...

What can we learn from the 1918 flu pandemic? Channel: TED Length: 0 Date: April 30, 2009 In 2007, as the world worried about a possible avian flu epidemic, Laurie Garrett, author of "The Coming Plague," gave this powerful talk to a sma...

Picking apart the puzzle of racism in elections Channel: TED Length: 0 Date: April 24, 2009 Nate Silver has answers to controversial questions about race in politics: Did Obama’s race hurt his votes in some places? Stats and myths collide ...

The beautiful math that links coral, crochet and hyperbolic geometry Channel: TED Length: 0 Date: April 20, 2009 Margaret Wertheim leads a project to re-create the creatures of the coral reefs using a crochet technique invented by a mathematician — c...

Hang in there! 9 life lessons from rock climbing Channel: TED Length: 0 Date: April 17, 2009 In this talk from TED University 2009, veteran rock climber Matthew Childs shares nine pointers for rock climbing. These handy tips bear on an eff...

How to feel like the Incredible Hulk Channel: TED Length: 0 Date: April 16, 2009 From the EG conference: Productivity guru Tim Ferriss' fun, encouraging anecdotes show how one simple question — "What’s the wo...

A bold plan for mass adoption of electric cars Channel: TED Length: 0 Date: April 13, 2009 Forget about the hybrid auto — Shai Agassi says it’s electric cars or bust if we want to impact emissions. His company, Better Place, ha...

Discovering bacteria’s amazing communication system Channel: TED Length: 0 Date: April 08, 2009 Bonnie Bassler discovered that bacteria "talk" to each other, using a chemical language that lets them coordinate defense and mount attacks. The f...

Restyling the classic Airstream trailer Channel: TED Length: 0 Date: April 02, 2009 In this low-key, image-packed talk from 2002, designer Christopher C. Deam talks about his makeover of an American classic: the Airstream travel t...

Fulfilling the dream of flight in a high-tech wingsuit Channel: TED Length: 0 Date: April 01, 2009 Wingsuit jumping is the leading edge of extreme sports — an exhilarating feat of almost unbelievable daring, where skydivers soar throug...

A jungle search for the next pandemic virus Channel: TED Length: 0 Date: March 26, 2009 Virus hunter Nathan Wolfe is outwitting the next pandemic by staying two steps ahead: discovering deadly new viruses where they first emerge &#...

How to grow your own fresh air Channel: TED Length: 0 Date: March 20, 2009 Researcher Kamal Meattle shows how an arrangement of three common houseplants, used in specific spots in a home or office building, can result in ...

My quest for the dodo bird, and other obsessions Channel: TED Length: 0 Date: March 18, 2009 At EG’08, Adam Savage talks about his fascination with the dodo bird, and how it led him on a strange and surprising double quest. It's a...

Cute, sexy, sweet and funny — an evolutionary riddle Channel: TED Length: 0 Date: March 16, 2009 Why are babies cute? Why is cake sweet? Philosopher Dan Dennett has answers you wouldn’t expect, as he shares evolution's counterintuitiv...

How my legs give me super-powers Channel: TED Length: 0 Date: March 11, 2009 Athlete, actor and activist Aimee Mullins talks about her prosthetic legs — she’s got a dozen amazing pairs -- and the superpowers they ...

Unveiling the beautiful, fragile world of rainforest treetop ecosystems Channel: TED Length: 0 Date: March 04, 2009 A unique ecosystem of plants, birds and monkeys thrives in the treetops of the rainforest. Nalini Nadkarni explores these canopy worlds &#8212...

A 20-year tale of hope: How we re-grew a rainforest Channel: TED Length: 0 Date: March 03, 2009 By piecing together a complex ecological puzzle, biologist Willie Smits has found a way to re-grow clearcut rainforest in Borneo, saving local ora...

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