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Stefan Sagmeister: The power of time off Channel: TED Length: 0 Date: October 02, 2009 Every seven years, designer Stefan Sagmeister closes his New York studio for a yearlong sabbatical to rejuvenate and refresh their creative outloo...

Garik Israelian: How spectroscopy could reveal alien life Channel: TED Length: 0 Date: October 01, 2009 Garik Israelian is a spectroscopist, studying the spectrum emitted by a star to figure out what it’s made of and how it might behave. It'...

Karen Armstrong: Let’s revive the Golden Rule Channel: TED Length: 0 Date: September 30, 2009 Weeks from the Charter for Compassion launch, Karen Armstrong looks at religion’s role in the 21st century: Will its dogmas divide us? Or will it ...

Tim Brown urges designers to think big Channel: TED Length: 0 Date: September 29, 2009 Tim Brown says the design profession is preoccupied with creating nifty, fashionable objects — even as pressing questions like clean wat...

Parag Khanna maps the future of countries Channel: TED Length: 0 Date: September 28, 2009 Many people think the lines on the map no longer matter, but Parag Khanna says they do. Using maps of the past and present, he explains the root c...

Jacqueline Novogratz: A third way to think about aid Channel: TED Length: 0 Date: September 25, 2009 The debate over foreign aid often pits those who mistrust "charity" against those who mistrust reliance on the markets. Jacqueline Novogratz propos...

Taryn Simon photographs secret sites Channel: TED Length: 0 Date: September 24, 2009 Taryn Simon exhibits her startling take on photography — to reveal worlds and people we would never see otherwise. She shares two project...

William Kamkwamba: How I harnessed the wind Channel: TED Length: 0 Date: September 23, 2009 At age 14, in poverty and famine, a Malawian boy built a windmill to power his family’s home. Now at 22, William Kamkwamba, who speaks at TED, her...

Evgeny Morozov: How the Net aids dictatorships Channel: TED Length: 0 Date: September 22, 2009 TED Fellow and journalist Evgeny Morozov punctures what he calls "iPod liberalism" — the assumption that tech innovation always promotes ...

Jonathan Zittrain: The Web as random acts of kindness Channel: TED Length: 0 Date: September 21, 2009 Feeling like the world is becoming less friendly? Social theorist Jonathan Zittrain begs to difffer. The Internet, he suggests, is made up of mill...

John Lloyd inventories the invisible Channel: TED Length: 0 Date: September 16, 2009 Nature’s mysteries meet tack-sharp wit in this hilarious, 10-minute mix of quips and fun lessons, as comedian, writer and TV man John Lloyd plucks...

Bjarke Ingels: 3 warp-speed architecture tales Channel: TED Length: 0 Date: September 15, 2009 Danish architect Bjarke Ingels rockets through photo/video-mingled stories of his eco-flashy designs. His buildings not only look like nature &...

Misha Glenny investigates global crime networks Channel: TED Length: 0 Date: September 14, 2009 Journalist Misha Glenny spent several years in a courageous investigation of organized crime networks worldwide, which have grown to an estimated...

Vishal Vaid’s hypnotic song Channel: TED Length: 0 Date: September 11, 2009 Vishal Vaid and his band explore a traditional South Asian musical form in this mesmerizing improv performance. Sit back and let his music transpor...

Lewis Pugh swims the North Pole Channel: TED Length: 0 Date: September 09, 2009 Lewis Pugh talks about his record-breaking swim across the North Pole. He braved the icy waters (in a Speedo) to highlight the melting icecap. Watc...

James Balog: Time-lapse proof of extreme ice loss Channel: TED Length: 0 Date: September 08, 2009 Photographer James Balog shares new image sequences from the Extreme Ice Survey, a network of time-lapse cameras recording glaciers receding at an...

Steve Truglia: A leap from the edge of space Channel: TED Length: 0 Date: September 04, 2009 At his day job, Steve Truglia flips cars, walks through fire and falls out of buildings — pushing technology to make stunts bigger, safe...

Josh Silver demos adjustable liquid-filled eyeglasses Channel: TED Length: 0 Date: September 01, 2009 Josh Silver delivers his brilliantly simple solution for correcting vision at the lowest cost possible — adjustable, liquid-filled l...

Cary Fowler: One seed at a time, protecting the future of food Channel: TED Length: 0 Date: August 31, 2009 The varieties of wheat, corn and rice we grow today may not thrive in a future threatened by climate change. Cary Fowler takes us inside a vast gl...

Natasha Tsakos' multimedia theatrical adventure Channel: TED Length: 0 Date: August 28, 2009 Natasha Tsakos presents part of her one-woman, multimedia show, "Upwake." As the character Zero, she blends dream and reality with an inventive vi...

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