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TEDBlog
http://tedblog.typepad.com
The daily outpost of the TED Conference, offering ideas that matter in technology, entertainment & design
- Added on: Dec 10th, 2005
- Country: United States
- Language: English
- Listed in: Technology Innovation News & Media
- Tags: africa climate change ted2006 ted2007 tedprize tedglobal2007
Recent Posts
Meet Masahiro Kyushima, TED volunteer translator
In the next weeks, the TED Blog will shine the spotlight on the fantastic TED volunteer translators -- offering a glimpse of the people whose efforts continue to enrich the Open Translation Project. Today, we'd like you to meet Masahiro Kyushima. ...
Taking apart the art of puzzles: Scott Kim on TED.com
At the 2008 EG conference, famed puzzle designer Scott Kim takes us inside the puzzle-maker's frame of mind. Sampling his career's work, he introduces a few of the most popular types, and shares the fascinations that inspired some of his best. (Recor...
The ancient ingenuity of water-harvesting: Anupam Mishra on TED.com
With wisdom and wit, Anupam Mishra talks about the amazing feats of engineering built centuries ago by the people of India's Golden Desert to harvest water. These structures are still used today -- and are often superior to modern water megaprojects....
Cindy Gallop: Make love, not porn
ALERT: Talk contains graphic sexual language At TED2009, audience member Cindy Gallop gave a 4-minute presentation that became one of the event's most talked about. Speaking from her personal experience, she argued that hardcore pornography had dist...
Q&A with Cindy Gallop: Tackling porn, feminism and big dreams
Advertising whiz Cindy Gallop delivered one of the most talked-about talks at TED2009, so before it was posted the TED Blog had to snag her for an interview. Spirited as usual, she did not disappoint. Keep reading for answers on what people thought...
The hunt for a supermassive black hole: Andrea Ghez on TED.com
With new data from the Keck telescopes, Andrea Ghez shows how state-of-the-art adaptive optics are helping astronomers understand the universe's most mysterious objects -- black holes. She shares evidence that a supermassive black hole may be lurking...
