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- -: First Lady Michelle Obama Arrives in Botswana
June 24, 2011 (almost 13 years ago)First Lady Michelle Obama arrives in Botswana and is welcomed with a traditional African dance and the song "Obama Ye-Le-Le"
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- -: Quick takes: Ben Dubin-Thaler
August 15, 2011 (over 12 years ago)Ben Dubin-Thaler, a biologist and founder of Cell Motion Laboratories Inc., drives the BioBus, a repurposed transit bus outfitted with a high-tech science lab that serves as a mobile laboratory to get kids interested in science.
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Bill Clinton: Speech at the Clinton Foundation's A Decade of Difference Concert
October 16, 2011 (over 12 years ago)Former President Bill Clinton speaks at the Decade of Difference concert celebrating 10 years of philanthropic activity by the Clinton Foundation. Clinton takes time to thank his many celebrity and citizen friends who have partnered with the Foundation over the years to fight diseases like AIDS ...
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Julia Eileen Gillard: "A Great Clean Energy Future, A Great Reform Agenda"
July 14, 2011 (almost 13 years ago)Prime Minister Julia Gillard delivers a speech to the National Press Club about her plans on putting a price on carbon to launch a clean energy reform throughout the country.
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Mikko Hypponen: Fighting Viruses, Defending the Net
July 1, 2011 (almost 13 years ago)Mikko Hypponen dives into the different risks in using computers and explains how viruses and internet crimes work.
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Nelson Mandela: Speech by President Nelson Mandela on a visit to the Mayor and Council of Rome
June 17, 1998 (almost 26 years ago)In this speech, Nelson Mandela speaks on a visit to the Mayor and Council of Rome. He talks about the honor of being in Rome, he also cites the history and inspiration rooted in this city. He thanks everyone whom he owes the privilege of being a citizen of Rome and that as they rebuild South Afri...
0 people like thisNelson Mandela: Address by President Nelson Mandela at the opening of Parliament
February 6, 1998 (about 26 years ago)In this sppech, Nelson Mandela speaks at the opening of Parliament in 1998. He talks about the progress that the government has made over the past three and a half years. He discusses at length the difficulties regarding pensions, education, crime and corruption, housing, and job creation. He als...
0 people like thisNelson Mandela: Speech by President Nelson Mandela on the 10th Anniversary of The Sowetan's Nation-Building Initiative
June 30, 1998 (almost 26 years ago)In this speech, Nelson Mandela speaks on the 10th anniversary of the Sowetan Nation-Building Initiative. He talks about the vision of the Sowetan in conceiving this program a decade ago. He talks about nation-building as South Africans joining hands to fight poverty and deprivation. He states tha...
0 people like thisNelson Mandela: Opening Address by President Nelson Mandela in the President's Budget Debate in the National Assembly
April 21, 1998 (about 26 years ago)In this speech, Nelson Mandela delivers the opening address in the 1998 President's Budget Debate in the National Assembly. He talks about how the budget appropriations are serving the people, especially the poor. He shows us that the foundation for progress has been laid and the building has beg...
0 people like thisRobert Marion Sr. La Follette: Free Speech in Wartime
October 6, 1917 (over 106 years ago)U.S. Senator Robert La Follette decries the spirit of censorship that had swept through the nation since its entry into World War 1, and makes a lengthy and impassioned case for the upholding of the right to free speech, a right that he believed was incumbent upon the government to grant in a tim...
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Robert Menzies: Modern Science and Civilization
March 5, 1958 (about 66 years ago)Robert Menzies talks about the rightful place of modern science in civilization in context of the rapid technological developments occurring in the Soviet Union at the time.
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Colin Powell: United Nations (UN) Speech prior to Iraq War
February 5, 2003 (about 21 years ago)In the following speech Secretary of State Colin Powell makes the case for war with Iraq to the United Nations. The speech rested on the belief that Iraq had weapons of mass destruction, which ultimately were never found.
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William Jennings Bryan: Memorial Day Address
May 30, 1894 (almost 130 years ago)William Jennings Bryan pays tribute to the men who gave their lives for love of country, as well as the women who bore their own share of sacrifices.
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Nelson Mandela: Address to the Summit Meeting of the OAU Heads of State and Government
June 8, 1998 (almost 26 years ago)In this speech, Nelson Mandela addresses the Summit Meeting of the OAU Heads of State and Goverment. He talks about Africa's common destiny. He reiterates that none of the African States can succeed without the success of the other. He tells us that we need to ensure that the whole continent trul...
0 people like thisNelson Mandela: Address at the inaugural Session of the 12th Conference of Heads of State or Government of the Movement of Non-Aligned Countries
September 2, 1998 (over 25 years ago)In this speech, Nelson Mandela speaks at the inaugural session of the 12th conference of the Movement of Non-Aligned Countries. He warmly welcomes everyone to the newly democratic South Africa. He talks about many issues which include war, development, peace, and conflict. He reiterates their vis...
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Tim Pawlenty: Remarks to the Tea Party Patriots American Policy Summit
February 26, 2011 (about 13 years ago)Tim Pawlenty delivers the keynote address during the Tea Party Patriots American Policy Summit. His speech clearly opposes Obama's administration and budget handling.
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Sebastian Thrun: Google's Driverless Car
March 1, 2011 (about 13 years ago)Sebastian Thrun introduces self-driving cars that when perfected, may be the future of transportation.
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Mark Zuckerberg: Moving Fast and Breaking Things
October 14, 2010 (over 13 years ago)Mark Zuckerberg answers questions from Henry Blodget on how he runs Facebook as a company, having started out the Social Network at nineteen and eventually dropping out from Harvard to become the CEO of a billion-dollar company.
1 people like thisJon Huntsman, Jr.: 2011 Commencement Address at the University of Southern Carolina
May 7, 2011 (almost 13 years ago)Former Chinese Ambasador Jon Huntsman, Jr. encourages the University of S.C. graduates to follow theier passion, exercise compassion and find the passionate love in the people they choose to build their life with.
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William Jennings Bryan: Against Imperialism
August 8, 1900 (over 123 years ago)In his acceptance of the Democratic nomination for President, William Jennings Bryan made a stand against the Republican Party's policy towards the Philippines, boldly proclaiming that to establish rule over an unwilling people was to go against the very ideals out of which the American nation em...
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Bruce Schneier: The Security Mirage
October 1, 2010 (over 13 years ago)Bruce Schneier explains biases that cause people to make poor trade-offs when it come to security.
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Chade-Meng Tan: Everyday Compassion at Google
November 1, 2010 (over 13 years ago)Chade-Meng Tan uses the compassion exhubited by Googlers to share how much compassion can benefit the world and the self.
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May 9, 2011 (almost 13 years ago)Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gillani addresses his parliament regarding the US mission that led to the death of the most wanted terrorist, Osama bin Laden.
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Isabel Behncke: Evolution's Gift of Play, From Bonobo Apes to Humans
March 1, 2011 (about 13 years ago)Isabel Behncke shows how play is important in the lives of the bonobos and how play must also be given importance in human social interactions to increase creativity and diversity.
1 people like thisPaul Hawken: University of Portland Commencement Address
May 3, 2009 (about 15 years ago)Paul Hawken gives an unforgettable speech on how to feel alive and acknowledge life to be able to have the heart to actually save life and the planet in which life thrives.
0 people like thisNelson Mandela: Address on Behalf of the ANC Delegation to the Conference of the Pan-African Freedom Movement of East and Central Africa
February 3, 1962 (about 62 years ago)In this address, Nelson Mandela talks before the Pan-African Freedom Movement on behalf of the ANC delegation. He decided to go out of his country to deliver the latest events and provide an accurate account of the situation in South Africa. He talks about their struggle for freedom, what the peo...
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Nelson Mandela: Madiba Addresses Audience at 6th Nelson Mandela Annual Lecture in Kliptown, Soweto
July 12, 2008 (almost 16 years ago)Nelson Mandela addresses the audience at the occasion of his 6th Annual Lecture. He thanks everyone for their presence and friendship. He then offers his advice by promoting human solidarity in making the world a better place.
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June 4, 1979 (almost 45 years ago)William Gass makes a delightful lyrical exploration of men's inner speech.
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Eve Ensler: Security
July 1, 2005 (almost 19 years ago)Eve Ensler contemplates on the true meaning of security in the lives of the people she met in her travels and in the stories she compiled for the Vagina Monologues.
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Charles Elachi: The Mars Rovers
May 1, 2008 (about 16 years ago)Charles Elachi shows how creativity is important in building and testing vehicles such as the Mars rover in order to gather more information and gain a deeper understanding of our solar system and the universe as a whole.
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Juan Enriquez: Wanting to Grow Energy
September 1, 2007 (over 16 years ago)Juan Enriquez talks about how energy from biofuels can be preserved for the future generations wihtout compromising the energy needs of the present.
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Deb Roy: The Birth of a Word
March 1, 2011 (about 13 years ago)Deb Roy describes how an experiment on how his son learned new words led to the ability to take the entire pulse of a nation in common conversation.
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Pope John Paul II: Address at Omayyad Mosque of Damascus
May 6, 2001 (almost 23 years ago)Pope John Paul II speaks of the unity of the Muslim and Christian communities in worshipping the Almighty God in their own sacred places as well as in shaping the children to understand that religion must never be a path towards justifying violence.
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Emma Goldman: Address to the Jury
July 9, 1917 (almost 107 years ago)Emma Goldman speaks to the jury about the accusation that they have convinced young men to refuse getting drafted for the war.
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Nelson Mandela: Black Man in a White Man's Court
October 15, 1962 (over 61 years ago)In these statements made by Nelson Mandela during his trial, he reflects upon himself as a Black man in a White man's court. Nelson Mandela's words are spoken as he defends himself from charges of treason and terrorism. In his defense, he shows us how racial discimination and White supremacy unde...
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Ray Lewis: Elon Football Team Pregame Speech
April 16, 2011 (about 13 years ago)Ray Lewis delivers an epic pregame speech to the Elon football team complete with dramatic thunder. He encourages them to be thankful for their God-given gifts and inspires them to keep mastering their craft every day through a strong work ethic for their own success and God's glory.
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Margaret Thatcher: The Lady's Not For Turning
October 10, 1980 (over 43 years ago)Margaret Thatcher speaks to the Conservatice Party Conference to show the poeple that Britain must go head on to face the problems in the economy and the world. Her speech embodies all the values that her lives by as well as the virtues needed to be instilled in the heart of every Englishman.
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Michelle Obama: Democratic National Convention Keynote Address 2008
August 25, 2008 (over 15 years ago)Michelle Obama delivers the keynote address in Iowa's DNC to campaign for her husband Barak Obama as the next President of the United States of America.
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Winston Churchill: The Fourth Climacteric
June 22, 1941 (almost 83 years ago)Prime Minister Winston Churchill speaks to the people about the fourth climacteric which is the German invasion of Russia. The war waged by Germany has indeed affected countries across Europe with Hitler's treachery.
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Winston Churchill: The Sinews of Peace
March 5, 1946 (about 78 years ago)Prime Minister Winston Churchill talks about peace among nations through helping and sharing of power and resources. Despite the division of European countries, he hopes that peoples will soon realize that unity is better than individualilty in building a better world.
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Gerald Ford: 'Whip Inflation Now' Speech
October 8, 1974 (over 49 years ago)President Ford's speech on inflation encompasses the nation's food, energy and spending issues that are targeted to eliminate wasteful results and add up to the revenue of the nation.
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Gerald Ford: Address to the General Assembly of the United Nations
September 18, 1974 (over 49 years ago)President Ford speaks to the United Nations assembly about maintaining and forging better partnerships that will result in higher trade and progress for all participating nations.
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Lyndon B. Johnson: Speech on U.S. Foreign Policy in Asia
July 12, 1966 (almost 58 years ago)The president wants to express his thoughts on how peace can be secured in Asia only by working hand in hand to achieve and maintan the independence of all countries. Though a world free from conlict may be impossible, he strives for America to extend help in every way possible.
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George H.W. Bush: Debate with Michael Dukakis
September 25, 1988 (over 35 years ago)In George H. W. Bush's Debate with Michael Dukakis, they tackle both domestic and foreign issues. They gave their points of view regarding drugs, the federal deficit, health care, abortion, housing, poverty, national defense, agriculture, leadership, and Foreign affairs. Both candidates try their...
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Franklin Roosevelt: Fireside Chat 12: On the Recession
April 14, 1938 (about 86 years ago)In order to resolve the recession crawling slowly to eat the American economy, President Roosevelt proposes the allocation of budget to different social aspects in order to help leverage the purchasing power of the citizens.
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John F. Kennedy: Address on the Situation at the University of Mississippi
September 30, 1962 (over 61 years ago)In John F. Kennedy's Address on the Situation at the University of Mississippi, he reminds the nation of the importance of the rule of law. He deeply regrets that this incident needed the involvement of the Executive Office. He makes a stand on implementing orders of the court and reiterates that...
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Jimmy Carter: 1978 State of the Union Address
January 19, 1978 (over 46 years ago)President Jimmy Carter's first state of the union address shows how the country is in a quiet and stable state that opens the opportunity for the government and the people to focus on issues that can affect the nation in the long run, such as the environment and concerns regarding energy and infl...
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Jimmy Carter: Debate with President Gerald Ford (Domestic Issues)
September 23, 1976 (over 47 years ago)Governor Jimmy Carter participates in the presidential debate with co-candidate and incumbent President Gerald Ford. In this Presidential debate they discussed their views on key domestic issues.
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Richard Nixon: Address to the Nation Announcing Decision to Resign the Office of President
August 8, 1974 (over 49 years ago)President Nixon announces his resignation from office as a result of being implicated in the Watergate scandal. He is proud to have done so much for the United States and asks the American citizens to continue praying for the Vice President as he continues the disrupted term of President Nixon.
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Richard Nixon: Address to the Nation on the War in Vietnam
November 3, 1969 (over 54 years ago)President Nixon explains the Vietnam predicament and proposes that withdrawing troops will not result in peace, but rather a further threat to the international community. The US strives to make allies in Southeast Asia and offer its protection to those under seige.
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Bill Clinton: Address on Health Care Reform
September 22, 1993 (over 30 years ago)President Clinton takes aim at America's healthcare problems, with with the hope that instilling American virtues into the system will benefit all Americans.
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George W. Bush: State of the Union Address 2007
January 23, 2007 (over 17 years ago)In George W. Bush's 2007 State of the Union Address, he focuses equally on both domestic and foreign policies. He starts by recognizing the new House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. Regarding domestic policy, he talks about the economy, job growth, education, health, immigration, energy, and three economic...
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Ronald Reagan: Farewell Address at the Republican National Convention
August 15, 1988 (over 35 years ago)In Ronald Reagan's Farewell Address at the Republican National Convention, He endorses George Bush as President. He starts with a tribute to Nancy Reagan for what she has done for America. He also pays tribute to the American people and the American spirit for playing a deciding role in the Natio...
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Ronald Reagan: Address from the Brandenburg Gate (Berlin Wall)
June 12, 1987 (almost 37 years ago)In Ronald Reagan's Address from the Brandenburg Gate (Berlin Wall), he talks about democracy, freedom, and unity. He starts off by saying that there is only one Berlin and strongly asks Mr. Gorbachev to tear down the Berlin Wall separating East from West. He tells us about the Marshall Plan, that...
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Ronald Reagan: Republican National Convention 1984
August 23, 1984 (over 39 years ago)In Ronald Reagan's 1984 Republican National Convention speech, he accepts his nomination for the Presidency of the United States. In this campaign, he talks about the two different visions of the American future. Two different ways of governing, each held by the two political parties. He presents...
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Ronald Reagan: Debate with Walter Mondale (Domestic Issues)
October 7, 1984 (over 39 years ago)In Ronald Reagan's first Debate with Walter Mondale, both men square off on Domestic Issues. In this debate, they discussed various topics such as The Nation's Economy, Leadership Qualities, Religion, Political Issues, Abortion, Federal Taxation, Social Welfare Programs, and the Presidential Camp...
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Ronald Reagan: Debate with Walter Mondale (Defense and Foreign Policy)
October 21, 1984 (over 39 years ago)In Ronald Reagan's final Debate with Walter Mondale, both men came out swinging over Defense and Foreign Policy. In this debate they discussed foreign policy specifically towards Central America, Eastern Europe, Nicaragua, Lebanon, US Allies, the Soviet Union, regions vital to US interests, and i...
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Barack Obama: Senate Session: Renewing Expired Provisions of Voting Rights Act
July 20, 2006 (almost 18 years ago)Senator Barack Obama's address in the senate talks about revisiting the Votings Rights Act and helping it lean more towards equality and morality.
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Larry Lessig: Re-Examining the Remix
April 1, 2010 (about 14 years ago)Larry Lessig shares his imsights on fair use and the respect that should be duly given to creators.
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Sheena Iyengar: The Art of Choosing
July 1, 2010 (almost 14 years ago)Sheena Iyengar shows how people vary greatly in how they make choices and how their culture or upbringing influences their decision-making.
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Barack Obama: President Obama on Health Care Reform at the AMA
June 15, 2009 (almost 15 years ago)President Barack Obama presents his healthcare reform plans to the AMA for the betterment of the healthcare sytem in America and for a healthier American community.
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Lisa Margonelli: The Political Chemistry of Oil
June 1, 2010 (almost 14 years ago)Lisa Margonelli talks about the chemistry, economics and politics of oil together with the environmental implications of this most sought-after fossil fuel.
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Barry Schwartz: Our Loss of Wisdom
February 1, 2009 (over 15 years ago)Barry Schwartz talks about the importance of moral wisdom and its positive impact on almost every aspect of life.
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Paul Collier: The "Bottom Billion"
March 1, 2008 (about 16 years ago)Paul Collier shows the different huge opportunities to help out the countries at the bottom billion.
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Daniel Libeskind: 17 Words of Architectural Inspiration
February 1, 2009 (over 15 years ago)Daniel Libeskind gives 17 words that he believes embody the true meaning of architecture.
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William Li: Can We Eat to Starve Cancer?
February 1, 2010 (over 14 years ago)William Li points out the impact of angiogenesis in diseases such as cancer.
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Cameron Herold: Let's Raise Kids to be Entrepreneurs
March 1, 2010 (about 14 years ago)In this talk, Cameron Herold encourages us to nurture the entrepreneur in our kids. He states that Entrepreneurship should be at par with the other professions. He teaches us how entrepreneurs think and how to train children to become the next business innovators.
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Martin Van Buren: Special Session Message to Congress
September 4, 1837 (over 186 years ago)President Martin Van Buren in a special message to Congress addresses the explosion of credit across the United States and the consequences and dangers that it has wrought on the country's economic stability. Van Buren continues the deliberations of his predecessor, Andrew Jackson, regarding the...
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Malcolm X: God's Judgement of White America (The Chickens Come Home to Roost)
December 4, 1963 (over 60 years ago)"God's Judgement of White America" was also known as "The Chickens Come Home to Roost", this was due to Malcolm x's answer to a question following the speech. In this speech, Malcolm X gives a dire warning of doom to White America. He identifies the two White political entities and defines their ...
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Sylvia Earle: Sylvia Earle's TED Prize Wish to Protect our Oceans
February 1, 2009 (over 15 years ago)Slyvia Earle shares her wish of protecting the ocean and its inhabitants. She appeals to the audience with beautiful images and shocking statistics regarding the world's seas' rapid decline.
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Dean Kamen: On Inventing and Giving
February 1, 2002 (over 22 years ago)In this talk, inventor Dean Kamen presents the Segway. He argues it's use in cities and the advantages it has over other transpostation devices. He also gives a short introduction on the Stirling Cycle engine that they've been developing.
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Natalie Jeremijenko: The Art of the Eco-Mindshift
October 1, 2009 (over 14 years ago)Natalie Jeremijenko shows simple yet attention-grabbing ways of changing your mindset into a more environment-friendly perspective.
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David Deutsch: A New Way to Explain Explanation
July 1, 2009 (almost 15 years ago)David Deutsch explains the variability of bad explanations and urges the audience to belive in hard-to-vary explanations before believing it to be the truth.
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Milton Glaser: Using Design to Make Ideas New
February 1, 1998 (over 26 years ago)Milton Glaser's creative mind is revealed to the audience during his talk on how he generates new ideas for his art.
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Steve Jurvetson: Model Rocketry
March 1, 2007 (about 17 years ago)Steve Jurvetson shares his passion for rockets and photography that he hopes somehow will inspire the young generation to be interedted in math and science.
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R.A. Mashelkar: Breakthrough Designs for Ultra-Low-Cost Products
November 1, 2009 (over 14 years ago)R.A. Mashelkar talks about creating low-cost products for developing countries not only to help these countries but also to stretch the innovative minds of scientists and business-makers.
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Temple Grandin: The World Needs All Kinds of Minds
February 1, 2010 (over 14 years ago)Temple Grandin sheds light on how different and unique minds could be nurtured through properly attending to their unique learning styles.
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Charles Elachi: Charles Elachi on the Mars Rovers
May 1, 2008 (about 16 years ago)Charles Elachi shares candid tales from and about NASA's Jet Propulsion Lab, with video clips and pictures from the Mars Rovers project.
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Noah Feldman: Noah Feldman says politics and religion are technologies
October 1, 2008 (over 15 years ago)Feldman argues that there can actually be a peaceful amalgamation between politics and religion. In this case, it is between Islam and the concept of democracy as known in the United States.
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David Macaulay: Rome Antics
February 1, 2002 (over 22 years ago)David Macaulay gives a tour of Rome with his illustrated characters.
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Jeremy Rifkin: The Empathic Civilization
May 6, 2010 (almost 14 years ago)Jeremy Rifkin talks about the beginnings of man and how we are all connected through empathy.
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Ben Cameron: The True Power of the Performing Arts
February 1, 2010 (over 14 years ago)Ben Cameron talks about how the performing arts could be annihilated by the overflow of technology at the same time pushed forward into a new era of more creativity and opportunities once the performing arts industry realizes that it is better to go with the flow of modernity.
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Tim Jackson: Economic Reality Check
July 1, 2010 (almost 14 years ago)Tim Jackson gives an eye opener speech on the world's economic state.
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Dan Gilbert: Dan Gilbert Asks, Why are We Happy?
February 1, 2004 (over 20 years ago)Dan Gilbert shows how synthetic happiness is just as good as natural happpiness.
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Isabel Allende: Tales of Passion
March 1, 2007 (about 17 years ago)In this talk, author Isabel Allende tells us about women, the characters of her stories, and the those of the real world. She gives her own definition of Feminism and asks us to use our passion to change our current civilization.
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Malcolm X: Interview with A.B. Spellman
March 19, 1964 (about 60 years ago)In this interview, Malcolm X talks about his break from the Nation of Islam and founding The Muslim Mosque Inc. He also talks about expanding the Black Revolution to the International level by making it a Human Rights movement.
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Michael Milken: Activism
February 1, 2001 (over 23 years ago)Leveraging different aspects of our personal life and the community can create a big impact on stepping up towards healing the economy and the planet as discussed by Michael Milken.
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Marcus du Sautoy: Symmetry, Reality's Riddle
July 1, 2009 (almost 15 years ago)MArcus de Sautoy's talk about the symmetry we find in everyday life leads to better apreciation and understanding of the cryptic language of shapes.
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Kevin Kelly: How Technology Evolves
February 1, 2005 (over 19 years ago)In this talk, technologist Kevin Kelly discusses technology. He likens it to the evolution of life. He makes arguments on how technology affects our life and how we live it.
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Rives : Rives Remixes TED2006
February 1, 2006 (over 18 years ago)Rives gives a remix of TED with his wit and catchy rhymes and phrases.
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Rives : Rives Tells a Story of Mixed Emoticons
February 1, 2008 (over 16 years ago)Rives gives a short but quaint presentation using emoticons.
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Philip K. Howard: Four Ways to Fix a Broken Legal System
February 1, 2010 (over 14 years ago)In this talk, Philip K. Howard describes the current state of the US legal system. He shows its effects on the daily lives of the people. He is also advocating four propositions to counteract this issue and discusses them here.
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Douglas Adams: Parrots, the universe and everything
May 1, 2001 (about 23 years ago)In this comedic speech, Douglas Adams first tells us about some endangered creatures and the reasons behind why they are endangered. He also illustrates to what point man has affected and controlled his environment. He also expresses the sentiment that we should be thinking about the consequences...
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Martin Luther King Jr.: The Birth of a New Nation
April 7, 1957 (about 67 years ago)Martin Luther King uses the Exodus and the story behind Ghana's liberation from Britain to show the steps in attaining freedom.
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February 1, 1998 (over 26 years ago)Brenda Laurel researched and created a video game that will not just entertain girls but will also help them explore and build their personality.
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Theo Jansen: Theo Jansen Creates New Creatures
March 1, 2007 (about 17 years ago)Theo Jansen creates new creatures, animals as he fondly calls them, using his imagination and simple physics.
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Rives : Rives Controls the Internet
November 1, 2006 (over 17 years ago)Rives makes a poem imagining he is the emperor of the internet.
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Omar Ahmad: Political Change with Pen and Paper
February 1, 2010 (over 14 years ago)Omar Ahmad shares his best practice on how to communicate with politicians. His advice is to send a monthly handwritten letter. He also shares how to properly make this letter so that you get the results you want.
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Frans Lanting: Lyrical Nature Photos
February 1, 2005 (over 19 years ago)Frans Lanting travels through time and shows the audience the beginning and meaning of life through his photography.
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Stewart Brand: Four Environmental 'Heresies'
June 1, 2009 (almost 15 years ago)Stewart Brand shows four technological advancements that humanity is having a hard time accepting yet which if widely adopted would be essential in getting through our current environmental crisis.
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