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- -: TEDxBigApple - Chris Downey - New Vision in Architecture
March 2, 2012 (about 12 years ago)Chris Downey takes us on a trip to work from the perspective of a man who recently lost his sight and relates his non-visual senses to the world of architecture. Chris is an architect, planner, and consultant who lost his sight in 2008. Today, he is dedicated to creating more helpful and enrichi...
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Steve Jobs: Bill Gates & Steve Jobs Joint Interview jereme
July 8, 2007 (almost 17 years ago)Steve Jobs and Bill Gates speak together in a rare joint interview put on by the Wall Street Journal's Walt Mossberg and Kara Swisher.
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- -: TEDxCMU -- Jenny Blake -- The Career in the Age of the App
May 13, 2011 (almost 13 years ago)Jenny Blake is an author, blogger, life coach, Googler and yoga teacher. She has worked at Google for over five years in training, coaching & career development. Prior to Google and halfway through her junior year at UCLA, Jenny took a leave of absence to help launch a political polling start-up ...
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- -: TEDxAmercasFinestCity - Howard Blackson - Coding for Community Character
August 11, 2011 (over 12 years ago)The Architecture of Community Howard Blackson Urban Designer -- Placemakers As a Principal & Director of Planning, for PlaceMakers, Howard's approach to coding allows jurisdictions to design for social, economic, and physical complexity at the neighborhood scale. His current work formulating lo...
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- -: TEDxSMU - Dave Weaver - What's a TED?
August 17, 2011 (over 12 years ago)Dave Weaver is an ad agency president, a relentless self-experimenter, a provocateur, long-time TEDster, and...according to many, "a darn nice guy." Dave Weaver joined Cheil-owned "One Agency" as President in January 2011. A native Iowan, Dave is a 20-year advertising and marketing veteran. He ...
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- -: Harsha Bhogle: The rise of cricket, the rise of India
March 2, 2010 (about 14 years ago)http://www.ted.com The tale of a major global cultural phenomenon: Cricket commentator Harsha Bhogle describes the spectacular arrival of fast-paced 20-20 cricket as it parallels the rise of modern India. He traces the game from its sleepy English roots to the current world of celebrity owners a...
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- -: Authors@Google: Ramit Sethi
January 27, 2010 (about 14 years ago)At last, for a generation that's materially ambitious yet financially clueless comes I Will Teach You To Be Rich, Ramit Sethi's 6-week personal finance program for 20-to-35-year-olds. A completely practical approach delivered with a nonjudgmental style that makes readers want to do what Sethi say...
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- -: Authors@Google: Jenny Blake
April 22, 2011 (about 13 years ago)Jenny Blake spoke to Googlers in Mountain View on March 31, 2011 about the behind-the-scenes process (and lessons learned) of publishing her new book Life After College: The Complete Guide to Getting What You Want. About the book: Life After College is an essential manual for every graduating ...
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- -: Viewfinder: How to Seamlessly "Flickrize" Google Earth / a collaboration betw...
April 15, 2008 (about 16 years ago)Google Tech Talks April, 14 2008 ABSTRACT "Viewfinder" is a novel method for users to spatially situate, or "find the pose," of their photographs, and then to view these photographs, along with others, as perfectly aligned overlays in a 3D world model such as Google Earth. Our objective is to p...
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- -: Obama's Money Man
June 4, 2008 (almost 16 years ago)WASHINGTON -- The Republican National Committee (RNC) released a new Web video, "Obama's Money Man." According to the Chicago Tribune, a jury found Tony Rezko -- a longtime Obama friend and political patron -- guilty of corruption today. "Obama's Money Man" highlights Barack Obama's 20-year rel...
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- -: Samantha Power - Obama's Approach to Foreign Policy
March 7, 2008 (about 16 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2008/02/26/Chasing_the_Flame_Sergio_Vieira_de_Mello Samantha Power, Pulitzer Prize-winning author and former Senior Adviser to Democratic Presidential candidate Barack Obama, argues that an Obama Presidency would represent a unique opportunity for the U.S. to im...
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- -: Obama's Position on Negotiating with Enemies - Samantha Power
March 7, 2008 (about 16 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2008/02/26/Chasing_the_Flame_Sergio_Vieira_de_Mello Samantha Power, Pulitzer Prize-winning author and former Senior Adviser to Democratic Presidential candidate Barack Obama, revisits the debate between Obama and Hillary Clinton on whether the U.S. should negoti...
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- -: Should the Government Mandate Health Insurance?
July 30, 2009 (over 14 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2009/06/17/Perspectives_on_Health_Care_Reform_from_the_US_Congress By comparing health care to income tax and car insurance, Congressman Michael C. Burgess (R-TX) argues against a federally mandated public option. He asks, "What if instead of mandates, we looked...
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- -: Designing a $25 Baby Incubator - George Kembel
August 24, 2009 (over 14 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2009/08/14/George_Kembel_Awakening_Creativity George Kembel, co-founder and executive director of the d.school, demonstrates how a group of his students conceptualized an innovative incubator for premature babies by using empathy to gain inspiration and reframe ...
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- -: Tapping In To Creative Potential - George Kembel
August 28, 2009 (over 14 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2009/08/14/George_Kembel_Awakening_Creativity George Kembel, co-founder and executive director of the d.school, describes how creativity can be awakened through the design thinking process. ----- George Kembel, co-founder and executive director of the d.school...
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- -: The Birth of the Long Now Foundation - Brian Eno
March 4, 2010 (about 14 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2010/02/01/Long-Term_Thinking_in_the_Next_10000_Years Composer Brian Eno recalls how he and Stewart Brand joined up to co-found The Long Now Foundation. Eno says his interest in long-term thinking was sparked by moving to a dysfunctional New York in 1978, where ...
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- -: Does Democracy Inhibit Long-Term Thinking?
March 9, 2010 (about 14 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2010/02/01/Long-Term_Thinking_in_the_Next_10000_Years Is democracy less conducive to long-term thinking as compared to other forms of government, such as monarchy? Alexander Rose, Executive Director of The Long Now Foundation, says yes. He describes democracy as...
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- -: Cities That Pre-Date Religion: Real Estate and Human Civilization - Stewart Brand
March 17, 2010 (about 14 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2010/02/01/Long-Term_Thinking_in_the_Next_10000_Years Why are there so many histories of architecture, but none of real estate? Futurist Stewart Brand discusses the central role that land has played throughout human civilization. ----- Long Finance is an initi...
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- -: Will Meat Go the Way of Cigarettes? - Jonathan Safran Foer
October 13, 2010 (over 13 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2010/09/21/Eating_Animals_Jonathan_Safran_Foer 18 percent of college students today are vegetarian, and almost half want more vegetarian options at meals, cites Eating Animals author Jonathan Safran Foer. Could this trend parallel the sharp decrease in smoking ...
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- -: Google's 'Dream Time' to Run Out of Gas?
July 13, 2011 (almost 13 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/series/92y_business_finance Former GE CEO Jack Welch mocks Google's policy of giving its employees "dream time" to work on personal projects. He says the casual Silicon Valley culture is hard to maintain in a company with monopoly standing. "Look at Microsoft's ...
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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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Robert Hammond: Building a Park in the Sky
March 1, 2011 (about 13 years ago)Robert Hammond, along gwith colleagues and friends, started an organization initially to save the Manhattan Highline but ended up creating a park in the sky that transformed an old railway into a place for interaction, art and nature.
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Calvin Palmer Jr.: City Council Address
February 6, 2004 (about 20 years ago)Calvin Palmer Jr. addresses the city councik about accepting change but declining to sell and denying the Quality Land Development the right to tear down the area for the sake of keeping the community intact.
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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.
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Richard Kaplan: Richard N. Kaplan's 1999 University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Commencement Address
May 16, 1999 (almost 25 years ago)Richard N. Kaplan shares a brief but meaty speech on tips on how to live life and make a good career while still being a person of superb moral fiber.
0 people like thisBarbara Kingsolver: How to be Hopeful
May 11, 2008 (almost 16 years ago)Barbara Kingsolver inspires every graduate to always have hope despite all the pending disasters about to overcome their generation - for with hope, everything seems possible.
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George H.W. Bush: 1990 State of the Union Address
January 31, 1990 (about 34 years ago)In President George H. W. Bush's 1990 State of the Union Address, he asks the people to reaffirm their allegiance to the American ideal. Bush talks about the changes in the world during 1989. About events that happened in Panama, Poland, and at the Berlin Wall. That today there is a need for lea...
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George H.W. Bush: Press Conference with Mikhail Gorbachev
July 31, 1991 (over 32 years ago)In George H. W. Bush's Press Conference with Mikhail Gorbachev, they talked about issues, partnerships, and international relations. The topics discussed included Yugoslavia, the Middle East Peace Talks, Soviet-U.S. relations, Lithuania, Soviet Economic Integration, Nuclear Weapons, and Europe. T...
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Jimmy Carter: Debate with Ronald Reagan
October 28, 1980 (over 43 years ago)President Jimmy Carter and Governor Ronald Reagan go into a presidential debate to press issues that are affecting the American nation, such as military stregnth, inflation, strategic arms limitations, energy conservation and social security.
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Jimmy Carter: Debate with President Gerald Ford
October 22, 1976 (over 47 years ago)Governor Carter and President Ford attend a presidential debate answering questions regarding all relevant domestic and international issues that their administration will face were they to be elected as the next president of the United States of America.
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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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William Taft: Address on the Tariff Law of 1909
November 17, 1909 (over 114 years ago)The new tariff law that President William Taft signed shortly after his inauguaruation had come under attack from Democrats and fellow Republicans, who were both dissatisfied with the part-progressivist and part-protectionist nature of the act. In this special message, the President addressed th...
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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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Robert Full: Animal Movement
February 1, 2005 (about 19 years ago)Robert Full shows robots with feet inspired by the wonders of nature's most agile and creative creatures.
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Hector Ruiz: Connecting the World
June 1, 2007 (almost 17 years ago)Hector Ruiz talks about his goal of connecting half of the poeple in the world through the world wide web in the years to come.
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Larry Brilliant: The Case For Optimism
January 1, 2007 (over 17 years ago)Larry Brilliant gives reasons to become optimistic despite the global issues our race is facing and the next generation will be handling for us.
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Reed Kroloff: On Modern and Romantic Architecture
February 1, 2003 (about 21 years ago)In this talk, Architecture critic Reed Kroloff tells us about modern and romantic architecture. How the discussion for architecture has gone up due to 9/11, complete with a scathing review of its rebuilding plan. He also defines technological and romantic architecture then provides excellent exam...
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Dean Kamen: On Inventing and Giving
February 1, 2002 (about 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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James Monroe: Seventh Annual Message (The Monroe Doctrine)
December 2, 1823 (over 200 years ago)In this famous speech, President Monroe outlines what has become known as the Monroe Doctrine - giving warning that any further attempts at colonization in the Western Hemisphere would be considered a threat to the United States. Monroe further provides a thorough review of the 'precise knowledg...
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Ray Kurzweil: On how Technology will Transform Us
February 1, 2005 (about 19 years ago)In this talk, Futurist Ray Kurzweil tells us about the coming technological advancements. He then provides detailed descriptions of these sci-fi sounding investions and gadgets. He also explains the exponential type of growth that technology is experiencing and predicts timelines on when these wi...
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Ben Dunlap: Ben Dunlap Talks About a Passionate Life
March 1, 2007 (about 17 years ago)Ben Dumlap vividly narrates the lives of his mentors and idols that fully embody how one should be passionate about life and learning.
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Will Wright: Will Wright Makes Toys That Make Worlds
March 1, 2007 (about 17 years ago)Will Wright, designer of The Sims game series, gives a demonstration of his newest creation, Spore, and talks about designing games that encourage imagination, exploration and discovery.
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Paul MacCready: Nature vs. Humans
February 1, 1998 (about 26 years ago)Paul MacCready shows how he has incorporated nature-friendly innovations into his aircrafts to give nature a chance to recuperate after it's almost-losing battle with humans.
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Nathan Myhrvold: Nathan Myhrvold on Archeology, Animal Photography, BBQ, ...
March 1, 2007 (about 17 years ago)Nathan Myhrvold shows all the things that interest him that leads to a whole collage of his colorful and happy being.
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Charity Tillemann-Dick: Singing after a Double Lung Transplant
October 1, 2010 (over 13 years ago)In this inspiring talk, Soprano Charity Tillemann-Dick tells us about singing after a double lung transplant. She explains her condition, idiopathic pulmonary hypertension, which effectively limited her way of life. She also talks about her fight against this challenge and how she overcame all od...
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Ashraf Ghani: Rebuilding Broken States
July 1, 2005 (almost 19 years ago)Ashraf Ghani's talk about rebuilding broken states brings into light the economics and the different aspects that need to be adressed to effectively rebuild a state.
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Timothy Ferriss: Smash Fear, Learn Anything
April 1, 2009 (about 15 years ago)Ferris tells the audience how deconstructing the things you fear can help you overcome them.
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Neil Pasricha: The 3 A's of Awesome
September 1, 2010 (over 13 years ago)In this inspiring talk, Neil Pasricha tells us about living an awesome life. He gives us a background of this blog, 1000awesomethings.com. How his positive outlook has made life an awesome experience. He also talks about the 3 A's of Awesome which can serve as guidelines on how to live an awesome...
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Kamal Meattle: How to Grow Fresh Air
February 1, 2009 (about 15 years ago)Kamal Meattle talks about his person experience living and breathing Delhi's air, and the results of studies into the best plants for repairing and creating clean air.
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James Watson: James Watson on How He Discovered DNA
February 1, 2005 (about 19 years ago)Nobel Peace Prize laureate James Watson narrates the long and winding road that led him to one of the greatest scientific achievements of all time - the discovery of the structure of DNA.
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Dan Gilbert: Our Mistaken Expectations
July 1, 2005 (almost 19 years ago)Our mistaken expectations and bad decision making are given just explanation by Dan Gilbert with the use of different colorful examples on statistics and comparison.
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Ze Frank: Ze Frank's Web Playroom
July 1, 2010 (almost 14 years ago)At first glance, this speech may be all fun and games. But, if you listen closer, Ze Frank strikes a chord in the human emotion here by illustrating how simple but thoughtful acts shared through the internet can snowball from utter randomness to a work of art which can touch our hearts.
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George Dyson: Project Orion
February 1, 2002 (about 22 years ago)George Dyson looks back on the history of spacecrafts with Project Orion as the reference.
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Harsha Bhogle: The Rise of Cricket, the Rise of India
November 1, 2009 (over 14 years ago)Harsha Bhogle takes pride in telling how Cricket and India rose up among nations together.
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Emmanuel Jal: The Music of a War Child
July 1, 2009 (almost 15 years ago)Emmanuel Jal shares his story of a drowned childhood in war and revenge but was revived by enlightenment, forgiveness and music.
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Steven Johnson: Where Good Ideas Come From
July 1, 2010 (almost 14 years ago)Steven Johnson tells of how new and innovative ideas are actually born from interaction and connection with other people.
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Anthony Atala: Growing New Organs
October 1, 2009 (over 14 years ago)In this talk, Anthony Atala discusses what technologies on regenerative medicine have been reached. Amazing advances in regeneration, teaching cell functions, and growing organs are shown. These give hope that soon, the problem for failing organs will be solved.
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Kim Gorgens: Protecting the Brain Against Concussion
May 1, 2010 (almost 14 years ago)Neurophsychologist and neurotic mom Kim Gorgens talks about how kids are prone to sustaining concussion from the most taken-for-granted everyday activities.
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Thulasiraj Ravilla: How Low-Cost Eye Care Can Be World-Class
November 1, 2009 (over 14 years ago)Thulasiraj Ravilla shows how making eye-care available for poor people is clearly possible.
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Ann Cooper: Ann Cooper Talks School Lunches
December 1, 2007 (over 16 years ago)Ann Cooper talks about the poor ways children are being fed that have big impacts on the overall health of the next generation and our planet's future.
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