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- -: Anthony Atala: Printing a human kidney

March 8, 2011 (about 13 years ago)

http://www.ted.com Surgeon Anthony Atala demonstrates an early-stage experiment that could someday solve the organ-donor problem: a 3D printer that uses living cells to output a transplantable kidney. Using similar technology, Dr. Atala's young patient Luke Massella received an engineered bladder...

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- -: TEDxUIllinois - Greg Lindsay - How Did China (of all places) Trigger the Arab Spring?

October 11, 2011 (over 12 years ago)

Greg Lindsay is a contributing writer for Aerotropolis: The Way We'll Live Next. Greg is a visiting scholar at New York University's Rudin Center for Transportation Policy & Management, and is also a fellow of the Hybrid Reality Institute, exploring the co-evolution of humans and technology. Greg...

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- -: Lady Antebellum Reflects on Success

February 14, 2011 (about 13 years ago)

After their television debut performance with Ellen a few years ago, Lady Antebellum has had incredible success -- including 6 Grammy nominations just this year! They returned today and reflected on it all with Ellen.

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- -: It's Time for 'What's Wrong with These Photos? Photos'

June 1, 2011 (almost 13 years ago)

Ellen has a new batch of viewer photos that just don't seem right. If you have a photo like these, send it in! You can also see more What's Wrong with These Photos? Photos right here.

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- -: How a Pop-Bottle Invention Resulted in the Cell Phone

May 6, 2010 (about 14 years ago)

How the developer of the 1st cell phone discovered he wanted to be an engineer. http://bigthink.com/series/36 for more of Big Think's "Moments of Genius" series.

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- -: On-the-Spot Volunteering - Ben Rigby

June 10, 2008 (almost 16 years ago)

Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2008/05/27/NetSquared_VolunteerNow_CorpWatch_AskYourLawmaker Ben Rigby, founder of Mobile Voter, describes his "Grand Experiment" which allows users to practice "on-the-spot volunteerism" in ten or twenty minutes by connecting to organizations via their mobile p...

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- -: Why the iPhone Matters - Walt Mossberg

August 11, 2008 (over 15 years ago)

Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2008/07/07/Walt_Mossberg_on_the_Internet_and_Rise_of_the_Cell_Phone New York Times technology columnist Walter Mossberg discusses the technological significance of the popular Apple iPhone. ----- Wall Street Journal columnist Walter Mossberg discusses the futu...

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- -: The Problem with Faith - Richard Ackland

November 22, 2008 (over 15 years ago)

Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2008/08/19/Would_We_Be_Better_Off_Without_Religion Journalist Richard Ackland argues that many religious leaders encourage people to blindly follow their beliefs, which can lead to ignorant, and even dangerous decisions. ----- While the world's religions have ...

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- -: Who's More Pro-Science, Republicans or Democrats? - Neil deGrasse Tyson

February 13, 2009 (about 15 years ago)

Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2009/02/04/Neil_deGrasse_Tyson_Pluto_Files Neil deGrasse Tyson defends government support for U.S. science research under President George W. Bush, and says that, contrary to popular belief, "funding for science under Republican administrations has been historic...

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- -: Discovering a 'Singing' Tree - Bernie Krause

October 2, 2009 (over 14 years ago)

Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2009/09/22/Dr_Bernie_Krause_The_Great_Animal_Orchestra Dr. Bernie Krause, creator of Wild Sanctuary, explains how he recorded audio signals emitting from the trunk of a cottonwood tree while trying to record bat emissions. He decided the song derives from cells ...

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