James Howard Kunstler: The tragedy of suburbia
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http://www.ted.com In James Howard Kunstler's view, public spaces should be inspired centers of civic life and the physical manifestation of the common good. Instead, he argues, what we have in America is a nation of places not worth caring about. TEDTalks is a daily video podcast of the best talks and performances from the TED Conference, whe... Read more
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- -: James Howard Kunstler: The tragedy of suburbia
May 16, 2007 (almost 17 years ago)http://www.ted.com In James Howard Kunstler's view, public spaces should be inspired centers of civic life and the physical manifestation of the common good. Instead, he argues, what we have in America is a nation of places not worth caring about. TEDTalks is a daily video podcast of the best t...
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- -: Nick Sears: Presenting the Orb
December 8, 2008 (over 15 years ago)http://www.ted.com Inventor Nick Sears demos the first generation of the Orb, a rotating persistence-of-vision display that creates glowing 3D images. A short, cool tale of invention. TEDTalks is a daily video podcast of the best talks and performances from the TED Conference, where the world's l...
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- -: Jennifer 8. Lee: Who was General Tso? and other mysteries of
December 24, 2008 (over 15 years ago)http://www.ted.com Reporter Jennifer 8. Lee talks about her hunt for the origins of familiar Chinese-American dishes -- exploring the hidden spots where these two cultures have (so tastily) combined to form a new cuisine. TEDTalks is a daily video podcast of the best talks and performances from t...
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- -: Parag Khanna maps the future of countries
September 28, 2009 (over 14 years ago)http://www.ted.com 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 causes of border conflicts worldwide and proposes simple yet cunning solutions for each. TEDTalks is a daily video podcast of the be...
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- -: Carolyn Steel: How food shapes our cities
October 5, 2009 (over 14 years ago)http://www.ted.com Every day, in a city the size of London, 30 million meals are served. But where does all the food come from? Architect Carolyn Steel discusses the daily miracle of feeding a city, and shows how ancient food routes shaped the modern world. TEDTalks is a daily video podcast of t...
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- -: Bill Davenhall: Your health depends on where you live
January 25, 2010 (over 14 years ago)http://www.ted.com Where you live: It impacts your health as much as diet and genes do, but it's not part of your medical records. At TEDMED, Bill Davenhall shows how overlooked government geo-data (from local heart-attack rates to toxic dumpsite info) can mesh with mobile GPS apps to keep doctor...
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- -: Authors@Google: Trevor Paglen
February 18, 2009 (about 15 years ago)Trevor Paglen visits Google's Mountain View, CA headquarters to discuss his book "Blank Spots on the Map: The Dark Geography of the Pentagon's Secret World." This event took place on February 11, 2009, as part of the Authors@Google series.
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- -: Laura Kurgan: Human Geographies
March 15, 2010 (about 14 years ago)Architect Laura Kurgan is the Co-Director of the Spatial Information Design Lab at Columbia University. Kurgan visualizes complex political and social data to advocate for social reform. One project, Million Dollar Blocks, shows how the government spends more than one million dollars to incarcera...
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- -: Laura Kurgan: Mapping Justice
June 14, 2010 (almost 14 years ago)At the PopTech Chicago 2010 Salon event, Laura Kurgan, director of the Spatial Information Design Lab, presents data illustrating the relationship between incarceration rates, financial expenditures, and neighborhoods-- block by block. This new perspective provides shocking insight into how to re...
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- -: Arvind Subramanian: China's ascendance
November 16, 2011 (over 12 years ago)Arvind Subramanian explains that China's ascendance is not approaching but already upon us. The country's growing dominance will be more imminent, broader in scope and greater than previously imagined. He asks us to imagine a world with, not the G20, nor even the G2, but the sole G1: the reality ...
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