Jennifer 8. Lee: Who was General Tso? and other mysteries of
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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 the TED Conference, where the world's leading think... Read more
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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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- -: Shashi Tharoor: Why nations should pursue "soft" power
December 2, 2009 (over 14 years ago)http://www.ted.com India is fast becoming a superpower, says Shashi Tharoor -- not just through trade and politics, but through "soft" power, its ability to share its culture with the world through food, music, technology, Bollywood. He argues that in the long run it's not the size of the army t...
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- -: Maz Jobrani: Did you hear the one about the Iranian-American?
August 19, 2010 (over 13 years ago)http://www.ted.com A founding member of the Axis of Evil Comedy Tour, standup comic Maz Jobrani riffs on the challenges and conflicts of being Iranian-American -- "like, part of me thinks I should have a nuclear program; the other part thinks I can't be trusted ..." TEDTalks is a daily video pod...
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- -: Tony Porter: A call to men
December 10, 2010 (over 13 years ago)http://www.ted.com At TEDWomen, Tony Porter makes a call to men everywhere: Don't "act like a man." Telling powerful stories from his own life, he shows how this mentality, drummed into so many men and boys, can lead men to disrespect, mistreat and abuse women and each other. His solution: Break ...
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- -: Sam Richards: A radical experiment in empathy
April 19, 2011 (about 13 years ago)http://www.ted.com By leading the Americans in his audience at TEDxPSU step by step through the thought process, sociologist Sam Richards sets an extraordinary challenge: can they understand -- not approve of, but understand -- the motivations of an Iraqi insurgent? And by extension, can anyone t...
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Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie: The Danger of a Single Story
July 1, 2009 (almost 15 years ago)In this talk, Novelist Chimamanda Adichie tells us about the danger of the Single story. She narrates how she got started in writing and the many experiences she's had with the African Single story. She emphasizes that stories contain power and that we need many stories to get a tue measure of wh...
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