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Inspiring vision of free (online) education for all (Richard Baraniuk, TEDTalks)

"Richard Baraniuk is a Rice University professor with a giant vision: to create a free, global online education system. In this presentation, he introduces Connexions, the open-access publishing system that's changing the landscape of education by providing free coursework and educational materials to everyone in the world. (Recorded February 2006 in Monterey, CA. Duration: 19:18) - More TEDTalks at http://www.ted.com"

























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Might we all live 100 years longer? 1000? (TEDTalks Aubrey de Grey, Oxford 2005)

"Aubrey de Grey, British biogerontologist and founder of SENS, controversially claims to have created a roadmap to defeat biological aging. In this talk, he argues that aging - like other diseases - can be cured, and that humans can live for centuries, if only we approach the aging process as "an engineering problem." (Recorded July 2005 in Oxford, UK. Duration: 23:31) - More TEDTalks at http://www.ted.com/tedtalks"

























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The world now eats, lives and dies like we do in the U.S. (TEDTalks)

"Dr. Dean Ornish tracks the dramatic rise of obesity, diabetes and cardiovascular disease across the globe -- as the world begins to eat, live and die like we do in the U.S. The good news: It's reversible. (Recorded February 2006 at the TED Conference, in Monterey, CA. Duration: 3:34) More TEDTalks at www.TED.com"

























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Secrets of success: Passion, persistence, pushy mothers

"Why do people succeed? An unmissable 3-min. talk from the TED Conference on the real secrets of success (Hint: Passion, persistence, and pushy mothers never hurt) Delivered by Richard St. John (Recorded February 2005 in Monterey, CA. Duration: 3:40) More TEDTalks at www.TED.com"

























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Stunning performance by 14-year-old pianist (TEDTalks, Jennifer Lin)

Jennifer Lin is an extraordinary young concert pianist, 14 years old when she appeared at TED. In this performance, she plays Joseph Hoffman's "Kaleidoscope," Robert Schumann's "Abegg Variations" and Jack Fina's "Bumble Boogie," as well as a dazzling improvisation based on a few notes chosen by a well-known audience member (Recorded February 2004 in Monterey, CA. Duration: 24:51) - More TEDTalks at http://www.ted.com

























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Do schools today kill creativity? (TEDTalks, Ken Robinson)

"Sir Ken Robinson makes an entertaining (and profoundly moving) case for creating an education system that nurtures creativity, rather than undermining it. Robinson is author of "Out of Our Minds: Learning to be Creative", and a leading expert on innovation and human resources. (Recorded February 2006 in Monterey, CA. Duration: 20:03) - More TEDTalks at http://www.ted.com"

























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Bill Moyers at NCMR 2007







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'Vagina Monologues' author Eve Ensler tackles violence toward women (TEDTalks)

"Eve Ensler is the playwright of The Vagina Monologues and The Good Body, and founder of the global movement V-Day, which is working to end violence against women and girls. In this presentation, from TED2004, she performs an excerpt from "The Vagina Monologues" and explains how the show took on a life of its own. (Recorded February 2004 in Monterey, CA. Duration: 21:11) - More TEDTalks at http://www.ted.com"

























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A new approach to fighting poverty (Jacqueline Novogratz, TEDTalks)

"Jacqueline Novogratz is the charismatic founder and CEO of Acumen Fund, a non-profit that takes a business-like approach to improving the lives of the poor. In this talk, she applauds the heightened interest in Africa, but argues persuasively for a new approach to foreign aid: "The question isn't 'how do we fix this?' The question is 'How can we help Africans to do this for themselves?'" ( Recorded July 2005 in Oxford, UK. Duration: 13:38 ) - More TEDTalks at http://www.ted.com"

























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Richard Dawkins' jaw-dropping talk on our bizarre universe (TEDTalks) (for my friend David F. Mayer)

"Richard Dawkins is Oxford University's "Professor for the Public Understanding of Science." Author of the landmark 1976 book, The Selfish Gene, he's a brilliant (and trenchant) evangelist for Darwin's ideas. In this talk, titled, "Queerer Than We Suppose: The strangeness of science," he suggests that the true nature of the universe eludes us, because the human mind evolved only to understand the "middle-sized" world we can observe. (Recorded July 2005 in Oxford, UK. Duration: 22:42) - More TEDTalks at http://www.ted.com."

























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