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TEDTalks: Al Gore (2006) Posted by: TEDtalksDirector
Video duration: 1017 seconds Global video hits: 19476 http://www.ted.com Al Gore, in his own words, "used to be the next President of the United States of America" but has since changed professions. This talk is a follow-up to his now-famous presentation, featured in the movie, "An Inconvenient Truth." In it, he outlines what we can do to avert a global climate crisis. (Recorded February, 2006 in Monterey, CA.) Related: tedtalks |
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TEDTalks: Mena Trott (2006) Posted by: TEDtalksDirector
Video duration: 1051 seconds Global video hits: 2443 http://www.ted.com Mena Trott is the 28-year-old founder of leading blog software company Six Apart (Creators of Typepad, Movable Type, LiveJournal and Vox). In this talk, she explores the personal side of blogging. (Recorded February 2006 in Monterey, CA. Duration: 17:30) Related: tedtalks |
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Julia Sweeney: Letting Go of God (excerpt): TEDTalks Posted by: TEDtalksDirector
Video duration: 1037 seconds Global video hits: 46794 http://www.ted.com Julia Sweeney shares the first 15 minutes of her new solo show at TED2006. The comedian and playwright created the SNL character "Pat," and wrote her own hit Broadway show "God Said Ha!" (produced also as a film). (Recorded February, 2006 in Monterey, CA.) Related: atheism, atheist, catholic, catholicism, go, god, julia, lds, letting, mormon, of, solo, sweeney, tedtalks |
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Ideas Worth Spreading: TEDTalks Trailer Posted by: wishnow
Video duration: 184 seconds Global video hits: 17313 http://ted.com/tedta lks - Here is a sneak peek inside the TED2006 Conference. This is a trailer for the new, weekly, free TEDTalks web/podcast series featuring Al Gore, Rives, Amy Smith, Cameron Sinclair, Alan Russell, Clifford Stoll (pictured), Sir Ken Robinson, Sirena Huang, Larry Brilliant, Bono, Julia Sweeney, Vishal Vaid, Jeff Han, and others. Related: al, bono, changing, design, entertainment, gore, ideas, spreading, talks, technology, ted, tedtalks, world, worth |
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TEDTalks: Eve Ensler (2004) Posted by: TEDtalksDirector
Video duration: 1271 seconds Global video hits: 11988 http://www.ted.com 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) Related: tedtalks |
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TEDTalks: Jeff Han Posted by: gaymafiakingpin
Video duration: 611 seconds Global video hits: 18399 Jeff Han is a research scientist for New York University's Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences. Here, he demonstrates?for the first time publicly?his intuitive, "interface-free," touch-driven computer screen, which can be manipulated intuitively with the fingertips, and responds to varying levels of pressure. (Recorded February 2006 in Monterey, CA. Duration: 09:32) Related: computer, han, interface-free, intuitive, jeff, nyu, pressure, screen, sensitive, tedtalks |
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TEDTalks : The amazing intelligence of crows - Joshua Klein Posted by: ChrisBrewster
Video duration: 587 seconds Global video hits: 10715 Hacker and writer Joshua Klein is fascinated by crows. (Notice the gleam of intelligence in their little black eyes?) After a long amateur study of corvid behavior, he's come up with an elegant machine that may form a new bond between animal and human. (2008) Related: 2008, bird, birds, coin, crow, joshua, klein, litter, machine, nuts, stadium, talks, ted, tedtalks, trash, vending |
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Inventor Saul Griffith shares some innovative ideas TEDTalks Posted by: TEDtalksDirector
Video duration: 915 seconds Global video hits: 8638 http://www.ted.com Inventor Saul Griffith shares some innovative ideas - now made real - from low-cost eyeglasses to a "smart" rope that senses when it's in danger of breaking. (Recorded February 2006 in Monterey, CA. Duration: 15:16) Related: innovation, invention, ted, tedtalks |
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TEDTalks: Sirena Huang (2006) Posted by: TEDtalksDirector
Video duration: 1526 seconds Global video hits: 15744 http://www.ted.com Sirena Huang started violin lessons at four, and made her professional solo debut at age nine, with the Taiwan Symphony Orchestra. Now 11, she has won top prizes in numerous international competitions, delighting audiences worldwide with her virtuosity and musical imagination. (Recorded February 2006 in Monterey, CA. Duration: 25:25) Related: tedtalks |
