Ted Videos - Page 18

Sugata Mitra: Can kids teach themselves? Sugata Mitra: Can kids teach themselves?
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Video duration: 1260 seconds
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http://www.ted.com Speaking at LIFT 2007, Sugata Mitra talks about his Hole in the Wall project. Young kids in this project figured out how to use a PC on their own -- and then taught other kids. He asks, what else can children teach themselves?

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Dr. Dean Ornish: Healing and other natural wonders Dr. Dean Ornish: Healing and other natural wonders
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Video duration: 1010 seconds
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http://www.ted.com Dean Ornish talks about simple, low-tech and low-cost ways to take advantage of the body's natural desire to heal itself.

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Garrett Lisi: A beautiful new theory of everything Garrett Lisi: A beautiful new theory of everything
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Video duration: 1318 seconds
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http://www.ted.com Physicist and surfer Garrett Lisi presents a controversial new model of the universe that -- just maybe -- answers all the big questions. If nothing else, it's the most beautiful 8-dimensional model of elementary particles and forces you've ever seen.

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Nellie McKay: \"Mother of Pearl\" and \"If I Had You\" Nellie McKay: "Mother of Pearl" and "If I Had You"
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Video duration: 335 seconds
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http://www.ted.com The wonderful Nellie McKay sings "Mother of Pearl" (with the immortal first line "Feminists don't have a sense of humor") and "If I Had You" from her sparkling set at TED2008.

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Arthur Ganson: Sculpture that\ Arthur Ganson: Sculpture that's truly moving
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Video duration: 1031 seconds
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http://www.ted.com Sculptor and engineer Arthur Ganson talks about his work -- kinetic art that explores deep philosophical ideas and is gee-whiz fun to look at.

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Pamelia Kurstin: Theremin, the untouchable music Pamelia Kurstin: Theremin, the untouchable music
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Video duration: 1212 seconds
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http://www.ted.com Virtuoso Pamelia Kurstin plays and discusses her theremin, the not-just-for-sci-fi electronic instrument that is played without being touched. Songs include the classic "Autumn Leaves," Billy Strayhorn's "Lush Life" and a composition by David Mash, "Listen: the Words Are Gone." Piano: Makoto Ozone.

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Irwin Redlener: How to survive a nuclear attack Irwin Redlener: How to survive a nuclear attack
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http://www.ted.com The face of nuclear terror has changed since the Cold War, but disaster-medicine expert Irwin Redlener reminds us the threat is still real. He looks at some of history's farcical countermeasures and offers practical advice on how to survive an attack.

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Keith Barry: Brain magic Keith Barry: Brain magic
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Video duration: 1190 seconds
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http://www.ted.com First, Keith Barry shows us how our brains can fool our bodies -- in a trick that works via podcast too. Then he involves the audience in some jaw-dropping (and even a bit dangerous) feats of brain magic.

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Freeman Dyson: Let\ Freeman Dyson: Let's look for life in the outer solar system
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http://www.ted.com Physicist Freeman Dyson suggests that we start looking for life on the moons of Jupiter and out past Neptune, in the Kuiper belt and the Oort cloud. He talks about what such life would be like -- and how we might find it.

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Robert Ballard: Exploring the ocean's hidden worlds
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http://www.ted.com Ocean explorer Robert Ballard takes us on a mindbending trip to hidden worlds underwater, where he and other researchers are finding unexpected life, resources, even new mountains. He makes a case for serious exploration and mapping. Google Ocean, anyone?

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Martin Seligman: Why is psychology good? Martin Seligman: Why is psychology good?
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http://www.ted.com Martin Seligman talks about psychology -- as a field of study and as it works one-on-one with each patient and each practitioner. As it moves beyond a focus on disease, what can modern psychology help us to become?

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Steven Pinker: Chalking it up to the blank slate Steven Pinker: Chalking it up to the blank slate
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http://www.ted.com Steven Pinker's book The Blank Slate argues that all humans are born with some innate traits. Here, Pinker talks about his thesis, and why some people found it incredibly upsetting.

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A message from Wong Fu Productions A message from Wong Fu Productions
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Video duration: 437 seconds
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Wes, Ted, and Phil from Wong Fu say a few words about what we're up to right now, and the future of wong fu. Just a little peek inside our "real" daily lives. =)
check out www.wongfuproduction s.com for more videos and fun.

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Ian Dunbar: Dog-friendly dog training Ian Dunbar: Dog-friendly dog training
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Video duration: 887 seconds
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http://www.ted.com Speaking at the 2007 EG conference, trainer Ian Dunbar asks us to see the world through the eyes of our beloved dogs. By knowing our pets' perspective, we can build their love and trust. It's a message that resonates well beyond the animal world.

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Chris Abani: Telling stories of our shared humanity Chris Abani: Telling stories of our shared humanity
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Video duration: 1099 seconds
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http://www.ted.com Chris Abani tells stories of people: People standing up to soldiers. People being compassionate. People being human and reclaiming their humanity. It's "ubuntu," he says: the only way for me to be human is for you to reflect my humanity back at me.

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Nicholas Negroponte: One Laptop per Child, two years on Nicholas Negroponte: One Laptop per Child, two years on
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Video duration: 994 seconds
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http://www.ted.com Nicholas Negroponte talks about how One Laptop per Child is doing, two years in. Speaking at the EG conference while the first XO laptops roll off the production line, he recaps the controversies and recommits to the goals of this far-reaching project.

Related: activism, child, culture, global, issues, laptop, learning, negroponte, nicholas, one, per, technology, ted, tedtalks
Hate Bill Lies: EXPOSED! Hate Bill Lies: EXPOSED!
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Video duration: 569 seconds
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Rev. Ted Pike of the National Prayer Network discusses some of the lies used to promote Hate Crime Laws.

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Jared Diamond: Why societies collapse Jared Diamond: Why societies collapse
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Video duration: 1188 seconds
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http://www.ted.com Why do societies fail? With lessons from the Norse of Iron Age Greenland, deforested Easter Island and present-day Montana, Jared Diamond talks about the signs that collapse is near, and how -- if we see it in time -- we can prevent it.

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Cam\ Cam'Ron - Hey Ma
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Video duration: 242 seconds
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Music video by Cam'Ron performing Hey Ma
with Jessy Tererro, Ted Tucker, Nicole Russell, Antoinette Parkinson
(C) 2002 Roc-A-Fella Records, LLC

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