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Pamelia Kurstin: Theremin, the untouchable music Posted by: TEDtalksDirector
Video duration: 1212 seconds Global video hits: 34143 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. Related: entertainment, instruments, kurstin, live, music, pamelia, performance, technology, ted, tedtalks, theremin |
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Irwin Redlener: How to survive a nuclear attack Posted by: TEDtalksDirector
Video duration: 1519 seconds Global video hits: 19674 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. Related: childrens, fund, global, health, history, irwin, issues, medicine, redlener, talks, technology, ted, tedtalks, war |
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Keith Barry: Brain magic Posted by: TEDtalksDirector
Video duration: 1190 seconds Global video hits: 62889 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. Related: barry, brain, hypnosis, hypnotic, keith, magic, spike, talks, ted, tedtalks, telekinesis, trick |
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Freeman Dyson: Let's look for life in the outer solar system Posted by: TEDtalksDirector
Video duration: 1238 seconds Global video hits: 14659 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. Related: alien, astronomy, dyson, europa, extraterrestrial, freeman, jupiter, life, space, talks, ted, tedtalks |
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Robert Ballard: Exploring the ocean's hidden worlds Posted by: TEDtalksDirector
Video duration: 1187 seconds Global video hits: 24739 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? Related: ballard, education, exploration, oceans, robert, ted, tedtalks |
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Martin Seligman: Why is psychology good? Posted by: TEDtalksDirector
Video duration: 1423 seconds Global video hits: 28616 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? Related: altruism, engagement, good, happiness, martin, meaning, philanthropy, positive, psychology, seligman, talks, ted, tedtalks |
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Steven Pinker: Chalking it up to the blank slate Posted by: TEDtalksDirector
Video duration: 1449 seconds Global video hits: 12143 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. Related: book, brain, children, culture, language, pinker, psychology, science, steven, talks, ted, tedtalks |
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Hate Bill Lies: EXPOSED! Posted by: SaveFreeSpeech
Video duration: 569 seconds Global video hits: 2904 Rev. Ted Pike of the National Prayer Network discusses some of the lies used to promote Hate Crime Laws. Related: free, hate, national, ted, crimes, hate, laws, network, pike, prayer, speech |
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A message from Wong Fu Productions Posted by: pwangs
Video duration: 437 seconds Global video hits: 198263 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. Related: chan, fu, philip, productions, ted, wang, wesley, wong |
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Chris Abani: Telling stories of our shared humanity Posted by: TEDtalksDirector
Video duration: 1099 seconds Global video hits: 12814 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. Related: abani, africa, apartheid, chris, humanity, libation, nigeria, poem, poet, stories, talks, ted, tedtalks |
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Nicholas Negroponte: One Laptop per Child, two years on Posted by: TEDtalksDirector
Video duration: 994 seconds Global video hits: 23912 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 |
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Ian Dunbar: Dog-friendly dog training Posted by: TEDtalksDirector
Video duration: 887 seconds Global video hits: 13554 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. Related: animals, brain, children, dog, dunbar, ian, love, psychology, talks, ted, tedtalks, training |
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Jared Diamond: Why societies collapse Posted by: TEDtalksDirector
Video duration: 1188 seconds Global video hits: 22261 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. Related: change, culture, diamond, environment, global, history, issues, jared, social, societytechnology, talks, ted, tedtalks |
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Cam'Ron - Hey Ma Posted by: universalmusicgroup
Video duration: 242 seconds Global video hits: 1214280 Music video by Cam'Ron performing Hey Ma with Jessy Tererro, Ted Tucker, Nicole Russell, Antoinette Parkinson (C) 2002 Roc-A-Fella Records, LLC Related: antoinette, camron, hey, jessy, ma, nicole, parkinson, pop, roc-a-fella, russell, ted, tererro, tucker |
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Peter Diamandis: Taking the next giant leap in space Posted by: TEDtalksDirector
Video duration: 963 seconds Global video hits: 12395 http://www.ted.com Peter Diamandis says it's our moral imperative to keep exploring space -- and he talks about how, with the X Prize and other incentives, we're going to do just that. Related: business, design, diamandis, exploration, foundation, peter, prize, science, talks, ted, tedtalks |
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Rick Smolan: A girl, a photograph, a homecoming Posted by: TEDtalksDirector
Video duration: 1507 seconds Global video hits: 19983 http://www.ted.com Photographer Rick Smolan tells the unforgettable story of a young Amerasian girl, a fateful photograph, and an adoption saga with a twist. Related: adoption, amerasian, asian, homecoming, korean, natasha, natashas, orphan, photograph, rick, smolan, story, talks, ted, tedtalks |
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On Time Posted by: BerlinaleTC
Video duration: 395 seconds Global video hits: 219669 Here it is. On time. The first of four Garage Flicks. Screenplay by David Bradley Halls, directed by Ted Chung. Produced by a crew of Campus participants: Bianca Bodmer, Rich Ho Kok Tai, Elena Titova, and Vincent Schmitt. Project mentor: Grahame Weinbren. To view a higher-quality version of this film, click here: http://youtube.com/w atch?v=IEzz0zY0j50 Related: berlin, berlinale, campus, chung, digital, festival, film, garage, grahame, on, short, studio, suitcase, talent, ted, time, weinbren |
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George Dyson: The birth of the computer Posted by: TEDtalksDirector
Video duration: 1040 seconds Global video hits: 14021 http://www.ted.com Historian George Dyson tells stories from the birth of the modern computer -- from its 16th-century origins to the hilarious notebooks of some early computer engineers. Related: computers, dyson, engineering, george, history, military, science, software, technology, ted, tedtalks |
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Bill Haley - Rock Around The Clock (1956) Posted by: wehavejoy
Video duration: 114 seconds Global video hits: 1401516 The DVD "The Legends of Rock & Roll"states this clip is from the Ted Steel show WOR-TV, New York (1955). Apparently, it is from Washington Square, a show hosted by Ray Bolger (1956). Related: and, around, bill, clock, haley, new, rock, roll, show, steel, ted, york |
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Siegfried Woldhek: The true face of Leonardo Da Vinci? Posted by: TEDtalksDirector
Video duration: 259 seconds Global video hits: 22251 http://www.ted.com Leonardo Da Vinci's life and work is well known -- but his own face is not. Illustrator and activist Siegfried Woldhek used some thoughtful image-analysis techniques to find what he believes is the true face of Leonardo. Here, he walks viewers through exactly how he did it. Related: arts, da, demo, design, entertainment, history, leonardo, siegfried, technology, ted, tedtalks, vinci, woldhek |
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Stephen Hawking: Asking big questions about the universe Posted by: TEDtalksDirector
Video duration: 613 seconds Global video hits: 315398 http://www.ted.com In keeping with the theme of TED2008, professor Stephen Hawking asks some Big Questions about our universe -- How did the universe begin? How did life begin? Are we alone? -- and discusses how we might go about answering them. Related: evolution, hawking, math, physics, science, stephen, ted, tedtalks, universe |
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Jane Goodall: Helping humans and animals live together in Af Posted by: TEDtalksDirector
Video duration: 1513 seconds Global video hits: 7513 http://www.ted.com The legendary chimpanzee researcher Jane Goodall talks about TACARE and her other community projects, which help people in booming African towns live side-by-side with threatened animals. Related: africa, animals, global, goodall, issues, jane, pollution, science, talks, ted, tedtalks |
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