The TED.com team in the US is celebrating Independence Day. We won’t post a new talk today, but watch for five fresh talks next week. In the meantime, here’s an archive gem: Erin McKean on our freedom to coin new words.
TEDTalks takes a day off
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7 talks about work to watch on Labor Day
Work comes in all shapes and sizes — there’s no one-size-fits-all model for what humans do to make a living. We can see this in the countless TEDTalks from people telling stories about what they do, be it single-handedly creating a polyphonic orchestra, performing magical stunts on city streets, or even studying fungi. While we aren’t all glamourous […]
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TED’s New York office rises and dances for V-Day
The TED staff got up to dance this afternoon to celebrate V-Day. This global movement, founded by TED speaker Eve Ensler, turns 15 today and is celebrating with the One Billion Rising campaign — inviting us to stop, dance and rise against violence. One Billion Rising is dedicated to the 1 in 3 of the […]
Kevin Tao commented on Jul 11 2008
It’s really an exciting talk!