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A day at the Green School in Bali

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The Green School is hiring science and physics teachers. To learn more, visit the Green School website. And watch John Hardy’s TEDTalk from TEDGlobal last summer. In the shade of the open-air bamboo warung (the Balinese equivalent of a small cafe), I listened to the buzz of the cicadas rather than the buzz of fluorescent []

Saving faces: Iain Hutchison on TED.com

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Facial surgeon Iain Hutchison works with people whose faces have been severely disfigured. By pushing to improve surgical techniques, he helps to improve their lives; and by commissioning their portraits, he celebrates their humanity. NOTE: This talk contains images of disfigured and badly injured faces that may be disturbing — and Hutchison provides thoughtful answers []

Why not eat insects? Marcel Dicke on TED.com

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Marcel Dicke makes an appetizing case for adding insects to everyone’s diet. His message to squeamish chefs and foodies: delicacies like locusts and caterpillars compete with meat in flavor, nutrition and eco-friendliness. (Recorded at TEDGlobal, July 2010 in Oxford, UK. Duration: 16:35) [ted id=1018] Watch Marcel Dicke’s talk on TED.com where you can download it, []

My green school dream: John Hardy on TED.com

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Join John Hardy on a tour of the Green School, his off-the-grid school in Bali that teaches kids how to build, garden, create (and get into college). The centerpiece of campus is the spiraling Heart of School, perhaps the world’s largest freestanding bamboo building. (Recorded at TEDGlobal 2010, July 2010 in Oxford, UK. Duration: 13:36) []

How complexity leads to simplicity: Eric Berlow on TED.com

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Ecologist Eric Berlow doesn’t feel overwhelmed when faced with complex systems. He knows that more information can lead to a better, simpler solution. Illustrating the tips and tricks for breaking down big issues, he distills an overwhelming infographic on U.S. strategy in Afghanistan to a few elementary points. (Recorded at TEDGlobal 2010, July 2010 in []

The path to ending ethnic conflicts: Stefan Wolff on TED.com

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Civil wars and ethnic conflicts have brought the world incredible suffering, but Stefan Wolff’s figures show that, in the last 20 years, their number has steadily decreased. He extracts critical lessons from Northern Ireland, Liberia, Timor and more to show that leadership, diplomacy and institutional design are our three most effective weapons in waging peace. []

Teaching design for change: Emily Pilloton on TED.com

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Designer Emily Pilloton moved to rural Bertie County, in North Carolina, to engage in a bold experiment of design-led community transformation. She’s teaching a design-build class called Studio H that engages high schoolers’ minds and bodies while bringing smart design and new opportunities to the poorest county in the state. (Recorded at TEDGlobal 2010, July []

Re-Framing: The TEDSalon in London

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What does it take to make an everyday object — say, a toaster — from scratch? And does anyone know how to make it, all the way from mining for iron ore to plugging it into the electric grid? Those are the questions designer Thomas Thwaites sought to answer when he engaged in the Toaster []

Rengineering a brain: Gero Miesenboeck on TED.com

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In the quest to map the brain, many scientists have attempted the incredibly daunting task of recording the activity of each neuron. Gero Miesenboeck works backward — manipulating specific neurons to figure out exactly what they do, through a series of stunning experiments that reengineer the way fruit flies percieve light. (Recorded at TEDGlobal 2010, []

E-voting without fraud: David Bismark on TED.com

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David Bismark demos a new system for voting that contains a simple, verifiable way to prevent fraud and miscounting — while keeping each person’s vote secret. (Recorded at TEDGlobal 2010, July 2010 in Oxford, England. Duration: 7:03) [ted id=997] Watch David Bismark’s talk on TED.com where you can download it, rate it, comment on it []

Why I am an HIV/AIDS activist: Annie Lennox on TED.com

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For the last eight years, pop singer Annie Lennox has devoted the majority of her time to her SING campaign, raising awareness and money to combat HIV/AIDS. She shares the experiences that have inspired her, from working with Nelson Mandela to meeting a little African girl in a desperate situation. (Recorded at TEDGlobal, July 2010 []