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On Communicating

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October 27, 2005 at 10:28 am EDT
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A special report from Forbes.com covers the broad topic of Communicating in some interesting ways: from the origins of language in chimps to alien contact to the latest computer interfaces (including the SUI, or Straw-like User Interface, which lets you experience the sensations of drinking). Many TED voices here (Steven Pinker, Jane Goodall, Ray Kurzweil, James Surowiecki), and a few gems — if you’re willing to dig for them — including an entertaining bit on 10 Things you Communicate Unintentionally.

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