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The Happy Planet Index: Nic Marks on TED.com

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Statistician Nic Marks asks why we measure a nation’s success by its productivity — instead of by the happiness and well-being of its people. He introduces the Happy Planet Index, which tracks national well-being against resource use (because a happy life doesn’t have to cost the earth). Which countries rank highest in the HPI? You []

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Animal instincts: Saturday TEDTalks playlist

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This Saturday’s TEDTalks playlist is about animals with a nasty sting or a deadly bite — but as our speakers reveal, these creatures have more to fear from humankind than we have to fear from them. Romulus Whitaker is smitten with snakes, and fearful for their future. He urges us to protect the river systems []

The political chemistry of oil spills: Lisa Margonelli on TED.com

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In the Gulf oil spill’s aftermath, Lisa Margonelli says drilling moratoriums and executive ousters make for good theater, but distract from the issue at its heart: our unrestrained oil consumption. She shares her bold plan to wean America off of oil — by confronting consumers with its real cost. (Recorded at TEDxOilSpill, June 2010 in []

Learning from Sherman the talking shark: Jim Toomey on TED.com

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Cartoonist Jim Toomey created the comic strip Sherman’s Lagoon, a wry look at underwater life starring Sherman the talking shark. As he sketches some of his favorite sea creatures live onstage, Toomey shares his love of the ocean and the stories it can tell. (Recorded on Mission Blue Voyage, April 2010 in the Galapagos Islands. []

TEDxChange: Learn more about the Millennium Development Goals

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[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vs1cC9Pec8k] On September 20, live in New York and webcast around the world, TEDxChange will examine the UN’s Millennium Development Goals, or MDGs. (Watch TEDxDubai’s video, above, for a preview.) Established 10 years ago in September 2000, the eight MDGs are an audacious set of goals for changing the world — with an equally audacious []

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Inside an Antarctic time machine: Lee Hotz on TED.com

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Science columnist Lee Hotz describes a remarkable project at WAIS Divide, Antarctica, where a hardy team are drilling into ten-thousand-year-old ice to extract vital data on our changing climate. (Recorded at TEDGlobal 2010, July 2010 in Oxford, UK. Duration: 9:45) [ted id=938] Watch Lee Hotz’ talk on TED.com where you can download it, rate it, []

Pakistan floods bring out TED Fellows community

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Upwards of 20 million people are suffering from the massive flooding in Pakistan, according to the United Nations — more than the number affected by the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami, the 2005 Kashmir earthquake, and the 2010 Haiti earthquake combined. Following record-breaking monsoon rains, at least 1,600 people have been killed, an estimated 72,400 homes []

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Meet Milo, the virtual boy: Peter Molyneux on TED.com

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Peter Molyneux demos Milo, a hotly anticipated video game for Microsoft’s Kinect controller. Perceptive and impressionable like a real 11-year-old, the virtual boy watches, listens and learns — recognizing and responding to you. (Recorded at TEDGlobal 2010, July 2010 in Oxford, UK. Duration: 11:16) [ted id=932] Watch Peter Molyneux’s demo on TED.com where you can []