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Education

Math class needs a makeover: Dan Meyer on TED.com

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Today’s math curriculum is teaching students to expect — and excel at — paint-by-numbers classwork, robbing kids of a skill more important than solving problems: formulating them. Dan Meyer shows classroom-tested math exercises that prompt students to stop and think. (Recorded at TEDxNYED, March 2010 in New York, NY. Duration: 11:39) Watch Dan Meyer’s talk []

Language

Meet Tony Yet, TED volunteer translator

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Tell us about yourself. I was born in China in 1986, and I’ve been living in this land of burgeoning hope for 24 years. I graduated from university in 2009 with a degree in English language and literature. Now I live in Guangzhou, a city of talent and ideas, which is near Hong Kong. I []

Oceans

Glimpses of the pristine ocean: Enric Sala on TED.com

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Enric Sala shares glorious images — and surprising insights — from some of the most pristine areas of the ocean. He shows how we can restore more of our oceans to this healthy, balanced state, and the powerful ecological and economic benefits of doing so. (Recorded on the Mission Blue Voyage, April 2010 on the []

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Meet Sebastian Betti, TED volunteer translator

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Tell us about yourself. I was born in a little countryside town called Rauch (in the province of Buenos Aires, Argentina) where I had the opportunity to spend my childhood in touch with nature and the simple things of life. After finishing high school I moved to Tandil, a neighboring small city, where I took []

Music

"Love Is a Loaded Pistol": Thomas Dolby’s new song, on TED.com

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For his first studio album release in decades, musical innovator Thomas Dolby has been composing music in the uniquely inspirational setting of a restored life-boat. Here he premieres a gorgeous, evocative song from that album — about one night with a legend. He’s backed by members of the modern string quartet Ethel. (Recorded at TED2010, []

Invention

India’s hidden hotbeds of invention: Anil Gupta on TED.com

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Anil Gupta is on the hunt for the developing world’s unsung inventors — indigenous entrepreneurs whose ingenuity, hidden by poverty, could change many people’s lives. He shows how the Honey Bee Network helps them build the connections they need — and gain the recognition they deserve. (Recorded at TEDIndia, November 2009 in Mysore, India. Duration: []

Oceans

How we wrecked the ocean: Jeremy Jackson on TED.com

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In this powerful talk, coral reef ecologist Jeremy Jackson lays out the shocking state of the ocean today: overfished, overheated, polluted, with indicators that things will get much worse. Astonishing photos and stats make the case. (Recorded on the Mission Blue Voyage, April 2010 on the National Geographic Endeavor, the Galápagos Islands, Ecuador. Duration: 18:19) []

Announcing TED's Open TV Project

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Tonight, we’re thrilled to announce TED’s newest initative in sharing great ideas with the world: the Open TV Project. Announced this evening at Web 2.0 in San Francisco, the TED Open TV Project will bring TEDTalks to broadcast TV networks around the globe. The TED Open TV Project has already signed up dozens of broadcasters []

How great leaders inspire action: Simon Sinek on TED.com

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Simon Sinek has a simple but powerful model for inspirational leadership all starting with a golden circle and the question “Why?” His examples include Apple, Martin Luther King, and the Wright brothers — and as a counterpoint Tivo, which (until a recent court victory that tripled its stock price) appeared to be struggling. (Recorded at []

Social experiments to fight poverty: Esther Duflo on TED.com

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Alleviating poverty is more guesswork than science, and lack of data on aid’s impact raises questions about how to provide it. But Clark Medal-winner Esther Duflo says it’s possible to know which development efforts help and which hurt — by testing solutions with randomized trials. (Recorded at TED2010, February 2010 in Long Beach, CA. Duration: []

One more TED stat: 250 million viewed

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Sometime last week, TEDTalks notched our 250 millionth video view! Thanks to everyone who’s a part of this big round number. By watching, sharing and commenting on a TEDTalk since our launch in June 2006, by sparking new conversations in real life and online, you’re all part of spreading great ideas. Looking for a lot []

Live from TED

Lies, damned lies and statistics (about TEDTalks): Sebastian Wernicke on TED.com

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In a brilliantly tongue-in-cheek analysis, Sebastian Wernicke turns the tools of statistical analysis on TEDTalks, to come up with a metric for creating “the optimum TEDTalk” based on user ratings. How do you rate it? “Jaw-dropping”? “Unconvincing”? Or just plain “Funny”? (Recorded at TEDActive 2010, February 2010 in Palm Springs, CA. Duration: 5:59) [ted id=846 []