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Technology’s epic story: Kevin Kelly on TED.com

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In this wide-ranging, thought-provoking talk from TEDxAmsterdam, Kevin Kelly muses on what technology means in our lives — from its impact at the personal level to its place in the cosmos. (Recorded at TEDxAmsterdam, November 2009, in Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Duration: 16:32) Watch Kevin Kelly’s talk from TEDxAmsterdam on TED.com, where you can download this []

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Innovating to zero! Bill Gates on TED.com

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At TED2010, Bill Gates unveils his vision for the world’s energy future, describing the need for “miracles” to avoid planetary catastrophe and explaining why he’s backing a dramatically different type of nuclear reactor. The necessary goal? Zero carbon emissions globally by 2050. (Recorded at TED2010, February 2010 in Long Beach, CA. Duration: 27:49) Watch Bill []

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The opportunity of adversity: Aimee Mullins on TED.com

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The thesaurus might equate “disabled” with synonyms like “useless” and “mutilated,” but groundbreaking runner, actor and activist Aimee Mullins is out to redefine the word. Speaking at TEDMED, she hows how adversity — in her case, being born without shinbones — actually opens the door for human potential. (Recorded at TEDMED, November 2009, in San []

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The next age of government: David Cameron on TED.com

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The leader of Britain’s Conservative Party says we’re entering a new era — where governments themselves have less power (and less money) and people empowered by technology have more. Tapping into new ideas on behavioral economics, David Cameron explores how these trends could be turned into smarter policy. (Recorded at TED2010, February 2010 in London; []

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Wisdom: Roundup of TED2010, Session 12

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James Cameron: Curiosity — it’s the most powerful thing you own. John Kasaona: We realized that stopping poaching is completely different from catching poachers. Glenna Fraumeni, talking from TEDActive in Palm Springs. Read this. Adora Svitak: We kids still dream about perfection. Our audacity to imagine helps push the boundaries of reality. Sir Ken Robinson: []

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Simplicity: Roundup of TED2010, Session 11

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Benoit Mandelbrot: Bottomless wonders spring from simple rules repeated without end. Magnus Lindkvist: We are afraid to say “I don’t know.” George Whitesides: A stone is simple. But you can build cathedrals of stones. Alan Siegel: We need to build humanity into our paperwork. Philip K. Howard: The law must be simple enough that people []

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Photoblog: Inside the Creativity Lab at TEDActive

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The Creativity Lab by Steelcase was a hub of brainstorming, collaboration, intense discussion and even a little hardware hacking throughout TEDActive. Here’s an inside look at what the space had to offer. At the PUR Water station. TEDx event buttons in high production — collect ’em all! An interview in progress at AT&T’s HD Video []

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The John Lennon Educational Tour Bus stops at TEDActive

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Throughout TEDActive, TEDsters had a chance to participate in something truly magical: the making of a music video (UPDATE: watch the video!). To help out, the musicians and producers with the John Lennon Educational Tour Bus stopped in Palm Springs for all four days of the conference. The Bus, a nonprofit mobile recording studio, travels []

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Play: Roundup of TED2010, Session 10

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David Byrne, Thomas Dolby and Ethel rock out playing (Nothing But) Flowers. Dave Weaver: “How do you answer, ‘What’s a TED?’” Sarah Silverman: A new perspective on the number 3000. David Rockwell on the Imagination Playground: “No project has ever made me happier.” Yoni Benatar pilots mini drones from his iphone with augmented reality. Eve []

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Imagination: Roundup of TED2010 Session 9

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Temple Grandin: If you have these smart geeky kids with a touch of autism, you need to get them turned on to cool things. Chris Anderson (of Wired): We think the tablet is the future of magazines. Flexibility in design, plus interactivity. (He’s holding the March 2010 issue of Wired.) Mitchell Joachim, a TED Fellow: []