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The 4 ways sound affects us: Julian Treasure on TED.com

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Playing sound effects both pleasant and awful, Julian Treasure shows how sound affects us in four significant ways. Listen carefully for a shocking fact about noisy open-plan offices. (Recorded at TEDGlobal University, July 2009, Oxford, UK. Duration: 5:47) Twitter URL: http://on.ted.com/48 Watch Julian Treasure’s talk on TED.com, where you can download this TEDTalk, rate it, []

Life lessons from an ad man: Rory Sutherland on TED.com

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Advertising adds value to a product by changing our perception, rather than the product itself. Rory Sutherland makes the daring assertion that a change in perceived value can be just as satisfying as what we consider “real” value — and his conclusion has interesting consequences for how we look at life. (Recorded at TEDGlobal, July []

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TED and Reddit interview Evgeny Morozov

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Today, Internet scientist Evgeny Morozov answers questions from the latest Reddit-powered, TED community-driven interview. Enjoy! rras asks: Do I see any novel and telling reactions and counter-reactions from individuals or groups in response to governments’ manipulation efforts? Digital activism is only possible because creative and tech-savvy activists are usually one step ahead of authorities. Part []

Robots that "show emotion": David Hanson on TED.com

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David Hanson‘s robot faces look and act like yours: They recognize and respond to emotion, and make expressions of their own. Here, an “emotional” live demo of the Einstein robot offers a peek at a future where robots truly mimic humans. (Recorded at TED2009, February 2009, Long Beach, California. Duration: 4:58) Twitter URL: http://on.ted.com/3x

New York City’s natural history: Eric Sanderson on TED.com

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400 years after Hudson found New York harbor, Eric Sanderson shares how he made a 3D map of Mannahatta’s fascinating pre-city ecology of hills, rivers, wildlife — accurate down to the block — when Times Square was a wetland and you couldn’t get delivery. (Recorded at TEDGlobal, July 2009, Oxford, UK. Duration: 16:09) Twitter URL: []

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Last full day to enter TED's short film contest

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The deadline is tomorrow, Oct. 12, for TED’s first-ever short film contest. Films selected from this contest will be screened at TEDIndia in early November, for a global audience of thinkers and doers, and possibly also shared here on the TED Blog! If you’ve got a cool short film, music video, commercial, PSA or data []

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3 TEDTalks for National Poetry Day

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Today is National Poetry Day in the UK, and why not everywhere? We found out about it in the stateless world of Twitter trending topics. If you’re in the mood to celebrate, watch a few of these TEDTalks about, or featuring, poetry: “War child” Emmanuel Jal tells the story of his amazing life in words []

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The danger of a single story: Chimamanda Adichie on TED.com

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Our lives, our cultures, are composed of many overlapping stories. Novelist Chimamanda Adichie tells the story of how she found her authentic cultural voice — and warns that if we hear only a single story about another person or country, we risk a critical misunderstanding. (Recorded at TEDGlobal, July 2009, Oxford, UK. Duration: 18:49) Twitter []

TEDTalks embeds in WordPress now even easier

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We’ve tweaked our “Share” feature to make it even easier to embed a TEDTalk in your WordPress blog. Below the video window, for any talk on the site, click the red “Share” button, and notice the new feature: an embed code just for WordPress: For more details — though not too many more, because it’s []

TEDxSaoPaulo integrates TED's Open Translation Project

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TEDxSão Paulo has launched a sleek new website and used the TED Open Translation Project to feature TEDTalks subtitled in Portuguese. It’s a great blend of the contributions of two passionate groups from the TED community. To learn more about TEDx, where x= independently organized events, find events to attend in your region or even []

Tribal leadership: David Logan on TED.com

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At TEDxUSC, David Logan talks about the five kinds of tribes that humans naturally form — in schools, workplaces, even the driver’s license bureau. By understanding our shared tribal tendencies, we can help lead each other to become better individuals. (Recorded at TEDxUSC, May 2009, Los Angeles, California. Duration: 16:40) Watch David Logan’s talk on []

How food shapes our cities: Carolyn Steel on TED.com

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Every day, in a city the size of London, 30 million meals are served. But where does all the food come from? Architect Carolyn Steel discusses the daily miracle of feeding a city, and shows how ancient food routes shaped the modern world. Understanding the flow of food will help us reconnect with what we []