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Can design save the newspaper? Jacek Utko on TED.com

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Jacek Utko is an extraordinary Polish newspaper designer whose redesigns for papers in Eastern Europe not only win awards, but increase circulation by up to 100%. He asks, Can good design save the newspaper? It just might. (Recorded at TED2009, February 2009, in Long Beach, California. Duration: 06:05.) Watch Jacek Utko’s talk from TED2009 on []

Poetry for all seasons of life: C.K. Williams on TED.com

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Poet C.K. Williams reads his work at TED2001. As he colors scenes of childhood resentments, college loves, odd neighbors and the literal death of youth, he reminds us of the unique challenges of living. (Recorded at TED2001, February 2001, in Monterey, California. Duration: 23:18.) Watch C.K. Williams’ reading from TED2001 on TED.com, where you can []

Hunting for the next AIDS: Nathan Wolfe on TED.com

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Virus hunter Nathan Wolfe is outwitting the next pandemic by staying two steps ahead: discovering new, deadly viruses where they first emerge — passing from animals to humans among poor subsistence hunters in Africa — before they claim millions of lives. (Recorded at TED2009, February 2009, in Long Beach, California. Duration: 12:20.) Watch Nathan Wolfe’s []

The real difference between success and winning: Coach John Wooden on TED.com

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With profound simplicity, Coach John Wooden redefines success and urges us all to pursue the best in ourselves. In this inspiring talk from TED2001, he shares the advice he gave his players at UCLA, quotes poetry and remembers his father’s wisdom. (Recorded at TED2001, February 2001, in Monterey, California. Duration: 17:36.) Watch Coach John Wooden’s []

Inspired by TEDxUSC? Here's how to start your own TEDx

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On Monday in Southern California, more than 1,000 students, educators and TED fans met for a first-of-its-kind gathering in a new program that marries TED’s values with local, community energy: TEDx, where x = independently organized TED event. On the program at TEDxUSC: a mix of TEDTalks and live speakers from around the community, including []

Cool new things you can do with your mobile phone: David Pogue on TED.com

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In this engaging talk from the EG’08 conference, New York Times tech columnist David Pogue rounds up some handy cell phone tools and services that can boost your productivity and lower your bills (and your blood pressure). (Recorded at the EG’08 conference, December 2008, in Monterey, California. Duration: 27:03.) Watch David Pogue’s talk from EG’08 []

From a Nairobi slum, a tale of hope: Jacqueline Novogratz on TED.com

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Jacqueline Novogratz tells a moving story of an encounter in a Nairobi slum with Jane, a former prostitute, whose dreams of escaping poverty, of becoming a doctor and of getting married were fulfilled in an unexpected way. (Recorded at TED U 2009, February 2009, in Long Beach, California. Duration: 07:30.) Watch Jacqueline Novogratz’s talk from []

TED celebrates women in technology today

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In January, Suw Charman-Anderson declared March 24 Ada Lovelace Day — a day to celebrate female role models in technology. She asked other bloggers to help her celebrate “a woman in technology whom I admire.” Ada Lovelace (1815-1852) is best known for writing a description of the Analytical Engine, a mechanical general-purpose computer designed by []

How to grow your own fresh air: Kamal Meattle on TED.com

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Researcher and activist Kamal Meattle shows how an arrangement of three common houseplants, used in specific spots in a home or office building, can result in measurably cleaner indoor air. (Recorded at TED U 2009, February 2009, in Long Beach, California. Duration: 04:04.) Get the slide deck from this talk >> Watch Kamal Meattle’s talk []

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Nostalgia for a future that never happened: Bruce McCall on TED.com

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Bruce McCall paints a future that never happened — full of flying cars, polo-playing tanks and the RMS Tyrannic, “The Biggest Thing in All the World.” At Serious Play ’08, he narrates a brisk and funny slideshow of his faux-nostalgic art. (Recorded at Serious Play ’08, May 2008, in Pasadena, California. Duration: 13:01.) Watch Bruce []

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Apply for a Fellowship to TEDGlobal 2009

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Applications for Fellowships at this summer’s TEDGlobal 2009 in Oxford are open! TED is excited to build a class of Fellows to participate in the TEDGlobal Conference this summer in Oxford, UK, July 21-24, 2009. We are looking for an eclectic group of 25 innovators from around the world. Who should apply: Young thinkers and []

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4 chances to see TED speakers live, this week and next

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TEDIndia’s Lakshmi Pratury will be interviewing two TED speakers next week in the Bay Area: + March 30, 2009, hear TED2009 speaker Nandan Nilekani, the founder of Infosys and the author of Imagining India, at the Crowne Plaza Cabana in Palo Alto, 6:30-8pm. Tickets: $15 members, $25 nonmembers. Premium tickets (includes reception, book and priority []

Why we think it’s OK to cheat and steal (sometimes): Dan Ariely on TED.com

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Behavioral economist Dan Ariely studies the bugs in our moral code: the hidden reasons we think it’s OK to cheat or steal (sometimes). Clever studies help make his point that we’re predictably irrational — and can be influenced in ways we can’t grasp. (Recorded at TED2009, February 2009, in Long Beach, California. Duration: 16:23.) Watch []