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10 jaw-dropping images from the film “Mars et Avril,” and how the magic was created

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10 jaw-dropping images from the film “Mars et Avril,” and how the magic was created

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Science-fiction films do not come cheap. Star Trek Into Darkness reportedly had a budget of $190 million, while the Will and Jaden Smith vehicle After Earth, which opens this weekend, cost $130 million. (Side note: Jaden Smith recently shared with New York Magazine that his dad watches “hours and hours of TED Talks.”) That’s why it’s so thoroughly amazing that Mars []

TED Newsmakers: Samantha Power to become ambassador to the UN, Jennifer Pahlka joins White House staff

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TED Newsmakers: Samantha Power to become ambassador to the UN, Jennifer Pahlka joins White House staff

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Today, Barack Obama will be naming a new U.S. ambassador to the United Nations – and sources say that it will be Samantha Power, outspoken anti-genocide official and TED2008 speaker. Power is expected to replace Susan Rice, who sources say will be named national security advisor. Power is a fascinating choice for this very important []

TED Weekends dives into the deep sea

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TED Weekends dives into the deep sea

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Underwater, there’s a world full of the bioluminescent and colorfully firework-like creatures. This is what David Gallo showed us in his classic talk from TED2007, “Underwater astonsihments.” The most interesting part: We have only explored about 3% of the world’s oceans, Gallo explains and, in this talk, he shares some views of that fascinating fraction []