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16 years ago
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http://www.ted.com/

I watch these from time to time. Does anyone else? Post your favs!
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16 years ago
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Just saw this one:

Paul Rothemund: The astonishing promise of DNA folding
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WhGG__boRxU
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16 years ago
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Theo Jansen: The art of creating creatures
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b694exl_oZo
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I'm just going to keep going.

David Griffin: Photography connects us with the world
http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/david_grif … nects.html

Jonathan Harris: The art of collecting stories
http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/jonathan_h … ories.html
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16 years ago
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nothing is wrong - what are you scared of?
Paul Stamets: 6 ways mushrooms can save the world (for dad!)
http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/paul_stame … world.html

Brian Greene: Superstring Theory
http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/brian_gree … heory.html

and

James Nachtwey:
http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/james_nach … f_war.html
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16 years ago
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yeah i saw that one and thought the same thing. actually i found a cool one that i haven't checked out:

mycology ftw!
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=22766 … ul+stamets

(not a TED video though)
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16 years ago
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Deborah Gordon: How do ants know what to do?
http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/deborah_go … _ants.html

:D really, ants are amazing!
andyp's avatar
16 years ago
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nothing is wrong - what are you scared of?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A042J0IDQK4
more ant goodness (not ted!)
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16 years ago
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http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/george_smo … verse.html
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16 years ago
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ted spread http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ted_spread
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16 years ago
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good pick bluet :)
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16 years ago
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:)
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15 years ago
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YES

why are we happy
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15 years ago
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in the same vein,

the paradox of choice
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15 years ago
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Martin
I saw that one one time ago, it was a nice one and it makes a good point IMO.
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14 years ago
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on love
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14 years ago
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she also helped define the dimensions of matching couples at chemistry.com

here's another more recent video from her on love
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14 years ago
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I am not a robot...
These love talks don't do it for me. I enjoy listening to her, but I don't think she offers much.
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14 years ago
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me neither
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14 years ago
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yeah chemistry.com is the shit! wow!
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14 years ago
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is it?
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14 years ago
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is not. the site is like a myers briggs personality test with the intention to meet [shady] characters looking for love.
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14 years ago
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haha
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14 years ago
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Martin
> is not. the site is like a myers briggs personality test with the intention to meet [shady]
> characters looking for love.

And this is different from any other dating site how exactly?
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14 years ago
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i don't know that it is, except that they have a love expert on their side.
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14 years ago
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I am not a robot...
And a scientific word is the title! Guys, that means it's legitimate.
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13 years ago
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http://www.tedxsanjoseca.com/

saturday bros
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13 years ago
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I am not a robot...
Fuck...I just actively looked for the "like" button. :(
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13 years ago
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sucks
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13 years ago
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I am not a robot...
yes it does.
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13 years ago
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On facebook i report everything as offensive.
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13 years ago
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the law is no protection
I love reporting things that annoy me as spam.
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13 years ago
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TEDx was totally worth it.
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13 years ago
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I am not a robot...
I like this one about some dude's virtual choir. 2000 youtubers posted videos of themselves singing individual parts, then he combined them.

The guy has some seriously amazing dissonance skills. Like, woh.
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11 years ago
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still trying to process this ted talk on vulnerability
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11 years ago
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Sebastião Salgado: The silent drama of photography
http://www.ted.com/talks/sebastiao_salgado_th … raphy.html
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11 years ago
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Learn to read Chinese ... with ease
http://www.ted.com/talks/shaolan_learn_to_rea … _ease.html