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Dan Barber: How I fell in love with a fish 07-21-2011 |Dan Barber
Chef Dan Barber squares off with a dilemma facing many chefs today: how to keep fish on the menu. With impeccable research and deadpan humor, he chronicles his pursuit of a sustainable fish he could love, and the foodie's honeymoon he's enjoyed since discovering a revolutionary farming method in Spain.
Eli Pariser: Beware online "filter bubbles" 07-21-2011 |Eli Pariser
As web companies strive to tailor their news and search results to our personal tastes, there's a dangerous unintended consequence: We get trapped in a "filter bubble" and don't get exposed to information that could challenge or broaden our worldview. Eli Pariser argues that this will prove to be bad also for democracy.
Hans Rosling presents global population growth 07-20-2011 |Hans Rosling
The world's population will grow to 9 billion over the next 50 years -- and only by raising the living standards of the poorest can we check population growth. This is the paradoxical answer that Hans Rosling unveils using colorful new data display technology.
Ken Robinson says that schools kill creativity 06-27-2011 |Ken Robinson
Sir Ken Robinson makes an entertaining and profoundly moving case for creating an education system that nurtures (rather than undermines) creativity.
Mary Roach: 10 things you didn't know about orgasm 06-27-2011 |Mary Roach
"Bonk" author Mary Roach delves into obscure scientific research, some of it centuries old, to make 10 surprising claims about sexual climax, ranging from the bizarre to the hilarious.
Ethan Zuckerman about what to do to learn more about the world 06-27-2011 |Ethan Zuckerman
The web connects the globe, but most of us end up hearing mainly from people just like ourselves. Blogger and technologist Ethan Zuckerman talks about strategies to open up your Twitter bubble and read the news in languages you don't even know.
Bjarke Ingels: 3 warp-speed architecture tales 06-27-2011 |Bjarke Ingels
Danish architect Bjarke Ingels rockets through photo/video-mingled stories of his eco-flashy designs. His buildings not only look like nature -- they act like nature: blocking the wind, collecting solar energy -- and creating stunning views.
Jamie Oliver's TED Prize wish: Teach every child about food 06-27-2011 |Jamie Oliver
Sharing powerful stories from his anti-obesity project in Huntington, W. Va., TED Prize winner Jamie Oliver makes the case for an all-out assault on our ignorance of food.
Johanna Blakley: Lessons from fashion's free culture 06-27-2011 |Johanna Blakley
Copyright law's grip on film, music and software barely touches the fashion industry ... and fashion benefits in both innovation and sales, says Johanna Blakley. At TEDxUSC 2010, she talks about what all creative industries can learn from fashion's free culture.
Clay Shirky on the comparison of institutions and cooperation 06-27-2011 |Clay Shirky
In this prescient 2005 talk, Clay Shirky shows how closed groups and companies will give way to looser networks where small contributors have big roles and fluid cooperation replaces rigid planning.
Arthur Benjamin's formula for changing math education 06-27-2011 |Arthur Benjamin
Someone always asks the math teacher, "Am I going to use calculus in real life?" And for most of us, says Arthur Benjamin, the answer is no. He offers a bold proposal on how to make math education relevant in the digital age.
Sugata Mitra and his revolutionize child-driven education 06-27-2011 |Sugata Mitra
Education scientist Sugata Mitra tackles one of the greatest problems of education -- the best teachers and schools don't exist where they're needed most. In a series of real-life experiments from New Delhi to South Africa, he gave kids self-supervised access to the web.
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