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  1. 07-13-2010, 08:43 PM #1
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    Default TED ideas worth spreading

    Hans Rosling shows the best stats you've ever seen


    All right, this is simple enough. Post em if you know some good ones
    I could have had class. I could have been a contender.
    I could have been somebody. Instead of a bum
    Which is what I am

    I aim at the stars
    But sometimes I hit London
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  2. 07-14-2010, 03:40 AM #2
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    Esther Duflo talks about experimental models to assess the efficacy of development aid
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  3. 07-14-2010, 07:58 AM #3
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    I've been subscribed to their channel for way too long. Love the videos. This was one of my favorites. It's on vaccines.
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  4. 07-14-2010, 09:01 AM #4
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    I hadn't checked there for a long time because of a reinstall of my pc and not saving bookmarks. So there's a lot of catching up to do.

    Thanks both of you for your suggestions, I'll check them out tonight
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    Malcolm Gladwell on Spaghetti Sauce
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    NGS, that's actually one of my favourite lectures on TED and it's a lesson I frequently forget
    "One day, we shall die. All the other days, we shall live."
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  7. 07-15-2010, 12:24 AM #7
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    I love the irreverence. It was one of the first I ever saw and have seen it a few more times since. Damn good lesson, innit? Chin up, Minxie.
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    Ze Frank's nerdcore comedy


    Adam Savage's obsessions


    Old ones I can remember.
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    Dan Pink talks about incentives and motivation

    To be served with a side of Gladwell
    "One day, we shall die. All the other days, we shall live."
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  10. 07-16-2010, 09:04 AM #10
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    I hate the way he speaks, but he makes a good case for seeing the whole picture. Ignoring the power of the mycelium () is folly:

    http://www.ted.com/talks/paul_stamet...the_world.html

    "One day, we shall die. All the other days, we shall live."
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    http://www.ted.com/talks/alain_de_bo...f_success.html
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    Building a mosquito tracking laser death ray with consumer electronics.
    "In a field where an overlooked bug could cost millions, you want people who will speak their minds, even if they’re sometimes obnoxious about it."
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    "One day, we shall die. All the other days, we shall live."
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    "One day, we shall die. All the other days, we shall live."
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    "One day, we shall die. All the other days, we shall live."
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