366 Talks

In 2012 I will watch a TED talk every day. I will then post it here. I don't know if I will be smarter at the end of 2012, but I will be a year older and will have watched quite a few TED talks. Why 366? Because 2012 is a leap year.

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Wayne McGregor: A choreographer's creative process in real time

Day 260 - How choreography works.

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Susan Solomon: The promise of research with stem cells

Day 259 - Stems cells have given us the ability to use human cells to test drugs and disease.

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Leslie T. Chang: The voices of China's workers

Day 258 - Maybe it's not really all about us...real voices of factory workers in China.   

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Vikram Patel: Mental health for all by involving all

Day 257 - Closing the "treatment gap" in mental illness by task shifting, training whoever is available in the community rather than relying on scarce trained experts. 

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Maz Jobrani: Did you hear the one about the Iranian-American?

Day 256 - Riffs on the challenges of being Iranian-American.

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Einstein the Parrot: Talking and squawking

Day 255 - A whimsical parrot and trainer deliver a comedy routine.

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Mary Roach: 10 things you didn't know about orgasm

Day 254 - 10 surprising claims about sexual climax.

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Alexander Tsiaras: Conception to birth -- visualized

Day 253 - A medical visualization showing the development of the human body.

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Antony Gormley: Sculpted space, within and without

Day 252 - How we see the world, philosophy, and art.

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Shyam Sankar: The rise of human-computer cooperation

Day 251 - Exploring the symbiosis between humans and computers.  

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Robert Neuwirth: The power of the informal economy

Day 250 - System D, the world's unlicensed economy.

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Candy Chang: Before I die I want to...

Day 249 - Using public space to share private thoughts.

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Jonathan Drori: Every pollen grain has a story

Day 248 - An up-close look at how baby plants are made.

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Jonathan Klein: Photos that changed the world

Day 247 - Some of the most powerful images ever made.

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Arvind Gupta: Turning trash into toys for learning

Day 246 - Simple toys for teaching science.

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Suzanne Lee: Grow your own clothes

Day 245 - New materials you can grow yourself.

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Ron Gutman: The hidden power of smiling

Day 244 - Smile, you'll be glad you did!