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Mallika Sarabhai: Dance to change the world

Fri, 27 Nov 2009 01:56:06 -0500

At TEDIndia, Mallika Sarabhai, a dancer/actor/politician, tells a transformative story in dance — and argues that the arts may be the most powerful way to effect change, whether political, social or personal.

How could God have allowed the tsunami?

Wed, 27 May 2009 17:33:43 -0400

In the days following the tragic South Asian tsunami of 2004, the Rev. Tom Honey pondered the question, "How could a loving God have done this?" Here is his answer.

Use my photographs to stop the worldwide XDR-TB epidemic

Wed, 27 May 2009 17:34:02 -0400

Photojournalist James Nachtwey sees his TED Prize wish come true, as we share his powerful photographs of XDR-TB, a drug-resistant strain of tuberculosis that’s touching off a global medical crisis. Learn how to help at http://www.xdrtb.org

Cultures at the far edge of the world

Wed, 27 May 2009 17:33:41 -0400

With stunning photos and stories, National Geographic Explorer Wade Davis celebrates the extraordinary diversity of the world’s indigenous cultures, which are disappearing from the planet at an alarming rate.

Finding happiness in body and soul

Wed, 27 May 2009 17:16:47 -0400

Eve Ensler, creator of "The Vagina Monologues," shares how a discussion about menopause with her friends led to talking about all sorts of sexual acts onstage, waging a global campaign to end violence toward women and finding her own happiness.

Publisher Felix Dennis' odes to vice and consequences

Fri, 05 Jun 2009 10:05:47 -0400

Media big shot Felix Dennis roars his fiery, funny, sometimes racy original poetry, revisiting haunting memories and hard-won battle scars from a madcap — yet not too repentant -- life. Best enjoyed with a glass of wine.

How blogs are building a friendlier world

Wed, 27 May 2009 17:33:08 -0400

The founding mother of the blog revolution, Movable Type’s Mena Trott, talks about the early days of blogging, when she realized that giving regular people the power to share our lives online is the key to building a friendlier, more connected world.

A comic send-up of TED2006

Wed, 27 May 2009 17:33:32 -0400

Satirist Tom Rielly delivers a wicked parody of the 2006 TED conference, taking down the $100 laptop, the plight of the polar bear, and people who mention, one too many times, that they work at Harvard. Watch for a special moment between Tom and Al Gore.