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TEDTalks : My year of living biblically - A.J. Jacobs (2007)
Speaking at the most recent EG conference, author, philosopher, prankster and journalist A.J. Jacobs talks about the year he spent living biblically -- following the rules in the Bible as literally as possible.
TEDTalks : Technology, faith and human shortcomings - Billy Graham (1998)
Speaking at TED in 1998, Rev. Billy Graham marvels at technology's power to improve lives and change the world -- but says the end of evil, suffering and death will come only after the world accepts Christ. A legendary talk from TED's archives.
TEDTalks : The brain in love - Helen Fisher (2008)
Why do we crave love so much, even to the point that we would die for it? To learn more about our very real, very physical need for romantic love, Helen Fisher and her research team took MRIs of people in love -- and people who had just been dumped.
TEDTalks : Let's look for life in the outer solar system - Freeman Dyson (2003)
Physicist Freeman Dyson suggests that we start looking for life on the moons of Jupiter and out past Neptune, in the Kuiper belt and the Oort cloud. He talks about what such life would be like -- and how we might find it.
TEDTalks : "Mother of Pearl" and "If I Had You" - Nellie McKay (2008)
The wonderful Nellie McKay sings "Mother of Pearl" (with the immortal first line "Feminists don't have a sense of humor") and "If I Had You" from her sparkling set at TED2008.
TEDTalks : How would you feel if you lost everything? - David Hoffman (2008)
Nine days before TED2008, filmmaker David Hoffman lost almost everything he owned in a fire that destroyed his home, office and 30 years of passionate collecting. He looks back at a life that's been wiped clean in an instant -- and looks forward.
TEDTalks : Using biology to make better animation - Torsten Reil (2003)
Torsten Reil talks about how the study of biology can help make natural-looking animated people -- by building a human from the inside out, with bones, muscles and a nervous system. He spoke at TED in 2003; see his work now in GTA4.
TEDTalks : A hero of the Congo Basin forest - Corneille Ewango (2007)
Botanist Corneille Ewango talks about his work at the Okapi Faunal Reserve in the Congo Basin -- and his heroic work protecting it from poachers, miners and raging civil wars.
TEDTalks : "Everybody" and "Peace on Earth" - Raul Midon (2007)
Guitarist and singer Raul Midon plays "Everybody" and "Peace on Earth" during his 2007 set at TED.
TEDTalks : A girl, a photograph, a homecoming - Rick Smolan (2007)
Photographer Rick Smolan tells the unforgettable story of a young Amerasian girl, a fateful photograph, and an adoption saga with a twist.
TEDTalks : Stephen Hawking hits zero g - Peter Diamandis (2008)
X Prize founder Peter Diamandis talks about how he helped Stephen Hawking fulfill his dream of going to space -- by flying together into the upper atmosphere and experiencing weightlessness at zero g.
TEDTalks : Breath, music, passion - Sxip Shirey / Rachelle Garniez (2008)
Composer Sxip Shirey makes music from the simple, dramatic act of breathing -- alone and together. Open your ears to a passionate 3 minutes.
TEDTalks : "Clonie" - Nellie McKay (2008)
Singer-songwriter Nellie McKay performs the semi-serious song "Clonie" -- about creating the ultimate companion.
TEDTalks : One Laptop per Child, two years on - Nicholas Negroponte (2007)
Nicholas Negroponte talks about how One Laptop per Child is doing, two years in. Speaking at the EG conference while the first XO laptops roll off the production line, he recaps the controversies and recommits to the goals of this far-reaching…
TEDTalks : Classical music with shining eyes - Benjamin Zander (2008)
Benjamin Zander has two infectious passions: classical music, and helping us all realize our untapped love for it -- and by extension, our untapped love for all new possibilities, new experiences, new connections.
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