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Hans Rosling: No more boring data: TEDTalks
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Video duration: 1235 seconds
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http://www.ted.com With the drama and urgency of a sportscaster, statistics guru Hans Rosling uses an amazing new presentation tool, Gapminder, to debunk several myths about world development. Rosling is professor of international health at Sweden's Karolinska Institute, and founder of Gapminder, a nonprofit that brings vital global data to life. (Recorded February 2006 in Monterey, CA.)

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David Griffin: Photography connects us with the world
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Video duration: 1024 seconds
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http://www.ted.com The photo director for National Geographic, David Griffin knows the power of photography to connect us to our world. In a talk filled with glorious images, he talks about how we all use photos to tell our stories.

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Paul Koontz: Tourist snapshots from North Korea
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Video duration: 384 seconds
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http://www.ted.com While in Asia in 2007, TEDster Paul Koontz got the priceless chance to spend a few days in North Korea. He brought his two kids -- and his camera, capturing both quotidian detail (like the military bearing of a lonely traffic warden) and the grand spectacle leading up to the Mass Games. It's a rare perspective on a culture we know far too little about.

Related: asia, children, global, issues, koontz, paul, photography, society, ted, tedtalks, war

TEDTalks: Jeff Han
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Video duration: 611 seconds
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Jeff Han is a research scientist for New York University's Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences. Here, he demonstrates?for the first time publicly?his intuitive, "interface-free," touch-driven computer screen, which can be manipulated intuitively with the fingertips, and responds to varying levels of pressure. (Recorded February 2006 in Monterey, CA. Duration: 09:32)

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Ideas Worth Spreading: TEDTalks Trailer
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Video duration: 184 seconds
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http://ted.com/tedta lks - Here is a sneak peek inside the TED2006 Conference. This is a trailer for the new, weekly, free TEDTalks web/podcast series featuring Al Gore, Rives, Amy Smith, Cameron Sinclair, Alan Russell, Clifford Stoll (pictured), Sir Ken Robinson, Sirena Huang, Larry Brilliant, Bono, Julia Sweeney, Vishal Vaid, Jeff Han, and others.

Related: al, bono, changing, design, entertainment, gore, ideas, spreading, talks, technology, ted, tedtalks, world, worth

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