Txtng is killing language. JK!!! – John McWhorter
Does texting mean the death of good writing skills? John McWhorter posits that there’s much more to texting — linguistic...
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The art of asking – Amanda Palmer
Don’t make people pay for music, says Amanda Palmer: Let them. In a passionate talk that begins in her days as a street perfor...
A clean energy proposal — race to the top! – Jennifer Granholm
Kicking off the TED2013 conference, Jennifer Granholm asks a very American question with worldwide implications: How do we make more...
How we found the giant squid – Edith Widder
Humankind has been looking for the giant squid (Architeuthis) since we first started taking pictures underwater. But the elusive dee...
We need better drugs — now – Francis Collins
Today we know the molecular cause of 4,000 diseases, but treatments are available for only 250 of them. So what’s taking so lo...
Why do Americans and Canadians celebrate Labor Day? -Kenneth C. Davis
View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/why-do-americans-and-canadians-celebrate-labor-day-kenneth-c-davis In the United States...
Are droids taking our jobs? – Andrew McAfee
Robots and algorithms are getting good at jobs like building cars, writing articles, translating — jobs that once required a h...
Demand a fair trade cell phone – Bandi Mbubi
Your mobile phone, computer and game console have a bloody past — tied to tantalum mining, which funds the war in the Democratic Rep...
Design for people, not awards – Timothy Prestero
Timothy Prestero thought he’d designed the perfect incubator for newborns in the developing world — but his team learned...
How to step up in the face of disaster – Caitria + Morgan O’Neill
After a natural disaster strikes, there’s only a tiny window of opportunity to rally effective recovery efforts before the wor...