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TEDNews

  1. Which #TED talk would you recommend to someone who's never seen one? Join the @TEDConversation: on.ted.com/CMZQ about 9 hours ago via web
  2. Today's #TED: Four lessons on being human -- from robots: on.ted.com/Goldberg about 17 hours ago via Twitter for Mac
  3. @samuelcane Join the club :) about 19 hours ago via web in reply to samuelcane
  4. Today’s #TED: How does sustainable energy add up? David MacKay does the math: on.ted.com/MacKay 7:39 AM May 26th via web
  5. Two @TEDTalks stars, @AaronHuey + Jonathan Harris @jjhnumber27, collaborate to add citizen voices to news. Video: knight.stanford.edu/talks-events/2… 5:19 AM May 26th via web
  6. @kevkevs @adobe @tedhelp So glad it works -- now, what are you watching? 10:31 AM May 25th via web in reply to kevkevs
  7. @Uncontainable_M Thank you for the kind words! 10:30 AM May 25th via web in reply to Uncontainable_M
  8. Today's #TED: Reggie Watts disorients you in the most entertaining way: on.ted.com/Watts 8:18 AM May 25th via web
  9. Today's #TED: Shereen El-Feki shows how to fight an epidemic of bad laws -- laws that criminalize being HIV positive: on.ted.com/ElFeki 8:03 AM May 24th via Twitter for Mac
  10. @JennyMin333 Thank you for your kind words about @TEDTalks ! 6:51 AM May 24th via web in reply to JennyMin333
  11. @lano_pano Tweet when it's up -- interested to read alternate views. This is a big topic. 6:50 AM May 24th via web in reply to lano_pano
  12. Two @TEDTalks stars, @TimHarford + Tyler Cowen @MargRev, blog about what's in their "tech ecosystem": ted.com/conversations/… What's in yours? 6:44 AM May 24th via web
  13. The Demise of Guys: In his #TED book Phil Zimbardo suggests video games + porn are ruining young men: cnn.com/2012/05/23/hea… #cnn @TEDBooks 9:14 AM May 23rd via Tweet Button
  14. Today's #TED: Philippe Petit's journey across the high wire: on.ted.com/Petit 8:14 AM May 23rd via web
  15. @k_alothman Thanks for your kind words! What's your favorite talk lately? 6:55 PM May 22nd via web in reply to k_alothman
  16. Today's #TED: Hans Rosling charts the data on religions, babies and population growth: on.ted.com/Rosling2012 8:51 AM May 22nd via TweetDeck
  17. Video report from yesterday's talent search TED@Shanghai: bit.ly/LfCtDR HT @seangannet #TED #TEDx 6:17 AM May 22nd via web
  18. #TED.com is in astonishing, humbling company peabody.uga.edu/71stwinners.php at this year's @Peabody_Awards. Here's ours: instagr.am/p/K5-mYIsS1e/ 7:21 PM May 21st via web