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Jane Chen: A warm embrace that saves lives

January 11, 2011 by  
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In the developing world, access to incubators is limited by cost and distance, and millions of premature babies die each year. Jane Chen shows us an invention that could keep millions of these infants warm, a design that’s safe, portable, low-cost and life-saving.

Edward Burtynsky: Photographs the landscape of oil

January 11, 2011 by  
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In stunning large-format photographs, Edward Burtynsky follows the path of oil through modern society, from wellhead to pipeline to car engine and then beyond to the projected peak-oil end game.

Dee Boersma: Pay Attention to Penguins

January 11, 2011 by  
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Think of penguins as ocean sentinels, says Dee Boersma, they’re on the frontlines of sea change. Sharing stories of penguin life and culture, she suggests that we start listening to what penguins are telling us.

James Nachtwey: Fights XDR-TB

January 10, 2011 by  
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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.

Sheryl Sandberg: Why We Have Too Few Women Leaders

January 10, 2011 by  
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Facebook Chief Operating Officer Sheryl Sandberg looks at why a smaller percentage of women than men reach the top of their professions and offers 3 powerful pieces of advice to women aiming for the C-suite.

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