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Carter Emmart: Demos a 3D atlas of the universe

January 3, 2011 by  
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For the last 12 years, Carter Emmart has been co-ordinating the efforts of scientists, artists and programmers to build a complete 3D visualisation of our known universe. He demos this stunning tour and explains how it’s being shared with facilities around the world.

Kristina Gjerde: Making law on the high seas

January 3, 2011 by  
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Kristina Gjerde studies the law of the high seas, the 64 percent of our ocean that isn’t protected by any national law at all. Gorgeous photos show the hidden worlds that Gjerde and other lawyers are working to protect from trawling and trash-dumping, through smart policymaking and a healthy dose of PR.

Ken Robinson: Do Schools kill Creativity?

January 2, 2011 by  
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Sir Ken Robinson makes an entertaining and profoundly moving case for creating an education system that nurtures (rather than undermines) creativity.

Emily Pilloton: Teaching design for Change

January 2, 2011 by  
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Designer Emily Pilloton moved to rural Bertie County, in North Carolina, to engage in a bold experiment of design-led community transformation. She’s teaching a design-build class called Studio H that engages high schoolers’ minds and bodies while bringing smart design and new opportunities to the poorest county in the state. ABOUT TED TED is a […]

Aaron Huey: America’s Native Prisoners of War

January 2, 2011 by  
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Aaron Huey’s effort to photograph poverty in America led him to the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation, where the struggle of the native Lakota people appalling, and largely ignored, compelled him to refocus. Five years of work later, his haunting photos intertwine with a shocking history lesson in this bold, courageous talk.

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