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TEDTalks: Eleni Gabre-Madhin (2007)

Economist Eleni Gabre-Madhin outlines her ambitious vision to found the first commodities market in Ethiopia. Her plan would create wealth, minimize risk for farmers and turn the world's largest recipient of food aid into a regional food basket...

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TEDTalks: Vusi Mahlasela (2007)

After Vusi Mahlasela played a 3-song set at TEDGlobal (including the moving "Thula Mama"), the audience simply wouldn't let him go. This charming encore, "Woza," showcases his brilliant guitar playing and multilingual lyrics

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Torn

Natalie Imbruglia performs "Torn", alongside an awesomely literal mime (description from reddit)

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TEDTalks : Steven Levitt (2004) video

"Freakonomics" author Steven Levitt examines the economic principles at work in an inner-city gang.

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TEDTalks : Ben Saunders (2005) audio

Arctic explorer Ben Saunders recounts his harrowing solo journey to the North Pole, complete with gorgeous images, amusing anecdotes and previously unseen video footage from the Pole.

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TEDTalks : Dan Gilbert (2004) video

"Stumbling on Happiness" author Dan Gilbert demonstrates just how poor we humans are at predicting (or understanding) what will make us happy. (Recorded July 2005 in Oxford, UK. Duration: 22:02)

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TEDTalks : Amy Smith (2006) video

MIT engineer Amy Smith explains the vision behind her inventions: low-cost devices that tackle tough problems in developing countries.

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Human Computation

Great talk about transforming hard problems into fun games. Luis von Ahn invents Internet games that get people to solve problems that computers can't solve, and do it for free because it's part of a fun and addictive game. (cf. ESP game, Peekaboom, etc). 50 minutes, but funny and no fancy jargon.

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J'attendrai le suivant (I'll wait for the next one)

What if you could find love one day in the metro? Could it even be... your soulmate? A funny short film in French (and English subtitles), with a little dose of cruelty thrown into the mix.

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Ali G. interviews Noam Chomsky

An interview about langauge.

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Will America use Nuclear Weapons in a Military Showdown with Iran?

Dr. Jorge Hirsch, professor of physics, University of California San Diego presents the devasting consequences of a nuclear attack on Iran.

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