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My City: sound artist Jason Sweeney on life in Adelaide
Jason Sweeney lives and works in Adelaide, Australia, a city he describes as “a prototype for what a developed city in the western world could be like.” Here, he describes his life in the city. Also,...
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Adelaide, Australia, in pictures: Jason Sweeney shares his favorite sights...
As part of this TED profile, we asked Jason Sweeney to make audio recordings at his favorite places in his home city of Adelaide, Australia. Here, hear the sounds of the city — and enjoy the...
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My City: An artist spray-paints Cairo’s uncertain future
Cairo is, in some ways, a layer cake of spray paint. In 2011, TED Fellow Bahia Shehab sprayed this wall with her series “A thousand times no.” Soon after, the work was covered by another artist. At...
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Cairo in pictures: artist Bahia Shehab on real life in the vibrant city
Bahia Shebab is an artist, activist, and advertising executive who has been living in Cairo since 2003. And she also has been known to head out on the streets in the middle of the night to spray paint...
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David Blaine shares the last magic trick that boggled his mind
Tonight, David Blaine’s special “Real or Magic” airs at 9:30pm EST. Before that, he spoke to the TED Blog. David Blaine, the magician, illusionist and endurance artist, is back on prime time TV tonight...
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Christchurch in pictures: Life after a devastating earthquake
Christchurch-based Danny Squires is director of Space Craft Systems and co-founder of WikiHouse/NZ, a global project aiming to make it possible for anyone to design, download and “print” houses....
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Earthquake-induced PTSD: What life is like now in Christchurch, New Zealand
A view of the eastern suburbs of Christchurch, badly affected by the 2011 earthquake that rocked the city. Photo: Clayton Prest. See Clayton’s other photographs of Christchurch. New Zealand is located...
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San Francisco in pictures: Chris Downey on the experience of a city
It might seem strange to show a gallery of images of places the narrator can’t actually see. But as architect Chris Downey explains, he picked these locations in San Francisco because they’re...
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My City: Life as a blind architect in San Francisco
San Francisco’s skyline, photographed by Marla Aufmuth. See our photoessay of Chris Downey’s favorite spots in the city. On St. Patrick’s Day in 2008, Chris Downey, an architect, planner and consultant...
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This girl hacker is beating all the boys: a Q&A with Jennie Lamere
Jennie hard at work at a hackathon. Photo: Thomas Bonte If you’ve ever had the ending of your favorite TV show ruined by a spoiler-filled tweet, Jennie Lamere feels your pain. The 18-year-old tech whiz...
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Studying human nature by picking pockets: A Q&A with Apollo Robbins
If you ever meet Apollo Robbins in person, hold onto your wallet. The professional sleight-of-hand artist, who has been studying magic for more than 25 years, made headlines in 2001 when he...
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New York City in pictures: Robin Nagle on what to see in the Big (trashy) Apple
Robin Nagle has lived in New York City since 1982. As the anthropologist-in-residence at the Department of Sanitation in New York, she has more than a passing familiarity with some of the grimier parts...
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My City: Trash anthropologist Robin Nagle talks New York City garbage
In the first of a series of city-related articles, we profile Robin Nagle, anthropologist-in-residence at the Department of Sanitation and long-time resident of New York City. She describes a life...
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Kinky bonobos and the Magnum P.I. hypothesis: A Q&A with Carin Bondar
Carin Bondar explains the unusual shape of the duck penis at TEDGlobal 2013. This biologist studies sex in the animal kingdom. Photo: James Duncan Davidson There’s wild sex. And then there’s sex in the...
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On raising kids who are more than “hoop jumpers”: A teenage TED speaker’s mom...
Teenage cancer innovator Jack Andraka stands proudly with his mom, Jane Andraka. In this Q&A, Jane shares how she encouraged her sons to be resilient in the face of rejection. Photo: Courtesy of...
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Does body language help a TED Talk go viral? 5 nonverbal patterns from...
Hand gestures might make a talk feel more compelling. In a poll that asked volunteers to rate TED Talks, there appeared to be a correlation between the number of hand gestures a speaker made and how...
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One mother’s nightly learning ritual with her son
Mom Erin Freschi and her son Sawyer, 8, watch TED Talks together at night and the rest of the family has started joining in too. Scroll down for Erin and Sawyer’s top 10 picks to watch together. Photo:...
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