Some TED Talks Relating to Anthropology
“TED stands for Technology, Entertainment, Design. It started out (in 1984) as a conference bringing together people from those three worlds. Since then its scope has become ever broader. The annual conference now brings together the world's most fascinating thinkers and doers, who are challenged to give the talk of their lives (in 18 minutes).”
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TED Prize wish: Join my call to action on Africa |
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Learning the stories of Africa |
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The science of love, and the future of women |
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What separates us from the apes? (Mar 2003) |
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How a ragtag band created Wikipedia |
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The Web's secret stories |
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Decoding the future with genomics |
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Apes that write, start fires and play Pac-man (Feb 2004) |
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Cultures at the far edge of the world (Feb 2003) on the disappearance of diversity |
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Finding the origins of humanity (June 2007) in Ethiopia's badlands-- including the oldest skeleton yet discovered of a hominid child -- and how Africa holds the clues to what makes us human. |
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Debunking third-world myths with the best stats you've ever seen |
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| Hans Rosling | New insights on poverty and life around the world |
Last updated December 31, 2007