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12 JULY, 2011

Highlights from TED Global 2011, The Stuff of Life: Day One

What 86,000 neurons have to do with privacy, the Magna Carta, and the world’s fastest piano player.

06 JUNE, 2011

5 Must-Read Books by TED Global 2011 Speakers

From how pleasure works to the secrets of lie-spotting to the history of money, five fantastic reads by TED Global 2011 speakers.

07 MARCH, 2011

5 (More) Must-Read Books by TED 2011 Speakers

The psychology of wrongness, inside the mind of an autistic savant, and why information curators are the antidote to Google’s grip of our media diet.

04 MARCH, 2011

Inside Out Project: Street Artist JR’s $100K TED Prize

Street artist JR, known for his large-scale graffiti murals tackling social justice and human rights issues like freedom and identity, claims his $100,000 TED Prize.