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Hans Rosling: No more boring data: TEDTalks Posted by: TEDtalksDirector
Video duration: 1235 seconds Global video hits: 127654 http://www.ted.com With the drama and urgency of a sportscaster, statistics guru Hans Rosling uses an amazing new presentation tool, Gapminder, to debunk several myths about world development. Rosling is professor of international health at Sweden's Karolinska Institute, and founder of Gapminder, a nonprofit that brings vital global data to life. (Recorded February 2006 in Monterey, CA.) Related: data, gapminder, gapminder.org, hans, mining, powerpoint, presentation, rosling, statistics, tedtalks, third_world, world_health |
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Paul Koontz: Tourist snapshots from North Korea Posted by: TEDtalksDirector
Video duration: 384 seconds Global video hits: 15908 http://www.ted.com While in Asia in 2007, TEDster Paul Koontz got the priceless chance to spend a few days in North Korea. He brought his two kids -- and his camera, capturing both quotidian detail (like the military bearing of a lonely traffic warden) and the grand spectacle leading up to the Mass Games. It's a rare perspective on a culture we know far too little about. Related: asia, children, global, issues, koontz, paul, photography, society, ted, tedtalks, war |
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David Griffin: Photography connects us with the world Posted by: TEDtalksDirector
Video duration: 1024 seconds Global video hits: 9060 http://www.ted.com The photo director for National Geographic, David Griffin knows the power of photography to connect us to our world. In a talk filled with glorious images, he talks about how we all use photos to tell our stories. Related: animals, culture, david, design, entertainment, geographic, global, griffin, issues, national, photography, talks, ted, tedtalks |
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TEDTalks: Jeff Han Posted by: gaymafiakingpin
Video duration: 611 seconds Global video hits: 18562 Jeff Han is a research scientist for New York University's Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences. Here, he demonstrates?for the first time publicly?his intuitive, "interface-free," touch-driven computer screen, which can be manipulated intuitively with the fingertips, and responds to varying levels of pressure. (Recorded February 2006 in Monterey, CA. Duration: 09:32) Related: computer, han, interface-free, intuitive, jeff, nyu, pressure, screen, sensitive, tedtalks |
