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doing the impossible swallowing the sword cutting through fear: dan meyer at tedxmaastricht
Bookmarked 533 weeks ago dan meyer is director of interlink resources a humanitarian aid company that helps change the lives of orphans in central asia dan is also a 35x world record holder and leading expert in one of the world039s oldest and most dangerous arts - sword swallowing - winner of the 2007 ig nobel prize in medicine at harvard and passionate about inspiring people to do the impossible and change the worldever want to be a superhero ever want to do the impossible in your life dan believes that no matter how extreme our fears or how wild our dreams we each have the potential to do the impossible be superheroes and change the world dan explores his quest to overcome the limitations of human nature do the impossible and perform superhuman feats he describes his journey from outcast to outlier coward to courageous wimp to world record holder loser to ig nobel prize winner and extreme fears to extreme feats dan will attempt to do the impossible right before your eyes and he039ll reveal secrets on how you can do the impossible in your lifefor more information about tedxmaastricht go to: http:tedxmaastrichtnland for pictures of the event go to: http:wwwflickrcomphotostedxmaastrichtsets |
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breaking: fbi performs damage control for big pharma
Bookmarked 757 weeks ago http:rtrorg the fbi is being called in to do damage control for big pharma by carting out the unabomber and the media is happily complying what you are about to learn will never be told on network news full transcript: http:rtrorgblogs211125the kennedy assassination was in november of 1963 not december of 1963 |
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jill bolte taylor: stroke of insight: ted talks: documentarylecturetalk:
Bookmarked 700 weeks ago http:wwwhealthandsuperfoodscomjill bolte taylor: stroke of insight: ted talks: documentarylecturetalk:jill bolte taylor got a research opportunity few brain scientists would wish for: she had a massive stroke and watched as her brain functions -- motion speech self-awareness -- shut down one by one an astonishing storybrain researcher jill bolte taylor studied her own stroke as it happened -- and has become a powerful voice for brain recoveryhttp:wwwtedcomted shares the best ideas from the ted conference with the world for free licensed under creative commons |
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how folding paper can get you to the moon
Bookmarked 696 weeks ago can folding a piece of paper 45 times get you to the moon by seeing what happens when folding just one piece of paper we see the unbelievable potential of exponential growth this lesson will leave you wanting to grab a piece of paper to see how many times you can fold itlesson by adrian paenza animation by the ted-ed animation teamview the full lesson: http:edtedcomlessonshow-folding-paper-can-get-you-to-the-moon |
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anand bhatt i can039t break away - dc unplugged
Bookmarked 689 weeks ago anand bhatt unplugged performance of music from bill amp ted039s excellent adventure live in washington dcrememer the the 1989 comedy about two dudes named bill and ted great film if you haven039t seen it you should the movie starred keanu reeves alex winter and george carlinbill and ted 3 party on |
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tedxhouston 2011 - wade adams - nanotechnology and energy
Bookmarked 746 weeks ago dr wade adams is the director of the smalley institute for nanoscale science and technology at rice university the institute is devoted to the development of new innovations on the nanometer scale some of the institute039s current thrusts include research in carbon nanotubes medical applications of nanoparticles nanoporous membranes molecular computing and nanoshell diagnostic and therapeutic applicationswade was appointed a senior scientist st in the materials directorate of the wright laboratory in 1995 prior to that he was a research leader and in-house research scientist in the directorate for the past 36 years he has conducted research in polymer physics concentrating on structure-property relations in high-performance organic materials he is internationally known for his research in high-performance rigid-rod polymer fibers x-ray scattering studies of fibers and liquid crystalline films polymer dispersed liquid crystals and theoretical studies of ultimate polymer properties |
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ted williams - cleveland cavaliers offer ted a house and full time job wnci 979 radio part 11
Bookmarked 777 weeks ago he039s very lucky these videos are posted literally minutes after recording them |
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a tribute to senator kennedy
Bookmarked 690 weeks ago quotthe work begins anew the hope rises again and the dream lives onquot - sen edward m kennedy 1932-2009 |
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video - ted cruz pulls ad featuring porn star actress quot amy lindsay quot
Bookmarked 510 weeks ago the ted cruz campaign on thursday pulled a 30-second ad attacking 2016 rial marco rubio after it learned that one of the actresses featured in the spot previously appeared in pornographic films actress amy lindsay featured in cruzs now-suspended conservatives anonymous ad delivering one line previously performed in adult films such as kinky sex club milf carnal wishes sex sent me to the er and insatiable desiresthe actress responded to an open casting call cruz spokeswoman catherine frazier said in a statement to the daily caller she passed her audition and got the job unfortunately she was not vetted by the casting company had the campaign known of her full filmography we obviously would not have let her appear in the ad the campaign is taking the ad down and will replace it with a different commerciallindsay who identified as a christian conservative previously told buzzfeed that the cruz campaign absolutely knew everything that i have done she later called the outlet back to say she was wrong in that statementa request for comment from theblaze was not immediately returned by lindsay |
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ted gunderson blasts fbi and asks chemtrail pilots to come forward
Bookmarked 769 weeks ago anthony j hilder interviews ted l gunderson former chief fbi agent in charge in los angeles dallas and memphis about the present day fbi and the pilots that are flying the chemtrail quotdeath dumpquot planes gunderson blasts the fbi then gunderson asks the pilots to come forward and quotwe039ll put you on camera without using your name and your facequot here039s an article on aircraporg that contains a transcript of this video: http:aircraporgthe-gunderson-asks-chemtrial-death-dump-pilots-to-come-forward33761if you are a pilot or you have previously undisclosed revealing information regarding chemtrail activities please send email to: aircraporggmailcom |
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biomedical informatics: a new healthcare profession
Bookmarked 722 weeks ago at the 2011 sbmi commencement address dr ted shortliffe listed evidence indicating that biomedical informatics is being accepted as a new healthcare profession |
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joe kowan: how i beat stage fright
Bookmarked 617 weeks ago humanity039s fine-tuned sense of fear served us well as a young species giving us laser focus to avoid being eaten by competing beasts but it039s less wonderful when that same visceral body-hijacking sense of fear kicks in in front of 20 folk-music fans at a tuesday night open-mic palms sweat hands shake vision blurs and the brain says run: it039s stage fright in this charming tuneful little talk joe kowan talks about how he conquered ittedtalks is a daily video podcast of the best talks and performances from the ted conference where the world039s leading thinkers and doers give the talk of their lives in 18 minutes or less look for talks on technology entertainment and design -- plus science business global issues the arts and much morefind closed captions and translated subtitles in many languages at http:wwwtedcomtranslatefollow ted news on twitter: http:wwwtwittercomtednewslike ted on facebook: https:wwwfacebookcomtedsubscribe to our channel: http:wwwyoutubecomusertedtalksdirector |
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ted koppel responds to keith olbermann criticism on cnn039s 039reliable sources039 video
Bookmarked 765 weeks ago ted koppel appeared on cnn039s quotreliable sourcesquot sunday to discuss what he feels is the deep decline of television newsamp128amp148and to respond to critics of a widely-read article he wrote in november decrying the rise of cable news the segment was taped just before the libya war or the japanese earthquake but more than enough international news was occurring for koppel to say to host howard kurtz that the heightened coverage of egypt and tunisia was a flash in the pan |
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the lady stripped bare: tracey spicer at tedxsouthbankwomen
Bookmarked 617 weeks ago tracey spicer strips back her daily routine and challenges us all to use our time more productively tracey is a respected journalist who has worked for many years in radio print and televisionyou can follow tracey on twitter spicertracey https:twittercomspicertraceylearn more about tedxsouthbankwomen at http:tedxsouthbankwomencom and join or community on facebook https:wwwfacebookcomtedxsouthbankwomen twitter https:twittercomtedxsbw and instagram http:instagramcomtedxsbwin the spirit of ideas worth spreading tedx is a program of local self-organized events that bring people together to share a ted-like experience at a tedx event tedtalks video and live speakers combine to spark deep discussion and connection in a small group these local self-organized events are branded tedx where x = independently organized ted event the ted conference provides general guidance for the tedx program but individual tedx events are self-organized subject to certain rules and regulations |
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how free is our freedom of the press trevor timm
Bookmarked 492 weeks ago in the us the press has a right to publish secret information the public needs to know protected by the first amendment government surveillance has made it increasingly more dangerous for whistleblowers the source of virtually every important story about national security since 911 to share information in this concise informative talk freedom of the press foundation co-founder and ted fellow trevor timm traces the recent history of government action against individuals who expose crime and injustice and advocates for technology that can help them do it safely and anonymouslytedtalks is a daily video podcast of the best talks and performances from the ted conference where the world039s leading thinkers and doers give the talk of their lives in 18 minutes or less look for talks on technology entertainment and design -- plus science business global issues the arts and much morefind closed captions and translated subtitles in many languages at http:wwwtedcomtranslatefollow ted news |