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TED 2011

Street Artist JR Asks People Worldwide to Lend Him Their Eyes

JR, the graffiti-artist-turned-photographer-turned-global-phenomenon, talks to Fast Company about embarking on his global TED project, which encourages citizen artists to document and display the faces of their own communities.READ MORE

Welcome to the TED Revival: Blind People Drive, Paralyzed People Walk

Yesterday morning at TED resembled an old-time faith-healing session--except instead of the Bible, the force was technology.READ MORE

Next Step in 3-D Printing: Your Kidneys

Dr. Anthony Atala, a regenerative medicine specialist at Wake Forest University, is pioneering the use of printing techniques to reconstruct and repair human flesh and organs.READ MORE

MIT Scientist Captures 90,000 Hours of Video of His Son's First Words, Graphs It

Cognitive scientist Deb Roy blew the curve for Flip cam-packing proud pops. Since he and his wife brought their son home from the hospital, Roy has captured his every movement and word with a series of fisheye-lens cameras installed in every room. The purpose was to understand how we learn language. READ MORE

At TED, Ex-Apple Designer Debuts Tricked-Out iPad Version of Al Gore's New Book

Push Pop Press proves the future of books is at our fingertips ... and lips.READ MORE

At TED, It's All About the Touchable

An emerging theme of the TED conference, which started today in Long Beach, CA, is the value of the tactile & embodied. Virtual reality has become a commodity; real reality is at a premium. READ MORE

Pakistan's Education Revolution

TED Fellow Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy is at the heart of it, and Fast Company caught up with her to find out more about the education overhaul that prioritizes critical thinking over rote memorization.READ MORE

2011 TED Fellow Studies Tech Needs in Low-Income India--and Builds a Braille Phone in His Spare Time

Polymath interactive designer Sumit Dagar also dabbles in interactive movie-making. Feeling lazy yet?READ MORE

The 5 Most Interesting New TED Fellows: From Living Fashion to a PowerPoint Killer

A global, intellectual glitterati will hit Long Beach in February, 2011.READ MORE