Take 4

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TED: The landscape of oil ...

Edward Burtynsky uses large-format photographs to illustrate oil's impact on our lives.

From TED 2009.

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The quirky world of "manspaces" ...

Author Sam Martin shares photos of "manspaces" — custom-built hangouts where a man can claim a bit of his own territory to work, relax, be himself.

4 minutes

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Now you really can "Love that dirty water" ...

Now this is thinking differently.

Just dip British engineer Michael Pritchard's portable Lifesaver water bottle into the filthiest water ~ think Boston Harbor and the Charles 30 years ago, times 10 ~ give it a couple of pumps and enjoy.

This is one invention that could help solve one of the world's greatest problems and causes of disease and poverty ~ the lack of access to clean drinking water.

It's 10 minutes ~ and you'll want to do amazing things after you watch it!

From TEDGlobal 2009.

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TED: Is your idea of #success your own?

Take 17 minutes to determine whether your definition of success is truly your own. From Alain de Botton, founder of London's School of Life.

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TED: Gordon Brown on our global shared responsibility ...

In a captivating talk, UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown urges us to use our unprecedented capacity for global communication to solve the world's most pressing problems.

Watch ... and then march!

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Wonder how #socialmedia will change the world? Here's the answer ...

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Success in 8 words and 3 minutes ...

The secret of success: Always remember WHY you're doing something.

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Marketers take note: Are we in control of our own decisions?

There are some nice lessons for marketers in this TED talk from behavioral economist Dan Ariely, the author of Predictably Irrational.

Pay attention to the illustration of how people decide which option to purchase based on what variables are put in front of them (about 13 minutes in).

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Michelle Obama to young women: "We're counting on you ..."

First Lady Michelle Obama tells a group of British school girls about the importance of building a world with strong women through education, role models and values.

"You use your talents to create the world as it should be ..."

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TED: "English is becoming the language of problem-solving"

Jay Walker explains why 2 billion people around the world are trying to learn English.

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