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TED: Hans Rosling: Religions and babies - Hans Rosling (2012)
Published May 22, 2012 by TEDTalks
Hans Rosling had a question: Do some religions have a higher birth rate than others -- and how does this affect global population growth? Speaking at the TEDxSummit in Doha, Qatar, he graphs data over time and across religions. With his trademark humor and sharp insight, Hans reaches a surprising conclusion on world fertility rates.
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TED: Nathan Wolfe: What's left to explore? - Nathan Wolfe (2012)
Published May 21, 2012 by TEDTalks
We've been to the moon, we've mapped the continents, we've even been to the deepest point in the ocean -- twice. What's left for the next generation to explore? Biologist and explorer Nathan Wolfe suggests this answer: Almost everything. And we can start, he says, with the world of the unseeably small.
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TED: JR: One year of turning the world inside out - JR (2012)
Published May 18, 2012 by TEDTalks
Street artist JR made a wish in 2011: Join me in a worldwide photo project to show the world its true face. Now, a year after his TED Prize wish, he shows how giant posters of human faces, pasted in public, are connecting communities, making change, and turning the world inside out. You can join in at insideoutproject.net
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