TED: Ideas worth spreading

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The sculpture gallery at the bottom of the sea

Jason deCaires Taylor casts giant cement sculptures that weigh thousands of pounds -- and then sinks them into the ocean. His idea: to create a unique underwater gallery that algae, corals and other sea creatures can call home.

We humans

This is how our bodies betray us in a lie

Amy Cuddy digs into what our faces and bodies do when we tell a lie.

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How poetry can free a prisoner’s mind

In the “hell” of incarceration, Cristina Domenech finds the raw material for poetry

Arts + Design

Gallery: Why the stories of Ellis Island matter today

When artist JR started a project about the 1.2 million people held in limbo at the Ellis Island Immigrant Hospital in the early 20th century, he couldn’t help but notice ghosts of the present.

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TED is a platform for ideas worth spreading. Started in 1984 as a conference where technology, entertainment and design converged, TED today shares ideas from a broad spectrum — from science to business to global issues — in more than 100 languages. Meanwhile, independent TEDx events help share ideas in communities around the world.

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