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8 highly unusual schools

At TEDGlobal, educator Eddie Obeng highlighted a disconcerting thought -- that the answers we learned in school aren’t necessarily true anymore.Kakenya Ntaiya: A girl who demanded school Kakenya Ntaiya runs a very unusual school in her Maasai village -- a school for girls. In this powerful talk from TEDxMidAtlantic, she shares how she started th...
Posted October 15, 2012
https://blog.ted.com/2012/10/15/6-highly-unusual-schools

TED Books hit Apple's iBookstore

Great news: TED Books are now available on Apple's iBookstore. It’s an exciting time for publishing, and we’re glad to work with Apple to make TED Books available to as many readers as possible. TED Books, which launched earlier this year, are an imprint of short nonfiction works designed for digital distribution. Shorter than traditional book...
Posted August 2, 2011
https://blog.ted.com/2011/08/02/ted-books-hit-apples-ibookstore

Introducing TED Books

Today, we're thrilled to announce the launch of TED Books, an imprint of short nonfiction works designed for digital distribution. Shorter than traditional books, TED Books run less than 20,000 words each -- long enough to explain a powerful idea, but short enough to be read in a single sitting. Books are available on the Kindle and Kindle R...
Posted January 26, 2011
https://blog.ted.com/2011/01/26/introducing-tedbooks

TED Live: Get the TED Conference experience at your home, school or office

Announcing TED Live, a year-long membership that offers individuals, schools and small businesses remote access to TED, including "virtual seats" at both the TED and TED Global conferences. "TEDsters have asked us for a convenient and affordable way to enjoy TED all year long. By watching both conferences at their home, work or office; re...
Posted December 14, 2011
https://blog.ted.com/2011/12/14/ted-live-get-the-ted-conference-experience-at-your-home-school-or-office

TEDTalks at 5: Speakers tell their stories

TED.com video exists to celebrate great speakers, thinkers, doers -- people with ideas that are passionately held and clearly put. For our speakers, putting their videos online has, in many cases, amplified their work beyond imagination, provoking new connections and directions to their careers and even their lives. As we approached the f...
Posted June 27, 2011
https://blog.ted.com/2011/06/27/ted-at-5-speakers-tell-their-stories
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