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Molly Webster: The weird history of the "sex chromosomes"

The common thinking on biological sex goes like this: females have two X chromosomes in their cells, while males have one X and one Y. In this myth-busting talk, science writer and podcaster Molly Webster shows why the so-called "sex chromosomes" are more complicated than this simple definition -- and reveals why we should think about them diffe...
https://www.ted.com/talks/molly_webster_the_weird_history_of_the_sex_chromosomes

Rochelle King: The complex relationship between data and design in UX

Engineering a website is equal parts vision and adaptation ... responding both to how users navigate the site and what new goals of the organization have emerged. Rochelle King, the senior designer at Spotify, was recently challenged to combine the many mismatched interfaces of Spotify into a single harmonious layout. She walks us through the pr...
https://www.ted.com/talks/rochelle_king_the_complex_relationship_between_data_and_design_in_ux

Julian Assange: Why the world needs WikiLeaks

The controversial website WikiLeaks collects and posts highly classified documents and video. Founder Julian Assange talks to TED's Chris Anderson about how WikiLeaks operates and what drives their mission. The interview includes graphic footage of a US airstrike in Baghdad.
https://www.ted.com/talks/julian_assange_why_the_world_needs_wikileaks

Jamie Heywood: The big idea my brother inspired

When Jamie Heywood's brother was diagnosed with ALS, he devoted his life to fighting the disease as well. The Heywood brothers built an ingenious website where people share and track data on their illnesses -- and they discovered that the collective data had enormous power to comfort, explain and predict.
https://www.ted.com/talks/jamie_heywood_the_big_idea_my_brother_inspired

Christopher "moot" Poole: The case for anonymity online

The founder of 4chan, a controversial, uncensored online imageboard, describes its subculture, some of the Internet "memes" it has launched, and the incident in which its users managed a very public, precision hack of a mainstream media website. The talk raises questions about the power -- and price -- of anonymity.
https://www.ted.com/talks/christopher_moot_poole_the_case_for_anonymity_online

Christian Rudder: Inside OKCupid: The math of online dating

When two people join a dating website they are matched according to shared interests and how they answer a number of personal questions. But how do sites calculate the likelihood of a successful relationship? Christian Rudder one of the founders of popular dating site OKCupid details the algorithm behind 'hitting it off.' [Directed by Franz Palo...
https://www.ted.com/talks/christian_rudder_inside_okcupid_the_math_of_online_dating

Molly Webster | TED Speaker

As a guest host and features producer at WNYC's "Radiolab," Molly Webster has investigated everything from international surrogacy to metamorphosis.
Sex chromosome editor
https://www.ted.com/speakers/molly_webster

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Andy Hobsbawm | TED Speaker

Andy Hobsbawm is the founder and CMO of Evrythng.com and the founder of the website Do The Green Thing.
Internet entrepreneur
https://www.ted.com/speakers/andy_hobsbawm

Rufus Griscom + Alisa Volkman | TED Speaker

Rufus Griscom and Alisa Volkman co-founded Babble, a website for parents. They have three sons.
Website co-founders
https://www.ted.com/speakers/rufus_griscom_alisa_volkam

Shallot-like humor website takes on TED

We're not sure anyone could be more excited than us for the launch of Onion Talks, the new weekly video series from The Onion. Forget imitation -- parody is the highest form of flattery. We feel honored to be worthy of satire from the masters of the craft. And we're just hoping that Area Man is the next to give a talk. With the launch of i...
Posted October 17, 2012
https://blog.ted.com/2012/10/17/shallot-like-humor-website-takes-on-ted

Oscar Schwartz | TED Speaker

Oscar Schwartz's research and writing concerns the influence of digital technology on culture and human interaction.
Writer and poet
https://www.ted.com/speakers/oscar_schwartz

Wendy De La Rosa: 3 sneaky tactics that websites use to make you spend

Online retailers resort to all kinds of strategies to separate you from your hard-earned money. Behavioral scientist Wendy De La Rosa names three tactics to look out for -- and shares how you can keep yourself from falling for them.
https://www.ted.com/talks/wendy_de_la_rosa_3_sneaky_tactics_that_websites_use_to_make_you_spend

Mustafa Akyol | TED Speaker

Mustafa Akyol is a columnist for Turkey's oldest English-language daily, Hurriyet Daily News.
Journalist
https://www.ted.com/speakers/mustafa_akyol

6 reasons I'm excited by our new website

After an 18 month labor of love, we formally launched the new version of our website today.  Here are six things I'm proud of: 1. The team used every opportunity to engage you, our audience, in the new site's conception, testing and rollout. So your highest priorities were our highest priorities. Beta versions of the site have been used for s...
Posted March 4, 2014
https://blog.ted.com/2014/03/04/6-reasons-im-excited-by-our-new-website

Sara DeWitt | TED Speaker

Inspired by Mister Rogers, Sara DeWitt strives to make every child feel special by charting the forefront of new digital mediums where kids spend their time.
Children’s media expert
https://www.ted.com/speakers/sara_dewitt

Nate Garvis | TED Speaker

Nate Garvis focuses on how we can use our civic institutions for the common good. Founder of Naked Civics, he believes we must create the culture for the world we want to live in.
Civic thought leader
https://www.ted.com/speakers/nate_garvis

Terry Moore | TED Speaker

Terry Moore is the director of the Radius Foundation, a forum for exploring and gaining insight from different worldviews.
Thinker
https://www.ted.com/speakers/terry_moore

Julian Assange | TED Speaker

Julian Assange serves as spokesperson for WikiLeaks.
Internet activist
https://www.ted.com/speakers/julian_assange

David Grady | TED Speaker

David Grady is on a crusade to help you take back your calendar.
Information security manager
https://www.ted.com/speakers/david_grady

Daniel Tammet | TED Speaker

Daniel Tammet is the author of "Born on a Blue Day," about his life with high-functioning autistic savant syndrome. He runs the language-learning site Optimnem, and his new book is "Embracing the Wide Sky: A Tour Across the Horizons of the Mind."
Linguist, educator
https://www.ted.com/speakers/daniel_tammet

David Lindell | TED Speaker

David Lindell develops next-generation algorithms and systems for imaging the world in 3D.
Electrical engineer
https://www.ted.com/speakers/david_lindell

Sandra Fisher-Martins | TED Speaker

Sandra Fisher-Martins fights “information apartheid” -- the barrier created by overly complex language.
Translator, plain language activist
https://www.ted.com/speakers/sandra_fisher_martins

Maya Penn | TED Speaker

Maya Penn makes eco-friendly clothes and accessories, which she sells on a site she built -- and gives away a percent of the profits.
Entrepreneur, animator, philanthropist ...
https://www.ted.com/speakers/maya_penn_1

Marc Kushner | TED Speaker

With Architizer, an online hub for architecture, Marc Kushner is breaking architecture out of its insular echo chamber and reconnecting the public with buildings.
Architect
https://www.ted.com/speakers/marc_kushner

Jochen Wegner | TED Speaker

Jochen Wegner edits Zeit Online, the website of German weekly "Die Zeit," which prizes deep dives into cultural issues.
Journalist
https://www.ted.com/speakers/jochen_wegner

Daniel Engber | TED Speaker

Daniel Engber explores science and culture as an award-winning journalist for Radiolab, the New York Times, Slate and Wired, among others.
Journalist
https://www.ted.com/speakers/daniel_engber

Margaret Gould Stewart: How giant websites design for you (and a billion others, too)

Facebook's "like" and "share" buttons are seen 22 billion times a day, making them some of the most-viewed design elements ever created. Margaret Gould Stewart, Facebook's director of product design, outlines three rules for design at such a massive scale—one so big that the tiniest of tweaks can cause global outrage, but also so large that the ...
https://www.ted.com/talks/margaret_gould_stewart_how_giant_websites_design_for_you_and_a_billion_others_too

Manuel Lima | TED Speaker

Manuel Lima studies how information can be organized -- into elegant and beautiful diagrams that illustrate the many unexpected twists of big data.
Data visualization researcher
https://www.ted.com/speakers/manuel_lima
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