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Public space

A collection of TED Talks (and more) on the topic of Public space.

Talks about Public space

04:40
Matthew Mazzotta

Playful, wondrous public spaces built for community and possibility

4 minutes 40 seconds
11:50
TED Radio Hour

The Power of Spaces

11 minutes 50 seconds
10:04
Elizabeth Diller

A stealthy reimagining of urban public space

10 minutes 4 seconds
05:05
Stefan Al

What happens if you cut down all of a city's trees?

5 minutes 5 seconds
10:58
Amanda Schochet

How bumble bees inspired a network of tiny museums

10 minutes 58 seconds
16:56
Eli Pariser

What obligation do social media platforms have to the greater good?

16 minutes 56 seconds
04:04
Janelle Peters

How Romans flooded the Colosseum for sea battles

4 minutes 4 seconds
05:05
Brian A. Pavlac

Ugly History: Witch Hunts

5 minutes 5 seconds
04:42
Brian D. Avery

How rollercoasters affect your body

4 minutes 42 seconds
04:58
Krishna Sudhir

How do cigarettes affect the body?

4 minutes 58 seconds
14:04
Walter Hood

How urban spaces can preserve history and build community

14 minutes 4 seconds
13:51
Ian Firth

Bridges should be beautiful

13 minutes 51 seconds
06:31
tobacco brown

What gardening taught me about life

6 minutes 31 seconds
05:27
JR

Undocumented lives, inside out

5 minutes 27 seconds
13:23
John Cary

How architecture can create dignity for all

13 minutes 23 seconds
12:47
Christian Benimana

The next generation of African architects and designers

12 minutes 47 seconds
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