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Kamal Meattle on how to grow your own fresh air

Added June 24th, 2009 by cara

Researcher Kamal Meattle shows how an arrangement of three common houseplants, used in specific spots in a home or office building, can result in measurably cleaner indoor air.

Jacek Utko asks, Can design save the newspaper?

Added June 18th, 2009 by cara

Jacek Utko is an extraordinary Polish newspaper designer whose redesigns for papers in Eastern Europe not only win awards, but increase circulation by up to 100%. Can good design save the newspaper? It just might.

Jacqueline Novogratz on an escape from poverty

Added June 15th, 2009 by cara

Jacqueline Novogratz tells a moving story of an encounter in a Nairobi slum with Jane, a former prostitute, whose dreams of escaping poverty, of becoming a doctor and of getting married were fulfilled in an unexpected way.

Nalini Nadkarni on conserving the canopy

Added June 11th, 2009 by cara

A unique ecosystem of plants, birds and monkeys thrives in the treetops of the rainforest. Nalini Nadkarni explores these canopy worlds — and shares her findings with the world below, through dance, art and bold partnerships.

Welcome to TEDx!

Added June 8th, 2009 by cara

The TEDxTokyo Team will be posting the 2009 TEDTalks shown at the TEDxTokyo launch event – all translated and subtitled into Japanese – here for your viewing pleasure. To start it all off, watch Chris Anderson introduce the TEDx Program!

Every week we’ll be posting more talks shown at the TEDxTokyo event – for even more TEDTalks in more than 50 languages, check out TED’s Open Translation Project.

In this short video, TED Curator Chris Anderson introduces the TEDx program, a new way for local communities to independently organize their own TED-style events.

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