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TED Talk: Photographer Edward Burtynsky

By kimba | Published: November 11, 2009
Photographer Edward Burtynsky has made it his life’s work to document the impact of humanity on the planet using large format photography. His haunting photographs are at one and the same time beautiful, educational, and a look into the unseen world of rock quarries, the path of oil, the rise of dams – all urging [...]
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Willie Smits Restores A RainForest

By kimba | Published: March 3, 2009
Many people wouldn’t know about people like Willie Smits and the projects they do if it weren’t for TED. Smits’ reforestation project was brought about by a simple act of saving an orangutan from a local market. In figuring out how to save a population of orangutans, he realized that the culture of an entire [...]
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Paul Sereno: What Can Fossils Teach Us?

By kimba | Published: February 6, 2009
Paul Sereno discusses the strange landscapes, scorching heat and crocodiles that await scientists seeking clues to evolution’s genius.
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