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TED Talks- TEDTalks : Peter Eigen: How to expose the corrupt - Peter Eigen (2009) February 8, 2010Some of the world's most baffling social problems, says Peter Eigen, can be traced to systematic, pervasive government corruption, hand-in-glove with global companies. At TEDxBerlin, Eigen describes the thrilling counter-attack led by his organization Transparency International.
- TEDTalks : Tom Shannon: The painter and the pendulum - Tom Shannon (2009) February 5, 2010TED visits Tom Shannon in his Manhattan studio for an intimate look at his science-inspired art. An eye-opening, personal conversation with John Hockenberry reveals how nature's forces -- and the onset of Parkinson's tremors -- interact in his life and craft.
- TEDTalks : David Agus: A new strategy in the war on cancer - David Agus (2009) February 4, 2010Traditionally, David Agus explains, cancer treatments have had a short-sighted focus on the offending individual cells. He suggests a new, cross-disciplinary approach, using atypical drugs, computer modeling and protein analysis to treat and analyze the whole body.
- TEDTalks : George Whitesides: A lab the size of a postage stamp - George Whitesides (2009) February 3, 2010Traditional lab tests for disease diagnosis can be too expensive and cumbersome for the regions most in need. George Whitesides' ingenious answer, at TEDxBoston, is a foolproof tool that can be manufactured at virtually zero cost.
- TEDTalks : Jamie Heywood: The big idea my brother inspired - Jamie Heywood (2009) February 2, 2010When 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.
- TEDTalks : Peter Eigen: How to expose the corrupt - Peter Eigen (2009) February 8, 2010
