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Art is a selfie background

Art is a selfie background

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Art, formerly considered an high end cultural extravaganza, is now entering a new perception phase. Forget the eye opening art-critic comment, the interview with author, the art piece... >>>

A nomadic Life

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As an old tradition, Khampas from all over the Tibetan Plateau come to celebrate The Litang Horse Festival every August in Litang County, Sichuan province, China. >>>

Products are people

Products are people

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Products are people and they're looking at me. – Anthropomorphism, the innate human tendency to attribute human or human-like characteristics, motives and behaviours to non-human forms,... >>>

Paradise Garbage

Paradise Garbage

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In Bali, as tourism grown more and more every year, the trash at the Suwung Waste Disposal Area is a mountain of rubbish that dominates the landscape. 30 Hectares site, with some hills... >>>

Burning trash

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I had always thought that's just the poor people who clean their yard by burning the rubbish, but I had to change my mind. I spoke recently with a rich kid from an high status family in... >>>

Understanding emotions

Understanding emotions

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So what are emotions, really? Well, strap on your seat belt, because emotions are guesses. They are guesses that your brain constructs in the moment where billions of brain cells are... >>>

Better conversation

Better conversation

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Buddha said, and I'm paraphrasing, 'If your mouth is open, you're not learning'. And Calvin Coolidge said 'No man ever listened his way out of a job'. I came to realise that conversational... >>>

Wisdom of mud buildings

Wisdom of mud buildings

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There are a lot of resources given by nature for free, all we need is our sensitivity to see them and our creativity to use them. Heringer uses low-tech materials like mud and bamboo to... >>>

Hallucinating all the time

Hallucinating all the time

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'We're all hallucinating all the time, including right now. It's just that when we agree about our hallucinations, we call that reality.' According to neuroscientist Anil Seth, when we... >>>

Don’t believe in beliefs

Don’t believe in beliefs

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When mystery presents itself people want answers. And when there are none, they cling to beliefs. As the function of a belief is to provide simple answers to the deepest of questions,... >>>

Perception deceives us

Perception deceives us

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Our perception deceives us. We awake in the morning feeling still, as we look out the window to see a tiny looking sun rising in the sky. We walk outside and the ground looks flat. And as... >>>

Treasures of Meaning

Treasures of Meaning

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The concept of meaning starts with emptiness. It is like an empty bowl. You may fill an empty bowl with whatever you may wish – whether it be rice, fruit or soup – and yet it is impartial... >>>

The cow is not your mom

The cow is not your mom

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Rarely you find witty sharp humour, meaningful content and globally important issues all included into an artist work. Melinda has definitely something to say. Her awesome illustrations... >>>

An Atlas of Mirrors

An Atlas of Mirrors

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Part of Singapore Biennale 2016, An Atlas of Mirrors presents contemporary artworks by more than 60 artists and art collectives from Southeast Asia, and East and South Asia. >>>

Bloody Gourmet

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What we eat is completely related to the culture in which we grow up. Few reflect on the impact that our diet may have on the planet or on other living creatures, few reflect on the actual... >>>

Old and happy

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Why is it that many old people in western societies look all but happy? Has it to do with separation and loneliness? Is it the price to pay for what they call progress? Has it to do with... >>>

Dolce Vita

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We all stick to habits we have developed while growing up. I doesn't matter if those routines are not appropriate anymore. We also describe things mostly only as we have been told to call... >>>

There is a beginning

There is a beginning

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Zhuang Zhou, often written Chuang Tzu, known for Zhuangzi was an influential Chinese philosopher who lived around the 4th century BC. He is credited with writing the Zhuangzi book, which... >>>

How to grow fresh air!

How to grow fresh air!

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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. >>>

Motivations not cash!

Motivations not cash!

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What motivate us? This inspiring illustrated talk inquiries how motivations drive our everyday actions and work. Adapted from Dan Pink's talk at the RSA, this video illustrates some hidden... >>>

Making a change

Making a change

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Artists Jeroen Koolhaas and Dre Urhahn create community art by painting entire neighbourhoods, and involving those who live there — from the favelas of Rio to the streets of North... >>>

Seeds, grow forests & food

Seeds, grow forests & food

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How big is yourself? In these 3 projects the concept of togetherness and self is fully blended. The following 3 examples, on food and the ecosystem topic, show a new social math! >>>

Thinking out of the box

Thinking out of the box

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Pranav Mistry is a real source of inspirations for his 'Thinking out of the box'. Inventor of SixthSense, Pranav Mistry, here at TedIndia demos several tools that help the physical world... >>>

Who am I? Think again

Who am I? Think again

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How do we decide who we are? Hetain Patel's surprising performance plays with identity, language and accent and challenges you to think deeper than surface appearances. >>>

Bali graffiti

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There are several issues in Bali but lately people have been concerned about land being sold to foreigners and non-Balinese. The argument is that the gods entrusted the people of Bali with... >>>

Urban green need

Urban green need

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The urban need for improved life quality is a driving energy in every big metropolis. Check how good are Bangkok people in painting their everyday life lively green. >>>

Best of La Linea

Best of La Linea

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La Linea is an Italian animated series created by the Italian cartoonist Osvaldo Cavandoli. What strikes about Osvaldo's style is simplicity, minimalism, body language. Less was more... >>>

Consider the Weight of air

Consider the Weight of air

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Consider the sea and oceans of the world as a jelly, and the surface of this jelly medium as a skin and lets think of this as our idealized world where we can make generalisations. >>>

The art of Aakash Nihalani

The art of Aakash Nihalani

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My street work consists mostly of isometric rectangles and squares. I selectively place these graphics around New York to highlight the unexpected counters and elegant geometry of the city... >>>

The Red Bag Race

The Red Bag Race

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The red bag race is a competition to collect trash. It takes place during surf contests organised by Volcom Indonesia. It aims at educating kids on acting about environmental pollution. >>>

Conflict Minerals

Conflict Minerals

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In the past ten years, the war in the Democratic Republic of Congo has taken more than 6 million lives. It is a conflict that still has not ended, taking 45,000 lives a month, 1,500 lives... >>>

Plantas Nomadas

Plantas Nomadas

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Gilberto Espanza's nomadic plants are a sort of hybrid plant and microorganism robots who feed on polluted water. The robot plant is self sufficient being powered by a microbial fuel cell... >>>

Aqua Province

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Aqua province - Perception is what reality reflects. What we know about the world has come to us bouncing his way into our senses. >>>

Aqua City

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Aqua city - Perception is what reality reflects. What we know about the world has come to us bouncing his way into our senses. >>>

About Fumes

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Fumes started as an art project. Two photographers searching for new ways to communicate ideas, Fumes, through visual media. A metaphor to play with, delivering ideas via images. >>>