ted

The legal system is not a series of tubes -- sorry, Ted.

Quoted: Senator Ted Stevens was indicted on seven counts of falsely reporting income, in charges related to renovations on his home and to gifts he has received.

Quoted: TED Talks Hacker and writer Joshua Klein is fascinated by crows. (Notice the gleam of intelligence in their little black eyes?) After a long amateur study of corvid behavior, he's come up with an elegant little machine that may form a new bond between animal and human.

Quoted: Neuroanatomist Jill Bolte Taylor had an opportunity few brain scientists would wish for: One morning, she realized she was having a massive stroke. As it happened -- as she felt her brain functions slip away one by one, speech, movement, understanding -- she studied and remembered every moment. This is a powerful story about how our brains define us and connect us to the world and to one another.

another great ted talk.

Quoted: You know your conference has hit the big time when Robin Williams steps up from the audience to fill the dead air during an embarrassing, show-stopping technical glitch.
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He didn't spare panelist Brin and Google, noting that if you walk into Google you see everyone in front of their computer sitting on exercise balls, "which I think is how they're hatching new employees."

Quoted: TED Talks In a follow-up to his now-legendary TED2006 presentation Hans Rosling demonstrates how developing countries are pulling themselves out of poverty. He shows us the next generation of his Trendalyzer software -- which analyzes and displays data in amazingly accessible ways, allowing people to see patterns previously hidden behind mountains of stats. (Ten days later, he announced a deal with Google to acquire the software.) He also demos Dollar Street, a program that lets you peer in the windows of typical families worldwide living at different income levels. Be sure to watch straight through to the (literally) jaw-dropping finale.

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Jon Stewart discussing net neutrality and poking a bit of fun at Alaskan nut-ball Ted Stevens.

Quoted: Jon Stewart from the Daily Show discusses Ted Stevens' views of the internet.

Quoted: TED (Technology, Entertainment, Design) is an invitation-only event where the world's leading thinkers and doers gather to find inspiration. Initially an annual conference, the scope of TED has expanded to include a bi-annual global conference, a humanitarian prize, and free audio/video podcasts of extraordinary talks.