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From creativity through movement and the role of play in childhood development to how interactive gaming sparks innovation and emotional growth, speakers explored how play shapes who we are, <a class="read-more" title="Read more" href="https://blog.ted.com/play-notes-from-session-5-of-tednext-2024/">[<span>…</span>]</a></p> </div> </article> <article id="post-117594" class="post-117594 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-live-from-tednext category-news-2 tag-baron-ryan tag-cloe-shasha-brooks tag-elias-weiss-friedman tag-joon-silverstein tag-navied-mahdavian tag-rhaina-cohen tag-stephanie-r-yates-anyabwile tag-tednext tag-umi has-thumbnail not-featured even top i-2 clearfix" role="article"> <a href="https://blog.ted.com/love-notes-from-session-4-of-tednext-2024/" data-slug="love-notes-from-session-4-of-tednext-2024" class="post-thumbnail"> <img src='https://i0.wp.com/blog.ted.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/10/TN24_20241023_2JR0082-medium.jpg?resize=283%2C212&ssl=1' width='283' height='212' alt='Love: Notes from Session 4 of TEDNext 2024' /> </a> <h4> <a class="category" href="https://blog.ted.com/category/live-from-tednext/" data-slug="live-from-tednext" > Live from TEDNext </a> </h4> <h2 class="post-title"> <a href="https://blog.ted.com/love-notes-from-session-4-of-tednext-2024/" data-slug="love-notes-from-session-4-of-tednext-2024"> Love: Notes from Session 4 of TEDNext 2024 </a> </h2> <div class="meta"> <div class="meta__author"> <span>By</span> <a href="https://blog.ted.com/author/crawfordhunt/" title="Posts by Crawford Hunt" class="author url fn" rel="author">Crawford Hunt</a> and <a href="https://blog.ted.com/author/oliverfriedman/" title="Posts by Oliver Friedman" class="author url fn" rel="author">Oliver Friedman</a> </div> <div class="meta__date"> <span>on</span> <time datetime="2024-10-23" pubdate > Oct 23, 2024 </time> </div> </div> <div class="excerpt"> <p>Session 4 of TEDNext 2024 explored the full spectrum of love, from romantic love and lost love to self-love and the love we feel for dogs. After all, isn’t this what life’s all about? The event: Talks from Session 4 of TEDNext 2024, hosted by TED’s Ikey Ajavon When and where: Wednesday, October 23, 2024, <a class="read-more" title="Read more" href="https://blog.ted.com/love-notes-from-session-4-of-tednext-2024/">[<span>…</span>]</a></p> </div> </article> <article id="post-117604" class="post-117604 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-live-from-tednext category-news-2 tag-avani-prabhakar tag-dundee-gouin tag-kat-cole tag-meredith-wilson-parfet tag-molly-graham tag-simone-stolzoff tag-tarveen-forrester tag-ted tag-ted-conferences tag-ted-talks tag-tednext tag-tednext-2024 has-thumbnail not-featured odd i-3 clearfix" role="article"> <a href="https://blog.ted.com/work-notes-from-session-3-of-tednext-2024/" data-slug="work-notes-from-session-3-of-tednext-2024" class="post-thumbnail"> <img src='https://i0.wp.com/blog.ted.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/10/TN24_20241023_1GT4779-medium.jpg?resize=283%2C212&ssl=1' width='283' height='212' alt='Work: Notes from Session 3 of TEDNext 2024' /> </a> <h4> <a class="category" href="https://blog.ted.com/category/live-from-tednext/" data-slug="live-from-tednext" > Live from TEDNext </a> </h4> <h2 class="post-title"> <a href="https://blog.ted.com/work-notes-from-session-3-of-tednext-2024/" data-slug="work-notes-from-session-3-of-tednext-2024"> Work: Notes from Session 3 of TEDNext 2024 </a> </h2> <div class="meta"> <div class="meta__author"> <span>By</span> <a href="https://blog.ted.com/author/brianwgreene89/" title="Posts by Brian Greene" class="author url fn" rel="author">Brian Greene</a> and <a href="https://blog.ted.com/author/claytonwickham/" title="Posts by Clayton Wickham" class="author url fn" rel="author">Clayton Wickham</a> </div> <div class="meta__date"> <span>on</span> <time datetime="2024-10-23" pubdate > Oct 23, 2024 </time> </div> </div> <div class="excerpt"> <p>Session 3 of TEDNext 2024 is all about work, featuring innovators who challenge us to think about work in new and compelling ways. They provide practical tools to navigate an ever-evolving career landscape as well as insights into avoiding burnout, working through crisis and re-evaluating the role that work plays in our lives. The event: <a class="read-more" title="Read more" href="https://blog.ted.com/work-notes-from-session-3-of-tednext-2024/">[<span>…</span>]</a></p> </div> </article> <article id="post-117490" class="post-117490 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-live-from-tednext category-news-2 tag-conferences-homepage tag-elise-hu tag-faisal-saeed-al-mutar tag-franziska-trautmann tag-heavy-boots tag-jane-mcgonigal tag-jenny-hoyos tag-jon-youshaei tag-joshua-schachter tag-snow-raven tag-tednext tag-tednext-2024 tag-y-vonne-hutchinson has-thumbnail not-featured even i-4 clearfix" role="article"> <a href="https://blog.ted.com/reveal-notes-from-session-2-of-tednext-2024/" data-slug="reveal-notes-from-session-2-of-tednext-2024" class="post-thumbnail"> <img src='https://i0.wp.com/blog.ted.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/10/TN24_20241022_1JR05541.jpg?resize=283%2C212&ssl=1' width='283' height='212' alt='Reveal: Notes from Session 2 of TEDNext 2024' /> </a> <h4> <a class="category" href="https://blog.ted.com/category/live-from-tednext/" data-slug="live-from-tednext" > Live from TEDNext </a> </h4> <h2 class="post-title"> <a href="https://blog.ted.com/reveal-notes-from-session-2-of-tednext-2024/" data-slug="reveal-notes-from-session-2-of-tednext-2024"> Reveal: Notes from Session 2 of TEDNext 2024 </a> </h2> <div class="meta"> <div class="meta__author"> <span>By</span> <a href="https://blog.ted.com/author/renaereints22/" title="Posts by Renae Reints" class="author url fn" rel="author">Renae Reints</a>, <a href="https://blog.ted.com/author/oliverfriedman/" title="Posts by Oliver Friedman" class="author url fn" rel="author">Oliver Friedman</a>, <a href="https://blog.ted.com/author/marialadias2/" title="Posts by Maria Ladias" class="author url fn" rel="author">Maria Ladias</a> and <a href="https://blog.ted.com/author/brianwgreene89/" title="Posts by Brian Greene" class="author url fn" rel="author">Brian Greene</a> </div> <div class="meta__date"> <span>on</span> <time datetime="2024-10-22" pubdate > Oct 22, 2024 </time> </div> </div> <div class="excerpt"> <p>Dedicated to unlocking the possibilities within everyday struggles, Session 2 of TEDNext 2024 covered everything from recycling glass bottles to battling perfectionism. Speakers presented in a format new to the TED stage, speaking for exactly five minutes with prepared slides auto-advancing behind them every 15 seconds. This format, developed and perfected by Ignite Talks over <a class="read-more" title="Read more" href="https://blog.ted.com/reveal-notes-from-session-2-of-tednext-2024/">[<span>…</span>]</a></p> </div> </article> <article id="post-117527" class="post-117527 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-live-from-tednext category-news-2 tag-conferences-homepage tag-next-stage tag-tednext tag-tednext-2024 has-thumbnail not-featured odd i-5 clearfix" role="article"> <a href="https://blog.ted.com/the-next-stage-at-tednext-2024-in-photos/" data-slug="the-next-stage-at-tednext-2024-in-photos" class="post-thumbnail"> <img src='https://i0.wp.com/blog.ted.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/10/TN24_20241022_1GT1395-medium.jpg?resize=283%2C212&ssl=1' width='283' height='212' alt='The Next Stage at TEDNext 2024 — in photos' /> </a> <h4> <a class="category" href="https://blog.ted.com/category/live-from-tednext/" data-slug="live-from-tednext" > Live from TEDNext </a> </h4> <h2 class="post-title"> <a href="https://blog.ted.com/the-next-stage-at-tednext-2024-in-photos/" data-slug="the-next-stage-at-tednext-2024-in-photos"> The Next Stage at TEDNext 2024 — in photos </a> </h2> <div class="meta"> <div class="meta__author"> <span>By</span> <a href="https://blog.ted.com/author/tedstaff/" title="Posts by TED Staff" class="author url fn" rel="author">TED Staff</a> </div> <div class="meta__date"> <span>on</span> <time datetime="2024-10-22" pubdate > Oct 22, 2024 </time> </div> </div> <div class="excerpt"> <p>TEDNext 2024 — the very first iteration of TED’s newest flagship event — features not one but two stages where attendees are immersed in new ideas and perspectives in a journey of discovery. The “Next Stage” breaks our traditional style of speakers on the red circle delivering their ideas to the audience in favor of <a class="read-more" title="Read more" href="https://blog.ted.com/the-next-stage-at-tednext-2024-in-photos/">[<span>…</span>]</a></p> </div> </article> <article id="post-117481" class="post-117481 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-live-from-tednext category-news-2 tag-adam-munder tag-athena-kugblenu tag-conferences-homepage tag-leo-villareal tag-lisa-kaltenegger tag-malcolm-gladwell tag-safiya-sinclair tag-shu-takada tag-tednext tag-tednext-2024 has-thumbnail not-featured even i-6 clearfix" role="article"> <a href="https://blog.ted.com/wonder-notes-from-session-1-of-tednext-2024/" data-slug="wonder-notes-from-session-1-of-tednext-2024" class="post-thumbnail"> <img src='https://i0.wp.com/blog.ted.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/10/TN24_20241022_2GT5920-medium.jpg?resize=283%2C212&ssl=1' width='283' height='212' alt='Wonder: Notes from Session 1 of TEDNext 2024' /> </a> <h4> <a class="category" href="https://blog.ted.com/category/live-from-tednext/" data-slug="live-from-tednext" > Live from TEDNext </a> </h4> <h2 class="post-title"> <a href="https://blog.ted.com/wonder-notes-from-session-1-of-tednext-2024/" data-slug="wonder-notes-from-session-1-of-tednext-2024"> Wonder: Notes from Session 1 of TEDNext 2024 </a> </h2> <div class="meta"> <div class="meta__author"> <span>By</span> <a href="https://blog.ted.com/author/brianwgreene89/" title="Posts by Brian Greene" class="author url fn" rel="author">Brian Greene</a>, <a href="https://blog.ted.com/author/marialadias2/" title="Posts by Maria Ladias" class="author url fn" rel="author">Maria Ladias</a>, <a href="https://blog.ted.com/author/oliverfriedman/" title="Posts by Oliver Friedman" class="author url fn" rel="author">Oliver Friedman</a> and <a href="https://blog.ted.com/author/renaereints22/" title="Posts by Renae Reints" class="author url fn" rel="author">Renae Reints</a> </div> <div class="meta__date"> <span>on</span> <time datetime="2024-10-22" pubdate > Oct 22, 2024 </time> </div> </div> <div class="excerpt"> <p>For the inaugural session of the very first TEDNext conference, a poet, a comic, an astrophysicist, one of the world’s most popular authors and other trailblazing speakers explored a theme that keeps the world spinning: wonder, and how it can transform our thinking. What exactly is TEDNext? A vibrant, three-day exploration of what’s next, propelling <a class="read-more" title="Read more" href="https://blog.ted.com/wonder-notes-from-session-1-of-tednext-2024/">[<span>…</span>]</a></p> </div> </article> <article id="post-117456" class="post-117456 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-news-2 category-ted-fellows has-thumbnail not-featured odd i-7 clearfix" role="article"> <a href="https://blog.ted.com/explore-the-2024-ted-fellows-film-series/" data-slug="explore-the-2024-ted-fellows-film-series" class="post-thumbnail"> <img src='https://i0.wp.com/blog.ted.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/10/2.jpg?resize=283%2C212&ssl=1' width='283' height='212' alt='Explore the 2024 TED Fellows Film Series' /> </a> <h4> <a class="category" href="https://blog.ted.com/category/news-2/" data-slug="news-2" > News </a> </h4> <h2 class="post-title"> <a href="https://blog.ted.com/explore-the-2024-ted-fellows-film-series/" data-slug="explore-the-2024-ted-fellows-film-series"> Explore the 2024 TED Fellows Film Series </a> </h2> <div class="meta"> <div class="meta__author"> <span>By</span> <a href="https://blog.ted.com/author/tedstaff/" title="Posts by TED Staff" class="author url fn" rel="author">TED Staff</a> </div> <div class="meta__date"> <span>on</span> <time datetime="2024-10-14" pubdate > Oct 14, 2024 </time> </div> </div> <div class="excerpt"> <p>We’ve been cooking up something new that we’re thrilled to finally be able to share with you. The TED Fellows Film Series is a brand new kind of content from TED. These short films are a mix of TED Talks and short-form documentaries about TED Fellows. Who are these TED Fellows, you ask? TED Fellows <a class="read-more" title="Read more" href="https://blog.ted.com/explore-the-2024-ted-fellows-film-series/">[<span>…</span>]</a></p> </div> </article> <article id="post-117446" class="post-117446 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-news-2 tag-audacious-project tag-equipo-argentino-de-antropologia-forense tag-every-cure tag-food4education tag-global-methane-hub tag-inkomoko tag-mapbiomas tag-project-canary tag-scaling-safety tag-ted tag-ted-conferences tag-ted-talks tag-the-great-barrier-reef-foundation tag-transcend has-thumbnail not-featured even i-8 clearfix" role="article"> <a href="https://blog.ted.com/the-audacious-project-reveals-its-2024-cohort/" data-slug="the-audacious-project-reveals-its-2024-cohort" class="post-thumbnail"> <img src='https://i0.wp.com/blog.ted.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/10/Updated-Rectangle.png?resize=283%2C212&ssl=1' width='283' height='212' alt='The Audacious Project reveals its 2024 cohort' /> </a> <h4> <a class="category" href="https://blog.ted.com/category/news-2/" data-slug="news-2" > News </a> </h4> <h2 class="post-title"> <a href="https://blog.ted.com/the-audacious-project-reveals-its-2024-cohort/" data-slug="the-audacious-project-reveals-its-2024-cohort"> The Audacious Project reveals its 2024 cohort </a> </h2> <div class="meta"> <div class="meta__author"> <span>By</span> <a href="https://blog.ted.com/author/tedstaff/" title="Posts by TED Staff" class="author url fn" rel="author">TED Staff</a> </div> <div class="meta__date"> <span>on</span> <time datetime="2024-10-9" pubdate > Oct 9, 2024 </time> </div> </div> <div class="excerpt"> <p>The Audacious Project supports big ideas to foster change around the world’s most urgent challenges. Today, this innovative funding initiative, housed at TED, is announcing its new cohort of projects for 2024, which are as bold as ever — from an idea to repurpose generic drugs en masse to reach the 300 million people globally <a class="read-more" title="Read more" href="https://blog.ted.com/the-audacious-project-reveals-its-2024-cohort/">[<span>…</span>]</a></p> </div> </article> <article id="post-117436" class="post-117436 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-news-2 tag-ted-ed-student-talks initiatives-ted-ed has-thumbnail not-featured odd i-9 clearfix" role="article"> <a href="https://blog.ted.com/ted-ed-student-talks-10-years/" data-slug="ted-ed-student-talks-10-years" class="post-thumbnail"> <img src='https://i0.wp.com/blog.ted.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/10/teded_group_2024-Shattuck-St.-MaryS-Forest-City-International-School-Malaysia.jpeg?resize=283%2C212&ssl=1' width='283' height='212' alt='TED-Ed Student Talks celebrates 10 years' /> </a> <h4> <a class="category" href="https://blog.ted.com/category/news-2/" data-slug="news-2" > News </a> </h4> <h2 class="post-title"> <a href="https://blog.ted.com/ted-ed-student-talks-10-years/" data-slug="ted-ed-student-talks-10-years"> TED-Ed Student Talks celebrates 10 years </a> </h2> <div class="meta"> <div class="meta__author"> <span>By</span> <a href="https://blog.ted.com/author/tedstaff/" title="Posts by TED Staff" class="author url fn" rel="author">TED Staff</a> </div> <div class="meta__date"> <span>on</span> <time datetime="2024-10-9" pubdate > Oct 9, 2024 </time> </div> </div> <div class="excerpt"> <p>TED-Ed, TED’s education and youth initiative, is passionate about sharing diverse and meaningful student ideas with the world. Since 2014, thousands of educators across the globe have used our free TED-Ed Student Talks resources to support their students in identifying, developing and sharing their ideas with each other and across the globe. As the TED-Ed <a class="read-more" title="Read more" href="https://blog.ted.com/ted-ed-student-talks-10-years/">[<span>…</span>]</a></p> </div> </article> <article id="post-117387" class="post-117387 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-news-2 tag-alex-amouyel tag-amaryllis-liampoti tag-andrej-levin tag-ethan-kross tag-giorgia-lupi tag-kristy-ellmer tag-lauren-taylor tag-marielle-remillard tag-mark-abraham tag-neeraj-aggarwal tag-neveen-f-awad tag-nikolaus-s-lang tag-raja-rajamannar tag-scott-shigeoka tag-shalinee-sharma tag-ted-institute tag-tedbcg tag-whitney-pennington-rodgers initiatives-ted-institute has-thumbnail not-featured even i-10 clearfix" role="article"> <a href="https://blog.ted.com/dare-to-discover-the-talks-of-tedbcg-2024/" data-slug="dare-to-discover-the-talks-of-tedbcg-2024" class="post-thumbnail"> <img src='https://i0.wp.com/blog.ted.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/09/TED@BCG_20240912_2GT2385-medium.jpg?resize=283%2C212&ssl=1' width='283' height='212' alt='Dare to discover: The talks of TED@BCG 2024' /> </a> <h4> <a class="category" href="https://blog.ted.com/category/news-2/" data-slug="news-2" > News </a> </h4> <h2 class="post-title"> <a href="https://blog.ted.com/dare-to-discover-the-talks-of-tedbcg-2024/" data-slug="dare-to-discover-the-talks-of-tedbcg-2024"> Dare to discover: The talks of TED@BCG 2024 </a> </h2> <div class="meta"> <div class="meta__author"> <span>By</span> <a href="https://blog.ted.com/author/brianwgreene89/" title="Posts by Brian Greene" class="author url fn" rel="author">Brian Greene</a>, <a href="https://blog.ted.com/author/marialadias2/" title="Posts by Maria Ladias" class="author url fn" rel="author">Maria Ladias</a> and <a href="https://blog.ted.com/author/oliverfriedman/" title="Posts by Oliver Friedman" class="author url fn" rel="author">Oliver Friedman</a> </div> <div class="meta__date"> <span>on</span> <time datetime="2024-09-20" pubdate > Sep 20, 2024 </time> </div> </div> <div class="excerpt"> <p>We can discover new ideas to design the world we want — if we dare to push through boundaries. In a day of talks and performances, 15 speakers explored precisely how we can break through entrenched obstacles in order to invent and innovate a bold future. The event: TED@BCG: Dare to Discover, the fifteenth event <a class="read-more" title="Read more" href="https://blog.ted.com/dare-to-discover-the-talks-of-tedbcg-2024/">[<span>…</span>]</a></p> </div> </article> <article id="post-117377" class="post-117377 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-news-2 category-ted-fellows tag-ballmer-group tag-ted-conferences tag-ted-fellows initiatives-ted-fellows has-thumbnail not-featured odd i-11 clearfix" role="article"> <a href="https://blog.ted.com/ted-fellows-3m-investment-from-ballmer-group/" data-slug="ted-fellows-3m-investment-from-ballmer-group" class="post-thumbnail"> <img src='https://i0.wp.com/blog.ted.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/09/Option-1-Ballmer-Group-blog-announcement.jpg?resize=283%2C212&ssl=1' width='283' height='212' alt='TED Fellows program supporting the next generation of innovators with $3M investment from Ballmer Group' /> </a> <h4> <a class="category" href="https://blog.ted.com/category/news-2/" data-slug="news-2" > News </a> </h4> <h2 class="post-title"> <a href="https://blog.ted.com/ted-fellows-3m-investment-from-ballmer-group/" data-slug="ted-fellows-3m-investment-from-ballmer-group"> TED Fellows program supporting the next generation of innovators with $3M investment from Ballmer Group </a> </h2> <div class="meta"> <div class="meta__author"> <span>By</span> <a href="https://blog.ted.com/author/tedstaff/" title="Posts by TED Staff" class="author url fn" rel="author">TED Staff</a> </div> <div class="meta__date"> <span>on</span> <time datetime="2024-09-19" pubdate > Sep 19, 2024 </time> </div> </div> <div class="excerpt"> <p>At TED, we’re after big ideas and systemic change. To create the generational impact that we want to support in our communities, we cannot go at it alone. For the past 15 years, the TED Fellows program has been committed to finding and supporting the next generation of emerging talent pushing the boundaries in their <a class="read-more" title="Read more" href="https://blog.ted.com/ted-fellows-3m-investment-from-ballmer-group/">[<span>…</span>]</a></p> </div> </article> <article id="post-117360" class="post-117360 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-news-2 has-thumbnail not-featured even i-12 clearfix" role="article"> <a href="https://blog.ted.com/a-secret-project-revealed-play-the-purring-test-and-join-the-ted-games-beta/" data-slug="a-secret-project-revealed-play-the-purring-test-and-join-the-ted-games-beta" class="post-thumbnail"> <img src='https://i0.wp.com/blog.ted.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/Screenshot-2024-08-30-at-3.24.56 PM.png?resize=283%2C212&ssl=1' width='283' height='212' alt='A secret project revealed: Play “The Purring Test” and join the TED Games beta' /> </a> <h4> <a class="category" href="https://blog.ted.com/category/news-2/" data-slug="news-2" > News </a> </h4> <h2 class="post-title"> <a href="https://blog.ted.com/a-secret-project-revealed-play-the-purring-test-and-join-the-ted-games-beta/" data-slug="a-secret-project-revealed-play-the-purring-test-and-join-the-ted-games-beta"> A secret project revealed: Play “The Purring Test” and join the TED Games beta </a> </h2> <div class="meta"> <div class="meta__author"> <span>By</span> <a href="https://blog.ted.com/author/alexratted/" title="Posts by Alex Rosenthal" class="author url fn" rel="author">Alex Rosenthal</a> </div> <div class="meta__date"> <span>on</span> <time datetime="2024-09-5" pubdate > Sep 5, 2024 </time> </div> </div> <div class="excerpt"> <p>We’ve been working on a secret project for the past year, and we couldn’t be more excited to finally share it with you. Games and puzzles have long been a part of TED’s identity in an unofficial way. We’ve presented thought leadership through TED Talks about games, built an award-winning TED-themed escape room in Marriott <a class="read-more" title="Read more" href="https://blog.ted.com/a-secret-project-revealed-play-the-purring-test-and-join-the-ted-games-beta/">[<span>…</span>]</a></p> </div> </article> </div>  <div id="sidebar1" class="sidebar fourcol last clearfix" role="complementary"> <div id="nav_menu-4" class="widget widget_nav_menu"><div class="title">Follow TED</div><div class="menu-social-sidebar-container"><ul id="menu-social-sidebar" class="menu"><li id="menu-item-89070" class="soc-twitter soc-icon menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-89070"><a href="http://twitter.com/tedtalks">Twitter</a></li> <li id="menu-item-89073" class="soc-instagram soc-icon menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-89073"><a href="http://instagram.com/ted">Instagram</a></li> <li id="menu-item-89074" class="soc-youtube soc-icon menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-89074"><a href="http://www.youtube.com/ted">YouTube</a></li> <li id="menu-item-89076" class="soc-mail soc-icon menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-89076"><a href="http://feedburner.google.com/fb/a/mailverify?uri=TEDBlog&loc=en_US">Subscribe to TED Blog by email</a></li> </ul></div></div><div id="acm_ad_zones-4" class="widget acm_ad_zones"><div id='acm-ad-tag-advertisement' style="esc_attr( )"> <script type='text/javascript'> googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('acm-ad-tag-advertisement'); 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