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The subject of race can be very touchy. As finance executive Mellody Hobson says, it’s a “conversational third rail.” But,…
09:29 minutes · Filmed Mar 2014 · Posted May 2014 · TED2014 Web cartoonist Randall Munroe answers simple what-if questions…
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“The computer is an incredibly powerful means of creative expression,” says designer and TED Fellow James Patten. But right now,…