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TED: Rosie King: How autism freed me to be myself - Rosie King (2014)

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“People are so afraid of variety that they try to fit everything into a tiny little box with a specific label,” says 16-year-old Rosie King, who is bold, brash and autistic. She wants to know: Why is everyone so worried about being normal? She sounds a clarion call for every kid, parent, teacher and person to celebrate uniqueness. It’s a soaring testament to the potential of human diversity.

How Flip Phones Could Return In A Big Way

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A decade ago, flip phones ruled the world.  The Motorola Razr was the bestselling clamshell phone, selling more than 130 million units during its four-year run — starting in 2003, and ending in 2007 with the introduction of the iPhone. Apple’s smartphone changed everything. Suddenly, phone makers needed their hardware to be “smart,” and tried their best to emulate the “large” 3.5-inch screen of the iPhone.

TED: Joe Landolina: This gel can make you stop bleeding instantly - Joe Landolina (2014)

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Forget stitches -- there's a better way to close wounds. In this talk, TED Fellow Joe Landolina talks about his invention -- a medical gel that can instantly stop traumatic bleeding without the need to apply pressure. (Contains medical images.)

Opinion: You Don't Get To Complain About Privacy Anymore

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You may have read reports this week that put Uber in hot water. A company executive has reportedly been caught following a journalist using the company’s back end software, and talked about spying on people who say bad things about the service. That has shocked users around the world. That reaction confuses me. If you’re using a phone, you don’t get to complain about privacy anymore. More »     

TED: Nancy Frates: Why my family started the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge. The rest is history - Nancy Frates (2014)

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When 27-year-old Pete Frates injured his wrist in a baseball game, he got an unexpected diagnosis: it wasn’t a broken bone, it was ALS. Better known as Lou Gehrig’s disease, ALS causes paralysis and death—there is no cure. And still, Pete saw an opportunity to drive awareness about the disease. In a brave talk, his mom Nancy Frates tells the story of how the family developed the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge and took great pleasure in seeing everyone from Justin Timberlake to Bill Gates take part.

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