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In Honor of World Water Day

Tapped is a film that examines the role of the bottled water industry and its effects on our health, climate change, pollution, and our reliance on oil.

One Man Making a Difference in Ethiopia

Congratulations to Jamie Oliver, 2010 TEDPrize winner

The Man Who Could Fly

On Nov. 11, extreme wingsuit pioneer Ueli Gegenschatz died in a Swiss hospital, after an accident during a BASE jump . This spring at TED, Gegenschatz spoke movingly of his desire "to come as close as possible to the human dream of being able to fly." Footage of his spellbinding flights are some of the most captivating on the internet. Our thoughts are with his friends and family, and we honor his vision and legacy.

Choose a Book. Change a Life.

Among the hill tribes of Northern Thailand, children who attend Morwakee School can’t afford to own a single book. So The Asia Foundation asked each student to choose their favorite Thai storybook, and then gave it to them.

The Applied Fun Theory