Astral Codex Ten

TED

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TED

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TED is a recurring organization in the Astral Codex Ten archive, appearing 3 times across 3 issues between June 04, 2021 and August 23, 2022. The archive places it in contexts such as ""He is famous for his TED talks""; “He is famous for his TED talks”; “smiling TED-talk-circuit celebrity wants to help you improve your thinking!“. It most often appears alongside America, Elon Musk, 80,000 Hours.

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  • Category: Organizations
  • Mention count: 3
  • Issue count: 3
  • First seen: June 04, 2021
  • Last seen: August 23, 2022

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Recovered passages from the original issue text. When the raw archive preserved outbound links inside the source passage, they are listed directly under the quote.

Your Book Review: Where's My Flying Car?
June 04, 2021 · Original source
"Hans Rosling was a world health economist and an indefatigable campaigner for a deeper understanding of the world’s state of development. He is famous for his TED talks and the Gapminder web site. He classifies the wealthiness of the world’s population into four levels:
Book Review: The Scout Mindset
September 29, 2021 · Original source
Galef admits she’s a little behind the curve on this one. Books on rationality and overcoming cognitive biases were big ten years ago (Thinking Fast And Slow, Predictably Irrational, The Black Swan, etc). Nowadays “smiling TED-talk-circuit celebrity wants to help you improve your thinking!” is more likely to elicit groans than breathless anticipation. And that isn’t the least accurate description of Julia (you can watch her TED talk here).
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Book Review: What We Owe The Future
August 23, 2022 · Original source
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