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For All Eternity

Information feels more accessible than ever, but the ways we store data are surprisingly fragile. Can we save anything forever? This hour, TED speakers explore preserving our past, present and future.

Information feels more accessible than ever, but the ways we store data are surprisingly fragile. Can we save anything forever? This hour, TED speakers explore preserving our past, present and future.

How the first LGBTQ+ video game was given a second life

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How the first LGBTQ+ video game was given a second life

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How do you create an internet archive of all human knowledge?

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How do you create an internet archive of all human knowledge?

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How do you create an internet archive of all human knowledge?

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How DNA could provide data storage for more than our genetics

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How DNA could provide data storage for more than our genetics

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How DNA could provide data storage for more than our genetics

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What would we learn and what could we save, if we had a 3D-scan of the entire earth?

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What would we learn and what could we save, if we had a 3D-scan of the entire earth?

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What would we learn and what could we save, if we had a 3D-scan of the entire earth?

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