http://www.ted.com Human growth has strained the Earth's resources, but as Johan Rockstrom reminds us, our advances also give us the scientific ability to recognize this and change our behavior. His research has found nine "planetary boundaries" that can guide us in protecting our planet's many overlapping ecosystems.

TEDTalks is a daily video podcast featuring the best talks and performances from the TED Conference, where the world's leading thinkers and doers give the talk of their lives in 18 minutes. Speakers have included Al Gore on climate change, Philippe Starck on design, Jill Bolte Taylor on observing her own stroke, Nicholas Negroponte on "One laptop per child," Jane Goodall on chimpanzees, Bill Gates on malaria and mosquitoes, Pattie Maes on wearable technology "Sixth Sense," and "Lost" producer JJ Abrams on "The Allure of the Mystery." TED stands for technology, entertainment, design, and TEDTalks cover these topics, as well as science, business, development, and the arts. Closed captions and translated subtitles in a variety of languages are now available on TED.com at http://www.ted.com/translate. See a summary of the top 10 TEDTalks at http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/top10.

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