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Reinventing the encyclopedia game | Rives

Reinventing the encyclopedia game | Rives

Reinventing the encyclopedia game | Rives

TED Talks Education · Rives

June 26, 201210m 25s

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Prompted by the Encyclopaedia Britannica ending its print publication, performance poet Rives resurrects a game from his childhood. Speaking at the TEDxSummit in Doha, Rives takes us on a charming tour through random (and less random) bits of human knowledge: from Chimborazo, the farthest point from the center of the Earth, to Ham the Astrochimp, the first chimpanzee in outer space.

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