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Nathaniel Whittemore

The World

Stranded thinkers hold impromptu conference in London

Arts, Culture & Media

Among the people stranded in London by the volcanic ash impeding European air travel were a group of geek philosophers from all over the world in town for a forum on social entrepreneurship. One of them decided to set up an impromptu TED conference.

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