{"id":9435,"date":"2016-05-30T01:05:00","date_gmt":"2016-05-30T01:05:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/a-desk.org\/2016\/05\/30\/megacities-of-the-new-global\/"},"modified":"2017-09-20T00:15:30","modified_gmt":"2017-09-20T00:15:30","slug":"megacities-of-the-new-global","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/a-desk.org\/en\/magazine\/megacities-of-the-new-global\/","title":{"rendered":"Megacities of the new global geography"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>For a while now, TED Talks has become a key page of a more constructive internet. Dedicated to disseminating ideas in the form of short talks, from the initial triad of \u201ctechnology, entertainment and design\u201d TED today covers the majority of subjects, from science to business, as well as global issues. 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