Frank Warren is the creator of the PostSecret Project, a blog full of secrets anonymously shared via postcard.
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The secrets I receive reflect the full spectrum of complicated issues that many of us struggle with every day: Intimacy, trust, meaning, humor, and desire.
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The art — and science — of sharing a secret
July 9, 2014
Studies show the health benefits of sharing our private hopes and fears with trusted confidantes. But what if you're on your own?
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TED News in Brief: Bill Nye joins the cast of “Dancing with the Stars,” Isaac Mizrahi moves on from fashion
September 5, 2013
Bill Nye the Science Guy (watch his TED-Ed lesson) will be joining the cast of “Dancing with the Stars.” New York Magazine says of Nye’s inclusion in the lineup — alongside Snooki, Valerie Harper and Jack Osbourne — that he is “the big get.” How long do we think it will be before he and […]
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TED Weekends explores the catharsis of revealing secrets
April 20, 2013
In 2004, Frank Warren began a massive undertaking: he distributed 3,000 blank postcards and invited strangers to share their secrets with him. This project grew into PostSecret.com – which now holds more than half a million secrets. Warren found that this initiative reveals our common fears, hopes, loves and desires – which are otherwise invisible. […]
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