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From The Newsroom: Colombian Artist Wins Nasher Prize; Most-Watched TED Talk Speaker In Town

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The top local stories this evening from the KERA Newsroom: Ken Robinson, who boasts the most-watched TED Talk of all time, was in Dallas for an education conference called “Changing the Odds.”

His argument is that the education system has some outdated assumptions about intelligence and creativity.

And the Nasher Sculpture Center unveiled the recipient of its first ever Nasher Prize Wednesday night. It’s a $100,000 international award that’ll go to different sculptor every year. This year's winner is Doris Salcedo of Colombia.

You can listen to the top local news stories weekdays at 6:20 p.m. and 8:20 a.m. on KERA 90.1 FM.