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LHC back in action
Tonight scientists at CERN are rebooting the LHC (Large Hadron Collider) in an attempt to recreate conditions fractions of a second after the Big Bang by crashing opposing proton beams, traveling at nearly the speed of light, into one another. Shortly after the LHC’s debut last September, a manufact …
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Meet Anwar Dafa-Alla, TED translator
In the next weeks, the TED Blog will shine the spotlight on the fantastic TED volunteer translators -- offering a glimpse of the people whose efforts continue to enrich the Open Translation Project. Today, we'd like you to meet Anwar Dafa-Alla. Tell us about yourself. My full name is Anwar Fat …
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TEDxNASA and TEDxAmsterdam stream live tomorrow!
Tomorrow, Friday November 20th, two of our most exciting TEDx events so far will be streamed live. TEDxNASA was organized by NASA's Langley Research Center and the National Institute of Aerospace (NIA). It's a full day of talks on science, technology, entertainment and the arts. Speakers include aut …
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East vs. West -- the myths that mystify: Devdutt Pattanaik on TED.com
At TEDIndia, Devdutt Pattanaik takes an eye-opening look at the myths of India and of the West, and shows how these two fundamentally different sets of beliefs about gods, death and heaven help us consistently misunderstand one another. His goal is to help us all understand these founding beliefs -- …
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Jim Fallon on CBS' Criminal Minds tonight!
Via the TEDActive Blog: At last year's Palm Springs experience, neuroscientist Jim Fallon gave a chilling talk on the biology of psychopathic killers. Tonight he will appear in an episode of the popular CBS series Criminal Minds, playing himself and addressing the potential for genetic tragedy in …
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Learning from leadership's "missing manual": Fields Wicker-Miurin on TED.com
Leadership doesn't have a user's manual, but Fields Wicker-Miurin says stories of remarkable, local leaders are the next best thing. At a TED salon in London, she shares three. (Recorded at TEDSalon London 2009, September 2009, Oxford, UK. Duration: 16:36) Twitter URL: http://on.ted.com/18T …
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TEDTalks: New ways to share!
Today, we've added some great new ways to share TEDTalks you love. Above is our new share bar, to be found just below the player window on every Talk page. It puts all the ways to share TEDTalks in one spot -- social media buttons (via AddThis), download options, embed code and an improved way to em …
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The first 5 TEDTalks from TEDIndia
Here's the schedule for the first five TEDTalks to be released from TEDIndia. They're premiering here on TED.com as well as on ted.indiatimes.com -- and on mobile phones at http://indiatimes.vuclip.com. Live now: Pranav Mistry's SixthSense demo -- and an amazing announcement. Premiering Thursd …
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Wanted: Translators
The goal of TED's Open Translation Project is to bring ideas worth spreading to the wider world by offering TEDTalks with subtitles in as many languages as possible. Still, many of the world's languages aren't yet represented in the project, and we want to fill those gaps. Today, we're putting out a …
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TEDxSF streaming live today!
The exciting TEDxSF event is happening today, and they'll be providing a free, live webstream of all their talks. The program promises to be interesting, with talks on neuroscience and willpower, the rise of Silicon Valley, fashion design and the new entrepreneurs of film, as well as an appearance b …
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Science-inspired design: Mathieu Lehanneur on TED.com
Naming science as his chief inspiration, Mathieu Lehanneur shows a selection of his ingenious designs -- an interactive noise-neutralizing ball, an antibiotic course in one layered pill, asthma treatment that reminds kids to take it, a living air filter, a living-room fish farm and more. (Recorded a …
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The thrilling potential of SixthSense technology: Pranav Mistry on TED.com
At TEDIndia, Pranav Mistry demos several tools that help the physical world interact with the world of data -- including a deep look at his SixthSense device and a new, paradigm-shifting paper "laptop." In an onstage Q&A, Mistry says he'll open-source the software behind SixthSense, to open its poss …
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Ueli Gegenschatz has died
After an accident during a BASE jump on Nov. 11, aerialist Ueli Gegenschatz has died in a Swiss hospital. This spring at TED, Gegenschatz spoke movingly of his desire "to come as close as possible to the human dream of being able to fly." Our thoughts are with his friends and family.
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Meet Shlomo Adam, TED translator
Since the TED Open Translation Project launched in May of 2009, more than 1,200 translators have joined the effort to make TEDTalks available in non-English languages. One of the very first translators to join the project was Shlomo Adam. Shlomo joined the project before it went public, and contribu …
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The surprising spread of "Idol" TV: Cynthia Schneider on TED.com
Cynthia Schneider looks at two international "American Idol"-style shows -- one in Afghanistan, and one in the United Arab Emirates -- and shows the surprising effect that these reality-TV competitions are creating in their societies. (Recorded at TEDGlobal University 2009, July 2009, Oxford, UK. Du …
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Video: Malaysian kids talk about compassion
R.AGE TV presents this series of interviews with Malaysian students about compassion, asking: What does it mean to you? and What's an act of compassion you're recently witnessed? Their answers are surprising and charming.
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Charter for Compassion: Twitter reaction
It's been 5 hours since the launch of the Charter for Compassion. Some reaction from around the Twittersphere: @vrimj: This is beautiful and made me cry. I have not read something this humane in a while. @Deepak_Chopra Please join me in joining the Charter for #Compassion. Please RT & ask ot …
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Ueli Gegenschatz in BASE jump accident
It was supposed to be a spectacular BASE jump, but it almost ended in tragedy for world-famous Swiss jumper Ueli Gegenschatz (watch his TEDTalk). Gegenschatz is in critical condition in a Zurich hospital after a crash landing on Wednesday, Nov. 11, during a jump from the top of a highrise. With …
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TED and Reddit interview Karen Armstrong
With the launch of the Charter for Compassion, it's the TED Blog's pleasure to unveil Karen Armstrong's responses to the top 10 questions asked and voted on by the TED and Reddit community. (See all the questions users asked.) She covers the nature of compassion, the history of the conflict in the M …
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Video: Australians on Compassion
Voices from all cultures and religions are coming together to affirm The Charter for Compassion. Along with the celebrations and events that will be taking place around the globe to mark this momentous occasion, we sought to understand what compassion meant to some inspiring Australians. In order …
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