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Sunday: Watch TEDxEarthquake9.0 live

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An extraordinary group-curated TEDx event is coming together around the tragic events in Japan in the past month: TEDxEarthquake9.0. From the site: A comprehensive journey from Japan’s resilience and history of overcoming past disaster to the challenges the nation faces today — passing by the actual response and relief efforts in the field. Join us []

TEDTalks

TED’s iPad app, now with AirPlay

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Version 1.3 of the TED iPad app went live this afternoon, adding a much-requested feature: AirPlay support, so you can wirelessly stream content from the TED iPad app over to an Apple TV. We’d also love to point out a few updates we did in version 1.2 in response to user requests — adding email, []

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Everyday compassion at work: Chade-Meng Tan at TED.com

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A bonus TEDTalk today to celebrate International Golden Rule Day! Google’s “Jolly Good Fellow,” Chade-Meng Tan, talks about how the company practices compassion in its everyday business — and its bold side projects. (Recorded at TEDPrize@UN, November 2010, in New York City. Duration: 14:09) [ted id=1113] Watch Chade-Meng Tan’s talk on TED.com where you can []

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Listen, learn … then lead: Stanley McChrystal on TED.com

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Four-star general Stanley McChrystal shares what he learned about leadership over his decades in the military. How can you build a sense of shared purpose among people of many ages and skill sets? By listening and learning — and addressing the possibility of failure. (Recorded at TED2011, March 2011, in Long Beach, CA. Duration: 15:39) []

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Now you can embed TEDTalks with subtitles enabled

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We recently improved our embeddable player so now you can embed TEDTalks with subtitles enabled in your language! Simply click the “Share” button on any TEDTalk, select an available language from the drop-down menu, copy the embed code and voilĂ : the subtitles automatically play on the embedded video. And now that our embed player supports []

News

Google’s driverless car: Sebastian Thrun on TED.com

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Sebastian Thrun talks about Google’s amazing driverless car — and his very personal quest to save lives and reduce traffic accidents. Jawdropping video shows the DARPA Challenge-winning car motoring through city traffic with no one behind the wheel; dramatic test drive footage from TED2011 demonstrates how fast the thing can really go. (Recorded at TED2011, []

Tom Morello shreds at TEDActive

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[vimeo http://vimeo.com/21651186 w=525&h=294] New video from TEDActive’s Desert Party: On the final evening of TEDActive, the all-star house band Dinah Shore Jr. welcomed the Nightwatchman — guitar legend Tom Morello, ex of Rage Against the Machine. He jumped onstage with Wendy Melvoin (of Wendy & Lisa, and Prince’s longtime bandmate), Annie Clark (of St. Vincent) []

TEDx

Moving forward: TEDxTokyo shares their story

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Via the TEDx Blog: Patrick Newell, organizer of TEDxTokyo, has been collecting and sharing news from TEDx communities affected by the recent tragic events in Japan. He sends this report: The effects of the earthquake that struck the Tohoko region of Japan on Friday, March 11, has had an impact all around the world. Here []

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Don’t insist on English! Patricia Ryan on TED.com

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At TEDxDubai, longtime English teacher Patricia Ryan asks a provocative question: Is the world’s focus on English preventing the spread of great ideas in other languages? (For instance: what if Einstein had to pass the TOEFL?) It’s a passionate defense of translating and sharing ideas. (Recorded at TEDxDubai, December 2010, in Dubai, UAE. Duration: 10:35) []

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Singing the primal mystery: Claron McFadden on TED.com

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“The human voice: mysterious, spontaneous, primal.” With these words, soprano Claron McFadden invites us to explore the mysteries of breathing and singing, as she performs the challenging “Aria,” by John Cage. (Recorded at TEDxAmsterdam, November 2010, in Amsterdam, NL. Duration: 10:55) [ted id=1105] Watch Claron McFadden’s talk on TED.com where you can download it, rate []