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TEDxShekhavati: Against all odds

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Here’s the remarkable story behind a TEDx event held this month: Despite opposition from village elders, a swine flu outbreak and huge logistical issues, TEDxShekhavati organizer Masarat Daud pulled off an amazing event, attracting over 1,000 attendees. Daud was determined to bring TEDx to her hometown of Fatehpur, a tiny village in the Shekhavati region []

Registration open for TED2011 and TEDActive 2011

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We’re delighted to announce that registration for TED2011 is open. Next year’s theme takes us right to the core what so many people love about their TED experience: “The Rediscovery of Wonder.” For 2011, we are assembling a cast of characters that will stir the imagination: explorers, storytellers, photographers, scientific pioneers, visionaries and provocateurs from []

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Weird, or just different?: Derek Sivers on TED.com

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“There’s a flip side to everything,” the saying goes, and in 2 minutes, Derek Sivers shows this is true in a few ways you might not expect. (Recorded at TEDIndia University, November 2009, Mysore, India. Duration: 2:42) Watch Derek Sivers’ talk on TED.com, where you can download this TEDTalk, rate it, comment on it and []

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A warm embrace that saves lives: Jane Chen on TED.com

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In the developing world, access to incubators is limited by cost and distance, and millions of premature babies die each year. TED Fellow Jane Chen shows an invention that could keep millions of these infants warm — a design that’s safe, portable, low-cost and life-saving. (Recorded at TEDIndia, November 2009, Mysore, India. Duration: 4:46) Watch []

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Growing new organs: Anthony Atala on TED.com

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Anthony Atala’s state-of-the-art lab grows human organs — from muscles to blood vessels to bladders, and more. At TEDMED, he shows footage of his bio-engineers working with some of its sci-fi gizmos, including an oven-like bioreactor (preheat to 98.6 F) and a machine that “prints” human tissue. (Recorded at TEDMED, October 2009, San Diego, CA. []

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TEDMED: a new partnership

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We have some exciting news. TED has signed a unique partnership agreement with a sister conference, TEDMED, that extends TED’s reach into the vital realm of medicine and wellness. It’s a mutually supportive partnership that will allow us to bring the best of their talks to TED.com … starting today with this talk from David []

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Ask TED Curator Chris Anderson Anything!

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Ask him anything >> UPDATE: Read the answers to Chris Anderson’s Top 10 AMA! TED’s curator Chris Anderson was born in a remote village in Pakistan, and spent his early years in India, Pakistan and Afghanistan. He graduated from Oxford University with a degree in philosophy, and then trained as a journalist. He built Imagine []

"All things are Moleeds": Charles Fleischer on TED.com

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In a presentation that can only be described as epic, comedian Charles Fleischer delivers a hysterical send-up of a time-honored TED theme: the map. Geometry, numbers, charts and stamp art also factor in (somehow), as he weaves together a unique theory of everything called “Moleeds.” (Recorded at TED2005, March 2005, Monterey, CA. Duration: 18:03) Watch []

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Meet Krystian Aparta, TED volunteer translator

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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 Krystian Aparta. Tell us about yourself. I was born in 1980 in Lublin, Poland. When I []