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Let’s revive the Golden Rule: Karen Armstrong on TED.com

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Weeks from the Charter for Compassion launch, Karen Armstrong looks at religion’s role in the 21st century: Will its dogmas divide us? Or will it unite us for common good? She reviews the catalysts that can drive the world’s faiths to rediscover the Golden Rule. (Recorded at TEDGlobal, July 2009, Oxford, UK.Duration: 09:55) Twitter URL: []

TED Fellows on CNN: Darius Weems and Logan Smalley

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TED Fellows Darius Weems and Logan Smalley recently appeared on CNN to talk about their inspiring documentary adventure Darius goes West: Embedded video from CNN Video From the TED Fellows Blog: “On Sunday, Darius turned 20 and was able to watch “Darius Goes West” on MTVU and MTV2. In its first ever TV premier, “Darius []

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Enter your short film to be shown at TEDIndia

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Attention filmmakers: Enter your short film (30 sec to 3 mins) in our first-ever short film contest — with winners to be shown at the TEDIndia conference this November, to an audience of creative and influential people from around the world. Deadline for entry: Oct. 2, 2009. Get details and the brief entry form >> []

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A third way to think about aid: Jacqueline Novogratz on TED.com

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The debate over foreign aid often pits those who mistrust “charity” against those who mistrust reliance on the markets. Jacqueline Novogratz proposes a middle way she calls patient capital, with promising examples of entrepreneurial innovation driving social change. (Recorded at TED@State, June 2009, at the US State Department, Washington, DC. Duration: 17:05) Twitter URL: http://on.ted.com/3O []

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Call for Entries: TEDIndia Short Films

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For the first time in its 25-year history, the TED Conference is announcing a Call for Entries for its short film program, with selected films to be presented at TEDIndia, Nov. 4-7, 2009, in Mysore. Sprinkled between the speakers, TEDIndia will showcase short films, music videos and commercials, lasting about 30 seconds to 3 minutes. []

TED Fellow Peter Haas and AIDG honored by Bill Clinton for work in Haiti

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From the TED Fellows blog: At Day 3 of the Clinton Global Initiative in New York, Bill Clinton honors TED Fellow Peter Haas and his group AIDG (Appropriate Infrastructure Development Group), along with Fonkoze, Partners in Health, BRAC, Jacob Fruitfield Food Group, Habitat for Humanity International, Green Family Foundation, Sunnight Solar, International Action, Micronutrient Initiative, []

Photographing secret sites: Taryn Simon on TED.com

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Taryn Simon exhibits her startling take on photography — to reveal worlds and people we would never see otherwise. She shares two projects: one documents otherworldly locations typically kept secret from the public, the other involves haunting portraits of men convicted for crimes they did not commit. (Recorded at TEDGlobal 2009, July 2009, in Oxford, []

TED Fellows deadline approaches

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There are only a few days left to apply to be one of 25 TED Fellows who will attend TED2010 in Long Beach, California, February 9-13. All applications must be in by Friday, September 25. If you haven’t applied yet, don’t delay any further. The Fellows program brings new innovators to the TED community. Our []

Does the Net aid dictatorships?: Evgeny Morozov on TED.com

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TED Fellow and journalist Evgeny Morozov punctures what he calls “iPod liberalism” — the assumption that tech innovation always promotes freedom, democracy — with chilling examples of ways the Internet helps oppressive regimes stifle dissent. (Recorded at TEDGlobal 2009, July 2009, in Oxford, UK. Duration: 19:52) Twitter URL: http://on.ted.com/3H Watch Evgeny Morozov’s talk on TED.com, []

TEDGlobal in 100 pages

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Our partners at frogdesign have published today the latest edition of their magazine design mind, and it’s devoted to TEDGlobal 2009, which took place in Oxford in July. At right is the mag’s cover — that’s Bjarke Ingels onstage with a white speech bubble on his black T-shirt; asked what should go on it, he []