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The Web as random acts of kindness: Jonathan Zittrain on TED.com

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Feeling like the world is becoming less friendly? Social theorist Jonathan Zittrain begs to difffer. The Internet, he suggests, is made up of millions of disinterested acts of kindness, curiosity and trust. (Recorded at TEDGlobal 2009, July 2009, in Oxford, UK. Duration: 19:52) Watch Jonathan Zittrain’s talk on TED.com, where you can download this TEDTalk, []

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2,000 translations for TEDTalks

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Late last night, TED volunteer translators Danye West and Tony Yet completed their work on Chris Abani’s 2008 TEDTalk in Simplified Chinese — and in the process, notched the 2,000th translation of a TEDTalk. Since we started TED’s Open Translation Project four months ago, we’ve been thrilled and humbled to see it grow. TEDTalks are []

What hallucination reveals about our minds: Oliver Sacks on TED.com

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Neurologist and author Oliver Sacks brings our attention to Charles Bonnett syndrome — when visually impaired people experience lucid hallucinations. He describes the experiences of his patients in heartwarming detail and walks us through the biology of this under-reported phenomenon. (Recorded at TED2009, in Long Beach, California. Duration: 18:48) Twitter URL: http://on.ted.com/39 Watch Oliver Sacks’ []

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3 warp-speed architecture tales: Bjarke Ingels on TED.com

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Danish architect Bjarke Ingels rockets through photo/video-mingled stories of his eco-flashy designs. His buildings not only look like nature — they act like nature: blocking the wind, collecting solar energy — and creating stunning views. (Recorded at TEDGlobal 2009, in Oxford, England. Duration: 18:14) Twitter URL: http://on.ted.com/34   Watch Bjarke Ingels’ talk on TED.com, where []

Investigating global crime networks: Misha Glenny on TED.com

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Journalist Misha Glenny spent several years in a courageous investigation of organized crime networks worldwide, which have grown to an estimated 15% of the global economy. From the Russian mafia, to giant drug cartels, his sources include not just intelligence and law enforcement officials but criminal insiders. (Recorded at TEDGlobal 2009, in Oxford, England. Duration: []

Lakshmi Pratury on how she finds speakers for TEDIndia

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TEDIndia co-host Lakshmi Pratury is touring India in the months leading up to the conference, on the lookout for the interesting new ideas and trends sprouting all around India. Below, hear her report from Bangalore; and find more video reports from Lakshmi on her site, Lakshmi’s Lounge. More Lakshmi video: At yesterday’s announcement of the []

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Hypnotic music: Vishal Vaid on TED.com

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Vishal Vaid and his band explore a traditional South Asian musical form in this mesmerizing improv performance. Sit back and let his music transport you. (Recorded at TED2006, in Monterey, California. Duration: 13:37) Twitter URL: http://on.ted.com/2y Watch Vishal Vaid’s performance on TED.com, where you can download this TEDTalk, rate it, comment on it and find []

September 10th: Watch a live webcast of TEDxTO

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Updated 9/11/09 Today, out of Toronto, Canada comes the latest TEDx offering, TEDxTO. A passionate group of volunteers independently organized the event, which will offer a free, live webcast of its proceedings today, beginning at 1:00 PM EDT and lasting until 7:00 PM. Click here to view the TEDxTO webcast >> Please tweet and (re-tweet) []

How we read each other's minds: Rebecca Saxe on TED.com

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Sensing the motives and feelings of others is a natural talent for humans. But how do we do it? Here, Rebecca Saxe shares fascinating lab work that uncovers how the brain thinks about other peoples’ thoughts — and judges their actions. Watch Rebecca Saxe’s talk on TED.com, where you can download this TEDTalk, rate it, []

TEDIndia: Announcing the speaker lineup

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TEDIndia co-host Lakshmi Pratury at TEDGlobal, July 2009. Today in India, she announced the speaker line-up for November’s upcoming TEDIndia conference. Today, the TEDIndia team unveiled 40 speakers and performers for TEDIndia, to be held in Mysore, November 4-7, 2009 — the first TED event ever in India. Speakers range from artist A. Balasubramaniam to []

Swimming the North Pole: Lewis Pugh on TED.com

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Lewis Pugh talks about his record-breaking swim across the North Pole. He braved the icy waters (in a Speedo) to highlight the melting icecap. Watch for astonishing footage — and some blunt commentary on the realities of supercold-water swims. (Recorded at TEDGlobal 2009, July 2009 in Oxford, England. Duration: 18:54) Watch Lewis Pugh’s talk on []

TED and Reddit interview Hans Rosling

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Hans Rosling shot this video of his answers to the top 10 of last week’s questions from the latest Reddit-powered, TED community-driven Q&A. Enjoy! More community Q&As + Reddit and TED interview Sir Ken Robinson + TED fans interview Seth Godin + TED fans interview Gever Tulley

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Timelapse proof of extreme ice loss: James Balog on TED.com

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Photographer James Balog shares new image sequences from the Extreme Ice Survey, a network of time-lapse cameras recording glaciers receding at an alarming rate, some of the most vivid evidence yet of climate change. (Recorded at TEDGlobal 2009, July 2009 in Oxford, England. Duration: 19:22) Recommended: Download and watch this talk in high-def >> Watch []