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Unveiling: TED's plans for subtitles, transcripts, translations

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Last week at TED2009, we unveiled the next phase of TED.com, which will bring TEDTalks beyond the English-speaking world. The new features — slated to launch next month — will bring subtitles and interactive transcripts to all the talks, and will allow anyone, anywhere, to translate any talk into any language. Rather than simply translate []

A different way to think about creative genius: Elizabeth Gilbert on TED.com

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Fresh from TED2009, Elizabeth Gilbert muses on the impossible things we expect from artists and geniuses — and shares the radical idea that, instead of the rare person “being” a genius, all of us “have” a genius. It’s a funny, personal and surprisingly moving talk. (Recorded February 2009 in Long Beach, California. Duration: 19:29.)   []

Thanks to our TED2009 live bloggers

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Thanks to the amazing Ethan Zuckerman (right) and Erik Hersman (left) for their coverage this week, live from Blogger’s Alley at TED2009 in Palm Springs. Dive into their blog posts from TED2009 — and their other fascinations — here: Ethan Zuckerman’s … My Heart’s in Accra >> Erik Hersman at White African >> Photo: TED []

TED2009 minutes from Ethan Zuckerman: Engaging minds

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Ethan Zuckerman is blogging live from TED2009, and has the latest from the very last session of the conference, “Engage.” In one entry, he shares his memory of being a student at Bennington College when Liz Coleman was appointed president, while she speaks on educational reform. Here’s an excerpt: “In 1993, Coleman eliminated presumptive tenure []

TED2009 minutes from Ethan Zuckerman: Optimistic predictions

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Ethan Zuckerman is liveblogging TED2009, and has posted his notes from the morning session, “Predict.” Despite current troubles, speakers were decidedly optimistic for the future. Here’s an excerpt from Ethan’s article on Alex Tabarrok: “Tabarrok sees growth coming from new ideas. He believes that future growth comes from ideas that have high R&D costs, but []

TED: an open conversation, a new view of humanity

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The TED Blog asked TED@PalmSprings attendees for their closing thoughts as we move into this year’s final two sessions. “The talks inspire me, as they always do. But the community is really what’s inspired me. I’ve been to a lot of design industry conferences and events, and my biggest frustration is finding open community and []

TED 2009 minutes from Ethan Zuckerman: Crazy, sexy TED?

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Ethan Zuckerman is blogging TED2009, as the conference unfolds. He chose to highlight a few of the boldest participants in yesterday’s last session “Dare.” Here’s a look at what he had to say about aerialist Ueli Gegenschatz: Ueli Gegenscatz at TED2009 Photo: TED/Asa Mathat “They’re followed on stage by Ueli Gegenschatz, who is crazy, as []

KPCC's Patt Morrison broadcasts from TED

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Legendary interviewer Patt Morrison ran a two-hour broadcast from TED today, pulling in a raft of TED speakers and TEDsters, including two of the 2009 TED Prize winners. In four segments, she asked some amazing questions and started up some cross-pollinating discussions: Shai Agassi and Ray Anderson discussing the green revolution; Alex Tabarrok and Robin []

TED2009 minutes from Ethan Zuckerman: Grow

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Ethan Zuckerman is liveblogging TED2009, and has a whole new roundup of posts from this afternoon’s first session, “Grow.” Here’s an excerpt from his post on Dickson Despommier, vertical farmer: “What if we built cities around sustainable, vertical agriculture? We’d build sustainable eco-cities, recycling water from urine, making power from solid waste. Despommier argues that []

Friday morning's TEDDIY — a short report (Palm Springs only!)

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Friday morning’s TEDDIY session at TED@PalmSprings was filled with energy, humor and inspiration. Take a look at a few of the big ideas we heard from these amazing speakers: Aaron Dignan: why Guitar Hero guitars are real instruments Al Meyers on building virtual worlds for classroom use Jim Fallon shows what murderers have in common []

TED2009 minutes from Ethan Zuckerman: TED University

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Ethan Zuckerman is back at TED2009, after accepting an award in Denver yesterday. In his latest entry, he liveblogs from this morning’s TED University. Here’s a little excerpt: “Dr. Sophal Ear studies how states can rebuild after war. His interest in the subject is a deeply personal one. He shows us a picture of his []

Top 10 people I should talk to at TED

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We don’t know what’s in the secret sauce of the “top 10 people you should talk to at TED” algorithm, but attendee Richard St. John knows it’s something good. He writes: “I almost fell off my chair when I saw the list of the “Top 10 People I should talk to at TED.” The TED []