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Mission Blue supporter Richard Rockefeller reports: Light winds, clear skies, a leisurely agenda and frequent laughter belie this group’s intensity of purpose. We are a collection of TEDsters, Bermudian government officials, scientists, media folk, and of course, Dr. Sylvia Earle, 2009 TED Prize Winner — spending a few days in the azure waters of the [...]

Rachel Sussman shows photographs of the world’s oldest continuously living organisms — from 2,000-year-old brain coral off Tobago’s coast to an “underground forest” in South Africa that has lived since before the dawn of agriculture. (Recorded at TEDGlobal 2010, July 2010 in Oxford, UK. Duration: 14:09) Watch Rachel Sussman’s talk on TED.com where you can [...]

Bristol Baughan is a producer of award-winning films — including a documentary that received an Academy Award nomination — and a co-founder of Good Magazine.  Now experimenting with concepts like “commercials for ideas,” and “personal producing,” Bristol is discovering new ways of seeing herself and her work. Dedicated to finding lasting solutions for complex social [...]

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mfriess: Interesting. Like to compare with 20th century - landline, TV, CD, DVD, "The race to a billion users": http://bit.ly/9vYdo2 /via @timbray

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mfriess: RT @timoreilly: Wow. RT @mikeloukides App Engine moves past Amazon as the most desired cloud computing skill: http://bit.ly/araHaH (per ...

mfriess: Yes + for existing bookshelf: Ebooks should be bundled for free with print books - Richard Curtis http://bit.ly/aSBL9z #toc /via @radar #fb

mfriess: Coming soon to your home: may call it "Google House View" :-) A backpack that creates 3D indoor maps. http://bit.ly/cYkJt0 /via @radar #fb

mfriess: Good, but what took so long? Bjorn Lomborg - climate change sceptic's U-turn. http://bit.ly/9Lks2W /via @timoreilly #fb

mfriess: Would have no clue: I want to spend a penny, not go to the shop: nurses to be taught euphemisms http://bit.ly/a89Xj0 /via @DerrenBrown #fb

mfriess: Alea iacta sunt: just ordered new iPod Touch. Will be 2nd Apple product at home. Still happy with my Nokia 5800 :-) #fb

mfriess: Biggest annoyance from German Windows to Mac keyboard: AltGr-Q maps to Cmd-Q - Type an e-mail address and you quit Mail :-( #fb

mfriess: RT @timoreilly: Yes! RT @bryce love this quote "If you're not paying for it, you're not the customer; you're the product being sold." ht ...

After hitting on a brilliant new life plan, our first instinct is to tell someone, but Derek Sivers says it’s better to keep goals secret. He presents research stretching as far back as the 1920s to show why people who talk about their ambitions may be less likely to achieve them. (Recorded at TEDGlobal 2010, [...]

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His Holiness the Karmapa talks about how he was discovered to be the reincarnation of a revered figure in Tibetan Buddhism. In telling his story, he urges us to work on not just technology and design, but the technology and design of the heart. He is translated onstage by Tyler Dewar. (Recorded at TEDIndia, November [...]

Human growth has strained the Earth’s resources, but as Johan Rockstrom reminds us, our advances also give us the science to recognize this and change behavior. His research has found nine “planetary boundaries” that can guide us in protecting our planet’s many overlapping ecosystems. (Recorded at TEDGlobal 2010, July 2010 in Oxford, UK. Duration: 18:11) [...]

Guest piece from TEDster Katy Klassman, via the TED Prize blog: “I wish for your help to create a strong, sustainable movement to educate every child about food, inspire families tocook again and empower people everywhere to fight obesity.” –- Jamie Oliver As I sat in the audience listening to Jamie Oliver make his wish, [...]