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History Vs. Richard Nixon - Alex Gendler

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/history-vs-richard-nixon-alex-gendler The president of the United States of America is often said to be one of the most powerful positions in the world. But of all the US presidents accused of abusing that power
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1971 Nixon Shock: The End of US Dollars Convertibility to Gold

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On August 15th 1971 President Richard Nixon made a major announcement stating that the US Dollar would no longer be redeemable for gold. This meant that the Bretton Woods Monetary System was now over. This was a major shift in money and monetary policy. T
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Nixon's Tape Recorder

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Installed in selected rooms at the White House on the Presidents orders, this is the story of how a state-of-the-art recording system ultimately led to Richard Nixons downfall.Untold is a free collection of short, compelling, history videos and animations
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Animation Basics: The Optical Illusion Of Motion - TED-Ed

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/animation-basics-the-optical-illusion-of-motion-ted-ed How do animators make still images come to life? Are the images really moving, or are they merely an optical illusion? TED-Ed takes you behind the scenes to
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Animation Basics: The Art Of Timing And Spacing - TED-Ed

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/animation-basics-the-art-of-timing-and-spacing-ted-ed Expert timing and spacing is what separates a slide show from a truly amazing animation. TED-Ed demonstrates, by manipulating various bouncing balls, how the
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A Brief History Of Religion In Art - TED-Ed

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/a-brief-history-of-religion-in-art-ted-ed Before we began putting art into museums, art mostly served as the visual counterpart to religious stories. Are these theological paintings, sculptures, textiles and ill
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Making A TED-Ed Lesson: Visualizing Complex Ideas

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/making-a-ted-ed-lesson-visualizing-complex-ideas View original lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/exploration-on-the-big-data-frontier-tim-smith How can animation convey complex, intangible concepts? A visual met
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Grammar's Great Divide: The Oxford Comma - TED-Ed

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/grammar-s-great-divide-the-oxford-comma-ted-ed If you read "Bob, a DJ and a clown" on a guest list, are three people coming to the party, or only...
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MASH-UP: Ed, Edd n Eddy's First vs. Last Scene | Cartoon Network

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Watch Ed, Edd n Eddy on HBOMax.See how the Ed boys got their start on Cartoon Network, and how they ended it all by finally meeting Eddy's brother.Episodes: The Ed-Touchables, Ed, Edd N Eddy's Big Picture ShowAbout Cartoon Network:Welcome to Cartoon Netwo
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Ed Sheeran - Shape of You (Piano Cover)

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Shape of You Piano Cover, Ed Sheeran Click the
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Shape Of You - Ed Sheeran | Cover by Sapphire

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Shape Of You - Ed Sheeran | Cover by Sapphire. My first video as a 14 year old!
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Why can't you divide by zero? - TED-Ed

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Check out our Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/teded View full lesson: https://ed.ted.com/lessons/why-can-t-you-divide-by-zero In the world of math, many strange results are possible when we change the rules. But there’s one rule that most of us have
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Ed Sheeran - Photograph (Official Music Video)

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Download on iTunes: http://smarturl.it/x-itunesdlx Listen on Spotify: http://smarturl.it/stream.photograph Directed by Emil Nava Subscribe to Ed's channel: http://bit.ly/SubscribeToEdSheeran Follow Ed on... Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/EdSheeranMusic
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TED-Ed - Flatland

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I was invited to collaborate with TED-Ed to create an animation to introduce the novella "Flatland" by Edwin A. Abbott. I was responsible for all aspects of design, animation, and execution. David Housden shared his amazing score from the Thomas was Alone
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The Microbes Within Us - with Ed Yong

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Ed Yong explores the tens of trillions of microbes swarming around your body, diving into the microbiome and the grand view of life it provides. Watch the Q&A: https://youtu.be/K4GBVDn_Ldg Subscribe for regular science videos: http://bit.ly/RiSubscRibe Yo
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Don't Be Normal! This speech by Ed Sheeran will inspire you.

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Beautiful speech by Ed Sheeran
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Britney Spears - Ed McMahons Star Search 1992 - BSCH

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Britney Spears Ed McMahons Star Search 1992 [Britney Spears Chile] Individual design
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The Time Capsule | Ed, Edd, n Eddy | Cartoon Network

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Watch Ed, Edd n Eddy and your favorite old school shows on the CN app! http://cartn.co/WatchCNLegacyEd, Edd n Eddy put together a time capsule to remember some of their favorite memories.About Cartoon Network: Welcome to Cartoon Network's YouTube Channel,
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Ed, Edd n Eddy | The Queen of the House | Cartoon Network

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Ed, Edd and Eddy are trapped by the queen and her prince. Happy 25th Anniversary, Cartoon Network UK! Celebrate with us watching our brand-new shows and episodes and the all-time classics. All volumes of Ed, Edd and Eddy, now only £3.99 on Google Play in
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Thinking Out Loud - Ed Sheeran (Cover By Grant From KIDZ BOP)

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Grant from KIDZ BOP sings "Thinking Out Loud" by Ed Sheeran Follow Grant: Instagram: http://bit.ly/kbgrantinsta Twitter: http://bit.ly/kbgranttwitter YouTube: http://bit.ly/kbgrantyoutube
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FULL EPISODE: The Eds Are Coming | Ed, Edd, n Eddy | Cartoon Network

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We're celebrating our 30th Edd style with an out-of-this-world Ed, Edd, and Eddy episode! Stream more of your favorite Edd boys on HBOMax. SUBSCRIBE: https://bit.ly/3I6u2LoAbout Cartoon Network:Welcome to Cartoon Network's YouTube Channel, your destinatio
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Sesame Street: Two Different Worlds with Ed Sheeran Lyric Video

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Sing along to the lyrics on the screen as Ed Sheeran sings about the two different worlds children live in: at home and at school.Subscribe to the Sesame Street Channel here: http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=SesameStreet For more fun ga
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Pepper Master Ed Currie Tastes 10 Of The Hottest Peppers in the World | Epicurious

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Smokin’ Ed Currie, founder and president of PuckerButt Pepper Company, visits Epicurious to taste and rank 10 of the hottest chile peppers on the planet. As the pepper breeder who created the famous Carolina Reaper and a professional hot sauce maker
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The hidden world of animal senses with Ed Yong

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Join acclaimed science journalist Ed Yong as he explores the world as it is truly perceived by other animals, from sniffing dogs to echolocating bats. Watch the Q&A here: https://youtu.be/oAutGPYfdsgEd's book "An Immense World: A journey through the anima
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Music copyright: Understanding musicians like Ed Sheerans legal battles | CBC Kids News

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Why do some musicians get sued for music copyright violation?CBC Kids News contributor Ainara Alleyn explores the question of music ownership with help from a songwriter, a musicologist and a music clearance expert. Watch the video below to learn how musi
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Shivers - Ed Sheeran [Official Music Video] | Mini Pop Kids Cover

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These voices will give you SHIVERS!! Sing along with the Mini Pop Kids doing their best Ed Sheeran! Streaming on: Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/7tYZua8ab5nxOLpGJmitTo?si=pc15-xUdRVCB7_xoAhKJkg Apple Music: https://music.apple.com/ca/album/shiver
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WING'ED by a CHICKEN!

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The Beatles - Twist & Shout - Performed Live On The Ed Sullivan Show 2/23/64

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The Beatles - Twist & Shout - Performed Live On The Ed Sullivan Show 2/23/64 The Beatles Now Streaming. Listen to the Come Together Playlist here: http://smarturl.it/BeatlesCT Download 1+ http://smarturl.it/Beatles1 Buy 1+ http://smarturl.it/Beatles1s For
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The Beatles - I Want To Hold Your Hand - Performed Live On The Ed Sullivan Show 2/9/64

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The Beatles Now Streaming. Listen to the Come Together Playlist here: http://smarturl.it/BeatlesCT Download 1+ http://smarturl.it/Beatles1 Buy 1+ http://smarturl.it/Beatles1s ‘I Want to Hold Your Hand’ was the first Beatles’ record to top both the UK and
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The funky -ed irregular verb | The parts of speech | Grammar | Khan Academy

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These are the most regular of the irregular verbs; while they don't behave exactly like regular verbs, like present tense "walk" become past tense "walked", they do maintain the "-ed" sound. It's just spelled differently. Practice this yourself on Khan Ac
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A New Circus Is In Town...The Flying Eduardo Bros | Ed, Edd, N' Eddy | Cartoon Network

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Putting on a circus is hard work and things don't always go according to plan! The Edds have proof of that when they put one together for the cul-de-sac kids.SUBSCRIBE: https://bit.ly/3I6u2LoAbout Cartoon Network:Welcome to Cartoon Network's YouTube Chann
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Welcome To Driver's Ed ... For Supertankers

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It turns out that supertankers and cruise ships have valets. They're called maritime pilots, and they're among the most elite ship handlers in the world. So where does one go to learn how to park the largest ships in the world? To the Maritime Pilots Inst
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Student Humiliates Special Ed Kid ft. Lewis Howes | Dhar Mann

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Dhar Mann Studios x @Lewis Howes - Whatever you believe, you can achieve. For your chance to win a MacBook Pro and an iPad Pro all you have to do is SUBSCRIBE to my channel and Lewis Howes channel then comment done in the comment section. I'll choose 1 wi
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Sesame Street: Ed Sheeran- Two Different Worlds

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At home you can play with your mommy and daddy, and you can talk whenever you want. At school you can play too - with your friends, but you must raise your hand to speak and follow your teachers’ instructions. You live in two different worlds. Subscribe t
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Taylor Swift - Everything Has Changed ft. Ed Sheeran

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Music video by Taylor Swift performing Everything Has Changed. (C) 2013 Big Machine Records, LLC.
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NPR Ed's 50 Great Teachers: Socrates

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So who was Socrates anyway? We ask students at a California school about the Socratic teaching method and the questions it inspires.
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The Rise of Conservatism: Crash Course US History #41

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You can directly support Crash Course at http://www.subbable.com/crashcourse Subscribe for as little as $0 to keep up with everything we're doing. Free is nice, but if you can afford to pay a little every month, it really helps us to continue producing th
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Watch the moon landing disaster speech that never happened...happen, thanks to a deepfake

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What can former U.S. president Richard Nixon possibly teach us about artificial intelligence today and the future of misinformation online? Nothing. The real Nixon died 26 years ago. But an AI-generated likeness of him shines new light on a quickly evolvi
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How batteries work - Adam Jacobson

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Learning English with TED-ed! TED-ed How batteries work - Adam Jacobson with subtitle. Source http://ed.ted.com/
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How To Visualize One Part Per Million

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/how-to-visualize-one-part-per-million-kim-preshoff-the-ted-ed-community “Parts per million” is a scientific unit of measurement that counts the number of units of one substance per one million units of another.
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The life cycle of a t-shirt - Angel Chang

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Learn more about TED-Ed Clubs here: https://ed.ted.com/clubs View full lesson: https://ed.ted.com/lessons/the-life-cycle-of-a-t-shirt-angel-chang Consider the classic white t-shirt. Annually, we sell and buy 2 billion t-shirts globally, making it one of t
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The hidden life of Rosa Parks - Riche D. Richardson

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Learn about the life of civil rights activist Rosa Parks her work with the NAACP, bus boycotts, and her lifelong fight against racial inequality.--Throughout her life, Rosa Parks repeatedly challenged racial violence and the prejudiced systems protecting
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Electric Vocabulary

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We all know the words around electricity, "charge," "positive," "battery", and more. But where do they come from and what do they really mean? Let the history of these words illuminate the physics of electric phenomena. Lesson by James Sheils, animation b
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How Machine Learning Drives the Deceptive World of Deepfakes

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Deepfakes are spreading fast, and while some have playful intentions, others can cause serious harm. We stepped inside this deceptive new world to see what experts are doing to catch this altered content. Subscribe to Seeker! http://bit.ly/subscribeseeker
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How we see color - Colm Kelleher

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/how-we-see-color-colm-kelleher There are three types of color receptors in your eye: red, green and blue. But how do we see the amazing kaleidoscope of other colors that make up our world? Colm Kelleher explains
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Smog Almost Killed New York City, Here’s How

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Pollution levels around the world today seem astronomical, but in New York City, they used to be deadly. How did this happen and when did it change? When Did Environmentalism Become So Political? https://youtu.be/r0tX54XUcHs?list=UUzWQYUVCpZqtN93H8RR44Qw
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Beatboxing 101 - BEAT NYC

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/beatboxing-101-beat-nyc There's no need for instruments to make music; you can use the greatest instrument of all, your own body. Members of BEAT NYC teach the basics of beatboxing (think trumpets, bass drums, a
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Why Do Some People Have Seasonal Allergies? - Eleanor Nelsen

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/why-do-some-people-have-seasonal-allergies-eleanor-nelsen Ah, spring. Grass growing, flowers blooming, trees budding. For those with allergies, though, this explosion of new life probably inspires more dread tha
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3 Tips To Boost Your Confidence

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/3-tips-to-boost-your-confidence-ted-ed Lesson made in partnership with the Always #LikeAGirl campaign, animation by Kozmonot Animation Studio. When faced with a big challenge where potential failure seems to lur
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Why do competitors open their stores next to one another? - Jac de Haan

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View full lesson on ed.ted.com - http://ed.ted.com/lessons/why-do-competitors-open-their-stores-next-to-one-another-jac-de-haan Why are all the gas stations, cafes and restaurants in one crowded spot? As two competitive cousins vie for ice-cream-selling d
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Where do superstitions come from? - Stuart Vyse

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/where-do-superstitions-come-from-stuart-vyse Are you afraid of black cats? Would you open an umbrella indoors? How do you feel about the number 13? Whether or not you believe in them, you’re probably familiar wi
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How to recognize a dystopia - Alex Gendler

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/how-to-recognize-a-dystopia-alex-gendler The genre of dystopia – the ‘not good place’– has captured the imaginations of artists and audiences alike for centuries. But why do we bother with all this pessimism? Al
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Evolution in a Big City

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Using newts, coyotes and mice, Jason Munshi-South shows how animals develop genetic differences in evolution, even within an urban city. "Evolution in a Big City" was animated by the TED-Ed Animation Team (Jeremiah Dickey, Biljana Labovic, Celeste Lai, Ka
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What's invisible? More than you think - John Lloyd

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View full lesson on ed.ted.com http://ed.ted.com/lessons/what-s-invisible-more-than-you-think-john-lloyd Gravity. The stars in day. Thoughts. The human genome. Time. Atoms. So much of what really matters in the world is impossible to see. A stunning anima
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Why Is Biodiversity So Important? - Kim Preshoff

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/why-is-biodiversity-so-important-kim-preshoff Our planet’s diverse, thriving ecosystems may seem like permanent fixtures, but they’re actually vulnerable to collapse. Jungles can become deserts, and reefs can be
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How To Take A Great Picture - Carolina Molinari

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/how-to-take-a-great-picture-carolina-molinari Have you ever looked at your camera and wondered what all of those buttons actually do? For manual photography, the aperture, shutter speed and ISO sensitivity can a
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The Real Origin of the Franchise - Sir Harold Evans

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View full lesson on TED-Ed BETA: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/the-real-origin-of-the-franchise One of the most successful business models is the franchise, but it didn't originate with McDonald's. Sir Harold Evans, the author of They Made America, describes
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What Gives A Dollar Bill Its Value? - Doug Levinson

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/what-gives-a-dollar-bill-its-value-doug-levinson The value of money is determined by how much (or how little) of it is in circulation. But who makes that decision, and how does their choice affect the economy at
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The Time Value Of Money - German Nande

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/how-to-calculate-the-future-value-of-your-cash-german-nande We've all heard the phrase "Time is money." But what do these two things actually have to do with one another? German Nande explains the math behind in
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What Is A Calorie? - Emma Bryce

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/what-is-a-calorie-emma-bryce We hear about calories all the time: How many calories are in this cookie? How many are burned by doing 100 jumping jacks, or long-distance running, or fidgeting? But what is a calor
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Why are sharks so awesome?

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/why-are-sharks-so-awesome-tierney-thys Sharks have been celebrated as powerful gods by some native cultures. And today, sharks are recognized as apex predators of the world’s ocean. What is it that makes these f
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The first asteroid ever discovered - Carrie Nugent

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Check out all of TED-Ed's book recommendations: http://ed.ted.com/books View full lesson: https://ed.ted.com/lessons/the-first-asteroid-ever-discovered-carrie-nugent Over the course of history, we’ve discovered hundreds of thousands of asteroids. But how
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How Do Hard Drives Work? - Kanawat Senanan

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/how-do-hard-drives-work-kanawat-senanan The modern hard drive is an object that can likely hold more information than your local library. But how does it store so much information in such a small space? Kanawat
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How Computer Memory Works - Kanawat Senanan

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/how-computer-memory-works-kanawat-senanan In many ways, our memories make us who we are, helping us remember our past, learn and retain skills, and plan for the future. And for the computers that often act as ex
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Music as a language - Victor Wooten

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/victor-wooten-music-as-a-language Music is a powerful communication tool--it causes us to laugh, cry, think and question. Bassist and five-time Grammy winner, Victor Wooten, asks us to approach music the same wa
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Why Is Yawning Contagious? - Claudia Aguirre

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/why-is-yawning-contagious-claudia-aguirre *Yaaawwwwwn* Did just reading the word make you feel like yawning yourself? Known as contagious yawning, the reasons behind this phenomenon have been attributed to both
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What can you learn from ancient skeletons? - Farnaz Khatibi

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/what-can-you-learn-from-ancient-skeletons-farnaz-khatibi Ancient skeletons can tell us a great deal about the past, including the age, gender and even the social status of its former owner. But how can we know a
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What are gravitational waves? - Amber L. Stuver

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Check out all of TED-Ed's book recommendations: http://ed.ted.com/books Check out Neil deGrasse Tyson's "Astrophysics for People in a Hurry": https://shop.ed.ted.com/collections/ted-ed-book-recommendations/products/astrophysics-for-people-in-a-hurry View
Ella Baker - 'The Mother of the Civil Rights Movement'

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After graduating from Shaw University, Ella Baker moved to New York City and began her career as a grassroots organizer. Joining the NAACP in 1940, the Virginia native assisted in developing some of the brightest minds in the Civil Rights Movement.Baker c
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Real Life Sunken Cities - Peter Campbell

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/real-life-sunken-cities-peter-campbell Though people are most familiar with Plato’s fictional Atlantis, many real underwater cities actually exist. Peter Campbell explains how sunken cities are studied by scient
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What

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/what-orwellian-really-means-noah-tavlin If you’ve watched the news or followed politics, chances are you’ve heard the term Orwellian thrown around in one context or another. But have you ever stopped to think ab
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The Surprising (and Invisible) Signatures Of Sea Creatures - Kakani Katija

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View full lesson: https://ed.ted.com/lessons/the-surprising-and-invisible-signatures-of-sea-creatures-kakani-katija On land, animals leave footprints that tell us a lot about their size, form and capabilities. Marine organisms do this too, but these footp
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How Science Fiction Can Help Predict The Future - Roey Tzezana

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/how-science-fiction-can-help-predict-the-future-roey-tzezana Would you like to know what’s in our future? What’s going to happen to humanity tomorrow, next year, or even a millennium from now? Well, you’re not a
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I'm Batman - Amy Wray

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/i-m-batman-amy-wray What flies through the night, silently guarding and protecting our world from evil? Batman? Try...a bat. Like Batman, bats are widely misunderstood and vilified. Amy Wray disproves the myth t
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Are Spotty Fruits And Vegetables Safe To Eat? - Elizabeth Brauer

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/are-spotty-fruits-and-vegetables-safe-to-eat-elizabeth-brauer In 2010, 30 billion dollars worth of fruits and vegetables were wasted by American retailers and shoppers, in part because of cosmetic problems and p
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What Makes Something

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/what-makes-something-kafkaesque-noah-tavlin The term Kafkaesque has entered the vernacular to describe unnecessarily complicated and frustrating experiences, especially with bureaucracy. But does standing in a l
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Poison Vs. Venom: What's The Difference? - Rose Eveleth

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/venom-vs-poison-what-s-the-difference-rose-eveleth Would you rather be bitten by a venomous rattlesnake or touch a poisonous dart frog? While both of these animals are capable of doing some serious damage to the
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What Would Happen If You Didn’t Sleep? - Claudia Aguirre

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/what-would-happen-if-you-didn-t-sleep-claudia-aguirre In the United States, it’s estimated that 30 percent of adults and 66 percent of adolescents are regularly sleep-deprived. This isn’t just a minor inconvenie
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How Do Animals See In The Dark? - Anna Stöckl

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/how-do-animals-see-in-the-dark-anna-stockl To human eyes, the world at night is a formless canvas of grey. Many nocturnal animals, on the other hand, experience a rich and varied world, bursting with details, sh
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What Are Stem Cells? - Craig A. Kohn

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/what-are-stem-cells-craig-a-kohn Is personalized medicine for individual bodies in our future? Possibly -- with the use of stem cells, undifferentiated cells with the power to become any tissue in our bodies. Cr
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How do cancer cells behave differently from healthy ones? - George Zaidan

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/how-do-cancer-cells-behave-differently-from-healthy-ones-george-zaidan How do cancer cells grow? How does chemotherapy fight cancer (and cause negative side effects)? The answers lie in cell division. George Zai
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Light Seconds, Light Years, Light Centuries: How To Measure Extreme Distances - Yuan-Sen Ting

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/how-do-we-measure-distances-in-space-yuan-sen-ting When we look at the sky, we have a flat, two-dimensional view. So how do astronomers figure the distances of stars and galaxies from Earth? Yuan-Sen Ting shows
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How Cosmic Rays Help Us Understand The Universe - Veronica Bindi

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/how-cosmic-rays-help-us-understand-the-universe-veronica-bindi We only know 4% of what the universe is made up of. Can we also know what lies beyond our galaxy ... and if there are undiscovered forms of matter?
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Will Future Spacecraft Fit In Our Pockets? - Dhonam Pemba

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/will-future-spaceships-fit-in-our-pockets-dhonam-pemba When you picture a rocket, you might imagine a giant ship carrying lots of fuel, people and supplies. But what if the next wave of spacecraft were small eno
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The genius of Mendeleev's periodic table - Lou Serico

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/the-genius-of-mendeleev-s-periodic-table-lou-serico The elements had been listed and carefully arranged before Dmitri Mendeleev. They had even been organized by similar properties before. So why is Mendeelev's p
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Where do new words come from? - Marcel Danesi

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Check out the Mysteries of Vernacular series: https://ed.ted.com/mysteries-of-vernacular View full lesson: https://ed.ted.com/lessons/where-do-new-words-come-from-marcel-danesi There are over 170,000 words currently in use in the English language. Yet eve
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What Does It Mean To Be A Refugee? - Benedetta Berti And Evelien Borgman

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/what-does-it-mean-to-be-a-refugee-benedetta-berti-and-evelien-borgman About 60 million people around the globe have been forced to leave their homes to escape war, violence and persecution. The majority have bec
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How Magellan circumnavigated the globe - Ewandro Magalhaes

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/how-magellan-circumnavigated-the-globe-ewandro-magalhaes On September 6, 1522, the "Victoria" sailed into harbor in southern Spain. The battered vessel and its 18 sailors were all that remained of a fleet that h
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The Benefits Of A Bilingual Brain - Mia Nacamulli

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/how-speaking-multiple-languages-benefits-the-brain-mia-nacamulli It’s obvious that knowing more than one language can make certain things easier — like traveling or watching movies without subtitles. But are the
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How Do Carbohydrates Impact Your Health? - Richard J. Wood

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/how-do-carbohydrates-impact-your-health-richard-j-wood The things we eat and drink on a daily basis can impact our health in big ways. Too many carbohydrates, for instance, can lead to insulin resistance, which
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The Five Major World Religions - John Bellaimey

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/the-five-major-world-religions-john-bellaimey It's perfectly human to grapple with questions, like 'Where do we come from?' and 'How do I live a life of meaning?' These existential questions are central to the f
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A Poetic Experiment: Walt Whitman, Interpreted By Three Animators - Justin Moore

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/a-poetic-experiment-walt-whitman-interpreted-by-three-animators-justin-moore Take a journey through Walt Whitman's poem 'A Noiseless Patient Spider' with the help of three animators who each used a different ani
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The Microbial Jungles All Over The Place (and You) - Scott Chimileski And Roberto Kolter

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/the-microbial-jungles-all-over-the-place-and-you-scott-chimileski-and-roberto-kolter As we walk through our daily environments, we’re surrounded by exotic creatures that are too small to see with the naked eye.
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How Brass Instruments Work - Al Cannon

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/how-brass-instruments-work-al-cannon What gives the trumpet its clarion ring and the tuba its gut shaking oompah-pah? And what makes the trombone so jazzy? Al Cannon shows how these answers lie not in the brass
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If Matter Falls Down, Does Antimatter Fall Up? - Chloé Malbrunot

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/if-matter-falls-down-does-antimatter-fall-up-chloe-malbrunot Like positive and negative, or debit and credit, matter and antimatter are equal and opposite. So if matter falls down, does antimatter fall up? Chloé
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The Paradox Of Value - Akshita Agarwal

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/the-paradox-of-value-akshita-agarwal Imagine you’re on a game show and you can choose between two prizes: a diamond … or a bottle of water. It’s an easy choice – the diamonds are more valuable. But if given the
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How People Rationalize Fraud - Kelly Richmond Pope

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/how-people-rationalize-fraud-kelly-richmond-pope If you ask people whether they think stealing is wrong, most of them would answer yes. And yet, in 2013, organizations all over the world lost an estimated total
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Big Data - Tim Smith

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/exploration-on-the-big-data-frontier-tim-smith There is a mind-boggling amount of data floating around our society. Physicists at CERN have been pondering how to store and share their ever more massive data for
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What Color Is Tuesday? Exploring Synesthesia - Richard E. Cytowic

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/what-color-is-tuesday-exploring-synesthesia-richard-e-cytowic How does one experience synesthesia -- the neurological trait that combines two or more senses? Synesthetes may taste the number 9 or attach a color
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The history of chocolate - Deanna Pucciarelli

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/the-history-of-chocolate-deanna-pucciarelli If you can’t imagine life without chocolate, you’re lucky you weren’t born before the 16th century. Until then, chocolate only existed as a bitter, foamy drink in Meso
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Gravity And The Human Body - Jay Buckey

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/gravity-and-the-human-body-jay-buckey Our bodies function necessarily under the presence of gravity; how blood pumps, a sense of balance and bone growth are all due to life in a world where gravity is an inescap
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A Different Way To Visualize Rhythm - John Varney

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/a-different-way-to-visualize-rhythm-john-varney In standard notation, rhythm is indicated on a musical bar line. But there are other ways to visualize rhythm that can be more intuitive. John Varney describes the
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What causes kidney stones? - Arash Shadman

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/what-causes-kidney-stones-arash-shadman The biggest kidney stone on record weighed more than a kilogram and was 17 centimeters in diameter. The patient didn’t actually swallow a stone the size of a coconut; kidn
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What Happens When Continents Collide? - Juan D. Carrillo

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/what-happens-when-continents-collide-juan-d-carrillo Tens of millions of years ago, plate tectonics set North and South America on an unavoidable collision course that would change the face of the Earth and spel
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Dark matter: The matter we can't see - James Gillies

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/dark-matter-the-matter-we-can-t-see-james-gillies The Greeks had a simple and elegant formula for the universe: just earth, fire, wind, and water. Turns out there's more to it than that -- a lot more. Visible ma
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Why do airlines sell too many tickets? - Nina Klietsch

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View full lesson on ed.ted.com: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/why-do-airlines-sell-too-many-tickets-nina-klietsch Have you ever sat in a doctor’s office for hours, despite having an appointment? Has a hotel turned down your reservation because it’s full? Have
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Why Do Honeybees Love Hexagons? - Zack Patterson And Andy Peterson

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/why-do-honeybees-love-hexagons-zack-patterson-and-andy-peterson Honeybees are some of nature's finest mathematicians. Not only can they calculate angles and comprehend the roundness of the earth, these smart ins
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How Do Schools Of Fish Swim In Harmony? - Nathan S. Jacobs

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/how-do-schools-of-fish-swim-in-harmony-nathan-s-jacobs How do schools of fish swim in harmony? How do the tiny cells in your brain give rise to the complex thoughts, memories, and consciousness that are you? Odd
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How One Piece Of Legislation Divided A Nation - Ben Labaree, Jr.

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/the-legislation-that-birthed-the-republican-party-ben-labaree-jr You may think that things are heated in Washington today, but the Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854 had members of Congress so angry they pulled out the
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How folding paper can get you to the moon - Adrian Paenza

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/how-folding-paper-can-get-you-to-the-moon Can folding a piece of paper 45 times get you to the moon? By seeing what happens when folding just one piece of paper, we see the unbelievable potential of exponential
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The myth of Icarus and Daedalus - Amy Adkins

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View full lesson: ed.ted.com/lessons/the-myth-of-icarus-and-daedalus-amy-adkins In mythological ancient Greece, Icarus flew above Crete on wings made from wax and feathers, defying the laws of man and nature. To witnesses on the ground, he looked like a g
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Is There A Center Of The Universe? - Marjee Chmiel And Trevor Owens

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/is-there-a-center-of-the-universe-marjee-chmiel-and-trevor-owens It's been a long road to the discovery that Earth is not the center of the Solar System, the Milky Way, or the universe; great thinkers from Arist
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Check your intuition: The birthday problem - David Knuffke

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/check-your-intuition-the-birthday-problem-david-knuffke Imagine a group of people. How big do you think the group would have to be before there’s more than a 50% chance that two people in the group have the same
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How Ancient Art Influenced Modern Art - Felipe Galindo

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/how-ancient-art-influenced-modern-art-felipe-galindo The term modern art sounds like it means art that is popular now, but the style actually originated over 150 years ago and includes artists like Picasso, Mati
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Aphasia: The disorder that makes you lose your words - Susan Wortman-Jutt

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/aphasia-the-disorder-that-makes-you-lose-your-words-susan-wortman-jutt Language is an essential part of our lives that we often take for granted. But, if the delicate web of language networks in your brain becam
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Become a slam poet in five steps - Gayle Danley

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/become-a-slam-poet-in-five-steps-gayle-danley With enough passion and practice, becoming a slam poet is within your reach. Explore a distant memory on paper, then read it out loud. Edit. Try reading it out loud
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How do animals see in the dark?

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/how-do-animals-see-in-the-dark-anna-stockl To human eyes, the world at night is a formless canvas of grey. Many nocturnal animals, on the other hand, experience a rich and varied world, bursting with details, sh
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Population Pyramids: Powerful Predictors Of The Future - Kim Preshoff

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/population-pyramids-powerful-predictors-of-the-future-kim-preshoff Population statistics are like crystal balls -- when examined closely, they can help predict a country's future (and give important clues about
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The Sun’s Surprising Movement Across The Sky - Gordon Williamson

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/the-sun-s-surprising-movement-across-the-sky-gordon-williamson Suppose you placed a camera at a fixed position, took a picture of the sky at the same time every day for an entire year, and overlaid all of the ph
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Is Time Travel Possible? - Colin Stuart

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/time-travel-and-einstein-s-special-relativity-colin-stuart Time travel is a staple of science fiction stories, but is it actually possible? It turns out nature does allow a way of bending time, an exciting possi
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The Hidden Meanings Of Yin And Yang - John Bellaimey

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View full lesson here: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/the-hidden-meanings-of-yin-and-yang-john-bellaimey The ubiquitous yin-yang symbol holds its roots in Taoism/Daoism, a Chinese religion and philosophy. The yin, the dark swirl, is associated with shadows, fe
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The mathematics of sidewalk illusions - Fumiko Futamura

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View full lesson here: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/the-mathematics-of-sidewalk-illusions-fumiko-futamura Have you ever come across an oddly stretched image on the sidewalk, only to find that it looks remarkably realistic if you stand in exactly the right sp
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This Is Sparta: Fierce Warriors Of The Ancient World - Craig Zimmer

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/this-is-sparta-fierce-warriors-of-the-ancient-world-craig-zimmer In ancient Greece, violent internal conflict between border neighbors and war with foreign invaders was a way of life, and Greeks were considered
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Here's the difference between mild, sharp, and extra sharp cheddar cheese

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Cheddar cheese is usually labeled according to its "sharpness." Dr. Michael Tunick, author of "The Science of Cheese," explains the reason for this flavor grading. Following is a transcript of the video. So basically the level of sharpness is up to the ch
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The secrets of Mozart’s “Magic Flute” - Joshua Borths

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/the-secrets-of-mozart-s-magic-flute-joshua-borths Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s “Die Zauberflöte” (“The Magic Flute”) is widely regarded as one of the most influential operas in history. And while it may seem like a
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Cell membranes are way more complicated than you think - Nazzy Pakpour

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Check out TED-Ed's Tumblr: http://teded.tumblr.com/ View full lesson: https://ed.ted.com/lessons/cell-membranes-are-way-more-complicated-than-you-think-nazzy-pakpour Cell membranes are structures of contradictions. These oily films are hundreds of times t
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Why is it so hard to cure cancer? - Kyuson Yun

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Download a free audiobook and support TED-Ed's nonprofit mission: http://adbl.co/2gauxND Check out Siddhartha Mukherjee's "The Emperor of All Maladies": https://shop.ed.ted.com/collections/ted-ed-book-recommendations/products/the-emperor-of-all-maladies-a
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Why should you read James Joyce's "Ulysses"? - Sam Slote

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Download a free audiobook and support TED-Ed's nonprofit mission: http://adbl.co/2y0J0DT Check out James Joyce's "Ulysses": https://shop.ed.ted.com/collections/ted-ed-book-recommendations/products/ulysses View full lesson: https://ed.ted.com/lessons/why-s
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How To Set The Table - Anna Post

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/how-to-set-the-table-anna-post Can't remember where your soup spoon ought to go? What about your salad fork? Knowing how to set a traditional table can seem like antiquated etiquette -- but it can come in handy!
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How did Polynesian wayfinders navigate the Pacific Ocean? - Alan Tamayose and Shantell De Silva

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The Case Of The Missing Fractals - Alex Rosenthal And George Zaidan

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/the-case-of-the-missing-fractals-alex-rosenthal-and-george-zaidan A bump on the head, a mysterious femme fatale and a strange encounter on a windswept peak all add up to a heck of a night for Manny Brot, Private
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How One French Poet Combined Poetry And Visual Art - Geneviève Emy

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View full lesson: https://ed.ted.com/lessons/how-one-french-poet-combined-poetry-and-visual-art-genevieve-emy Among the great poets of literary history, certain names like Homer, Shakespeare and Whitman are instantly recognizable. However, there’s an earl
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How high can you count on your fingers?

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View full lesson: https://ed.ted.com/lessons/how-high-can-you-count-on-your-fingers-spoiler-much-higher-than-10-james-tanton How high can you count on your fingers? It seems like a question with an obvious answer. After all, most of us have ten fingers --
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Why don't perpetual motion machines ever work? - Netta Schramm

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/why-don-t-perpetual-motion-machines-ever-work-netta-schramm Perpetual motion machines — devices that can do work indefinitely without any external energy source — have captured many inventors’ imaginations becau
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From DNA To Silly Putty, The Diverse World Of Polymers - Jan Mattingly

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/from-dna-to-silly-putty-the-diverse-world-of-polymers-jan-mattingly You are made of polymers, and so are trees and telephones and toys. A polymer is a long chain of identical molecules (or monomers) with a range
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Why Do Americans And Canadians Celebrate Labor Day? - Kenneth C. Davis

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/why-do-americans-and-canadians-celebrate-labor-day-kenneth-c-davis In the United States and Canada, the first Monday of September is a federal holiday, Labor Day. Originally celebrated in New York City's Union S
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Dead Stuff: The Secret Ingredient In Our Food Chain - John C. Moore

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/dead-stuff-the-secret-ingredient-in-our-food-chain-john-c-moore When you picture the lowest levels of the food chain, you might imagine herbivores happily munching on lush, living green plants. But this idyllic
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The Fundamentals Of Space-time: Part 2 - Andrew Pontzen And Tom Whyntie

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/the-fundamentals-of-space-time-part-2-andrew-pontzen-and-tom-whyntie View part 1 here: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/the-fundamentals-of-space-time-part-1-andrew-pontzen-and-tom-whyntie View part 3 here: http://ed.t
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How the world's first subway system was built - Christian Wolmar

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Learn more about our student voice program, TED-Ed Clubs: http://bit.ly/2J5g4eS View full lesson: https://ed.ted.com/lessons/how-the-world-s-first-subway-system-was-built-christian-wolmar It was the dawn of 1863, and London's not-yet-opened subway system
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The Fundamentals Of Space-time: Part 3 - Andrew Pontzen And Tom Whyntie

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/the-fundamentals-of-space-time-part-3-andrew-pontzen-and-tom-whyntie View part 1: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/the-fundamentals-of-space-time-part-1-andrew-pontzen-and-tom-whyntie View part 2: http://ed.ted.com/les
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The world’s most mysterious book - Stephen Bax

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/the-world-s-most-mysterious-book-stephen-bax Deep inside Yale's Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library lies a 240 page tome. Recently carbon dated to around 1420, its pages feature looping handwriting and han
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What’s so great about the Great Lakes? - Cheri Dobbs and Jennifer Gabrys

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/what-s-so-great-about-the-great-lakes-cheri-dobbs-and-jennifer-gabrys The North American Great Lakes — Huron, Ontario, Michigan, Erie, and Superior — are so big that they border 8 states and contain 23 quadrilli
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Periodic Table Of Lessons

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See our collaboration with TED-Ed here: http://ed.ted.com/periodic-videos More chemistry at http://www.periodicvideos.com/ Follow us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/periodicvideos And on Twitter at http://twitter.com/periodicvideos From the School
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The Fundamentals Of Space-time: Part 1 - Andrew Pontzen And Tom Whyntie

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Why Is the Naked Mole Rat So Weird?

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Almost everything about the naked mole rat is bizarre. In this episode of “Animalism,” Ed Yong, a science writer for The Atlantic, explains why.
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Why Do Acids Burn?

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You can feel the tingle of lemon in your mouth as the acid reacts with the surrounding tissue and receptors. You've probably seen how soda can dissolve a piece of meat after a couple days. But what's so special about these substances that it can seemingly
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At What Moment Are You Dead? - Randall Hayes

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/at-what-moment-are-you-dead-randall-hayes For as far back as we can trace our existence, humans have been fascinated with death and resurrection....
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What's The Difference Between Accuracy And Precision? - Matt Anticole

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/what-s-the-difference-between-accuracy-and-precision-matt-anticole When we measure things, most people are only worried about how accurate, or how...
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What Did Democracy Really Mean In Athens? - Melissa Schwartzberg

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/what-did-democracy-really-mean-in-athens-melissa-schwartzberg While we might consider elections to be the cornerstone of democracy, the Athenians...
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Earworms: Those Songs That Get Stuck In Your Head - Elizabeth Hellmuth Margulis

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/earworms-those-songs-that-get-stuck-in-your-head-elizabeth-hellmuth-margulis Have you ever been waiting in line at the grocery store, innocently...
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What Causes Bad Breath? - Mel Rosenberg

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/what-causes-bad-breath-mel-rosenberg Halitosis is a curse that has plagued humanity since ancient times. But what causes it, and why is it so universall...
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How Do The Lungs Work? - Emma Bryce

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/what-do-the-lungs-do-emma-bryce When you breathe, you transport oxygen to the body's cells to keep them working, while also clearing your system...
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How Do You Know You Exist? - James Zucker

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/how-do-you-know-you-exist-james-zucker How do you know you're real? Is existence all just a big dream? Has some mad scientist duped us into simply...
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DNA: The Book Of You - Joe Hanson

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/dna-the-book-of-you-joe-hanson Your body is made of cells -- but how does a single cell know to become part of your nose, instead of your toes?...
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Can You Solve

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/can-you-solve-einstein-s-riddle-dan-van-der-vieren View all the clues here: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/can-you-solve-einstein-s-riddle-dan-van-der-vieren#digdeeper Before he turned physics upside down, a young Al
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Is Math Discovered Or Invented? - Jeff Dekofsky

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/is-math-discovered-or-invented-jeff-dekofsky Would mathematics exist if people didn't? Did we create mathematical concepts to help us understand...
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Why Sitting Is Bad For You - Murat Dalkilinç

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/why-sitting-is-bad-for-you-murat-dalkilinc Sitting down for brief periods can help us recover from stress or recuperate from exercise. But nowadays,...
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How This Guy Made the World's Hottest Peppers | Obsessed | WIRED

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Puckerbutt Pepper Company founder Ed Currie is on a mission to create the world's hottest peppers. Ed is the evil genius who brought the world the Carolina Reaper, one of the hottest hot peppers in existence; but he's not stopping there. Still havent subs
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The Language Of Lying - Noah Zandan

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/the-language-of-lying-noah-zandan We hear anywhere from 10 to 200 lies a day. And although we've spent much of our history coming up with ways...
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Why Are Some People Left-handed? - Daniel M. Abrams

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/why-are-some-people-left-handed-daniel-m-abrams Today, about one-tenth of the world's population are southpaws. Why are such a small proportion...
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How Does The Thyroid Manage Your Metabolism? - Emma Bryce

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/how-does-the-thyroid-manage-your-metabolism-emma-bryce Nestled in the tissues of your neck is a small, unassuming organ that wields enormous power...
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How To Spot A Counterfeit Bill - Tien Nguyen

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/how-to-spot-a-counterfeit-bill-tien-nguyen Authentic dollar bills are equipped with many security features to make them difficult to forge. But...
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How Does Your Brain Respond To Pain? - Karen D. Davis

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/how-does-your-brain-respond-to-pain-karen-d-davis Everyone experiences pain -- but why do some people react to the same painful stimulus in different...
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How Do Vitamins Work? - Ginnie Trinh Nguyen

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/what-s-the-value-of-vitamins-ginnie-trinh-nguyen Vitamins are the building blocks that keep our bodies running; they help build muscle and bone,...
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History Vs. Christopher Columbus - Alex Gendler

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/history-vs-christopher-columbus-alex-gendler Many people in the United States and Latin America have grown up celebrating the anniversary of Christopher...
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Should We Eat Bugs? - Emma Bryce

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/should-we-eat-bugs-emma-bryce What's tasty, abundant and high in protein? Bugs! Although less common outside the tropics, entomophagy, the practice...
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The Importance Of Focus - Richard St. John

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/the-importance-of-focus-richard-st-john How might focus help you succeed? Using examples of famous people from disparate fields, such as James Cameron,.
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The breathtaking courage of Harriet Tubman - Janell Hobson

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Download a free audiobook version of "The Underground Railroad" and support TED-Ed's nonprofit mission: https://adbl.co/2LEl0sU Check out our full book recommendation: https://shop.ed.ted.com/collections/ted-ed-book-recommendations/products/the-undergroun
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Cell Vs. Virus: A Battle For Health - Shannon Stiles

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/cell-vs-virus-a-battle-for-health-shannon-stiles All living things are made of cells. In the human body, these highly efficient units are protected...
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Why Is Ketchup So Hard To Pour? - George Zaidan

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/why-is-ketchup-so-hard-to-pour-george-zaidan Ever go to pour ketchup on your fries...and nothing comes out? Or the opposite happens, and your plate...
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The 2,400-year Search For The Atom - Theresa Doud

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/the-2-400-year-search-for-the-atom-theresa-doud How do we know what matter is made of? The quest for the atom has been a long one, beginning 2400...
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The Science Of Spiciness - Rose Eveleth

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/the-science-of-spiciness-rose-eveleth When you take a bite of a hot pepper, your body reacts as if your mouth is on fire -- because that's essentially...
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A Brief History Of Melancholy - Courtney Stephens

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/a-brief-history-of-melancholy-courtney-stephens If you are a living, breathing human being, chances are you have felt sad at least a few times in...
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When will the next ice age happen? - Lorraine Lisiecki

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Learn more about TED-Ed Clubs here: https://ed.ted.com/clubs Check out the TED-Ed Clubs YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCskU_g7t6b5ecsA1CTS3y9Q View full lesson: https://ed.ted.com/lessons/when-will-the-next-ice-age-happen-lorraine-lisie
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The original ring of power - Alex Gendler

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Download a free audiobook version of The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring and support TED-Ed's nonprofit mission: https://www.audible.com/ted-ed--More than 2,000 years ago, the Greek philosopher Plato recounted the legend of the Ring of Gyges
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Is it dangerous to wake a sleepwalker? - Emmanuel During

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Download a free audiobook version of The Midnight Library and support TED-Ed's nonprofit mission: https://www.audible.com/ted-ed--Mumbling fantastical gibberish; devouring blocks of cheese in the nude; peeing in places that arent toilets; and jumping out
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Can Robots Be Creative? - Gil Weinberg

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/can-robots-be-creative-gil-weinberg People have been grappling with the question of artificial creativity -- alongside the question of artificial...
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What Are Those Floaty Things In Your Eye? - Michael Mauser

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/what-are-those-floaty-things-in-your-eye-michael-mauser Sometimes, against a uniform, bright background such as a clear sky or a blank computer...
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Whoever builds something here will be rich beyond measure - Fabio Pacucci

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Download a free audiobook version of Project Hail Mary" and support TED-Ed's nonprofit mission: https://www.audible.com/ted-ed--Since the 1950s, governments, companies, and researchers have been planting flags among the stars. But while it might seem like
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Where Did Earth’s Water Come From? - Zachary Metz

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/where-did-earth-s-water-come-from-zachary-metz Water covers over 70% of the Earth, cycling from the oceans and rivers to the clouds and back again....
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The Colossal Consequences Of Supervolcanoes - Alex Gendler

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/the-colossal-consequences-of-supervolcanoes-alex-gendler In 1816, Europe and North America were plagued by heavy rains, odd-colored snow, famines,...
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How do you know you're not dreaming? - Daniel Gregory

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Download a free audiobook version of The Sandman and support TED-Ed's nonprofit mission: https://www.audible.com/ted-ed--Bizarre things happen in dreams: you fly, or conjure an all-you-can-eat buffet out of thin air, or get chased by witches through the h
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How long should your naps be? - Sara C. Mednick

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Download a free audiobookversionof "Take a Nap: Change Your Life" by Sara Mednick or Matthew Walker's "Why We Sleep" and support TED-Ed's nonprofit mission:https://www.audible.com/ted-ed--Your eyes get heavy and gradually close But wait! Its only lunch ti
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The Benefits Of A Good Night's Sleep - Shai Marcu

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/the-benefits-of-a-good-night-s-sleep-shai-marcu It's 4am, and the big test is in 8 hours. You've been studying for days, but you still don't...
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Is DNA the future of data storage? - Leo Bear-McGuinness

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Check out our Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/teded View full lesson: https://ed.ted.com/lessons/is-dna-the-future-of-data-storage-leo-bear-mcguinness In the event of a nuclear fallout, every piece of digital and written information could all be los
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The Boltzmann brain paradox - Fabio Pacucci

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Download a free audiobook version of The 7 1/2 Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle and support TED-Ed's nonprofit mission: https://www.audible.com/ted-ed--How do you know youre a person who has lived your life, rather than a just-formed brain full of artificial m
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How Do Dogs Smell

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/how-do-dogs-see-with-their-noses-alexandra-horowitz You may have heard the expression that dogs 'see with their noses.' But these creature's...
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How Optical Illusions Trick Your Brain - Nathan S. Jacobs

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/how-optical-illusions-trick-your-brain-nathan-s-jacobs Optical illusions are images that seem to trick our minds into seeing something different...
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Why Are Manhole Covers Round? - Marc Chamberland

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/why-are-manhole-covers-round-marc-chamberland Why are most manhole covers round? Sure it makes them easy to roll, and slide into place in any ...
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Hidden animal senses #Shorts

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Animals see the world beyond the capabilities of our human senses.Talk: The hidden world of animal senses - with Ed Yong: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dVPN165wz1Y
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The myth of Jason and the Argonauts - Iseult Gillespie

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Download a free audiobook version of "Circe" and support TED-Ed's nonprofit mission: https://www.audible.com/ted-edCheck out our full book recommendation: https://shop.ed.ted.com/collections/ted-ed-book-recommendations/products/circe--Hercules, the strong
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Battling With the Father-Daughter Beatbox Duo

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Before Nicole was born, Ed was already laying down the tracks for his daughter to follow. As a beatbox artist, Ed was busting beats while Nicole was still in the womb. Today, the father-daughter duo jam together as “The Mentor” and “The Apprentice,” creat
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How long will human impacts last? - David Biello

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Check out all of TED-Ed's book recommendations: http://ed.ted.com/books Check out David Biello's "The Unnatural World": https://shop.ed.ted.com/collections/ted-ed-book-recommendations/products/the-unnatural-world View full lesson: https://ed.ted.com/lesso
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Does time exist? - Andrew Zimmerman Jones

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Download a free audiobook version of "A Brief History of Time" and support TED-Ed's nonprofit mission: https://adbl.co/2NWYjAh Check out our full book recommendation: https://shop.ed.ted.com/collections/ted-ed-book-recommendations/products/a-brief-history
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How to make a sad story funny - Jodie Houlston-Lau

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Download a free audiobook version of Born A Crime and support TED-Ed's nonprofit mission: https://www.audible.com/ted-ed--It may seem counterintuitive, but comedy is often key to a serious story. As a writer, you need your audience to experience a range o
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A tour of the ancient Greek Underworld - Iseult Gillespie

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Download a free audiobook version of The Song of Achilles" and support TED-Ed's nonprofit mission: https://www.audible.com/ted-ed --Achilles, just slain in the Trojan War, arrives in the Underworld and is greeted by Sibyl of Cumae a prophetess and also th
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Schrödinger's Cat: A Thought Experiment In Quantum Mechanics - Chad Orzel

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/schrodinger-s-cat-a-thought-experiment-in-quantum-mechanics-chad-orzel Austrian physicist Erwin Schrödinger, one of the founders of quantum mechanics,...
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Are the illuminati real? - Chip Berlet

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Download a free audiobook version of "The Pillars of the Earth" and support TED-Ed's nonprofit mission: https://www.audible.com/ted-ed Check out our full book recommendation: https://shop.ed.ted.com/collections/ted-ed-book-recommendations/products/illumin
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The myth of Narcissus and Echo - Iseult Gillespie

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Download a free audiobook version of Atlas of the Heart and support TED-Ed's nonprofit mission: https://www.audible.com/ted-ed--One day, Echo was drifting through the woods and fell in love with a handsome young hunter named Narcissus. Cursed by Hera to o
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Are you a body with a mind or a mind with a body? - Maryam Alimardani

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Download a free audiobook and support TED-Ed's nonprofit mission: http://www.audible.com/teded View full lesson: https://ed.ted.com/lessons/are-you-a-body-with-a-mind-or-a-mind-with-a-body-maryam-alimardani Our bodies – the physical, biological parts of u
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What is phantom traffic and why is it ruining your life? - Benjamin Seibold

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Download a free audiobook version of "Astrophysics for People in a Hurry" and support TED-Ed's nonprofit mission: https://www.audible.com/ted-ed Check out our full book recommendation: https://shop.ed.ted.com/collections/ted-ed-book-recommendations/produc
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Why Do We Pass Gas? - Purna Kashyap

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/why-do-we-pass-gas-purna-kashyap Flatulence is a daily phenomenon. In fact, most human beings pass gas 10-20 times a day (yes, that includes you)....
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How to Tie a Shoe so it Never Comes Untied or Undone

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If you tie your shoes this way, you won't need to double knot them and they will not come untied all day long. Give it a try and see. Mine haven't come undone since I have been tying them this way for the last 3 months. Thanks Ed Lebert for teaching me ho
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How the Animal Kingdom Sleeps

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Sleep is universal in the animal kingdom, but each species slumbers in a different — and often mysterious — way. Some animals snooze with half their brain, while others only sleep for two hours a day (without even suffering sleep deprivation!). Ed Yong gu

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