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From slave to rebel gladiator: The life of Spartacus - Fiona Radford

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Sign up for our newsletter and never miss an animation: http://bit.ly/TEDEdNewsletter View full lesson: https://ed.ted.com/lessons/from-slave-to-rebel-gladiator-the-life-of-spartacus-fiona-radford Spartacus was a slave -- one of millions taken from territ
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Corruption, Wealth And Beauty: The History Of The Venetian Gondola - Laura Morelli

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/corruption-wealth-and-beauty-the-history-of-the-venetian-gondola-laura-morelli It’s hard to imagine Venice without the curious, banana-shaped gondolas that glide down the canals. How did these boats come to be t
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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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The Psychology Of Narcissism - W. Keith Campbell

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/the-psychology-of-narcissism-w-keith-campbell Narcissism isn’t just a personality type that shows up in advice columns; it’s actually a set of traits classified and studied by psychologists. But what causes it?
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Can you solve the airplane riddle? - Judd A. Schorr

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/can-you-solve-the-airplane-riddle-judd-a-schorr Professor Fukanō, the famous scientist, has embarked on a new challenge – piloting around the world in a plane of his own design. There’s just one problem: there's
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How Playing An Instrument Benefits Your Brain - Anita Collins

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/how-playing-an-instrument-benefits-your-brain-anita-collins When you listen to music, multiple areas of your brain become engaged and active. But when you actually play an instrument, that activity becomes more
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Would winning the lottery make you happier? - Raj Raghunathan

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/would-winning-the-lottery-make-you-happier-raj-raghunathan Imagine winning a multi-million dollar lottery tomorrow. If you’re like many of us, you’d be ecstatic, unable to believe your good luck. But
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Gerrymandering: How drawing jagged lines can impact an election - Christina Greer

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/gerrymandering-how-drawing-jagged-lines-can-impact-an-election-christina-greer District lines, and the groups of voters within them, may seem arbitrary, but a lot of thought (and political bickering) is put into
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Urbanization And The Evolution Of Cities Across 10,000 Years - Vance Kite

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/urbanization-and-the-future-of-cities-vance-kite About 10,000 years ago, hunter-gatherers, aided by rudimentary agriculture, moved to semi-permanent villages and never looked back. With further developments came
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How Stress Affects Your Brain - Madhumita Murgia

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/how-stress-affects-your-brain-madhumita-murgia Stress isn’t always a bad thing; it can be handy for a burst of extra energy and focus, like when you’re playing a competitive sport or have to speak in public. But
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Binder Clip Climber - Numberphile

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Featuring Tadashi Tokieda. More Tadashi videos: http://bit.ly/tadashi_vids Numberphile is supported by the Mathematical Sciences Research Institute (MSRI): http://bit.ly/MSRINumberphile We are also supported by Science Sandbox, a Simons Foundation initiat
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How Iron Man's VFX Evolved Over 11 Years | Movies Insider

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If you look at Iron Man's first suit, the Mark 1, and compare it to the hero's nanotech suit from "Avengers: Infinity War" and "Avengers: Endgame," a lot has changed, but it's not just the technology in the world of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Animatio
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The True Story Of 'true' - Gina Cooke

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/the-true-story-of-true-gina-cooke The older the word, the longer (and more fascinating) the story. With roots in Old English, 'true' shares etymological ancestors with words like betroth and truce...but also wit
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Can Math Explain How Animals Get Their Patterns?

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How Alan Turing's Reaction-Diffusion Model Simulates Patterns in Nature Thanks to http://www.audible.com/minuteearth for sponsoring this video. Asparagus Pee Survey Results: https://goo.gl/8x7abL ___________________________________________ If you liked th
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YOU ARE MOVING A MILLION MPH NOW!

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How fast are you moving? Remarkably you are moving, by some definitions, around a million miles per hour. But, why don't we feel this motion? Is this speed useful in some way? And what does the question of speed really even mean? Join us today as Cool Wor
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How Does Your Smartphone Know Your Location? - Wilton L. Virgo

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/how-does-your-smartphone-know-your-location-wilton-l-virgo GPS location apps on a smartphone can be very handy when mapping a travel route or finding nearby events. But how does your smartphone know where you ar
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What Does The Liver Do? - Emma Bryce

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/what-does-the-liver-do-emma-bryce There’s a factory inside you that weighs about 1.4 kilograms and runs for 24 hours a day. It’s your liver: the heaviest organ in your body, which simultaneously acts as a storeh
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An Athlete Uses Physics To Shatter World Records - Asaf Bar-Yosef

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/an-athlete-uses-physics-to-shatter-world-records-asaf-bar-yosef When Dick Fosbury couldn't compete against the skilled high jumpers at his college, he tried jumping in a different way -- backwards. Fosbury impro
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The Contributions Of Female Explorers - Courtney Stephens

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/the-contributions-of-female-explorers-courtney-stephens During the Victorian Age, women were unlikely to become great explorers, but a few intelligent, gritty and brave women made major contributions to the stud
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How North America Got Its Shape - Peter J. Haproff

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/how-north-america-got-its-shape-peter-j-haproff North America didn’t always have its familiar shape, nor its famed mountains, canyons, and plains: all of that was once contained in an unrecognizable mass, buried
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How the Band-Aid was invented | Moments of Vision 3 - Jessica Oreck

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/how-the-band-aid-was-invented-moments-of-vision-3-jessica-oreck It is estimated that Johnson & Johnson have made an astounding 100 billion Band-Aids since they were invented in 1920. But where did the idea come
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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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Why Is This Painting So Captivating? - James Earle And Christina Bozsik

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View full lesson: https://ed.ted.com/lessons/why-is-this-painting-so-captivating-james-earle-and-christina-bozsik On first glance, the painting “Las Meninas” (“The Maids of Honor”) might not seem terribly special, but it’s actually one of the most analyze
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Mysteries Of Vernacular: Odd - Jessica Oreck And Rachael Teel

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/mysteries-of-vernacular-odd-jessica-oreck-and-rachael-teel Whether we're talking all things unusual or mathematical, the origins of the word odd point to the Indo-European root uzdho, which means pointing upward
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What On Earth Is Spin? - Brian Jones

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/what-on-earth-is-spin-brian-jones Why does the Earth spin? Does a basketball falling from a spinning merry-go-round fall in a curve, as it appears to, or in a straight line? How can speed be manipulated while sp
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Should You Trust Unanimous Decisions? - Derek Abbott

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/should-you-trust-unanimous-decisions-derek-abbott Imagine a police lineup where ten witnesses are asked to identify a bank robber they glimpsed fleeing the scene. If six of them pick the same person, there’s a g
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How We Think Complex Cells Evolved - Adam Jacobson

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/how-we-think-complex-cells-evolved-adam-jacobson Imagine you swallowed a small bird and suddenly gained the ability to fly … or you ate a cobra and were able to spit poisonous venom! Well, throughout the history
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What Is An Aurora? - Michael Molina

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/how-epic-solar-winds-make-brilliant-polar-lights-michael-molina Why do we see those stunning lights in the northern- and southernmost portions of the night sky? The Aurora Borealis and Aurora Australis occur whe
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The Wars That Inspired Game Of Thrones - Alex Gendler

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/the-wars-that-inspired-game-of-thrones-alex-gendler Beginning around 1377, medieval England was shaken by a power struggle between two noble families, which spanned generations and involved a massive cast of cha
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Jellyfish predate dinosaurs. How have they survived so long? - David Gruber

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/jellyfish-predate-dinosaurs-how-have-they-survived-so-long-david-gruber Some are longer than a blue whale. Others are barely larger than a grain of sand. One species unleashes one of the most deadly venoms on ea
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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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Could Anyone Make A Jackson Pollock Painting? - Sarah Rosenthal

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/could-just-anyone-make-a-jackson-pollock-painting-sarah-rosenthal If you visit a museum with a collection of modern and contemporary art, you’re likely to see works that sometimes elicit the response, “My cat co
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Who IS Sherlock Holmes? - Neil McCaw

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/who-is-sherlock-holmes-neil-mccaw More than a century after first emerging into the fogbound, gaslit streets of Victorian London, Sherlock Holmes is universally recognizable. And yet many of his most recognizabl
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Is there a reproducibility crisis in science? - Matt Anticole

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/is-there-a-reproducibility-crisis-in-science-matt-anticole Published scientific studies can motivate research, inspire products, and inform policy. However, recent studies that examined dozens of published pharm
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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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Balancing a Ruler - Numberphile

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How to find a ruler's centre of gravity. More videos with Tadashi Tokieda: http://bit.ly/tadashi_vids Sixty Symbols (our physics channel): https://www.youtube.com/sixtysymbols NUMBERPHILE Website: http://www.numberphile.com/ Numberphile on Facebook: http:
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The Famously Difficult Green-eyed Logic Puzzle - Alex Gendler

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/the-famously-difficult-green-eyed-logic-puzzle-alex-gendler One hundred green-eyed logicians have been imprisoned on an island by a mad dictator. Their only hope for freedom lies in the answer to one famously di
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Humans Have Magnetic Powers?

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You might be enrolling in Xavier's School for Gifted Youngsters soon!Watch more: How Do We Stop Looking Old? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EDuWe1PK4IUCheck out the team that powers Life Noggin! https://www.lifespan.io/life-noggin/Follow the Life Noggin
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The Secret Lives Of Baby Fish - Amy McDermott

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/the-secret-lives-of-baby-fish-amy-mcdermott Coral reef fish, like the yellow tang surgeonfish, begin life in a fascinating and weird way – as tiny floating larvae! These babies are capable of drifting thousands
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The science of the self explained by a biologist | Michael Levin

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How do you emerge from a collection of cells? A biologist explains. This interview is an episode from @The-Well our publication about ideas that inspire a life well-lived, created with the @JohnTempletonFoundation .Subscribe to The Well on YouTube https:/
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Mansa Musa, One Of The Wealthiest People Who Ever Lived - Jessica Smith

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/mansa-musa-one-of-the-wealthiest-people-who-ever-lived-jessica-smith Mansa Musa, the 14th century African king of the Mali Empire, is said to have amassed a fortune that possibly made him one of the wealthiest p
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The genius of Marie Curie - Shohini Ghose

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/the-genius-of-marie-curie-shohini-ghose Marie Skłodowska Curie’s revolutionary research laid the groundwork for our understanding of physics and chemistry, blazing trails in oncology, technology, medicine, and n
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How To Fossilize...yourself - Phoebe A. Cohen

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/how-to-fossilize-yourself-phoebe-a-cohen You can aspire to great things in life, but how about in death? Could you be one of the world's greatest fossils many years from now? To ensure being found by a future pa
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The ferocious predatory dinosaurs of Cretaceous Sahara - Nizar Ibrahim

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/the-ferocious-predatory-dinosaurs-of-cretaceous-sahara-nizar-ibrahim In Cretaceous times (around 100 million years ago), North Africa was home to a huge river system and a bizarre menagerie of giant prehistoric
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Can you solve the pirate riddle? - Alex Gendler

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/can-you-solve-the-pirate-riddle-alex-gendler It’s a good day to be a pirate. Amaro and his four mateys – Bart, Charlotte, Daniel, and Eliza have struck gold – a chest with 100 coins. But now, they must divvy up
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Reflected Cats - Numberphile

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Yes, it's a cat video on YouTube. More videos with Tadashi Tokieda at: http://bit.ly/tadashi_vids Numberphile is supported by the Mathematical Sciences Research Institute (MSRI): http://bit.ly/MSRINumberphile We are also supported by Science Sandbox, a Si
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The Scientific Origins Of The Minotaur - Matt Kaplan

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/the-scientific-origins-of-the-minotaur-matt-kaplan The myth of the Minotaur tells the story of an enraged beast forever wandering the corridors of a damp labyrinth, filled with a rage so intense that its deafeni
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What’s The Big Deal With Gluten? - William D. Chey

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/what-s-the-big-deal-with-gluten-william-d-chey If you've been to a restaurant in the last few years, you’ve likely seen the words gluten-free written somewhere on the menu. But what exactly is gluten, and why ca
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Why Do You Have Reoccurring Dreams? - Dear Blocko #30

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Dream. Dream. Dream. It's Dear Blocko 30!Watch more Dear Blocko: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E6snsF4TpwAGrab a BLOCKO PIN!: http://keeponthinking.co Meet The Team!Director/Voice - Pat Graziosi: http://twitter.com/PatGraziosi Executive Producer - Ian D
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A glimpse of teenage life in ancient Rome - Ray Laurence

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/a-glimpse-of-teenage-life-in-ancient-rome-ray-laurence Welcome to the world of Lucius Popidius Secundus, a 17-year old living in Rome in 73 AD. His life is a typical one of arranged marriages, coming-of-age fest
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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 Real Symptoms of Depression #shorts #education

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Here's a throwback Life Noggin short!Watch more: How Do We Stop Looking Old? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EDuWe1PK4IU&t=0sCheck out the team that powers Life Noggin! https://www.lifespan.io/life-noggin/Follow the Life Noggin Team!Director/Voice - Pat G
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Why Can't We Time Travel? #shorts #education

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Past me says hey there!Enjoy this throw back Thursday episode of Life Noggin!Watch this next: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ifAjCg_VTUCheck out the team that powers Life Noggin! https://www.lifespan.io/life-noggin/Follow the Life Noggin Team!Director/V
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What Is The Shape Of A Molecule? - George Zaidan And Charles Morton

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/what-is-the-shape-of-a-molecule-george-zaidan-and-charles-morton A molecule is nearly all empty space, apart from the extremely dense nuclei of its atoms and the clouds of electrons that bond them together. When
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The Past, Present And Future Of The Bubonic Plague - Sharon N. DeWitte

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/the-past-present-and-future-of-the-bubonic-plague-sharon-n-dewitte The bubonic plague, which killed around 1/5 of the world’s population in the 14th century, is still around today -- but it now claims only a few
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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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My Makeup Breakup | SCRAPBOOK MY LIFE

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Why do we ever wear makeup?! Here's the story when I tried to wear makeup without anyone knowing, and then jumped in a pool, and then all the makeup smeared and I looked INSANE. Credits Animation by Jennifer RuizJoin the fun on Peacock Kids where you can
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The Fight For The Right To Vote In The United States - Nicki Beaman Griffin

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/the-fight-for-the-right-to-vote-in-the-united-states-nicki-beaman-griffin In the United States today, if you are over eighteen, a citizen, and the resident of a state, you can vote (with some exceptions). So, ho
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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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Einstein's Brilliant Mistake: Entangled States - Chad Orzel

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/einstein-s-brilliant-mistake-entangled-states-chad-orzel When you think about Einstein and physics, E=mc^2 is probably the first thing that comes to mind. But one of his greatest contributions to the field actua
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Football Physics: The

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/football-physics-the-impossible-free-kick-erez-garty In 1997, Brazilian football player Roberto Carlos set up for a 35 meter free kick with no direct line to the goal. Carlos’s shot sent the ball flying wide of
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SUPERMAN CARTOON: The Mad Scientist (1941) (Remastered) [ULTRA HD 4K Cartoons]

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Superman The Mad Scientist is the first in the series of seventeen animated Technicolor short films based upon the DC Comics character Superman. Also known as The Mad Scientist, Superman was produced by Fleischer Studios and released to theaters by Paramo
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This Upcoming NASA Mission Could Discover How Our Solar System Began

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NASA's latest mission is heading to the Trojan asteroids to help us answer some of the biggest questions about the origin of our solar system. Subscribe to Seeker!http://bit.ly/subscribeseeker Watch more Countdown to Launch: http://bit.ly/CTLplaylist Visi
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How A Single-celled Organism Almost Wiped Out Life On Earth - Anusuya Willis

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/how-a-single-celled-organism-almost-wiped-out-life-on-earth-anusuya-willis There’s an organism that changed the world. It caused the first mass extinction in Earth’s history … and also paved the way for complex
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How to master your sense of smell - Alexandra Horowitz

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/how-to-master-your-sense-of-smell-alexandra-horowitz Some perfumers can distinguish individual odors in a fragrance made of hundreds of scents; tea-experts have been known to sniff out the exact location of a pa
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Music And Creativity In Ancient Greece - Tim Hansen

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/music-and-creativity-in-ancient-greece-tim-hansen You think you love music? You have nothing on the Ancient Greek obsession. Every aspect of Greek life was punctuated by song: history, poetry, theater, sports an
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Particles And Waves: The Central Mystery Of Quantum Mechanics - Chad Orzel

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/particles-and-waves-the-central-mystery-of-quantum-mechanics-chad-orzel One of the most amazing facts in physics is that everything in the universe, from light to electrons to atoms, behaves like both a particle
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Mysteries Of Vernacular: Lady - Jessica Oreck And Rachael Teel

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/mysteries-of-vernacular-lady-jessica-oreck-and-rachael-teel Why do we call women ladies? Well, etymologically-speaking, the word comes from the Old English words for hlaf (bread) and daege (maid), which, combine
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Repairing the eardrum: The sound of self-healing

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Ruptured eardrums are relatively common. Fortunately, small tears usually heal by themselves. But some large tears need to be repaired by a surgeon. This animation shows how a new tissue engineering technique could make that process much easier and cheape
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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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Why Don't Oil And Water Mix? - John Pollard

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/why-don-t-oil-and-water-mix-john-pollard Salt dissolves in water; oil does not. But why? You can think of that glass of water as a big, bumpin' dance party where the water molecules are always switching dance pa
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How do Wind Turbines work ?

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Help us to make future videos for you. Make LE's efforts sustainable. Please support us at Patreon.com ! https://www.patreon.com/LearnEngineering Working of a wind turbine is illustrated in this video with the help of animation. The topic covered are blad
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Why Wasn’t The Bill Of Rights Originally In The US Constitution? - James Coll

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/why-wasn-t-the-bill-of-rights-originally-in-the-us-constitution-james-coll When you think of the US Constitution, what’s the first thing that comes to mind? Free speech? The right to bear arms? These passages ar
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ONE LIE Made Me DIE of Embarrassment | SCRAPBOOK MY LIFE

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The year I became a nervous sweater, lied about it by saying I sweat because I play tennis, and then ended up in a tennis match against the popular girl. Credits Animation by Jennifer RuizJoin the fun on Peacock Kids where you can find an endless supply o
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What's the fastest way to alphabetize your bookshelf? - Chand John

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/what-s-the-fastest-way-to-alphabetize-your-bookshelf-chand-john You work at the college library. You’re in the middle of a quiet afternoon when suddenly, a shipment of 1,280 books arrives. The books are in a str
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Let's Make History…by Recording It - StoryCorps & TED Prize

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/let-s-make-history-by-recording-it-storycorps-ted-prize Download the StoryCorps app here: http://ow.ly/UZarA What if Anne Frank hadn’t kept a diary? What if no one could listen to Martin Luther King’s Mountainto
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Debunking The Myths Of OCD - Natascha M. Santos

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/debunking-the-myths-of-ocd-natascha-m-santos There’s a common misconception that if you like to meticulously organize your things, keep your hands clean, or plan out your weekend to the last detail, you might be
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Why The Metric System Matters - Matt Anticole

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/why-the-metric-system-matters-matt-anticole For the majority of recorded human history, units like the weight of a grain or the length of a hand weren’t exact and varied from place to place. Now, consistent meas
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RNAi: Slicing, Dicing And Serving Your Cells - Alex Dainis

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/rnai-slicing-dicing-and-serving-your-cells-alex-dainis RNA, the genetic messenger, makes sure the DNA recipe gives your cells exactly what they ordered. But sometimes that means inhibiting some other RNA that go
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How Brain Parasites Change Their Host's Behavior - Jaap De Roode

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/how-parasites-change-their-host-s-behavior-jaap-de-roode The biggest challenge in a parasite’s life is to move from one host to another. Intriguingly, many parasites have evolved the ability to manipulate the be
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Stable Rollers - Numberphile

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Tadashi Tokieda is back. This time talking about stability, instability and train wheels. More Tadashi videos: http://bit.ly/tadashi_vids Numberphile is supported by the Mathematical Sciences Research Institute (MSRI): http://bit.ly/MSRINumberphile We are
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Plato’s Allegory Of The Cave - Alex Gendler

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/plato-s-allegory-of-the-cave-alex-gendler Twenty four hundred years ago, Plato, one of history’s most famous thinkers, said life is like being chained up in a cave forced to watch shadows flitting across a stone
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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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Why Is Bread Fluffy, Vinegar Sour, And Swiss Cheese Holey? - Erez Garty

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/why-is-bread-fluffy-vinegar-sour-and-swiss-cheese-holey-erez-garty Where does bread get its fluffiness? Swiss cheese its holes? And what makes vinegar so sour? These foods may taste completely different, but all
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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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What Is Leukemia? - Danilo Allegra And Dania Puggioni

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/what-is-leukemia-danilo-allegra-and-dania-puggioni Stem cells found in the bone marrow are crucial for our health because they are needed to become new blood cells that sustain and protect our bodies. But when t
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What happens during a heart attack? - Krishna Sudhir

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/what-happens-during-a-heart-attack-krishna-sudhir Approximately seven million people around the world die from heart attacks every year. And cardiovascular disease, which causes heart attacks and other problems
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The Dreams Of An Astronaut - With Helen Sharman

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What do astronauts dream of? In 1991, Helen Sharman became the first Briton in space; in this animation she shares a dream she has about returning to space, and talks about what it’s like to gaze down on the earth from above. This is the first instalment
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Strange Crystal Skulls in South America | COLOSSAL MYSTERIES

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Deep in the jungles of South America, archeologists uncover all sorts of ancient artifacts, but none has caused more controversy than the crystal skulls, expertly carved from a single piece of quartz in the shape of a human skull. Could these relics reall
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The history of the Cuban Missile Crisis - Matthew A. Jordan

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/the-history-of-the-cuban-missile-crisis-matthew-a-jordan Imagine going about your life knowing that, at any given moment, you and everyone you know could be wiped out without warning at the push of a button. Thi
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What Does Winning & Losing Really Do To You? ft. WolfeyVGC

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Monsters of the Pocket is everyone's favorite franchise!Watch WolfeyVGC's pokemon videos: https://www.youtube.com/wolfeyvgcGet a BLOCKO PIN! :~) http://keeponthinking.co Meet The Team!Director/Voice - Pat Graziosi: http://twitter.com/patgraziosiExecutive
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What is Evolution?

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Support Stated Clearly on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/statedclearly Evolution is often considered a complex and controversial topic but it's actually a very simple concept to understand. Watch this short animation to see how evolution works. Share it
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Is light a particle or a wave? - Colm Kelleher

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/is-light-a-particle-or-a-wave-colm-kelleher Can we accurately describe light as exclusively a wave or just a particle? Are the two mutually exclusive? In this third part of his series on light and color, Colm Ke
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What Creates A Total Solar Eclipse? - Andy Cohen

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View full lesson here: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/what-creates-a-total-solar-eclipse-andy-cohen How can the shadow of the tiny moon eclipse the sight of the gargantuan sun? By sheer coincidence, the disc of the sun is 400x larger than the disc of the moon,
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Family Fun Mayka Toy Block Tape Challenge! Kids Pretend Playtime with Ryan ToysReview

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Family Fun Mayka Toy Block Tape Challenge! Kids Pretend Playtime with Ryan ToysReview! This is an advertisement for Mayka Tape Zuru LEGO®is a trademark of the LEGO Group of companies which does not sponsor, authorize or endorse this video. MAYKA™ is a tra
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CRISPR: Gene editing and beyond

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The CRISPR-Cas9 system has revolutionised gene-editing, but cutting DNA isn’t all it can do. From turning gene expression on and off to fluorescently tagging particular sequences, this animation explores some of the exciting possibilities of CRISPR. Downl
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The Science Of Skin Color - Angela Koine Flynn

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View full lesson: https://ed.ted.com/lessons/the-science-of-skin-color-angela-koine-flynn When ultraviolet sunlight hits our skin, it affects each of us differently. Depending on skin color, it’ll take only minutes of exposure to turn one person beetroot-
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Did Shakespeare Write His Plays? - Natalya St. Clair And Aaron Williams

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/did-shakespeare-write-his-plays-natalya-st-clair-and-aaron-williams Some people question whether Shakespeare really wrote the works that bear his name – or whether he even existed at all. Could it be true that t
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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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How To Build A Fictional World - Kate Messner

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/how-to-build-a-fictional-world-kate-messner Why is J.R.R. Tolkien's Lord of the Rings trilogy so compelling? How about The Matrix or Harry Potter? What makes these disparate worlds come alive are clear, consiste
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The Haber Process - Daniel D. Dulek

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/the-chemical-reaction-that-feeds-the-world-daniel-d-dulek How do we grow crops quickly enough to feed the Earth's billions? It's called the Haber process, which turns the nitrogen in the air into ammonia, easily
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Evolutionarily Stable Strategies Ft. Richard Dawkins

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When evolution favours a stable ratio of traits rather than one dominant trait. Check out Audible: http://bit.ly/AudibleVe Animation by The Lyosacks: https://www.youtube.com/TheLyosacks Hosting Neil Degrasse Tyson, info and tickets: http://bit.ly/NDTandVe
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The Most Groundbreaking Scientist You've Never Heard Of - Addison Anderson

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/the-most-groundbreaking-scientist-you-ve-never-heard-of-addison-anderson Seventeenth-century Danish geologist Nicolas Steno earned his chops at a young age, studying cadavers and drawing anatomic connections bet
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The Real Story Behind Archimedes’ Eureka! - Armand D'Angour

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/the-real-story-behind-archimedes-eureka-armand-d-angour When you think of Archimedes’ Eureka moment, you probably imagine a man in a bathtub, right? As it turns out, there's much more to the story. Armand D'Ango
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The Egyptian Book of the Dead: A guidebook for the underworld - Tejal Gala

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/the-egyptian-book-of-the-dead-tejal-gala Ancient Egyptians believed that in order to become immortal after death, a spirit must first pass through the underworld — a realm of vast caverns, lakes of fire, and mag
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Rosalind Franklin: DNA's Unsung Hero - Cláudio L. Guerra

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/rosalind-franklin-dna-s-unsung-hero-claudio-l-guerra The discovery of the structure of DNA was one of the most important scientific achievements in human history. The now-famous double helix is almost synonymous
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The exceptional life of Benjamin Banneker - Rose-Margaret Ekeng-Itua

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/the-exceptional-life-of-benjamin-banneker-rose-margaret-ekeng-itua Born in 1731 to freed slaves on a farm in Baltimore, Benjamin Banneker was obsessed with math and science. And his appetite for knowledge only g
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The Origins Of Ballet - Jennifer Tortorello And Adrienne Westwood

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/the-origins-of-ballet-jennifer-tortorello-and-adrienne-westwood Can you imagine a party where every movement and every visual detail were governed by a complex system of rules and procedures? For centuries, such
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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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The Coelacanth: A Living Fossil Of A Fish - Erin Eastwood

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/the-coelacanth-a-living-fossil-of-a-fish-erin-eastwood The coelacanth, a prehistoric fish that was mistakenly thought to have gone extinct at the same time as the dinosaurs, has managed to stick around our seas
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How Do Solar Panels Work? - Richard Komp

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View full lesson: https://ed.ted.com/lessons/how-do-solar-panels-work-richard-komp The Earth intercepts a lot of solar power: 173,000 terawatts. That’s 10,000 times more power than the planet’s population uses. So is it possible that one day the world cou
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Rhythm In A Box: The Story Of The Cajon Drum - Paul Jennings

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/rhythm-in-a-box-the-story-of-the-cajon-drum-paul-jennings Many modern musical instruments are complicated pieces of machinery with many moving parts. But the cajon is simply a drum and a stand and a seat all in
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What Can Schrödinger's Cat Teach Us About Quantum Mechanics? - Josh Samani

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/what-can-schrodinger-s-cat-teach-us-about-quantum-mechanics-josh-samani The classical physics that we encounter in our everyday, macroscopic world is very different from the quantum physics that governs systems
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Mysteries Of Vernacular: Ukulele - Jessica Oreck And Rachael Teel

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/mysteries-of-vernacular-ukulele-jessica-oreck-and-rachael-teel When 19th century Portuguese travelers landed in Hawaii with a small four-stringed guitar, a member of the king's court, nicknamed Jumping Flea, or
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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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Why Tragedies Are Alluring - David E. Rivas

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/why-tragedies-are-alluring-david-e-rivas The story goes something like this: A royal, rich, or righteous individual — who is otherwise a lot like us — makes a mistake that sends his or her life spiraling into ru
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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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Why Do We Bite Nails & Crack Fingers When We're Nervous? #AskDNews

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Many of us have bad habits like biting our nails or cracking our knuckles. But why exactly do we do it? Why Can't Some People Stop Fidgeting? ►►►► http://bit.ly/20IaVMW Sign Up For The TestTube Newsletter Here ►►►► http://bit.ly/1myXbFG Read More: Real-Ti
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Can You Solve The Frog Riddle? - Derek Abbott

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/can-you-solve-the-frog-riddle-derek-abbott You’re stranded in a rainforest, and you’ve eaten a poisonous mushroom. To save your life, you need an antidote excreted by a certain species of frog. Unfortunately, on
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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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Bird Migration, A Perilous Journey - Alyssa Klavans

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/bird-migration-a-perilous-journey-alyssa-klavans Nearly 200 species of songbirds migrate south for winter, some traveling up to 7,000 miles. No easy task, the annual journey is dangerous to birds due to landscap
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The History Of The Barometer (and How It Works) - Asaf Bar-Yosef

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/the-history-of-the-barometer-and-how-it-works-asaf-bar-yosef A barometer is an instrument that measures air pressure, allowing weather forecasters and scientists to better predict extreme weather events. Despite
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How a Rocket works ?

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Help us to make future videos for you. Make LE's efforts sustainable. Please support us at Patreon.com ! https://www.patreon.com/LearnEngineering The working of rocket and rocket engine are elaborated in a detailed way with help of animation here. The top
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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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Feedback Loops: How Nature Gets Its Rhythms - Anje-Margriet Neutel

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/feedback-loops-how-nature-gets-its-rhythms-anje-margriet-neutel While feedback loops are a bummer at band practice, they are essential in nature. What does nature’s feedback look like, and how does it build 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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The left brain vs. right brain myth - Elizabeth Waters

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View full lesson: https://ed.ted.com/lessons/the-left-brain-vs-right-brain-myth-elizabeth-waters The human brain is visibly split into a left and right side. This structure has inspired one of the most pervasive ideas about the brain: that the left side c
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Amy Krouse Rosenthal's Thought Bubble: Kindness

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We teamed up with New York Times best-selling author Amy Krouse Rosenthal, to create this Thought Bubble on the power of kindness. Winner of Best Animation at the Peace On Earth Film Festival 2011. For more information on Amy, visit: http://www.whoisamy.c
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The Origin Of Countless Conspiracy Theories - PatrickJMT

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/the-origin-of-countless-conspiracy-theories-patrickjmt Check out PatrickJMT's YouTube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/user/patrickJMT Why can we find geometric shapes in the night sky? How can we know that
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The Physics Of the Most Difficult Ballet Move

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In the third act of "Swan Lake", the Black Swan pulls off a seemingly endless series of turns, bobbing up and down on one pointed foot and spinning around and around and around ... thirty-two times. How is this move — which is called a fouetté
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Got Seeds? Now Add Bleach, Acid And Sandpaper - Mary Koga

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/got-seeds-just-add-bleach-acid-and-sandpaper-mary-koga For a seed to start growing, its embryo must emerge from its hard coat. In nature the embryo is aided by frost and animal digestion -- but humans can help t
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What happens to our bodies after we die? - Farnaz Khatibi Jafari

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/what-happens-to-our-bodies-after-we-die-farnaz-khatibi-jafari Since the dawn of humanity, an estimated 100.8 billion people have lived and died, a number that increases by about 0.8% of the world’s population ea
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The Surprising Reason You Feel Awful When You're Sick - Marco A. Sotomayor

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/the-surprising-reason-you-feel-awful-when-you-re-sick-marco-a-sotomayor It starts with a tickle in your throat that becomes a cough. Your muscles begin to ache, you grow irritable, and you lose your appetite. It
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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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Mysteries Of Vernacular: Yankee - Jessica Oreck And Rachael Teel

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/mysteries-of-vernacular-yankee-jessica-oreck-and-rachael-teel Is it a doodle dandy? A baseball team? The origins of the word yankee are unclear, though its usage in America as a pejorative is well-documented. Je
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How We Conquered The Deadly Smallpox Virus - Simona Zompi

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/how-we-conquered-the-deadly-smallpox-virus-simona-zompi For 10,000 years, humanity suffered from the scourge of smallpox. The virus killed almost a third of its victims within two weeks and left survivors horrib
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Make Your Own Cartoon!

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Cartoons are the best! But you know the characters in them aren't real... so how do they move around like that? Today's experiment will teach you all about the different illusions animation uses to trick your brain and bring drawings to life! ---------- L
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How Did Clouds Get Their Names? - Richard Hamblyn

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/how-did-clouds-get-their-names-richard-hamblyn The study of clouds has always been a daydreamer’s science, aptly founded by a thoughtful young man whose favorite activity was staring out of the window at t
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How does a Mechanical Scale work? (Spring Scale)

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Come learn how a Mechanical Scale works with 3D Animation! We'll also dive into some physics with Hooke's Law.more links belowFloor Scale on Amazon: https://amzn.to/38pnhFKHanging Scale on Amazon: https://amzn.to/3cchLY2Topics explored in this video: Hook
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How To Create Cleaner Coal - Emma Bryce

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View full lesson here: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/how-to-create-cleaner-coal-emma-bryce It takes a lot of fuel to heat our homes, preserve our food, and power our gadgets. And for 40 percent of the world, cheap, plentiful coal gets the job done. But coal a
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Will the ocean ever run out of fish? - Ayana Elizabeth Johnson and Jennifer Jacquet

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View full lesson: https://ed.ted.com/lessons/will-the-ocean-ever-run-out-of-fish-ayana-elizabeth-johnson-and-jennifer-jacquet When most people think of fishing, we imagine relaxing in a boat and patiently reeling in the day’s catch. But modern industrial
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How a Fish Saved the Vikings

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The Vikings suffered many hardships living in the north of Europe: long, cold winters and importantly a lack of sunlight. Luckily, they had cod.Check out Vitamania: https://ve42.co/codWhen making a video about vitamins I thought the story would mainly be
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The Physics Of Playing Guitar - Oscar Fernando Perez

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/the-physics-of-playing-guitar-oscar-fernando-perez Guitar masters like Jimi Hendrix are capable of bending the physics of waves to their wills, plucking melody from inspiration and vibration. But how do wood, me
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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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What Happens When You Remove The Hippocampus? - Sam Kean

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/what-happens-when-you-remove-the-hippocampus-sam-kean When Henry Molaison (now widely known as H.M.) cracked his skull in an accident, he began blacking out and having seizures. In an attempt to cure him, darede
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What Causes You to Age? #shorts #education

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What's Actually Happening In Your Body To Cause It to Age?Watch more: The Zombie Cell Problem Inside You https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X2ixGNRdmpk&t=0sCheck out the team that powers Life Noggin! https://www.lifespan.io/life-noggin/Follow the Life Noggin
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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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Meet the tardigrade, the toughest animal on Earth - Thomas Boothby

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/meet-the-tardigrade-the-toughest-animal-on-earth-thomas-boothby Without water, a human can only survive for about 100 hours. But there’s a creature so resilient that it can go without it for decades. This
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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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Synthetic nerve can sense Braille, move cockroach leg

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New artificial nerves could transform prosthetics. Learn more: https://scim.ag/2Ldw3bY Read the research ($): http://science.sciencemag.org/content/360/6392/966 CREDITS producer/narration Sarah Crespi story by Robert F. Service citation Y. Kim et al., Sci
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How the food you eat affects your gut - Shilpa Ravella

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/how-the-food-you-eat-affects-your-gut-shilpa-ravella The bacteria in our guts can break down food the body can’t digest, produce important nutrients, regulate the immune system, and protect against harmful germs
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Hear Perseverance's laser zap rock and Martian wind in new recordings

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The Perseverance rover's SuperCam laser zapped a rock target for analysis on Mars on Sol 12 and recorded audio of it! Also hear audio of the the Martian wind before and after the Mast was deployed by the rover. Full Story: https://www.space.com/perseveran
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Would you sacrifice one person to save five? - Eleanor Nelsen

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/would-you-sacrifice-one-person-to-save-five-eleanor-nelsen Imagine you’re watching a runaway trolley barreling down the tracks, straight towards five workers. You happen to be standing next to a switch that will
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How To Make Your Writing Funnier - Cheri Steinkellner

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View full lesson: https://ed.ted.com/lessons/how-to-make-your-writing-funnier-cheri-steinkellner Did you ever notice how many jokes start with “Did you ever notice?” And what’s the deal with “What’s the deal?” There’s a lot of funny to be found simply by
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How do US Supreme Court justices get appointed? - Peter Paccone

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/how-do-us-supreme-court-justices-get-appointed-peter-paccone There’s a job out there with a great deal of power, pay, prestige, and near-perfect job-security. And there’s only one way to be hired: get appointed
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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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Is There A Disease That Makes Us Love Cats? - Jaap De Roode

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/is-there-a-disease-that-makes-us-love-cats-jaap-de-roode Today, about a third of the world’s population is infected with a strange disease called toxoplasmosis — and most of them never even know it. And while th
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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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How Did Hitler Rise To Power? - Alex Gendler And Anthony Hazard

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/how-did-hitler-rise-to-power-alex-gendler-and-anthony-hazard Decades after the fall of the Third Reich, it feels impossible to understand how Adolf Hitler, the tyrant who orchestrated one of the largest genocide
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How Rainbows Form

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The physics behind rainbows and surprising facts about rainbows. Instagram: http://instagram.com/thephysicsgirl Twitter: http://www.physicsgirl.org/twitter Facebook: http://www.physicsgirl.org/facebook http://www.physicsgirl.org/ Many thanks to the VlogBr
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Gyotaku: The Ancient Japanese Art Of Printing Fish - K. Erica Dodge

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/gyotaku-the-ancient-japanese-art-of-printing-fish-k-erica-dodge How did fishermen record their trophy catches before the invention of photography? In 19th century Japan, fishing boats were equipped with rice pap
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How Do You Actually Stop a Nosebleed? #shorts #education

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May I be excused? My nose is leaking!Here's a throwback Life Noggin short!Watch more: Why Are Humanoid Robots SO CREEPY? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ayxiXium_7ICheck out the team that powers Life Noggin! https://www.lifespan.io/life-noggin/Follow the
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Can You Solve The Control Room Riddle? - Dennis Shasha

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/can-you-solve-the-control-room-riddle-dennis-shasha As your country's top spy, you must infiltrate the headquarters of the evil syndicate, find the secret control panel, and deactivate their death ray. But your
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Why Some "Remastered" Music Videos Look Awful

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This isn't "the way they were meant to be seen". Join CuriosityStream, including access to Nebula and my original series, for only $2.99/month here: https://curiositystream.com/tomscottWhen YouTube allowed music labels to "remaster" their original uploads
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This Neural Network Makes Virtual Humans Dance!

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Check out Weights & Biases and sign up for a free demo here: https://www.wandb.com/papers Their mentioned post is available here: https://wandb.ai/wandb/in-between/reports/-Overview-Robust-Motion-In-betweening---Vmlldzo0MzkzMzA The paper "Robust Motion In
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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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How did Dracula become the world's most famous vampire? - Stanley Stepanic

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/how-did-dracula-become-the-world-s-most-famous-vampire-stanley-stepanic Over a hundred years after his creator was laid to rest, Dracula lives on as the most famous vampire in history. But this Transylvanian nob
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Learning From Smallpox: How To Eradicate A Disease - Julie Garon And Walter A. Orenstein

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/learning-from-smallpox-how-to-eradicate-a-disease-julie-garon-and-walter-a-orenstein For most of human history, we have sought to treat and cure diseases. But only in recent decades did it become possible to ens
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Why It’s So Hard To Cure HIV/AIDS - Janet Iwasa

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/why-it-s-so-hard-to-cure-hiv-aids-janet-iwasa In 2008, something incredible happened: a man was cured of HIV. In over 70 million HIV cases, this was a first, and, so far, a last, and we don’t yet understand exac
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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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What's the difference between hibernation and sleep? - Sheena Lee Faherty

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Check out our Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/teded View full lesson: https://ed.ted.com/lessons/what-s-the-difference-between-hibernation-and-sleep-sheena-faherty The Arctic Ground Squirrel hibernates by burrowing under the permafrost and slipping
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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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If SpongeBob was a Black & White Cartoon | SpongeBob: Reimagined #1

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SpongeBob SquarePants is already a classic cartoon in its own right, but what if it were even MORE classic? Like, 1920's animation-style classic! Watch SpongeBob: Reimagined #1 featuring ""Reef Blower"" as a black & white cartoon! How do you want to see S
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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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Why The Arctic Is Climate Change's Canary In The Coal Mine - William Chapman

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/why-the-arctic-is-climate-change-s-canary-in-the-coal-mine-william-chapman The Arctic may seem like a frozen and desolate environment where nothing ever changes. But the climate of this unique and remote region
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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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Nature's Smallest Factory: The Calvin Cycle - Cathy Symington

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/nature-s-smallest-factory-the-calvin-cycle-cathy-symington A hearty bowl of cereal gives you the energy to start your day, but how exactly did that energy make its way into your bowl? It all begins with photosyn
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Could we survive prolonged space travel?

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/could-we-survive-prolonged-space-travel-lisa-nip Prolonged space travel plays a severe toll on the human body: microgravity impairs muscle and bone growth, and high doses of radiation cause irreversible mutation
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The Turing Test: Can A Computer Pass For A Human? - Alex Gendler

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/the-turing-test-can-a-computer-pass-for-a-human-alex-gendler What is consciousness? Can an artificial machine really think? For many, these have been vital considerations for the future of artificial intelligenc
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Raining Tacos - Parry Gripp & BooneBum

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If you'd like to help the homeless, please consider donating to these organizations- Feeding America: https://www.feedingamerica.org The National Alliance to End Homelessness: https://endhomelessness.org In West Palm Beach Florida- The Lord's Place: https
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The Immortal Cells Of Henrietta Lacks - Robin Bulleri

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/the-immortal-cells-of-henrietta-lacks-robin-bulleri Imagine something small enough to float on a particle of dust that holds the keys to understanding cancer, virology, and genetics. Luckily for us, such a thing
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How did trains standardize time in the United States? - William Heuisler

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/how-did-trains-standardize-time-in-the-united-states-william-heuisler If you live in the United States, you may live in the Eastern Standard Time Zone. Or maybe you live in Mountain Standard Time or one of the o
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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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How Art Can Help You Analyze - Amy E. Herman

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/how-art-can-help-you-analyze-amy-e-herman Can art save lives? Not exactly, but our most prized professionals (doctors, nurses, police officers) can learn real world skills through art analysis. Studying art like
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Jet Engine, How it works ?

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Help us to make future videos for you. Make LE's efforts sustainable. Please support us at Patreon ! https://www.patreon.com/LearnEngineering The working of a jet engine is explained in this video in a logical and illustrative manner with help of animatio
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From The Top Of The Food Chain Down: Rewilding Our World - George Monbiot

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/from-the-top-of-the-food-chain-down-rewilding-our-world-george-monbiot Our planet was once populated by megafauna, big top-of-the-food-chain predators that played their part in balancing our ecosystems. When tho
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Who built Great Zimbabwe? And why? - Breeanna Elliott

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/who-built-great-zimbabwe-and-why-breeanna-elliott Stretched across a tree-peppered expanse in Southern Africa lies the ruins of Great Zimbabwe, a medieval stone city of astounding wealth. Located in the present-
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The Last Banana: A Thought Experiment In Probability - Leonardo Barichello

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/the-last-banana-a-thought-experiment-in-probability-leonardo-barichello Imagine a game played with two players and two dice: if the biggest number rolled is one, two, three, or four, player 1 wins. If the bigges
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Mysteries Of Vernacular: X-ray - Jessica Oreck And Rachael Teel

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/mysteries-of-vernacular-x-ray-jessica-oreck-and-rachael-teel The story of the word X-Ray is one of great thinkers. French philosopher Rene Descartes isolated the letters X, Y and Z to stand for unknowns, and cen
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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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Is Jupiter Saving Us From Extinction? #shorts #science

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Jupiter is a friend...and enemy!Enjoy this Throwback Life Noggin short!Watch more: How Much Can You Eat Before Your Stomach Bursts? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AHlT9jvaFJACheck out the team that powers Life Noggin! https://www.lifespan.io/life-noggin/
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How Smart Can an Octopus Really Be? #shorts #education

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Shout out to the Neanderthals for getting around!Here's a throwback Life Noggin short!Watch more: Humans need this tiny change to live longer! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=goZ_HPBcT_Q&t=0sCheck out the team that powers Life Noggin! https://www.lifespan
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How Does Cancer Spread Through The Body? - Ivan Seah Yu Jun

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/how-does-cancer-spread-through-the-body-ivan-seah-yu-jun Cancer usually begins with one tumor in a specific area of the body. But if the tumor is not removed, cancer has the ability to spread to nearby organs as
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How do animals experience pain? - Robyn J. Crook

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/how-do-animals-experience-pain-robyn-j-crook Humans know the surprising prick of a needle, the searing pain of a stubbed toe, and the throbbing of a toothache. We can identify many types of pain and have multipl
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The neuroscience of imagination - Andrey Vyshedskiy

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/the-neuroscience-of-imagination-andrey-vyshedskiy Imagine, for a second, a duck teaching a French class. A ping-pong match in orbit around a black hole. A dolphin balancing a pineapple. You probably haven’
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How Atoms Bond - George Zaidan And Charles Morton

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/how-atoms-bond-george-zaidan-and-charles-morton Atoms can (and do) bond constantly; it's how they form molecules. Sometimes, in an atomic tug-of-war, one atom pulls electrons from another, forming an ionic bond.

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