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Learn Biology With Dr. Binocs | Compilation

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Learn biology by watching back to back videos about the Parts of the Body, The Five Senses, Parts of Plants, Photosynthesis and Many More with Dr. Binocs. The Compilation includes - 0:21 - Parts Of The Body 2:43 - The Five Senses 6:27 - Bones 10:24 - The
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The Science Of Symmetry - Colm Kelleher

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/the-science-of-symmetry-colm-kelleher When you hear the word symmetry, you might think generally of triangles, butterflies, or even ballerinas. But defined scientifically, symmetry is "a transformation that leav
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How The Food You Eat Affects Your Brain - Mia Nacamulli

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/how-the-food-you-eat-affects-your-brain-mia-nacamulli When it comes to what you bite, chew and swallow, your choices have a direct and long-lasting effect on the most powerful organ in your body: your brain. So
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What happens when you have a concussion? - Clifford Robbins

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View full lesson: https://ed.ted.com/lessons/what-happens-when-you-have-a-concussion-clifford-robbins Each year in the United States, players of sports and recreational activities receive between 2.5 and 4 million concussions. How dangerous are all those
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The Battle Of The Greek Tragedies - Melanie Sirof

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/the-battle-of-the-greek-tragedies-melanie-sirof The world of modern theater owes its roots to the tragedians of Ancient Greece. As far back as the 5th Century BCE, actors and playwrights were entertaining the ma
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If Superpowers Were Real: Immortality - Joy Lin

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/if-superpowers-were-real-immortality-joy-lin What if immortality wasn't just the stuff of epic comic book stories? Is it scientifically possible to be immortal? In this series, Joy Lin tackles six superpowers an
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If Superpowers Were Real: Invisibility - Joy Lin

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/if-superpowers-were-real-invisibility-joy-lin What if invisibility wasn't just the stuff of epic comic book stories? Is it scientifically possible to be invisible? In this series, Joy Lin tackles six superpowers
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One of the most difficult words to translate... - Krystian Aparta

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/one-of-the-most-difficult-words-to-translate-krystian-aparta As simple as it seems, it’s often impossible to accurately translate the word you without knowing a lot more about the situation where it’s being said
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What caused the French Revolution? - Tom Mullaney

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/what-caused-the-french-revolution-tom-mullaney What rights do people have, and where do they come from? Who gets to make decisions for others, and on what authority? And how can we organize society to meet peopl
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Carl Sagan explains how Eratostenes knows the earth is curve

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Carl Sagan explains how Eratostenes knows the earth is curve. Extract from: "Cosmos Episode 1: The Shores of the Cosmic Ocean". Original Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D_uSLgq0Kt0 thanks to Hernán Gil.
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What We Know (and Don't Know) About Ebola - Alex Gendler

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/what-we-know-and-don-t-know-about-ebola-alex-gendler The highly virulent Ebola virus has seen a few major outbreaks since it first appeared in 1976 -- with the worst epidemic occurring in 2014. How does the viru
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The Power Of The Placebo Effect - Emma Bryce

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/the-power-of-the-placebo-effect-emma-bryce The placebo effect is an unexplained phenomenon wherein drugs, treatments, and therapies that aren’t supposed to have an effect — and are often fake — miraculously make
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If Superpowers Were Real: Flight - Joy Lin

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/if-superpowers-were-real-flight-joy-lin What if human flight wasn't just the stuff of epic comic book stories? Is it scientifically possible to fly? In this series, Joy Lin tackles six superpowers and reveals ju
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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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How the popsicle was invented | Moments of Vision 11 - Jessica Oreck

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/how-the-popsicle-was-invented-moments-of-vision-11-jessica-oreck Each year, approximately 2 billion popsicles are sold worldwide. But where did the idea for this tasty treat come from? In the eleventh installmen
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Why whales grew to such monster sizes

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Scientists tackle the long-standing mystery of the evolutionary forces behind the ocean's behemoths. Learn more: http://www.sciencemag.org/news/2017/05/why-whales-grew-such-monster-sizes Greenland footage credit: NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center
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An Exercise In Time Perception - Matt Danzico

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/an-exercise-in-time-perception-matt-danzico Why is that some experiences feel like they last forever, while others fly by? We tend to miscalculate the time it takes to engage in novel activities due to the influ
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Why Do We Hiccup? - John Cameron

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/why-do-we-hiccup-john-cameron The longest recorded case of hiccups lasted for 68 years … and was caused by a falling hog. While that level of severity is extremely uncommon, most of us are no stranger to an occa
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The History of the Democratic Party

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This week, as America's attention is focused on the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia, we bring you a quick overview of the history of the Democratic Party. 200+ years was hard to fit into 16 minutes, but we got most of the highlights, from J
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The Science Of Snowflakes - Maruša Bradač

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/the-science-of-snowflakes-marusa-bradac One could say that snowflakes are simply frozen water — but if you compare a snowflake to an ice cube, you’ll notice a big difference. Why are all snowflakes six-sided? Wh
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Should You Trust Your First Impression? - Peter Mende-Siedlecki

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/should-you-trust-your-first-impression-peter-mende-siedlecki You can't help it; sometimes, you just get a bad feeling about someone that's hard to shake. So, what's happening in your brain when you make that cri
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How Statistics Can Be Misleading - Mark Liddell

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/how-statistics-can-be-misleading-mark-liddell Statistics are persuasive. So much so that people, organizations, and whole countries base some of their most important decisions on organized data. But any set of s
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Do Fad Diets Work? - Mia Nacamulli

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/do-fad-diets-work-mia-nacamulli Conventional wisdom about diets, including government health recommendations, seems to change all the time. And yet ads routinely come out claiming to have THE answer about what w
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Which Sunscreen Should You Choose? - Mary Poffenroth

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/which-sunscreen-should-you-choose-mary-poffenroth Sunscreen comes in many forms, each with its own impacts on your body and the environment. With so many options, how do you choose which sunscreen is best for yo
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How Braille was invented | Moments of Vision 9 - Jessica Oreck

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/how-braille-was-invented-moments-of-vision-9-jessica-oreck Today, Braille is the universally accepted system of writing for the blind, translated into almost every language in almost every country across the glo
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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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UVM and Tufts Team Builds First Living Robots

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Scientists from UVM and Tufts repurposed living cells scraped from frog embryos and assembled them into entirely new life-forms. More: http://go.uvm.edu/firstrbts These tiny “xenobots” can move toward a target and heal themselves after being
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Why Wildfires Are Necessary - Jim Schulz

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/why-wildfires-are-necessary-jim-schulz Our early ancestors relied on lightning to cause forest fires, from which they could collect coals and burning sticks to help them cook food and clear land. Yet, it wasn’t
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How To Use A Semicolon - Emma Bryce

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/how-to-use-a-semicolon-emma-bryce It may seem like the semicolon is struggling with an identity crisis. It looks like a comma crossed with a period. Maybe that’s why we toss these punctuation marks around like g
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How To Draw A Snowglobe

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Follow along with us and learn how to draw a snowglobe. This is a perfect lesson to change. During the first steps to this lesson, we show you how to draw a snowglobe. Then when we start drawing the snowmen, you can pause the video and draw something comp
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The Cancer Gene We All Have - Michael Windelspecht

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/the-cancer-gene-we-all-have-michael-windelspecht Within every cell in our body, two copies of a tumor suppressor gene called BRCA1 are tasked with regulating the speed at which cells divide. Michael Windelspecht
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Can You Solve The Locker Riddle? - Lisa Winer

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/can-you-solve-the-locker-riddle-lisa-winer Your rich, eccentric uncle just passed away, and you and your 99 nasty relatives have been invited to the reading of his will. He wanted to leave all of his money to yo
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What Would Happen If You Didn’t Drink Water? - Mia Nacamulli

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/what-would-happen-if-you-didn-t-drink-water-mia-nacamulli Water is essentially everywhere in our world, and the average human is composed of between 55 and 60% water. So what role does water play in our bodies,
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The simple story of photosynthesis and food - Amanda Ooten

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/the-simple-but-fascinating-story-of-photosynthesis-and-food-amanda-ooten Photosynthesis is an essential part of the exchange between humans and plants. Amanda Ooten walks us through the process of photosynthesis
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How False News Can Spread - Noah Tavlin

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/how-false-news-can-spread-noah-tavlin In previous decades, most news with global reach came from several major newspapers and networks with the resources to gather information directly. The speed with which info
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Why should you listen to Vivaldi's "Four Seasons"? - Betsy Schwarm

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/why-should-you-listen-to-vivaldi-s-four-seasons-betsy-schwarm Light, bright, and cheerful, "The Four Seasons" by Antonio Vivaldi is some of the most familiar of all early 18th century music, featured in numerous
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A clever way to estimate enormous numbers - Michael Mitchell

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View the full lesson here: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/michael-mitchell-a-clever-way-to-estimate-enormous-numbers Have you ever tried to guess how many pieces of candy there are in a jar? Or tackled a mindbender like: "How many piano tuners are there in Chi
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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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Where Did English Come From? - Claire Bowern

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/where-did-english-come-from-claire-bowern When we talk about ‘English’, we often think of it as a single language. But what do the dialects spoken in dozens of countries around the world have in common with each
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How Smart Are Dolphins? - Lori Marino

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/how-smart-are-dolphins-lori-marino Dolphins are one of the smartest animal species on Earth. In fact, their encephalization quotient (their brain size compared to the average for their body size) is second only
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Will we ever be able to teleport? - Sajan Saini

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View full lesson: https://ed.ted.com/lessons/will-we-ever-be-able-to-teleport-sajan-saini Is teleportation possible? Could a baseball transform into something like a radio wave, travel through buildings, bounce around corners, and change back into a baseb
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Fish Sounds: Do fish talk to each other? | Earth Unplugged

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Did you know fish chirp, crackle and whoop?! Hear why fish make these surprising sounds as Professor Steve Simpson reveals how technology is uncovering a hidden world of communication on our coral reefs. Subscribe: http://bit.ly/SubscribeToEarthUnplugged
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How To Unboil An Egg - Eleanor Nelsen

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/how-to-unboil-an-egg-eleanor-nelsen It’s so obvious that it’s practically proverbial: you can’t unboil an egg. But actually, it turns out that you can -- sort of. Eleanor Nelsen explains the process by which mec
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Learn Geography With Dr. Binocs | Compilation

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Learn brain-engaging geography topics by watching back to back videos about the Formation of our Solar System , Structure of the Earth, Water Cycle, and Many More with Dr. Binocs. The Compilation includes - Formation of the solar system - 0:16 Solar syste
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The Science Of Macaroni Salad: What's In A Molecule? - Josh Kurz

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/the-science-of-macaroni-salad-what-s-in-a-molecule-josh-kurz What do macaroni salad and gasoline have in common? They are made of exactly the same stuff -- specifically, the same atoms, just rearranged. So, whil
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A Guide To The Energy Of The Earth - Joshua M. Sneideman

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/a-guide-to-the-energy-of-the-earth-joshua-m-sneideman Energy is neither created nor destroyed — and yet the global demand for it continues to increase. But where does energy come from, and where does it go? Josh
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Disappearing Frogs - Kerry M. Kriger

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/disappearing-frogs-kerry-m-kriger Frogs (and amphibians in general) are in danger -- worldwide, nearly one-third of the world's amphibian species are on the verge of extinction. And yet, frogs contribute to our
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Can you find the next number in this sequence? - Alex Gendler

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/can-you-find-the-next-number-in-this-sequence-alex-gendler 1, 11, 21, 1211, 111221. These are the first five elements of a number sequence. Can you figure out what comes next? Alex Gendler reveals the answer and
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What Really Happens To The Plastic You Throw Away - Emma Bryce

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/what-really-happens-to-the-plastic-you-throw-away-emma-bryce We’ve all been told that we should recycle plastic bottles and containers. But what actually happens to the plastic if we just throw it away? Emma Bry
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Can You Solve The Bridge Riddle? - Alex Gendler

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View full lesson: https://ed.ted.com/lessons/can-you-solve-the-bridge-riddle-alex-gendler Taking that internship in a remote mountain lab might not have been the best idea. Pulling that lever with the skull symbol just to see what it did probably wasn’t s
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How X-rays See Through Your Skin - Ge Wang

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/how-x-rays-see-through-your-skin-ge-wang Originally discovered by accident, X-rays are now used about 100 million times a year in clinics around the world. How do these magic eyes work? Ge Wang details the histo
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Why Do We Dream? - Amy Adkins

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/why-do-we-dream-amy-adkins In the 3rd millennium BCE, Mesopotamian kings recorded and interpreted their dreams on wax tablets. In the years since, we haven't paused in our quest to understand why we dream. And w
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Why Do Our Bodies Age? - Monica Menesini

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/why-do-our-bodies-age-monica-menesini Human bodies aren’t built for extreme aging: our capacity is set at about 90 years. But what does aging really mean, and how does it counteract the body’s efforts to stay al
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Does your vote count? The Electoral College explained - Christina Greer

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/does-your-vote-count-the-electoral-college-explained-christina-greer You vote, but then what? Discover how your individual vote contributes to the popular vote and your state's electoral vote in different ways--
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What's The Definition Of Comedy? Banana. - Addison Anderson

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/what-s-the-definition-of-comedy-banana-addison-anderson What makes us giggle and guffaw? The inability to define comedy is its very appeal; it is defined by its defiance of definition. Addison Anderson riffs on
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How To Make A Mummy - Len Bloch

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/how-to-make-a-mummy-len-bloch As anyone who’s seen a mummy knows, ancient Egyptian priests went to a lot of trouble to evade decomposition. But how successful were they? Len Bloch details the mummification proce
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Two Research Vessels Leave for the Twilight Zone

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A project jointly funded by NASA and the National Science Foundation is heading west from Seattle, straight for the twilight zone. Using two research vessels, the Export Processes in the Ocean from Remote Sensing (EXPORTS) oceanographic campaign will stud
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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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AMAZING~Once in a Lifetime AMMONITES & MATRIX FOUND..!!

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Arrowhead Hunting Mississippi....Two once in a lifetime.,65 million year old Ammonites and matrix found prospecting a new creek for Arrowheads...This beast measures 16 inches in diameter and weighs 36 lbs....Thanks for watching
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The Benefits Of Good Posture - Murat Dalkiniç

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/the-benefits-of-good-posture-murat-dalkinic Has anyone ever told you, “Stand up straight!” or scolded you for slouching at a family dinner? Comments like that might be annoying—but they’re not wrong. Your postur
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Can You Solve The Passcode Riddle? - Ganesh Pai

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/can-you-solve-the-passcode-riddle-ganesh-pai In a dystopian world, your resistance group is humanity’s last hope. Unfortunately, you’ve all been captured by the tyrannical rulers and brought to the ancient colis
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Is it bad to hold your pee? - Heba Shaheed

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/is-it-bad-to-hold-your-pee-heba-shaheed Humans should urinate at least four to six times a day, but occasionally, the pressures of modern life force us to clench and hold it in. How bad is this habit, and how lo
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Can you solve the river crossing riddle? - Lisa Winer

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/can-you-solve-the-river-crossing-riddle-lisa-winer As a wildfire rages through the grasslands, three lions and three wildebeest flee for their lives. To escape the inferno, they must cross over to the left bank
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How The Largest Flying Bird Of All Time Stayed Airborne

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With a 24-foot wingspan, how did the prehistoric Pelagornis sandersi, the largest known flying bird of all time, manage to fly so well? It relied on two key factors: a light frame and an ability to soar with the ocean currents. From: WORLD'S BIGGEST BEAST
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What is McCarthyism? And how did it happen? - Ellen Schrecker

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/what-is-mccarthyism-and-how-did-it-happen-ellen-schrecker In the 1950s, as part of a campaign to expose suspected Communists, thousands of individuals were aggressively investigated and questioned before governm
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Where Do Genes Come From? - Carl Zimmer

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/where-do-genes-come-from-carl-zimmer When life emerged on Earth about 4 billion years ago, the earliest microbes had a set of basic genes that succeeded in keeping them alive. In the age of humans and other larg
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Are preservatives bad for you?

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/are-preservatives-bad-for-you-eleanor-nelsen Food doesn’t last. In days, sometimes hours, bread goes moldy, apple slices turn brown, and bacteria multiply in mayonnaise. But you can find all of these foods out o
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How polarity makes water behave strangely - Christina Kleinberg

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/how-polarity-makes-water-behave-strangely-christina-kleinberg Water is both essential and unique. Many of its particular qualities stem from the fact that it consists of two hydrogen atoms and one oxygen, theref
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How To Turn Protest Into Powerful Change - Eric Liu

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/how-to-turn-protest-into-powerful-change-eric-liu We live in an age of protest. On campuses, in public squares, on streets and social media, protestors around the world are challenging the status quo. But while
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How to spot a misleading graph - Lea Gaslowitz

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/how-to-spot-a-misleading-graph-lea-gaslowitz When they’re used well, graphs can help us intuitively grasp complex data. But as visual software has enabled more usage of graphs throughout all media, it has also m
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Is Telekinesis Real? - Emma Bryce

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/is-telekinesis-real-emma-bryce Telekinesis, the ability to manipulate matter with the mind alone, is a trait exhibited by some of the most iconic fictional characters, including Neo, Yoda, and, of course, Carrie
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The Treadmill's Dark And Twisted Past - Conor Heffernan

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/the-treadmill-s-dark-and-twisted-past-conor-heffernan The constant thud underneath your feet. The constrained space. The monotony of going nowhere fast. Running on a treadmill can certainly feel like torture, bu
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Where Does Gold Come From? - David Lunney

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/where-does-gold-come-from-david-lunney Did you know that gold is extraterrestrial? Instead of arising from our planet’s rocky crust, it was actually cooked up in space and is present on Earth because of cataclys
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How to use rhetoric to get what you want - Camille A. Langston

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/how-to-use-rhetoric-to-get-what-you-want-camille-a-langston How do you get what you want, using just your words? Aristotle set out to answer exactly that question over two thousand years ago with a treatise on r
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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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The science of skin - Emma Bryce

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Check out our Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/teded View full lesson: https://ed.ted.com/lessons/the-science-of-skin-emma-bryce Between you and the rest of the world lies an interface that makes up 16% of your physical weight. This is your skin, the
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KIDZ BOP Kids - New Year's Eve Special [30 Minutes]

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The philosophy of Stoicism - Massimo Pigliucci

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How To Take A Great Picture - Carolina Molinari

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/what-s-below-the-tip-of-the-iceberg-camille-seaman It's a well-known fact that the majority of an iceberg lies below the surface -- but just as stealthily hidden are their fascinating qualities. Traveling the se
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View full lesson here: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/a-brief-history-of-plural-word-s-john-mcwhorter All it takes is a simple S to make most English words plural. But it hasn't always worked that way (and there are, of course, exceptions). John McWhorter look
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What is bipolar disorder? - Helen M. Farrell

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