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Can democracy persist without trust? - Ivan Krastev
Five great revolutions have shaped political culture over the past 50 years, says theorist Ivan Krastev. He shows how each step forward -- from the c…
3 hours ago
Fabricate your own medicine - Lee Cronin
Chemist Lee Cronin is working on a 3D printer that, instead of objects, is able to print molecules. An exciting potential long-term application: prin…
3 hours ago
When do you genuinely become an adult? - Shannon Odell
Explore how scientists define adulthood, and find out if there’s a specific age at which we reach maturity.
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Most countries recognize 18 as the star…
4 hours ago
What makes Thomas Jefferson so disputed? - Frank Cogliano
Thomas Jefferson was a founding father of the United States — but were his principles outweighed by his participation in slavery?
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Thomas Jefferson, …
4 hours ago
Run, sail, or hide? How to survive the destruction of Pompeii - Gary Devore
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It’s a bustling day in P…
5 hours ago
Riddles of vernacular: Earwig - Jessica Oreck and Rachael Teel
View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/mysteries-of-vernacular-earwig-jessica-oreck-and-rachael-teel
An earwig is neither an ear nor a wig; it is…
5 hours ago
Heading off the climate crisis - Al Gore
With the same humor and humanity he exuded in An Inconvenient Truth, Al Gore spells out 15 ways that individuals can address climate change immediate…
5 hours ago
How to navigate rejection
Dig into the psychology of why rejection causes us pain, and explore strategies to cope with this common experience.
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Rejection hurts. It’s incredibl…
6 hours ago
What's worse than a wasp's sting? Slaughter - Miles Zhang
Explore the gruesome evolutionary strategy employed by parasitoid wasps where they feed off other animals to grow their offspring.
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A cockroach and j…
6 hours ago
How enormous sea creatures consume tiny sea creatures - Kelly Benoit-Bird
View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/how-giant-sea-creatures-eat-tiny-sea-creatures-kelly-benoit-bird
It's a paradox of ocean life: The largest…
7 hours ago