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Young people need structure - Colin Powell
How can you help kids get a good start? In this heartfelt and personal talk, Colin Powell, the former U.S. Secretary of State, asks parents, friends …
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Why was the US government so fascinated with this animal? - Andrew C. Isenberg
Explore how the US government hunted bison to near-extinction in the 1800s to force Native Americans onto reservations.
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By the mid-1700s, many Plain…
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The gruesome legacy of barber surgeons - Stephanie Honchell Smith
Trace the history of barber-surgeons, and find out what led to barbers performing medical procedures in medieval Europe.
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It’s a cold morning in 15th…
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Can you unravel the secret assassin society riddle? - Alex Rosenthal
Practice more problem-solving at https://brilliant.org/TedEd
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Your agent has infiltrated a life or death poker game in a hidden back room of a grand …
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How to move beyond your mistakes
Explore what prevents us from learning from our failures, and how to become more resilient through cultivating a growth mindset.
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People often descri…
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What would happen if all people stopped eating meat tomorrow? - Carolyn Beans
Explore the possibilities and challenges of what a vegetarian world could look like if we all immediately stopped eating meat.
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Imagine if a wizard …
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Your body vs. implants - Kaitlyn Sadtler
Why do medical implants like insulin pumps and prosthetic knees need replacement? Explore how the immune system fights implants and how new devices a…
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The maladies that altered humanity forever - Dan Kwartler
Explore the history of humanity’s deadliest diseases, and find out how our progress and innovation exposed us to new pathogens.
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Since humanity’s ear…
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The infinite life of pi - Reynaldo Lopes
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The ratio of a circle's circumference to its diameter is always the…
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Experiments that hint of longer lives - Cynthia Kenyon
What controls aging? Biochemist Cynthia Kenyon has found a simple genetic mutation that can double the lifespan of a simple worm, C. elegans. The les…
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