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The dangers of mixing drugs - Céline Valéry
Explore the science of why mixing drugs and drug interactions with other substances can lead to dangerous health complications.
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Which of the followi…
2 days, 15 hours ago
On being a woman and a diplomat - Madeleine Albright
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In a frank and funny Q&A with Pat Mitchell from the Pal…
2 days, 15 hours ago
Every one of your devices can be hacked - Avi Rubin
Could someone hack your pacemaker? At TEDxMidAtlantic, Avi Rubin explains how hackers are compromising cars, smartphones and medical devices, and war…
2 days, 16 hours ago
The most widespread falsehoods about Neanderthals - Bruce Hardy
Dig into the surprisingly complex lives of Neanderthals, and explore theories on what happened to our evolutionary cousins.
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In 1856, quarriers worki…
2 days, 16 hours ago
The most substantial errors in mapmaking history - Kayla Wolf
Travel through the history of mapmaking and discover what big mistakes cartographers made about the world’s geography.
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For thousands of years, peopl…
2 days, 17 hours ago
Fighting a contagious cancer - Elizabeth Murchison
What is killing the Tasmanian devil? A virulent cancer is infecting them by the thousands -- and unlike most cancers, it's contagious. Researcher Eli…
2 days, 17 hours ago
The key to media's secret codes - Ben Beaton
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Colors, camera angles and logos in the media can all prompt immediate asso…
2 days, 18 hours ago
The wicked wit of Jane Austen - Iseult Gillespie
English novelist Jane Austen’s beloved works, like “Pride and Prejudice,” explored the dependence of women on marriage in British high society.
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Whet…
2 days, 18 hours ago
How healthy living nearly killed me - A.J. Jacobs
For a full year, A.J. Jacobs followed every piece of health advice he could -- from applying sunscreen by the shot glass to wearing a bicycle helmet …
2 days, 18 hours ago
factors that can cause painful periods - Chen X. Chen
Dig into the science of what makes period cramps so painful, and find out what we still don’t know about this common experience.
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Period pain affects…
2 days, 19 hours ago