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What are truffles, and why do they cost so much? - Carolyn Beans
Dig into the truffle’s unique and mysterious biology to find out what makes them so rare and the limitations of farming them.
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Truffles are one of th…
3 days, 5 hours ago
How to speak monkey: The language of cotton-top tamarins - Anne Savage
View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/do-you-speak-monkey-the-language-of-cotton-top-tamarins-anne-savage
The cotton-top tamarin is a very vocal…
3 days, 6 hours ago
What's hidden? More than you realize - John Lloyd
View full lesson on ed.ted.com http://ed.ted.com/lessons/what-s-invisible-more-than-you-think-john-lloyd
Gravity. The stars in day. Thoughts. The huma…
3 days, 6 hours ago
History vs. Russia's most notorious empress - Carolyn Harris
Catherine the Great presided over a golden age of Russian expansion — but was she a dedicated ruler or a ruthless oppressor?
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Catherine the Great, Em…
3 days, 6 hours ago
Pop an ollie and innovate! - Rodney Mullen
The last thing Rodney Mullen, the godfather of street skating, wanted were competitive victories. In this exuberant talk he shares his love of the op…
3 days, 7 hours ago
How do you know you're not dreaming? - Daniel Gregory
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Bizarre things happen in dreams: you fly, or conjur…
3 days, 7 hours ago
Can steroids save your life? - Anees Bahji
Explore the science of how corticosteroids sneak into our cells to help fight allergic reactions, rashes, asthma, and harmful immune responses.
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Ster…
3 days, 8 hours ago
How much electricity does it take to power the world?
Discover how much electricity humanity uses, and how clean energy sources could help revolutionize our energy supply in the future.
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All around the …
3 days, 9 hours ago
What is chirality and how did it end up in my molecules? - Michael Evans
Improve your understanding of molecular properties with this lesson on the fascinating property of chirality. Your hands are the secret to understan…
3 days, 9 hours ago
The historic women’s suffrage march on Washington - Michelle Mehrtens
Explore how the Women’s Suffrage Parade on Washington in 1913 helped women secure the right to vote in the United States through the 19th amendment. …
3 days, 10 hours ago