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What's hidden? More than you realize - John Lloyd
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Gravity. The stars in day. Thoughts. The huma…
5 days, 10 hours ago
Reconsidering cognition - Trevor Maber
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Every day, we meet people and process our interactions--making inferences…
5 days, 11 hours ago
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…
5 days, 12 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…
5 days, 13 hours ago
The growth of human-computer teamwork - Shyam Sankar
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Brute computing force alone can't solve the world's pr…
5 days, 13 hours ago
How I taught rats to sniff out land mines - Bart Weetjens
At TEDxRotterdam, Bart Weetjens talks about his extraordinary project: training rats to sniff out land mines. He shows clips of his "hero rats" in ac…
5 days, 14 hours ago
Are vampire bats hazardous? - Imran Razik
Follow the nighttime routine of a vampire bat as it hunts for prey, and find out how these unique creatures work together to survive.
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Vampire bats a…
5 days, 15 hours ago
Examining Botticelli's Adoration of the Magi - James Earle
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The scene of the three wise men offering gifts t…
5 days, 16 hours ago
The myth of the gay agenda - LZ Granderson
In a humorous talk with an urgent message, LZ Granderson points out the absurdity in the idea that there's a "gay lifestyle," much less a "gay agenda…
5 days, 17 hours ago
Understanding spelling conventions - Gina Cooke
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What can spelling tell us about relationships between words? While spe…
5 days, 17 hours ago