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What takes place when you break a bone? - Gurpreet Baht and Natalie Pang
Dig into the body's biological process that heals a broken bone, and find out how different kinds of fractures are mended.
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The human body’s 206 bone…
3 days, 16 hours ago
Why every world map is wrong - Kayla Wolf
Dig into the inaccuracies of flat maps and how different map designs can shift our point of view.
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Fourteen Greenlands could fit in Africa— but you w…
3 days, 17 hours ago
Shakespeare's Insults
"You're a fishmonger!" By taking a closer look at Shakespeare's words--specifically his insults--we see why he is known as a master playwright whose …
3 days, 17 hours ago
How Life Starts in the Deep Ocean
Where do squid, jellyfish and other sea creatures begin life? The story of a sea urchin reveals a stunningly beautiful saga of fertilization, develop…
3 days, 18 hours ago
The fight for the right to vote in the United States - Nicki Beaman Griffin
View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/the-fight-for-the-right-to-vote-in-the-united-states-nicki-beaman-griffin
In the United States today, if y…
3 days, 18 hours ago
How to choose your news - Damon Brown
How do we choose which news to consume? Get the scoop on how opinions and facts affect the news and how to tell them apart.
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With the advent of the I…
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Do tax cuts invigorate the economy? - Jonathan Smith
Dig into trickle-down economics, which claims that tax cuts for corporations and the wealthy stimulate the economy and improve people's lives.
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In 19…
3 days, 19 hours ago
Five fingers of adaptation - Paul Andersen
View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/five-fingers-of-evolution
How can a "thumbs up" sign help us remember five processes that impact evolution…
3 days, 19 hours ago
Can you outsmart the apples and oranges fallacy? - Elizabeth Cox
Dig into the false analogy fallacy, which assumes that because two things share a characteristic, they must be alike in other respects.
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It’s 1997. T…
3 days, 20 hours ago
Your body language constructs who you are - Amy Cuddy
View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/your-body-language-shapes-who-you-are-amy-cuddy
Body language affects how others see us, but it may also c…
3 days, 20 hours ago