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The history behind your glasses - Eva Timothy
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What scientific thinkers and achievements have led to vast impro…
6 days, 15 hours ago
The twisted story of DNA - Judith Hauck
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What do a man, a mushroom, and an elephant have in comm…
6 days, 16 hours ago
What we're picking up from online education - Daphne Koller
Daphne Koller is enticing top universities to put their most intriguing courses online for free -- not just as a service, but as a way to research ho…
6 days, 17 hours ago
The Factory | Think Like A Coder, Ep 9
The adventure continues! Episode 9: Ethic, Hedge, and Lemma have made it to the last artifact: The Node of Memory. Can they retrieve it before the bo…
6 days, 18 hours ago
Japan's most renowned ghost story - Jeffrey Angles
Get to know the Japanese legend of Hōichi the earless, a monk summoned by a mysterious samurai to perform songs of past battles.
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Long ago, a temple …
6 days, 18 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 …
6 days, 19 hours ago
Remarkable metals, how shape memory alloys work - Ainissa Ramirez
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From robots to braces to the Mars Rover, …
6 days, 20 hours ago
How to become a skilled singer | Think Like A Musician
Professional vocalists share how to give a great vocal performance by experimenting with styles, training, and taking care of your voice.
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"Think Lik…
6 days, 21 hours ago
Lessons from death row inmates - David R. Dow
What happens before a murder? In looking for ways to reduce death penalty cases, David R. Dow realized that a surprising number of death row inmates …
6 days, 22 hours ago
Are the Northern Lights risky? - Fabio Pacucci
Explore the science of solar storms, and find out why they occur and just how prepared we are for a major event.
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In September 1859, miners followin…
6 days, 22 hours ago