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Tour the solar system from home - Jon Nguyen
Want to navigate the solar system without having to buy that expensive spacecraft? Jon Nguyen demos NASAJPL's "Eyes on the Solar System" -- free-to-u…
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Ethical dilemma: Who deserves your credence? - Alex Worsnip
Puzzle through the ethical dilemma of a spouse accused of murder and decide: do you believe your spouse or the evidence?
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You’re sitting on the couch…
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Before my life ends I want to... - Candy Chang
In her New Orleans neighborhood, artist and TED Fellow Candy Chang turned an abandoned house into a giant chalkboard asking a fill-in-the-blank quest…
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How to understand gravity - Jon Bergmann
View full lesson here: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/jon-bergmann-how-to-think-about-gravity
Did you know that when you fall down, the earth falls up to m…
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Hades and Persephone: Unpacking the myth - Iseult Gillespie
Dig into the Greek myth of Persephone, who is abducted by Hades and is only allowed to leave the underworld every spring.
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One day, Persephone was fr…
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What do all languages have in common? - Cameron Morin
Dig into Noam Chomsky’s theory of universal grammar and decide: are there universal grammar rules and are they hardwired into our brains?
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Language i…
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The surprising path to mastering something - David Epstein
Are we building skills the wrong way? Explore how having a wide range of experience can be better than early specialization.
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There’s a common idea t…
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What's the definition of comedy? Banana. - Addison Anderson
View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/what-s-the-definition-of-comedy-banana-addison-anderson
What makes us giggle and guffaw? The inability to …
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The punishable pitfalls of plagiarism - Melissa Huseman D'Annunzio
View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/the-punishable-perils-of-plagiarism-melissa-huseman-d-annunzio
Fighting plagiarism is serious business. Fr…
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Why your display's aspect ratio matters - Brian Gervase
View full lesson here: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/why-the-size-of-your-screen-matters-brian-gervase
Watching a movie at home isn't quite the same exper…
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