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India's invisible innovation - Nirmalya Kumar
Can India become a global hub for innovation? Nirmalya Kumar thinks it already has. He details four types of "invisible innovation" currently coming …
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How does leg extension surgery work? - Jason Shih Hoellwarth
Explore the science of bone lengthening surgery, and discover the benefits and limitations of this still-developing technology.
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Differences in leg l…
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A ingenious approach to estimate colossal numbers - Michael Mitchell
View the full lesson here: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/michael-mitchell-a-clever-way-to-estimate-enormous-numbers
Have you ever tried to guess how many …
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The best nose in the animal kingdom - Chase LaDue and Bruce A. Schulte
Discover the incredible ways elephants use their trunks to sense and communicate information and emotion.
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As a breeze blows through the savannah, a…
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The 3 top forecasters of how well you'll age - Juulia Jylhävä
Explore how our bodies change and age over time, and the three common markers scientists use to measure aging.
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If you want to learn a tree’s age, yo…
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Can you solve the Ragnarok riddle? - Dan Finkel
Practice more problem-solving at https://brilliant.org/TedEd/
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Ragnarok: The fabled end of the world, when giants, monsters, and Norse gods battle fo…
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Why do cockroaches prove so hard to kill? - Ameya Gondhalekar
Dig into the genetic adaptations of cockroaches, and find out what makes it so hard to get rid of these tenacious creatures.
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In ancient Egypt, there…
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What's the size of a mole? (Not the creature, the other one.) - Daniel Dulek
View full lesson here: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/daniel-dulek-how-big-is-a-mole-not-the-animal-the-other-one
The word "mole" suggests a small, furry b…
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Scientists are still baffled by this notorious question - Charles Wallace and Dan Kwartler
Learn more at https://brilliant.org/TedEd
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In 1980, philosopher John Searle developed a thought experiment in response to AI advancement at the time.…
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How the lead industry misled the public for decades - Gerald Markowitz and David Rosner
Explore the ways that lead exposure can harm the human body, and why this toxic element can be found in so many products.
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Lead is a metallic element…
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