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The Impact of Simple Words - Terin Izil
Long, fancy words designed to show off your intelligence and vocabulary are all very well, but they aren't always the best words. In this short, play…
4 days, 22 hours ago
unexpected ways microplastics can enter your body
Explore how the microplastics in your body can affect your health, and how we can regulate the amount of plastic in our world.
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Plastic is everywhere…
4 days, 22 hours ago
How does your brain respond to pain? - Karen D. Davis
View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/how-does-your-brain-respond-to-pain-karen-d-davis
Ouch! Everyone experiences pain -- but why do some peopl…
4 days, 22 hours ago
How hat fashion has changed through the ages - Alison L. Goodrum
Trace the illustrious history of hats dating back to the Paleolithic Era, and explore how they were used in different periods.
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Humans have been fash…
4 days, 23 hours ago
Is hypnosis genuinely effective? - Devin Terhune
Explore the science of hypnosis, and dig into how the practice can affect your body and brain when hypnotic suggestions work.
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In the 19th century, S…
4 days, 23 hours ago
Can you solve the honeybee riddle? - Dan Finkel
Practice more problem-solving at https://brilliant.org/TedEd/
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You’re a biologist on a mission to keep the rare honeybee Apis Trifecta from going ex…
5 days ago
What color is Tuesday? Delving into synesthesia - Richard E. Cytowic
View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/what-color-is-tuesday-exploring-synesthesia-richard-e-cytowic
How does one experience synesthesia -- the n…
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No one can figure out how eels have sex - Lucy Cooke
Check out Lucy Cooke's "The Truth About Animals": https://bit.ly/TruthAboutAnimals
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From Ancient Greece to the 20th century, Aristotle, Freud, and n…
5 days, 1 hour ago
Why good ideas get trapped in the valley of death— and how to rescue them
Explore why zero-carbon technologies are vulnerable to the valley of death in product development and how we can change it.
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All new products must pa…
5 days, 1 hour ago
Mysteries of vernacular: Robot - Jessica Oreck and Rachael Teel
View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/mysteries-of-vernacular-robot-jessica-oreck-and-rachael-teel
In 1920, Czech writer Karel Čapek wrote a pla…
5 days, 2 hours ago