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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
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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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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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