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Winter got you feeling low? Watch this - Kelly Rohan
Explore what we know about seasonal affective disorder (SAD), and find out the best way to treat these behavioral changes.
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As winter approaches, sho…
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Saluting the world in peace - Jackie Jenkins
View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/jackie-jenkins-greeting-the-world-in-peace
Conflict and cultural clashes are a part of our global reality,…
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Music as a tongue - Victor Wooten
View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/victor-wooten-music-as-a-language
Music is a powerful communication tool--it causes us to laugh, cry, thin…
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How one of the world's largest companies climbed to power - Shantel George
Dig into the bitter history of kola nuts, a sacred ingredient in West African culture and part of Coca-Cola's original recipe.
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The kola nut is the s…
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The Arctic vs. the Antarctic - Camille Seaman
View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/the-arctic-vs-the-antarctic-camille-seaman
How can you tell the two poles apart? Where are the penguins? W…
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Was Alexander the Great actually that impressive? - Stephanie Honchell Smith
Alexander the Great transformed the world during his reign — but was he an embattled leader, or a ruthless conqueror?
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Alexander the Great fundamenta…
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The obscure past of zombies - Christopher M. Moreman
Trace the origins of zombies from the Afro-Haitian religion of vodou, and discover how zombification was a reflection of slavery.
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Zombies have a dis…
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The shape-shifting future of the mobile phone - Fabian Hemmert
View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/the-shape-shifting-future-of-the-mobile-phone-fabian-hemmert
Fabian Hemmert demos one future of the mobile…
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What happens if you make a guess - Leigh Nataro
View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/leigh-nataro-what-happens-if-you-guess
Will it rain tomorrow? How likely is your favorite team to win the …
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The tale of the boy who tricked the Devil - Iseult Gillespie
Discover the tale of the lovestruck boy sent into Hell to steal 3 hairs from the Devil to appease his true love's father, the king.
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In a small town,…
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