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How to hasten chemical reactions (and get a date) - Aaron Sams
View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/how-to-speed-up-chemical-reactions-and-get-a-date
The complex systems of high school dating and chemical r…
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What causes herpes, and how can you address it? - Christine Johnston
Explore the viruses which can cause herpes, how the infection affects your body, and what makes it so hard to prevent and cure.
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In the 1st century C…
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Meet the Water Canary - Sonaar Luthra
After a crisis, how can we tell if water is safe to drink? Current tests are slow and complex, and the delay can be deadly, as in the cholera outbrea…
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The quirky history of cell theory - Lauren Royal-Woods
View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/the-wacky-history-of-cell-theory
Scientific discovery isn't as simple as one good experiment. The weird an…
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Symmetry, reality's riddle - Marcus du Sautoy
View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/marcus-du-sautoy-symmetry-reality-s-riddle
The world turns on symmetry -- from the spin of subatomic parti…
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How well do you actually know about Vikings? - Stephanie H. Smith
Explore the 5 most common misconceptions about the Viking Age, and find out what living as a Viking was actually like.
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The Viking Age. When medieval…
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The most substantial errors in mapmaking history - Kayla Wolf
Travel through the history of mapmaking and discover what big mistakes cartographers made about the world’s geography.
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For thousands of years, peopl…
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The key to media's secret codes - Ben Beaton
View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/the-key-to-media-s-hidden-codes
Colors, camera angles and logos in the media can all prompt immediate asso…
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Can you solve the fantasy election riddle? - Dennis E. Shasha
Practice more problem-solving at https://brilliant.org/TedEd
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After much debate, the realm has decided dragon jousting may not be the best way to cho…
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The rise and fall of the Celtic warriors - Philip Freeman
Trace the rise and fall of the ancient Celts, a group of hundreds of independent warrior tribes defeated by the Roman Empire.
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One summer evening in…
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