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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,…
6 days, 22 hours ago
Mysteries of vernacular: Lady - Jessica Oreck and Rachael Teel
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Why do we call women ladies? Well, etymologica…
6 days, 23 hours ago
The chemistry of cookies - Stephanie Warren
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You stick cookie dough into an oven, and magically, you get a pl…
6 days, 23 hours ago
The walk from "no" to "yes" - William Ury
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William Ury, author of "Getting to Yes," offers an elegant, simple (b…
6 days, 23 hours ago
How much land does it take to power the world?
Explore the sustainability of fossil fuels, nuclear power, and renewable energy and how much space each of these power sources use.
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No matter how we…
1 week ago
How Two Decisions Brought Me to Olympic Glory - Steve Mesler
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From setback and injury to an Olympic gold medal -- see how conf…
1 week ago
Logarithms, Demystified - Steve Kelly
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What are logarithms and why are they useful? Get the basics on these crit…
1 week ago
Music as a tongue - Victor Wooten
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Music is a powerful communication tool--it causes us to laugh, cry, thin…
1 week ago
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…
1 week ago
Where does energy come from? - George Zaidan and Charles Morton
View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/all-of-the-energy-in-the-universe-is-george-zaidan-and-charles-morton
The energy in the universe never inc…
1 week ago