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How close are we to uploading our minds? - Michael S.A. Graziano
Investigate the possibility of scanning the human brain and uploading our minds and consciousness to a digital world.
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Imagine a future where nobody …
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Understanding spelling conventions - Gina Cooke
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What can spelling tell us about relationships between words? While spe…
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What gives a dollar bill its value? - Doug Levinson
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The value of money is determined by how much (or how litt…
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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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The Greek myth of Talos, the first robot - Adrienne Mayor
Get to know the myth of Talos, a robot powered by ichor and created by Hephaestus to defend the island kingdom of Crete from intruders.
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Hephaestus,…
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History vs. Timur the Conqueror - Stephanie Honchell Smith
Tamerlane was one of history’s greatest conquerors— but was he a great state builder or a bloodthirsty tyrant? You decide.
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He was born in the 1330s…
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Women should represent women in media - Megan Kamerick
How do you tell women's stories? Ask women to tell them. At TEDxABQ, Megan Kamerick shows how the news media underrepresents women as reporters and n…
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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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Japan's most renowned ghost story - Jeffrey Angles
Get to know the Japanese legend of Hōichi the earless, a monk summoned by a mysterious samurai to perform songs of past battles.
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Long ago, a temple …
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First person vs. Second person vs. Third person - Rebekah Bergman
Discover how point of view can transform a story, and find out how to choose between first, second, and third person in your writing.
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Who is telling…
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