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Evolution in an Urban Center
Using newts, coyotes and mice, Jason Munshi-South shows how animals develop genetic differences in evolution, even within an urban city.
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How many universes could there be? - Chris Anderson
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The fact that no one knows the answer to this question is what makes it exciting. The s…
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Technology's epic story - Kevin Kelly
In this wide-ranging, thought-provoking talk, Kevin Kelly muses on what technology means in our lives -- from its impact at the personal level to its…
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Deep ocean secrets and wonders - David Gallo
In the deepest, darkest parts of the oceans are ecosystems with more diversity than a tropical rainforest. Taking us on a voyage into the ocean -- fr…
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Mysteries No One Knows the Answers to
In the first of a new TED-Ed series designed to catalyze curiosity, TED Curator Chris Anderson shares his boyhood obsession with quirky questions tha…
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How straightforward ideas lead to scientific discoveries
Adam Savage walks through two spectacular examples of profound scientific discoveries that came from simple, creative methods anyone could have follo…
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The fundamentals of space-time: Part 3 - Andrew Pontzen and Tom Whyntie
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Cloudy with a chance of joy - Gavin Pretor-Pinney
You don't need to plan an exotic trip to find creative inspiration. Just look up, says Gavin Pretor-Pinney, founder of the Cloud Appreciation Society…
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How do snakes consume animals so much bigger than they are? - Niko Zlotnik
Explore how snakes evolved, and find out how their jaw-dropping anatomy allows them to take down prey several times their size.
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Can you outsmart the fallacy that fooled a generation of doctors? - Elizabeth Cox
Dig into the false cause fallacy, which assumes that one event causes another, and learn how to distinguish between correlation and causation.
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