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Gaming to re-engage boys in learning - Ali Carr-Chellman
In her talk, Ali Carr-Chellman pinpoints three reasons boys are tuning out of school in droves, and lays out her bold plan to re-engage them: bringin…
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Quarrying literature for deeper meanings - Amy E. Harter
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Writing a great English paper can be tough because lite…
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This unusual trick will help you summon an army of worms - Kenny Coogan
Discover the tradition of worm grunting, and find out why earthworms come to the surface when they sense vibrations in the earth.
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In the middle of F…
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Plato's ring allegory - Alex Gendler
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Why did Phillis Wheatley slip away? - Charita Gainey
Get to know the life and works of poet Phillis Wheatley, an enslaved woman who became one of colonial America’s most famous writers.
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In 1775, Genera…
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Why architects need to employ their ears - Julian Treasure
Because of poor acoustics, students in classrooms miss 50 percent of what their teachers say and patients in hospitals have trouble sleeping because …
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How to get a word added to the dictionary - Ilan Stavans
Explore the history of the Merriam-Webster Dictionary and find out how old words get redefined and how new words are added.
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While the concept of a …
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A brief history of plastic
Join #TeamSeas! Together, we're going to raise $30M to remove 30M pounds of plastic and trash from our ocean, rivers and beaches. Learn more and get …
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Gyotaku: The classical Japanese art of printing fish - K. Erica Dodge
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How did fishermen record their trophy catc…
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A census of the ocean - Paul Snelgrove
Oceanographer Paul Snelgrove shares the results of a ten-year project with one goal: to take a census of all the life in the oceans. He shares amazin…
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