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Excuse me, may I borrow your car? - Robin Chase
A decade ago, Robin Chase founded Zipcar in the US, now the largest car-sharing company in the world. Now she's exploring the next level of car-shari…
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Why you procrastinate even when it's unpleasant
Explore what happens in the brain to trigger procrastination, and what strategies you can use to break the cycle of this harmful practice.
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The repor…
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How was the Great Pyramid of Giza built? - Soraya Field Fiorio
Explore how the ancient Egyptians built the Great Pyramid, a tomb created for Pharaoh Khufu which took over 20 years to complete.
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As soon as Pharaoh…
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"Jabberwocky": One of literature's best bits of nonsense
Dive into Lewis Carroll’s epic nonsense poem, “Jabberwocky” from his novel "Through the Looking-Glass, and What Alice Found There."
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As Alice wanders…
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Will another pandemic strike during your lifetime?
Explore the probability of a future pandemic and the steps we can take to reduce its destructiveness.
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We tend to think of pandemics as unlikely even…
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things all skilled listeners know
Dig into different strategies that can improve your listening skills so you can become a high quality listener.
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It’s easy to tell when someone’s not…
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Why seasons change - Rebecca Kaplan
View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/reasons-for-the-seasons-rebecca-kaplan
Why do some regions experience full-time heat while others are reck…
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Why domestic violence victims don't exit - Leslie Morgan Steiner
Leslie Morgan Steiner was in "crazy love" -- that is, madly in love with a man who routinely abused her and threatened her life. Steiner tells the da…
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How open data is shifting international aid - Sanjay Pradhan
How do we make sure that development and aid money actually goes to the people who most need it? Sanjay Pradhan of the World Bank Institute lays out …
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What fear can show us - Karen Thompson Walker
Imagine you're a shipwrecked sailor adrift in the enormous Pacific. You can choose one of three directions and save yourself and your shipmates -- bu…
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