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What's the brightest age? - Shannon Odell
At what age are you smartest? Dig into how your brain development affects your skills at different stages of your life.
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Tomorrow is the annual Brain…
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Is capitalism actually malfunctioning?
Explore the different types of capitalism, how they operate, and how they impact issues like climate change and rising inequality.
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People have becom…
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Crowdsource your health - Lucien Engelen
You can use your smartphone to find a local ATM, but what if you need a defibrillator? Lucien Engelen shows us online innovations that are changing t…
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How do oysters generate pearls? - Rob Ulrich
Explore how oysters use calcium carbonate to create pearls, and how this chemical compound creates a vast array of other materials.
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Despite their ir…
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Why plague doctors sported beaked masks
Explore the history of the European plague doctor, and find out where their iconic outfit of a beaked mask and robe came from.
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The year is 1656. You…
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How movies portray manhood - Colin Stokes
When Colin Stokes' 3-year-old son caught a glimpse of Star Wars, he was instantly obsessed. But what messages did he absorb from the sci-fi classic? …
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What makes an algorithm? - David J. Malan
View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/your-brain-can-solve-algorithms-david-j-malan
An algorithm is a mathematical method of solving problems bo…
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What happens to your brain during a migraine - Marianne Schwarz
Find out what’s happening in the brain when you have a migraine and what we still don’t know about this complex disorder.
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A throbbing, pounding head…
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Should you donate your DNA to help cure diseases? - Greg Foot
Discover how scientists are using crowdsourced DNA to find the causes of untreatable diseases, and developing new drug treatments for them.
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When sci…
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Who directs the world? - James B. Glattfelder
James Glattfelder studies complexity: how an interconnected system -- say, a swarm of birds -- is more than the sum of its parts. And complexity theo…
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