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One of the most "threatening" men in American history - Keenan Norris
Get to know the story of David Walker, an abolitionist whose antislavery pamphlet made him an enemy of the US government.
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In 1830, David Walker sewe…
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The foundations of the Higgs boson - Dave Barney and Steve Goldfarb
View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/the-basics-of-boson-dave-barney-and-steve-goldfarb
In 2012, scientists at CERN discovered evidence of the …
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Curious answers to the psychopath test - Jon Ronson
Is there a definitive line that divides crazy from sane? With a hair-raising delivery, Jon Ronson, author of The Psychopath Test, illuminates the gra…
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What happens if a manufactured virus escapes the lab?
How do we keep labs that handle dangerous pathogens safe and leak-free? Dig into the ongoing debate over virology research.
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Since the 1970s, resear…
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How do airplanes actually remain in flight? - Raymond Adkins
Explore the physics of flight, and discover how aerodynamic lift generates the force needed for planes to fly.
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By 1917, Albert Einstein had explaine…
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The myth of the stolen eyeballs - Nathan D. Horowitz
Discover the Siekopai myth of the air goblins, spirits who fly and control the winds, as they clash with the human world.
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Deep in the Amazon rainfo…
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Got seeds? Just add bleach, acid, and sandpaper - Mary Koga
View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/got-seeds-just-add-bleach-acid-and-sandpaper-mary-koga
For a seed to start growing, its embryo must emerge…
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Creative houses from reclaimed stuff - Dan Phillips
In this funny and insightful talk, builder Dan Phillips tours us through a dozen homes he's built in Texas using recycled and reclaimed materials in …
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Vast Data - Tim Smith
View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/exploration-on-the-big-data-frontier-tim-smith
There is a mind-boggling amount of data floating around our…
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Archeology from satellite imagery - Sarah Parcak
In this short talk, TED Fellow Sarah Parcak introduces the field of "space archeology" -- using satellite images to search for clues to the lost site…
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