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The emergence and downfall of the Mughal Empire - Stephanie Honchell Smith
Trace the rise and fall of the Mughal Empire, which became one of the wealthiest and most powerful states in the early modern world.
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Though he was d…
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Food expiration dates don't mean what you believe - Carolyn Beans
Find out what expiration date labels on food actually mean, and discover ways communities and governments can lessen food waste.
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Countries around t…
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, the history of a page not found - Renny Gleeson
Oops! Nobody wants to see the 404: Page Not Found. But as Renny Gleeson shows us, while he runs through a slideshow of creative and funny 404 pages, …
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Pavlovian reflexes aren't only for dogs - Benjamin N. Witts
View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/pavlovian-reactions-aren-t-just-for-dogs-benjamin-n-witts
Dr. Ivan Pavlov's groundbreaking work revealed t…
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Grasping how life integrates together - Bobbi Seleski
View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/making-sense-of-how-life-fits-together-bobbi-seleski
From something as miniscule as a cell to the biospher…
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From mach-20 glider to hummingbird-mimicking drone - Regina Dugan
View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/from-mach-20-glider-to-humming-bird-drone-regina-dugan
"What would you attempt to do if you knew you could…
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The revival of Mongolia's "wild" horses - Nigel Rothfels
Dig into the breeding program that saved Takhi horses from extinction, and explore the role of zoos in animal conservation.
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For thousands of years, …
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Who won the space race? - Jeff Steers
View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/what-was-the-point-of-the-space-race-jeff-steers
On October 4, 1957, the Soviet Union launched the satell…
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Humans are all practically the same... practically - Greg Foot
Dig into why ethnic diversity is so important to medical research when creating new treatments and medicines for diseases.
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While all humans share 99…
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Can you outsmart Fate and break her old curse? - Dan Finkel
Practice more problem-solving at https://brilliant.org/TedEd
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Hundreds of years ago, your ancestor stole a magical tarot deck from Fate herself— and …
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