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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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Assess yourself: Can you tell the difference between music and noise? - Hanako Sawada
Get to know avant-garde music composer John Cage, whose work challenged the boundaries between music and noise.
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In 1960, composer John Cage went on …
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What is Alzheimer's disease? - Ivan Seah Yu Jun
Explore the most common cause of dementia, Alzheimer’s disease, how it affects the brain and scientists’ search for a cure.
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Alzheimer's disease is t…
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How do you know what's true? - Sheila Marie Orfano
Explore the Rashomon effect, where individuals give significantly different but equally believable accounts of the same event.
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A samurai is found d…
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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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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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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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The optimism bias – Tali Sharot
Are we born to be optimistic, rather than realistic? Tali Sharot shares new research that suggests our brains are wired to look on the bright side --…
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Is it normal to chat with yourself?
Dig into the psychological benefits of positive self-talk, and find out when it can become problematic.
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Being caught talking to yourself can feel em…
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What did people endure before anesthesia? - Sally Frampton
Trace the history of anesthesia from the 3rd century to today, and explore how doctors performed surgery before anesthetic drugs.
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The quest for anes…
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