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One of the most prohibited books of all time - Mollie Godfrey
Explore why Maya Angelou’s memoir “I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings” became one of the most frequently banned books of all time.
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In 1998, a school di…
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The epic of Gilgamesh, the king who tried to conquer death - Soraya Field Fiorio
Dive into the Epic of Gilgamesh, and follow the king of Uruk on a series of dangerous quests as he searches for immortality.
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In 1849, in the ancient…
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Vast Data - Tim Smith
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There is a mind-boggling amount of data floating around our…
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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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A day in the life of the oracle of Delphi - Mark Robinson
Follow Aristonike, an Oracle-in-training in Delphi, as she studies to become the Pythia and communicate Apollo’s will and prophecies.
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As the sun ris…
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The woman who stared at the Sun - Alex Gendler
Get to know the legacy of Hisako Koyama, whose drawings of the Sun’s surface helped scientists reconstruct 400 years of sunspot activity.
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In 1944, a…
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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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Why should you read “Crime and Punishment”? - Alex Gendler
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The foundations of the Higgs boson - Dave Barney and Steve Goldfarb
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In 2012, scientists at CERN discovered evidence of the …
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Can you solve the Trojan War riddle? - Dennis E. Shasha
Practice more problem-solving at https://brilliant.org/TedEd
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On Olympus, you’ve been waiting for an opportunity to bring the bloody Trojan War to it…
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