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strategies for studying effectively
Explore how the brain learns and stores information, and find out how to apply this for more effective study techniques.
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A 2006 study took a class o…
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Mysteries of vernacular: Clamor - Jessica Oreck
View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/mysteries-of-vernacular-noise-jessica-oreck
The words noise, nausea, and naval all stem from the same Lati…
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Why were scientists so captivated by these frogs? - Carly Anne York
Dig into how African clawed frogs can help detect human pregnancy, and how their use in experiments had unintended consequences.
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In the early 20th c…
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Japan's most frightening ghost story - Kit Brooks
Follow the chilling Japanese tale of Oiwa, a ghost seeking revenge after her husband poisoned her and killed her father.
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Oiwa’s only hope for ending…
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qualities of successful people - Richard St. John
Ten years of research and 500 face-to-face-interviews led Richard St. John to a collection of eight common traits in successful leaders around the wo…
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The power of vulnerability - Brené Brown
Brené Brown studies human connection -- our ability to empathize, belong, love. In a poignant, funny talk, she shares a deep insight from her researc…
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Iceland's secret power - Jean-Baptiste P. Koehl
Explore how geothermal energy— the heat in the Earth’s crust— is being used to create renewable electricity and power.
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While the weather in Iceland …
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The moon illusion - Andrew Vanden Heuvel
View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/the-moon-illusion-andrew-vanden-heuvel
Have you noticed how the full moon looks bigger on the horizon than…
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The most notorious scientific feud in history - Lukas Rieppel
Get to know one of the most infamous scientific rivalries in history, known as the Bone Wars, where two scientists competed to find dinosaur fossils.…
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The neurons that shaped civilization - VS Ramachandran
View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/vs-ramachandran-the-neurons-that-shaped-civilization
Neuroscientist Vilayanur Ramachandran outlines the fa…
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