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Become a slam poet in five steps - Gayle Danley
Become a slam poet in five steps - Gayle Danley

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With enough passion and practice, becoming a slam poet is wi…

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The greatest river on Earth is actually in the sky - Iseult Gillespie
The greatest river on Earth is actually in the sky - Iseult Gillespie

Explore the Amazon rainforest’s flying rivers, and dig into why these invisible waterways are essential to life on Earth.

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The largest rainforest in …

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A map of the brain - Allan Jones
A map of the brain - Allan Jones

How can we begin to understand the way the brain works? The same way we begin to understand a city: by making a map. In this visually stunning talk, …

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Can you solve the giant spider riddle? - Dan Finkel
Can you solve the giant spider riddle? - Dan Finkel

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Once every century, the world’s greatest spiders gather to compete in a series of gruel…

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Euclid's mysterious parallel postulate - Jeff Dekofsky
Euclid's mysterious parallel postulate - Jeff Dekofsky

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Euclid, known as the "Father of Geometry," developed se…

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Can sunlight improve your heart health? - Richard Weller
Can sunlight improve your heart health? - Richard Weller

Our bodies get Vitamin D from the sun, but as dermatologist Richard Weller suggests, sunlight may confer another surprising benefit too. New research…

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What's the science behind whale communication? - David Gruber and Shane Gero
What's the science behind whale communication? - David Gruber and Shane Gero

Explore how sperm whales use an array of complex vocalizations to communicate with each other, hunt, and assess their surroundings.

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Soon after whal…

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Can planting trees actually cool the planet? - Carolyn Beans
Can planting trees actually cool the planet? - Carolyn Beans

Dig into common mistakes that tree-planting programs make, and explore strategies that can successfully re-green the planet.

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In fighting climate cha…

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Can you outsmart the slippery slope fallacy? - Elizabeth Cox
Can you outsmart the slippery slope fallacy? - Elizabeth Cox

Dig into the slippery slope fallacy, which assumes that one step will lead to a series of events that lead to an extreme— often bad— scenario.

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Your elusive creative mind - Elizabeth Gilbert
Your elusive creative mind - Elizabeth Gilbert

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Elizabeth Gilbert muses on the impossible things we expect …

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