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How do investors choose stocks? - Richard Coffin
Explore the strategies investors use to choose stocks and learn whether it’s better to be an active or passive investor.
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Every day, billions of sto…
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The future of dishonesty - Jeff Hancock
Who hasn't sent a text message saying "I'm on my way" when it wasn't true or fudged the truth a touch in their online dating profile? But Jeff Hancoc…
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Doodlers, gather! - Sunni Brown
View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/doodlers-unite-sunni-brown
Studies show that sketching and doodling improve our comprehension -- and our c…
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How do steroids affect your muscles— and the rest of your body? - Anees Bahji
Dig into the science of how anabolic steroids and their recreational use can affect your body, organs and brain.
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Steroids. They’ve caused global sc…
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Building a car for blind drivers - Dennis Hong
View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/making-a-car-for-blind-drivers-dennis-hong
Using robotics, laser rangefinders, GPS and smart feedback tool…
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The force of passion - Richard St. John
For love or money? Based on hundreds of interviews and his personal experience, Richard St. John suggests that passion, not money, is one of the key …
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How good are you at calculating risk? - Gerd Gigerenzer
How can we use statistics to evaluate risk? Dig into the difference between relative risk and absolute risk and how each is used in the news.
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A new …
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Vultures: The acid-puking, plague-busting heroes of the ecosystem - Kenny Coogan
Explore the essential role vultures play in cleaning our ecosystems and why their conservation is key to a healthy planet.
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In the African grasslands…
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Why mosquitoes target certain people more frequently than others - Maria Elena De Obaldia
Explore the science of what attracts mosquitos, and find out why mosquitos bite some people more than others.
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Some swear they’re cursed to be hunted…
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Grammar's great divide: The Oxford comma - TED-Ed
View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/grammar-s-great-divide-the-oxford-comma-ted-ed
If you read "Bob, a DJ and a clown" on a guest list, are th…
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