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Dead stuff: The secret ingredient in our food chain - John C. Moore
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When you picture the lowest levels of the …
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A Rosetta Stone for the Indus language - Rajesh Rao
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Rajesh Rao is fascinated by "the mother of all crossword p…
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Visualizing the medical data explosion - Anders Ynnerman
Today medical scans produce thousands of images and terabytes of data for a single patient in mere seconds, but how do doctors parse this information…
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Why work doesn't happen at work - Jason Fried
Jason Fried has a radical theory of working: that the office isn't a good place to do it. In his talk, he lays out the main problems (call them the M…
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Can you outsmart a troll (by thinking like one)? - Claire Wardle
Explore the strategies employed by trolls and learn how disinformation campaigns are launched— and how to stop them.
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Your town is holding a mayoral …
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The rise and fall of the Kingdom of Man - Andrew McDonald
Discover the medieval empire of the Isle of Man and the Hebrides, and how a dynasty of sea kings rose to power.
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On a small island in the Irish Sea, …
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String theory - Brian Greene
Physicist Brian Greene explains superstring theory, the idea that minuscule strands of energy vibrating in 11 dimensions create every particle and fo…
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A summons to innovate: DIY speaker edition - William Gurstelle
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There's a pleasure in making things for yourself…
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Unexpected side effects - Edward Tenner
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Every new invention changes the world -- in ways both intentional an…
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Who was Alexander von Humboldt? - George Mehler
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Have you heard of Alexander von Humboldt? Not likely. The geol…
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