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Let's educate kids in coding - Mitch Resnick
Coding isn't just for computer whizzes, says Mitch Resnick of MIT Media Lab -- it's for everyone. In a fun, demo-filled talk Resnick outlines the ben…
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The weirdest summer in recorded history - David Biello
Dig into geoengineering, which uses technology to manipulate Earth’s environments to counteract climate change.
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In 1815, Mount Tambora erupted and i…
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Why did three popes reign at once? - Joëlle Rollo-Koster
Dig into the history of the Papal Schism, which caused a split in the Catholic Church while 3 popes vied for supremacy.
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For almost two millennia, t…
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Nature's smallest factory: The Calvin cycle - Cathy Symington
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A hearty bowl of cereal gives you the energy to…
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Can other animals perceive death? - Barbara J. King
Do nonhuman animals experience grief? Explore mourning in the animal kingdom to find out the answer to this tricky question.
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In 2018, an orca called…
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The hunt for other Earth-like planets - Olivier Guyon
View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/the-search-for-other-planets-olivier-guyon
Billions of stars. Billions of galaxies. A thousand years just …
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A brief history of video games (Part I) - Safwat Saleem
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Video games are everywhere these days, but where did t…
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Animation basics: The optical illusion of motion - TED-Ed
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How do animators make still images come to life? Ar…
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Urbanization and the future of cities - Vance Kite
View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/urbanization-and-the-future-of-cities-vance-kite
About 10,000 years ago, hunter-gatherers, aided by rudime…
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