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Why is it so challenging to treat the common cold?
Dig into the two main ways we fight the viruses that cause the common cold, and find out if it’s possible to create a cure.
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On average, adults catc…
1 month, 2 weeks ago
What is fat? - George Zaidan
View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/what-is-fat-george-zaidan
As the narrative goes, fat is bad. Well, it's actually more nuanced than that. T…
1 month, 2 weeks ago
Gibberish, urine, and sheer chaos: What happens when you sleepwalk - Emmanuel During
Download a free audiobook version of “The Midnight Library“ and support TED-Ed's nonprofit mission: https://www.audible.com/ted-ed
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Mumbling fantasti…
1 month, 2 weeks ago
Why do fingers become wrinkled in water? - Mark Changizi
View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/pruney-fingers-a-gripping-story-mark-changizi
Why do fingers become pruney when they get wet? Likely, for …
1 month, 2 weeks ago
Why you procrastinate even when it's unpleasant
Explore what happens in the brain to trigger procrastination, and what strategies you can use to break the cycle of this harmful practice.
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The repor…
1 month, 2 weeks ago
Why domestic violence victims don't exit - Leslie Morgan Steiner
Leslie Morgan Steiner was in "crazy love" -- that is, madly in love with a man who routinely abused her and threatened her life. Steiner tells the da…
1 month, 3 weeks ago
Is capitalism actually malfunctioning?
Explore the different types of capitalism, how they operate, and how they impact issues like climate change and rising inequality.
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People have becom…
1 month, 3 weeks ago
What makes an algorithm? - David J. Malan
View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/your-brain-can-solve-algorithms-david-j-malan
An algorithm is a mathematical method of solving problems bo…
1 month, 3 weeks ago
Could this technology stop all viruses?
Explore how scientists are developing a flu vaccine that would protect you against every strain— even ones that don’t exist yet.
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There’s a vaccine b…
1 month, 3 weeks ago
A universal translator for doctors - Steven Schwaitzberg
View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/a-universal-translator-for-surgeons-steven-schwaitzberg
Laparoscopic surgery uses minimally invasive incis…
1 month, 3 weeks ago