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Why plague doctors sported beaked masks
Explore the history of the European plague doctor, and find out where their iconic outfit of a beaked mask and robe came from.
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The year is 1656. You…
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Merits and limitations of public opinion polls - Jason Robert Jaffe
View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/pros-and-cons-of-public-opinion-polls-jason-robert-jaffe
How do public opinion polls work? And, more impor…
1 month, 3 weeks ago
How do we develop a better economy?
Explore the model known as doughnut economics, which aims to meet the needs of people without overshooting Earth's ecological limits.
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Can we call an…
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Ladies and gentlemen, introducing the Hobart Shakespeareans
Filmed at TED 2012.
View on TED-Ed blog: http://blog.ed.ted.com/2013/05/16/ladies-and-gentlemen-the-hobart-shakespereans/
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Is this the most magnificent building in the world? - Stephanie Honchell Smith
Dig into the construction of the Taj Mahal, a mausoleum that Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan had built for his wife Mumtaz Mahal.
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It’s 1631. Mumtaz Mahal,…
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Animation basics: Homemade practical effects - TED-Ed
View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/animation-basics-homemade-special-effects-ted-ed
Animation is used everywhere to communicate big ideas--in…
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How will AI impact the world?
Explore the current limitations of artificial intelligence and the possibility of creating human-compatible technology.
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In the coming years, artific…
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Who directs the world? - James B. Glattfelder
James Glattfelder studies complexity: how an interconnected system -- say, a swarm of birds -- is more than the sum of its parts. And complexity theo…
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The science of love's fall - Shannon Odell
Travel into the brain to see what happens when you fall in love and explore how the brain responds to heartbreak.
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Love is often described as heartwa…
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The magnificence of bioluminescence - Leslie Kenna
View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/the-brilliance-of-bioluminescence-leslie-kenna
Some lucky animals are naturally endowed with bioluminescen…
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