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  • The other inconvenient truth - Jonathan Foley

    A skyrocketing demand for food means that agriculture has become the largest driver of climate change, biodiversity loss and environmental destruction. At TEDxTC Jonathan Foley shows why we desperately need to begin "terraculture" -- farming for the whole planet. (Filmed at TEDxTC.)

    Uploaded 21-08-13

    Talk by Jonathan Foley.



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    23 min
  • Why was bloodletting so widely practiced? - Stephanie Honchell Smith

    Trace the history of bloodletting, a medical practice dating back to ancient Greece and its continued use into the 19th century.

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    Bloodletting was a pervasive medical practice that dates as far back as ancient Greece and continued well into the 19th century. Physicians like Hippocrates believed bad health could be attributed to a fluid imbalance, and recommended bloodletting to help reset the body's balance. So, why did bloodletting stick around so long? Stephanie Honchell Smith digs into its popularity and shortcomings.

    Lesson by Stephanie Honchell Smith, directed by Denys Spolitak.

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    10 min
  • The art of data visualization - David McCandless

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    David McCandless turns complex data sets, like worldwide military spending, media buzz, and Facebook status updates, into beautiful, simple diagrams that tease out unseen patterns and connections. Good design, he suggests, is the best way to navigate information glut -- and it may just change the way we see the world.

    Talk by David McCandless.

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    24 min
  • The magic of QR codes in the classroom - Karen Mensing

    Teaching is both a science and an art, and many teachers around the world spend endless hours perfecting their professional practice. At TEDActive 2013, a few teachers from the United States offer some tricks of the trade they've learned (and continue to hone) along the way.

    Uploaded 20-06-13

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    8 min
  • Can you unravel the Big Bang riddle? - James Tanton

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    It’s moments after the Big Bang and you’re still reeling. You’re a particle of matter, amidst a chaotic stew of forces, fusion, and annihilation. If you’re lucky and avoid being destroyed by antimatter, you’ll be the seed of a future galaxy. Can you ensure that you’re the last particle standing? James Tanton shows how.

    Lesson by James Tanton, directed by Igor Coric, Artrake Studio.

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    9 min
  • A needle in countless haystacks: Locating habitable worlds - Ariel Anbar

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    Out of billions of galaxies and billions of stars, how do we find Earth-like habitable worlds? What is essential to support life as we know it? Ariel Anbar provides a checklist for finding life on other planets.

    Lesson by Ariel Anbar, animation by TED-Ed.

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    7 min
  • Will there ever be a mile-high skyscraper? - Stefan Al

    Would a mile-high skyscraper ever be possible? Explore the physics behind some of the tallest buildings and megastructures in the world.

    Uploaded 07-02-19

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    In 1956, architect Frank Lloyd Wright proposed a mile-high skyscraper, a building five times as high as the Eiffel Tower. While this massive tower was never built, today bigger and bigger buildings are going up around the world. How did these impossible ideas turn into architectural opportunities? Stefan Al explains how these megastructures became fixtures of our city skylines.

    Lesson by Stefan Al, directed by TED-Ed.

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    7 min
  • How life moved to land - Tierney Thys

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    Spiders and crustaceans, also known as arthropods, led the charge from water to land--now outnumbering all terrestrial animals. But what about arthropods makes them so adaptable to life on land? Marine biologist Tierney Thys, and Noé Sardet and Sharif Mirshak of the Plankton Chronicles Project, shows us a world of fascinating animals and their habitats.

    Lesson by Tierney Thys, visualization by Noé Sardet and Sharif Mirshak (Plankton Chronicles Project, Parafilms).

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    8 min
  • The Prison Break | Think Like A Coder, Ep 1

    The adventure begins! Episode 1: Ethic awakens in a mysterious cell. Can she and robot Hedge solve the programming puzzles blocking their escape?

    Uploaded 30-09-19

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    This is episode 1 of our animated series “Think Like A Coder.” This 10-episode narrative follows a girl, Ethic, and her robot companion, Hedge, as they attempt to save the world. The two embark on a quest to collect three artifacts and must solve their way through a series of programming puzzles.

    Lesson by Alex Rosenthal, directed by Kozmonot Animation Studio.

    Supported by Endless: https://endlessnetwork.com

    A special thank you to the programmers who assisted in the development of this series: Eric Wastl, Sara Kladky, Ryan Harvey, Dan Bernier, Eden Girma, Matt Gruskin, and James Griffith.

    And thank you Dan Finkel, whose idea inspired the lock-picking puzzle.

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    10 min
  • The mechanics behind Einstein's most celebrated equation - Lindsay DeMarchi and Fabio Pacucci

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    Ever since Einstein published his Special Theory of Relativity, one equation has been the bane of humans hoping to explore the stars: E=mc². In addition to informing our understanding of gravity, space, and time, this formula implies that traveling at or beyond light speed is impossible. Why is that? Lindsay DeMarchi and Fabio Pacucci explain the physics behind this unbreakable speed limit.

    Lesson by Lindsay DeMarchi and Fabio Pacucci, directed by Igor Ćorić, Artrake Studio.

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    8 min

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