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  • Connected, yet lonely? - Sherry Turkle

    As we expect more from technology, do we expect less from each other? Sherry Turkle studies how our devices and online personas are redefining human connection and communication -- and asks us to think deeply about the new kinds of connection we want to have.

    Talk by Sherry Turkle.

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    25 min
  • Can you cheat death by solving this riddle? - Shravan S K

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    Uploaded 24-06-21

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    You and your best friend Bill are the greatest bards in the kingdom— but maybe not the brightest. Your hit song has insulted the king and now you’re slated for execution. Luckily, Death is a connoisseur of most excellent music and has decided to give you a chance to escape your fate. Can you beat him at a life-sized game of Snakes and Ladders and live to sing another day? Shravan S K shows how.

    Lesson by Shravan S K, directed by Igor Coric, Artrake Studio.

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    7 min
  • Why is it so hard to abandon a bad habit?

    Explore the psychology behind how good and bad habits are formed, and get tips on how to manage these behaviors.

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    Many people deal with a nail-biting habit at some point in their lives. Some will go to great lengths to try to stop, employing strategies like dipping their hands in salt or wearing gloves. And while not all of us are nail-biters, most of us do have a habit we’d like to kick. So, what's the best way to break one? Explore how habits are formed, and discover tips on how to manage these behaviors.

    Directed by Sacha Beeley.

    This video made possible in collaboration with Character Lab
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    A special thanks to Wendy Wood who provided information and insights for the development of this video.

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    7 min
  • How do lungs work? - Emma Bryce

    Take a journey into the lungs to see how the respiratory system and automatic nervous system work together to keep us alive and breathing.

    Uploaded 24-11-14

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    When you breathe, you transport oxygen to the body’s cells to keep them working, while also clearing your system of the carbon dioxide that this work generates. How do we accomplish this crucial and complex task without even thinking about it? Emma Bryce takes us into the lungs to investigate how they help keep us alive.

    Lesson by Emma Bryce, animation by Andrew Zimbelman for The Foreign Correspondents' Club.

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    6 min
  • The genesis of the universe, for beginners - Tom Whyntie

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    How did the universe begin -- and how is it expanding? CERN physicist Tom Whyntie shows how cosmologists and particle physicists explore these questions by replicating the heat, energy, and activity of the first few seconds of our universe, from right after the Big Bang.

    Lesson by Tom Whyntie, animation by Hornet Inc.

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    6 min
  • Inside an Antarctic time machine - Lee Hotz

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    Uploaded 10-08-13

    Science columnist Lee Hotz describes a remarkable project at WAIS Divide, Antarctica, where a hardy team are drilling into ten-thousand-year-old ice to extract vital data on our changing climate. Robert Lee Hotz is the science columnist for the Wall Street Journal, where he writes about cutting-edge research on climate change, cosmology, molecular medicine, the human brain and much more ... He has traveled three times to the South Pole.

    Talk by Lee Hotz.



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    13 min
  • Taking imagination seriously - Janet Echelman

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    Uploaded 11-08-13

    Janet Echelman found her true voice as an artist when her paints went missing -- which forced her to look to an unorthodox new art material. Now she makes billowing, flowing, building-sized sculpture with a surprisingly geeky edge. A transporting 10 minutes of pure creativity.

    Talk by Janet Echelman.



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    15 min
  • How much will you change in the future? More than you think - Bence Nanay

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    Uploaded 27-09-18

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    Time and time again, we’ve failed to predict that the technologies of the present will change the future. Recently, a similar pattern was discovered in our individual lives: we’re unable to predict change in ourselves. But is there anything wrong with assuming that who we are now is who we will continue to be? Bence Nanay details the consequences of seeing ourselves as finished products.

    Lesson by Bence Nanay, directed by Stretch Films Inc.

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    7 min
  • Healthier men, one beard at a time - Adam Garone

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    Adam Garone has an impressive moustache, and it's for a good cause. A co-founder of Movember, Garone's initiative to raise awareness for men's health -- by having men grow out their moustaches every November -- began as a dare in a bar in 2003. Now, it's a worldwide movement that raised $126 million for prostate cancer research last year.

    Talk by Adam Garone.

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    22 min
  • What led to the Rwandan Genocide? - Susanne Buckley-Zistel

    Dig into the history of the Rwandan Genocide of 1994, during which over one-tenth of the country’s population was killed.

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    For one hundred days in 1994, the African country of Rwanda suffered a horrific campaign of mass murder. Neighbor turned against neighbor as violence engulfed the region, resulting in the deaths of over one-tenth of the country’s population. How did this happen? And why didn't international organizations intervene? Susanne Buckley-Zistel digs into the history of the Rwandan Genocide.

    Lesson by Susanne Buckley-Zistel, directed by Mohammad Babakoohi.

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    9 min

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