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Why people believe weird things | Michael Shermer
Ted Talk: http://www.ted.com Why do people see the Virgin Mary on cheese sandwiches or hear demonic lyrics in "Stairway to Heaven"? Using v…
Jeff Bezos: The electricity metaphor
Ted Talk: http://www.ted.com The dot-com boom and bust is often compared to the Gold Rush. But Amazon.com founder Jeff Bezos says its more …
The role of human emotions in science and research | Ilona Stengel
Ted Talk: Do human emotions have a role to play in science and research? Material researcher Ilona Stengel suggests that instead of opposin…
Taylor Wilson: My radical plan for small nuclear fission reactors
Ted Talk: Taylor Wilson was 14 when he built a nuclear fusion reactor in his parents' garage. Now 19, he returns to the TED stage to presen…
Charles Elachi: The story of the Mars Rovers
Ted Talk: http://www.ted.com At Serious Play 2008, Charles Elachi shares stories from NASA's legendary Jet Propulsion Lab -- including tale…
Sergey Brin: Why Google Glass?
Ted Talk: It's not a demo, more of a philosophical argument: Why did Sergey Brin and his team at Google want to build an eye-mounted camera…
Asha de Vos: Why you should care about whale poo
Ted Talk: Whales have a surprising and important job, says marine biologist Asha de Vos: these massive creatures are ecosystem engineers, k…
24 hours on Earth -- in one image | Stephen Wilkes
Ted Talk: Take action on climate change at http://countdown.ted.com. "Nature reveals itself to us in unique ways, if we stop and look at th…
What I learned serving time for a crime I didn't commit | Teresa Njoroge
Ted Talk: In 2011, Teresa Njoroge was convicted of a financial crime she didn't commit -- the result of a long string of false accusations,…
Woody Norris: Hypersonic sound and other inventions
Ted Talk: http://www.ted.com Woody Norris shows off two of his inventions that treat sound in new ways, and talks about his untraditional a…
In an age of distraction, find your stillness (Book trailer)
Ted Talk: From travel writer Pico Iyer, "The Art of Stillness" considers the unexpected adventure of going nowhere. New from TED Books. Ama…
Yossi Vardi: Help fight local warming
Ted Talk: www.ted.com Investor and prankster Yossi Vardi delivers a careful lecture on the dangers of blogging. Specifically, for men. TEDT…
The power of citizen video to create undeniable truths | Yvette Alberdingk Thijm
Ted Talk: Could smartphones and cameras be our most powerful weapon for social justice? Through her organization Witness, Yvette Alberdingk…
Jakob Trollback: Rethinking the music video
Ted Talk: http://www.ted.com What would a music video look like if it were purely directed by the music? Not driven by a concept, nor by a …
What a nun can teach a scientist about ecology | Victoria Gill
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