A child of the state – Lemn Sissay
Literature has long been fascinated with fostered, adopted and orphaned children, from Moses to Cinderella to Oliver Twist to Harry...
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My glacier cave discoveries – Eddy Cartaya
View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/my-glacier-cave-discoveries-eddy-cartaya Snow Dragon. Pure Imagination. Frozen Minotaur....
From DNA to Silly Putty, the diverse world of polymers – Jan Mattingly
View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/from-dna-to-silly-putty-the-diverse-world-of-polymers-jan-mattingly You are made of poly...
How to sequence the human genome – Mark J. Kiel
View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/how-to-sequence-the-human-genome-mark-j-kiel Your genome, every human’s genome, co...
What makes us feel good about our work? – Dan Ariely
View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/what-makes-us-feel-good-about-our-work-dan-ariely What motivates us to work? Contrary to...
Mysteries of vernacular: Odd – Jessica Oreck and Rachael Teel
View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/mysteries-of-vernacular-odd-jessica-oreck-and-rachael-teel Whether we’re talking a...
Agile programming — for your family – Bruce Feiler
Bruce Feiler has a radical idea: To deal with the stress of modern family life, go agile. Inspired by agile software programming, Fe...
Could your language affect your ability to save money? – Keith Chen
What can economists learn from linguists? Behavioral economist Keith Chen introduces a fascinating pattern from his research: that l...
Learn to read Chinese … with ease! – ShaoLan
For foreigners, learning to speak Chinese is a hard task. But learning to read the beautiful, often complex characters of the Chines...
Music and creativity in Ancient Greece – Tim Hansen
View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/music-and-creativity-in-ancient-greece-tim-hansen You think you love music? You have not...