A warm embrace that saves lives – Jane Chen
View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/jane-chen-a-warm-embrace-that-saves-lives In the developing world, access to incubators...
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String theory – Brian Greene
View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/brian-greene-on-string-theory Physicist Brian Greene explains superstring theory, the id...
The science behind a climate headline – Rachel Pike
View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/rachel-pike-the-science-behind-a-climate-headline In 4 minutes, atmospheric chemist Rach...
What we learn before we’re born – Annie Murphy Paul
Pop quiz: When does learning begin? Answer: Before we are born. Science writer Annie Murphy Paul talks through new research that sho...
How to stop torture – Karen Tse
Political prisoners aren’t the only ones being tortured — the vast majority of judicial torture happens in ordinary case...
Experiments that hint of longer lives – Cynthia Kenyon
What controls aging? Biochemist Cynthia Kenyon has found a simple genetic mutation that can double the lifespan of a simple worm, C....
A map of the brain – Allan Jones
How can we begin to understand the way the brain works? The same way we begin to understand a city: by making a map. In this visuall...
Ancient wonders captured in 3D – Ben Kacyra
Ancient monuments give us clues to astonishing past civilizations — but they’re under threat from pollution, war, neglec...
The real reason for brains – Daniel Wolpert
Neuroscientist Daniel Wolpert starts from a surprising premise: the brain evolved, not to think or feel, but to control movement. In...
A plane you can drive – Anna Mracek Dietrich
A flying car — it’s an iconic image of the future. But after 100 years of flight and automotive engineering, no one has...