The best stats you’ve ever seen – Hans Rosling
View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/hans-rosling-shows-the-best-stats-you-ve-ever-seen You’ve never seen data presente...
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The surprising science of happiness – Nancy Etcoff
View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/nancy-etcoff-on-the-surprising-science-of-happiness Cognitive researcher Nancy Etcoff lo...
How to look inside the brain – Carl Schoonover
There have been remarkable advances in understanding the brain, but how do you actually study the neurons inside it? Using gorgeous...
Texting that saves lives – Nancy Lublin
When Nancy Lublin started texting teenagers to help with her social advocacy organization, what she found was shocking — they...
The 4 commandments of cities – Eduardo Paes
Eduardo Paes is the mayor of Rio de Janeiro, a sprawling, complicated, beautiful city of 6.5 million. He shares four big ideas about...
Tracking ancient diseases using … plaque – Christina Warinner
Imagine what we could learn about diseases by studying the history of human disease, from ancient hominids to the present. But how?...
Unlock the intelligence, passion, greatness of girls – Leymah Gbowee
Nobel Peace Prize winner Leymah Gbowee has two powerful stories to tell — of her own life’s transformation and of the un...
Mysteries of vernacular: Jade – Jessica Oreck and Rachael Teel
View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/mysteries-of-veracular-jade-jessica-oreck-and-rachael-teel Now known for its beauty and...
Da Vinci’s Vitruvian Man of math – James Earle
View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/da-vinci-s-vitruvian-man-of-math-james-earle What’s so special about Leonardo da V...
Visualizing the medical data explosion – Anders Ynnerman
Today medical scans produce thousands of images and terabytes of data for a single patient in mere seconds, but how do doctors parse...