A story about knots and surgeons – Ed Gavagan
One day, Ed Gavagan was sitting on the subway, watching two young med students practicing their knots. And a powerful memory washed...
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What we’re learning from 5,000 brains – Read Montague
Mice, bugs and hamsters are no longer the only way to study the brain. Functional MRI (fMRI) allows scientists to map brain activity...
What doctors don’t know about the drugs they prescribe – Ben Goldacre
When a new drug gets tested, the results of the trials should be published for the rest of the medical world — except much of...
Mining literature for deeper meanings – Amy E. Harter
View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/mining-literature-for-deeper-meanings-amy-e-harter Writing a great English paper can be...
Gyotaku: The ancient Japanese art of printing fish – K. Erica Dodge
View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/gyotaku-the-ancient-japanese-art-of-printing-fish-k-erica-dodge How did fishermen record...
Making sense of maps – Aris Venetikidis
Map designer Aris Venetikidis is fascinated by the maps we draw in our minds as we move around a city — less like street maps,...
What on Earth is spin? – Brian Jones
View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/what-on-earth-is-spin-brian-jones Why does the Earth spin? Does a basketball falling fro...
A broken body isn’t a broken person – Janine Shepherd
Cross-country skier Janine Shepherd hoped for an Olympic medal — until she was hit by a truck during a training bike ride. She...
Is space trying to kill us? – Ron Shaneyfelt
View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/is-space-trying-to-kill-us-ron-shaneyfelt How likely is it that a massive asteroid will...