Historical role models – Amy Bissetta
View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/historical-role-models-amy-bissetta Many notable American historical figures are conside...
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The single biggest health threat women face – Noel Bairey Merz
Surprising, but true: More women now die of heart disease than men, yet cardiovascular research has long focused on men. Pioneering...
The mathematics of history – Jean-Baptiste Michel
View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/the-mathematics-of-history-jean-baptiste-michel What can mathematics say about history?...
What happened to antimatter? – Rolf Landua
View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/what-happened-to-antimatter-rolf-landua Particles come in pairs, which is why there shou...
The basics of the Higgs boson – Dave Barney and Steve Goldfarb
View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/the-basics-of-boson-dave-barney-and-steve-goldfarb In 2012, scientists at CERN discovere...
Big Data – Tim Smith
View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/exploration-on-the-big-data-frontier-tim-smith There is a mind-boggling amount of data f...
Dark matter: The matter we can’t see – James Gillies
Check out our Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/teded View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/dark-matter-the-matter-we-can-...
How did feathers evolve? – Carl Zimmer
View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/how-did-feathers-evolve-carl-zimmer To look at the evolution of modern bird feathers, we...
Sometimes it’s good to give up the driver’s seat – Baba Shiv
Over the years, research has shown a counterintuitive fact about human nature: That sometimes, having too much choice makes us less...
Mysteries of vernacular: Tuxedo – Jessica Oreck
View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/mysteries-of-vernacular-tuxedo-jessica-oreck How did tuxedo’s roots extend from Na...