Mysteries of vernacular: Pants – Jessica Oreck
View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/mysteries-of-vernacular-pants-jessica-oreck From 4th Century Roman Saint Pantaleon to th...
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Who is Alexander von Humboldt? – George Mehler
View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/who-is-alexander-von-humboldt-george-mehler Have you heard of Alexander von Humboldt? No...
Kids need structure – Colin Powell
How can you help kids get a good start? In this heartfelt and personal talk, Colin Powell, the former U.S. Secretary of State, asks...
Mysteries of vernacular: Clue – Jessica Oreck
View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/mysteries-of-vernacular-clue-jessica-oreck Clue or clew? Before the word clue became ass...
Early forensics and crime-solving chemists – Deborah Blum
View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/early-forensics-and-crime-solving-chemists-deborah-blum In a CSI age, we take forensic s...
The mystery of chronic pain – Elliot Krane
View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/the-mystery-of-chronic-pain-elliot-krane We think of pain as a symptom, but there are ca...
Building the Seed Cathedral – Thomas Heatherwick
View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/building-the-seed-cathedral-thomas-heatherwick A future more beautiful? Architect Thomas...
Building a dinosaur from a chicken – Jack Horner
View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/building-a-dinosaur-from-a-chicken-jack-horner Renowned paleontologist Jack Horner has s...
Making sense of a visible quantum object – Aaron O’Connell
Physicists are used to the idea that subatomic particles behave according to the bizarre rules of quantum mechanics, completely diff...
Making a car for blind drivers – Dennis Hong
View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/making-a-car-for-blind-drivers-dennis-hong Using robotics, laser rangefinders, GPS and s...