History’s “worst” nun – Theresa A. Yugar
Get to know the life of Mexican nun, poet and scholar, Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz, who was censored by the Church for her critical wr...
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History’s deadliest colors – J. V. Maranto
View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/history-s-deadliest-colors-j-v-maranto When radium was first discovered, its luminous gr...
HIV and flu — the vaccine strategy – Seth Berkley
View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/hiv-and-flu-the-vaccine-strategy-seth-berkley Seth Berkley explains how smart advances i...
How a few scientists transformed the way we think about disease – Tien Nguyen
View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/how-a-few-scientists-transformed-the-way-we-think-about-disease-tien-nguyen This video w...
How a fly flies – Michael Dickinson
An insect’s ability to fly is perhaps one of the greatest feats of evolution. Michael Dickinson looks at how a fruit fly takes...
How a single-celled organism almost wiped out life on Earth – Anusuya Willis
View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/how-a-single-celled-organism-almost-wiped-out-life-on-earth-anusuya-willis There’s an or...
How a wound heals itself – Sarthak Sinha
View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/how-a-wound-heals-itself-sarthak-sinha Our skin is the largest organ in our bodies, with...
How algorithms shape our world – Kevin Slavin
View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/kevin-slavin-how-algorithms-shape-our-world Kevin Slavin argues that we’re living...
How ancient art influenced modern art – Felipe Galindo
View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/how-ancient-art-influenced-modern-art-felipe-galindo The term modern art sounds like it...
How architecture helped music evolve – David Byrne
View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/how-architecture-helped-music-evolve-david-byrne As his career grew, David Byrne went fr...