What is verbal irony? – Christopher Warner
View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/what-is-verbal-irony-christopher-warner At face value, the lines between verbal irony, s...
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You are more transparent than you think – Sajan Saini
Discover how scientists are using light and integrated photonics technology to create medical devices that can diagnose illness. ...
How do contraceptives work? – NWHunter
View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/how-do-contraceptives-work-nwhunter Contraceptives are designed to prevent pregnancy in...
How to fossilize…yourself – Phoebe A. Cohen
View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/how-to-fossilize-yourself-phoebe-a-cohen You can aspire to great things in life, but how...
The high-stakes race to make quantum computers work – Chiara Decaroli
Get to know the unique properties of quantum computers and the obstacles that have prevented this theoretical technology from becomi...
What happened to trial by jury? – Suja A. Thomas
View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/what-happened-to-trial-by-jury-suja-a-thomas In the United States today, juries decide l...
Calculating The Odds of Intelligent Alien Life – Jill Tarter
View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/calculating-the-odds-of-intelligent-alien-life Could there be intelligent life on other...
The hidden life of Rosa Parks – Riché D. Richardson
Learn about the life of civil rights activist Rosa Parks— her work with the NAACP, bus boycotts, and her lifelong fight against raci...
What is the biggest single-celled organism? – Murry Gans
View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/what-is-the-biggest-single-celled-organism-murry-gans The elephant is a creature of epic...
Why are manhole covers round? – Marc Chamberland
View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/why-are-manhole-covers-round-marc-chamberland Why are most manhole covers round? Sure it...