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ferguson: mike pence endorsement would help ted cruz
Bookmarked 514 weeks ago cnn political commentator ben ferguson says that an endorsement from indiana gov mike pence would help sen ted cruz039s chances in the indiana primary |
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hulu - celebrity wife swap: gary buseyted haggard - watch the full episode now
Bookmarked 739 weeks ago video description: gary busey and ted haggard trade wives for a week |
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a short history of trans people039s long fight for equality samy nour younes
Bookmarked 362 weeks ago transgender activist and ted resident samy nour younes shares the remarkable centuries-old history of the trans community filled with courageous stories inspiring triumphs -- and a fight for civil rights that039s been raging for a long time |
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an expedition to the bottom of all five oceans victor vescovo
Bookmarked 344 weeks ago victor vescovo is leading the first-ever manned expedition to the deepest point of each of the world039s five oceans in conversation with ted science curator david biello vescovo discusses the technology that039s powering the explorations -- a titanium submersible designed to withstand extraordinary conditions -- and shows footage of a never-before-seen creature taken during his journey to the bottom of the indian ocean |
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if ted talk speakers were high - collegehumor video
Bookmarked 648 weeks ago highdeas worth sharing watch quothigh ted talksquot and more funny videos on collegehumor |
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the real reason why mosquitoes buzz greg gage
Bookmarked 401 weeks ago what does the love song of a mosquito sound like find out as our intrepid neuroscientists explore the meaning of all that annoying buzzing in your ear |
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the next global agricultural revolution bruce friedrich
Bookmarked 354 weeks ago meat production is destroying the planet and jeopardizing our health but people aren039t going to eat less meat unless we give them alternatives that cost the same or less and that taste the same or better in an eye-opening talk food innovator and ted fellow bruce friedrich shows the plant- and cell-based products that could soon transform the global meat industry -- and your dinner plate |
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why i still have hope for coral reefs kristen marhaver
Bookmarked 449 weeks ago coral reefs in the pacific are dying at an alarming rate particularly from bleaching brought on by increasing water temperatures but it039s not too late to act says ted fellow kristen maharver she points to the caribbean -- when given time stable temperatures and protection corals there have shown the ability to recover from trauma marhaver reminds us why we need to keep working to protect the precious corals we have left |
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what039s missing in the global debate over refugees yasin kakande
Bookmarked 412 weeks ago in the ongoing debate over refugees we hear from everyone -- from politicians who pledge border controls to citizens who fear they039ll lose their jobs -- everyone that is except migrants themselves why are they coming journalist and ted fellow yasin kakande explains what compelled him and many others to flee their homelands urging a more open discussion and a new perspective because humanity039s story he reminds us is a story of migration: |
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the awful logic of land mines -- and an app that helps people avoid them carlos bautista
Bookmarked 436 weeks ago fifty years of armed conflict in colombia has left the countryside riddled with land mines that maim and kill innocent people who happen across them to help keep communities safe from harm ted resident carlos bautista is developing an app to track land mines -- and direct travelers away from them learn more about how this potentially life-saving tool could promote peace in countries plagued by land mines once conflicts end |
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how we039re using dna tech to help farmers fight crop diseases laura boykin
Bookmarked 334 weeks ago nearly 800 million people worldwide depend on cassava for survival -- but this critical food source is under attack by entirely preventable viruses says computational biologist and ted senior fellow laura boykin she takes us to the farms in east africa where she039s working with a diverse team of scientists to help farmers keep their crops healthy using a portable dna lab and mini supercomputer that can identify viruses in hours instead of months |
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how we use astrophysics to study earthbound problems federica bianco
Bookmarked 337 weeks ago to study a system as complex as the entire universe astrophysicists need to be experts at extracting simple solutions from large data sets what else could they do with this expertise in an interdisciplinary talk ted fellow and astrophysicist federica bianco explains how she uses astrophysical data analysis to solve urban and social problems -- as well as stellar mysteries |
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intimate photos of a senior love triangle isadora kosofsky
Bookmarked 388 weeks ago photographer and ted fellow isadora kosofsky is a chronicler of love loss and loneliness in this searching talk she shares photos from her four years documenting the lives of a senior citizen love triangle -- and reveals what they can teach us about the universal search for identity and belonging |
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inside the fight against russia039s fake news empire olga yurkova
Bookmarked 404 weeks ago when facts are false decisions are wrong says editor and ted fellow olga yurkova to stop the spread of fake news she and a group of journalists launched stopfakeorg which exposes biased or inaccurate reporting in order to rebuild the trust we039ve lost in our journalists leaders and institutions learn more about the fight against misinformation as well as two critical ways we can ensure we039re not reading or sharing fake news |
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a brief tour of the last 4 billion years dinosaurs not included lauren sallan
Bookmarked 315 weeks ago in this hilarious whirlwind tour of the last four billion years of evolution paleontologist and ted fellow lauren sallan introduces us to some of the wildly diverse animals that roamed the prehistoric planet from sharks with wings to galloping crocodiles and long-necked rhinos and shows why paleontology is about way more than dinosaurs |