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ted cruz will self-quarantine after interacting with individual with coronavirus at cpac
Bookmarked 318 weeks ago sen ted cruz r-tx announced he will self-quarantine in texas after interacting with an individual who tested positive for the novel coronavirus at the conservative political action conference cnn news |
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a brief tour of the last 4 billion years dinosaurs not included lauren sallan
Bookmarked 321 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 |
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intimate photos of a senior love triangle isadora kosofsky
Bookmarked 393 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 410 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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how we use astrophysics to study earthbound problems federica bianco
Bookmarked 343 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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the next global agricultural revolution bruce friedrich
Bookmarked 360 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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looking for a job highlight your ability not your experience jason shen
Bookmarked 425 weeks ago very few of us hold jobs that line up directly with our past experiences or what we studied in college take ted resident jason shen -- he studied biology but now he039s a program manager at a tech company in this quick insightful talk about human potential shen shares some new thinking on how looking for ability over credentials can lead to hiring great employees |
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what039s missing in the global debate over refugees yasin kakande
Bookmarked 417 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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adventures of an asteroid hunter carrie nugent
Bookmarked 468 weeks ago ted fellow carrie nugent is an asteroid hunter -- part of a group of scientists working to discover and catalog our oldest and most numerous cosmic neighbors why keep an eye out for asteroids in this short fact-filled talk nugent explains how their awesome impacts have shaped our planet and how finding them at the right time could mean nothing less than saving life on earth |
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the awful logic of land mines -- and an app that helps people avoid them carlos bautista
Bookmarked 442 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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why i still have hope for coral reefs kristen marhaver
Bookmarked 455 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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if ted talk speakers were high - collegehumor video
Bookmarked 653 weeks ago highdeas worth sharing watch quothigh ted talksquot and more funny videos on collegehumor |
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richard dawkins on militant atheism video on tedcom
Bookmarked 925 weeks ago ted talks ltpgtrichard dawkins urges all atheists to openly state their position -- and to fight the incursion of the church into politics and science a fiery funny powerful talk ltpgt |
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the power of simple words
Bookmarked 732 weeks ago long fancy words designed to show off your intelligence and vocabulary are all very well but they aren039t always the best words in this short playful video terin izil explains why simple punchy language is often the clearest way to convey a message launching a series on playing with languagequotthe power of simple wordsquot was animated by sunni brown http:wwwsunnibrowncom |
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questions no one knows the answers to full version
Bookmarked 734 weeks ago in the first of a new ted-ed series designed to catalyze curiosity ted curator chris anderson shares his boyhood obsession with quirky questions that seem to have no answers introducing the series quotquestions no one knows the answers toquotquotquestions no one knows the answers toquot was animated by andrew park http:wwwcognitivemediacouk |