London, 1928: a group of mold spores surf a breeze through a lab. They drift onto a petri dish, and when they land, they germinate…
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The life, legacy & assassination of an African revolutionary – Lisa Janae Bacon
In 1972, Thomas Sankara was swept into a revolution for a country not his own. Hailing from the West African nation of Burkina Faso— then…
Life lessons from a psychoanalyst: Matheos Yosafat at TEDxAthens 2012
Translator: Dimitrios Stamatis Reviewer: Chryssa Takahashi I am happy to be here today because I see a lively part of Greek youth, which at this…
Finding alien life: Christoph Adami at TEDxUIUC
So, I have a strange career. I know it because people come up to me, like colleagues, and say, “Chris, you have a strange career.”…
Beverly + Dereck Joubert: Life lessons from big cats
Beverly Joubert: We are truly passionate about the African wilderness and protecting the African wilderness, and so what we’ve done is we’ve focused on iconic…
Life’s too short NOT to be Italian | Ioanna Merope Ippiotis | TEDxCrocetta
Translator: Michele Gianella Reviewer: Denise RQ I have a declaration to make. I’m in love. He’s complex, he’s corrupt, he has money problems so he…
Can you solve the prisoner hat riddle? – Alex Gendler
You and nine other individuals have been captured by super intelligent alien overlords. The aliens think humans look quite tasty, but their civilization forbids eating…
How bones make blood – Melody Smith
At any given moment, trillions of cells are traveling through your blood vessels, sometimes circling the body in just one minute. Each of these cells…
Jacqueline Novogratz: Inspiring a life of immersion
I’ve been spending a lot of time traveling around the world these days, talking to groups of students and professionals, and everywhere I’m finding that…
Can you solve the bridge riddle? – Alex Gendler
Taking that internship in a remote mountain lab might not have been the best idea. Pulling that lever with the skull symbol just to see…