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La Vida Social Secreta de las Plantas
Las paredes no tienen oídos, pero las plantas sí... Siempre tratamos de usar lenguaje fácil de comprender, por lo que evitamos el lenguaje técnico. Sin embargo, en caso de que quieras saber más acerca del tema, puedes comenzar tu...
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MinuteEarth Explains: Stuff That...Isn’t
In this collection of classic MinuteEarth videos, we find out that lots of what we thought we knew about the world around us isn’t quite right.
TED-Ed
TED-Ed: David Ian Howe: A brief history of dogs
Since their emergence over 200,000 years ago, modern humans have established communities all over the planet. But they didn't do it alone. Whatever corner of the globe you find humans in today, you're likely to find another species as...
TED-Ed
TED-Ed: Chris A. Kniesly: History through the eyes of a chicken
The Ancient Egyptian king Thutmose III described the chicken as a marvelous foreign bird that "gives birth daily." Romans brought them on their military campaigns to foretell the success of future battles. Today, this bird occupies a...
TED-Ed
TED-ED: Music and creativity in Ancient Greece - Tim Hansen
You think you love music? You have nothing on the Ancient Greek obsession. Every aspect of Greek life was punctuated by song: history, poetry, theater, sports and even astronomy. In fact, music was so important to Greek philosopher Plato...
TED-Ed
TED-Ed: The movement that inspired the Holocaust | Alexandra Minna Stern and Natalie Lira
Since ancient Greece, humans have controlled populations via reproduction, retaining some traits and removing others. But in the 19th century, a new scientific movement dedicated to this endeavor emerged: eugenics. Scientists believed...
TED Talks
Jacqueline Novogratz: Inspiring a life of immersion
We each want to live a life of purpose, but where to start? In this luminous, wide-ranging talk, Jacqueline Novogratz introduces us to people she's met in her work in "patient capital" -- people who have immersed themselves in a cause, a...
TED Talks
Brenda Romero: Gaming for understanding
It's never easy to get across the magnitude of complex tragedies -- so when Brenda Romero's daughter came home from school asking about slavery, she did what she does for a living -- she designed a game. She describes the surprising...
TED Talks
Colin Grant: How our stories cross over
Colin Grant has spent a lifetime navigating the emotional landscape between his father’s world and his own. Born in England to Jamaican parents, Grant draws on stories of shared experience within his immigrant community -- and reflects...
TED-Ed
TED-ED: Who were the Vestal Virgins, and what was their job? - Peta Greenfield
In ancient Rome, Vestal Virgins were tasked with keeping vigil over the flame of Vesta, the virgin goddess of the hearth. The flame represented two things: the continuation of Rome as a power in the world and the continuing virginity of...
MinuteEarth
¿Por Qué Tenemos Más Niños Que Niñas?
¡Niños! ¡Niñas! ¡No son igual de probables! ¿Por qué? ¡Te lo explicamos! ----------------------- Este video es una traducción de "Why Do We Have More Boys Than Girls?" ----------------------- MinutoDeLaTierra proporciona una visión...
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*If We Aren't Too Late
We’ll each have at least $100,000 more in our piggy banks, on average, if we stop climate change than if we don’t.
Crash Course
The Industrial Economy Crash Course US History
In which John Green teaches you about the Industrial Economy that arose in the United States after the Civil War. You know how when you're studying history, and you're reading along and everything seems safely in the past, and then BOOM...
TED-Ed
TED-Ed: The last chief of the Comanches and the fall of an empire | Dustin Tahmahkera
Late one night in 1871, a group of riders descended on a sleeping army camp, stole about 70 horses, and disappeared. Led by a young chief named Quanah Parker, the raid was the latest in a long series of altercations along the Texas...
TED Talks
TED: Whose land are you on? What to know about the Indigenous Land Back movement | Lindsey Schneider
Land thrives in Indigenous hands, and there are real, tangible ways you can help return what was stolen by colonizers from tribes across North America. Indigenous scholar Lindsey Schneider addresses the ill-gotten legacy of settler...
TED-Ed
TED-Ed: The dark history of bananas | John Soluri
In December 1910, the exiled former leader Manuel Bonilla boarded a borrowed yacht and set sail for Honduras in hopes of reclaiming power by whatever means necessary. Bonilla had a powerful backer: the notorious organization known...
TED Talks
Steven Johnson: How the "ghost map" helped end a killer disease
Author Steven Johnson takes us on a 10-minute tour of The Ghost Map, his book about a cholera outbreak in 1854 London and the impact it had on science, cities and modern society.
TED Talks
Natalie MacMaster: Cape Breton fiddling in reel time
Violinist Natalie MacMaster and TED Musical Director Thomas Dolby play Dolby's original song "Blue Is a River" in this ethereal duet -- with a little dancing.
TED Talks
Siegfried Woldhek: The search for the true face of Leonardo
Mona Lisa is one of the best-known faces on the planet. But would you recognize an image of Leonardo da Vinci? Illustrator Siegfried Woldhek uses some thoughtful image-analysis techniques to find what he believes is the true face...
MinuteEarth
¿Qué fue primero, la lluvia o el bosque lluvioso?
Sin lluvia, los bosques lluviosos no serían bosques lluviosos. Pero sin bosques lluviosos, no habría tanta lluvia. Así que ¿qué fue primero ___________ REFERENCIAS Boyce, C.K. et al. 2010. Angiosperms Helped Put the Rain in the...
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¿Por qué las hojas son verdes? Parte 1
¿Te has preguntado alguna vez por qué las hojas de las plantas son verdes y no rojas, azules o incluso negras? ¡Nosotros también! Este video es una traducción de "Why Are Leaves Green? Part 1" MinutoDeLaTierra proporciona una visión...
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¿De Dónde Vino el Agua de la Tierra?
El agua de la Tierra: está bien, pero ¿se puede saber de dónde vino? Porque es un poco raro. Eres el mejor ♥ Siempre tratamos de usar lenguaje fácil de comprender, por lo que evitamos el lenguaje técnico. Sin embargo, en caso de que...
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MinuteEarth Explains: Food
In this collection of classic MinuteEarth videos, we examine the weird world of what we like to eat.
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Why Did T Rex Have Such Tiny Arms?
It's easy to assume that every trait - including stubby arms on a terrifying predator - must be beneficial, but the forces of evolution don't really work like that.