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How Maternal Stress Can Affect Health of Unborn Children
Researchers are trying to better understand the biology of stress and its impact on child health. Now, data suggests those connections may form as early as the womb, with studies indicating frequent and prolonged adversity for pregnant...
TED-Ed
TED-Ed: What's the smartest age? | Shannon Odell
Tomorrow is the annual Brain Clash — a decathlon of mental challenges, trivia competitions, and puzzles. Amir needs a smart and capable teammate and must choose between three people; all of different ages and talents. So, who should Amir...
TED Talks
TED: How gaming can be a force for good | Noah Raford
If you think social media is powerful, keep an eye on immersive video games, says futurist Noah Raford. As more and more people are drawn into gaming and virtual worlds, the communities they forge are spawning real-world social...
Curated Video
UK Foreign Secretary says Syria decision will be based on consensus
Britain's Foreign Secretary William Hague said on Wednesday that his government wants a consensus from all political parties in the British Parliament before taking any action against the Syrian regime after they allegedly attacked their...
Curated Video
Opposition leader Suu Kyi makes her first speech in parliament
Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi participated in parliamentary discussions for the first time on Wednesday, voicing support for a proposal to amend and enact laws protecting the rights of different ethnic groups in the...
Curated Video
UPITN 26 8 76 AFTERMATH ZULU RAMPAGE
Scenes in the aftermath of the rioting in the Soweto area.
1. cu of the injuries to the neck and face of a man
2. vs of men carrying improvised weapons and showing them off
3. SOUNDBITE (English and Portugese): ms of a man who stayed at...
Curated Video
YUGOSLAVIA: SPYING ALLEGATIONS WRAP
English/Nat
British and Canadian diplomats in Belgrade gained access to four of their citizens held by the Yugoslav army for the first time on Thursday, more than a week after they were arrested in Montenegro.
Bob Gordon of Great Britain...
Curated Video
Hopes of African continent with Ghana's "Black Stars"
30 June, 2010
1. Various of street traders carrying Ghanaian flags to sell walking along road in the Johannesburg suburb of Sandton
01 July, 2010
2. Wide of news conference held by the World Cup Local Organising Committee for the...
Curated Video
Jordan - Klaus Kinkel addresses presser
German Foreign Minister Klaus Kinkel on Wednesday (5/3) added to the
international condemnation of Israel's plan to build a new Jewish neighbourhood in Arab East Jerusalem, and suggested the plan could harm the Middle East peace...
Curated Video
SOUTH AFRICA: JOHANNESBURG: NAOMI CAMPBELL PRESS CONFERENCE
Natural Sound
Super model Naomi Campbell burst into tears Monday when she was asked about murdered fashion designer Gianni Versace.
It happened during a press conference in Johannesburg where she had earlier met the President, Nelson...
Curated Video
When Science Fiction Becomes Science Fact
Do Ray Bradbury, Arthur C. Clarke, Jules Verne, Philip K. Dick, Hugo Gernsback, Robert Heinlein, or Isaac Asimov hold a candle to H.G. Wells when it comes to correctly predicting the future of science via science fiction? And why does...
Be Smart
Does Evolution Have a Point? 12 Days of Evolution #12
Some of the biggest evolution questions finally answered.
TED Talks
Ray Anderson: The business logic of sustainability
At his carpet company, Ray Anderson has increased sales and doubled profits while turning the traditional "take / make / waste" industrial system on its head. In a gentle, understated way, he shares a powerful vision for sustainable...
TED Talks
Jay Walker: My library of human imagination
Jay Walker, curator of the Library of Human Imagination, conducts a surprising show-and-tell session highlighting a few of the intriguing artifacts that backdropped the 2008 TED stage.
MinuteEarth
Four Reasons Our Brains Suck At Pandemics
Certain cognitive biases cause humans to make unsafe decisions in a pandemic, making a terrible disease even worse.
TED Talks
Bill Ford: A future beyond traffic gridlock
Bill Ford is a car guy -- his great-grandfather was Henry Ford, and he grew up inside the massive Ford Motor Co. So when he worries about cars' impact on the environment, and about our growing global gridlock problem, it's worth a...
TED Talks
Peter Norvig: The 100,000-student classroom
In the fall of 2011 Peter Norvig taught a class with Sebastian Thrun on artificial intelligence at Stanford attended by 175 students in situ -- and over 100,000 via an interactive webcast. He shares what he learned about teaching to a...
TED Talks
TED: What time is it on Mars? | Nagin Cox
Nagin Cox is a first-generation Martian. As a spacecraft engineer at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Cox works on the team that manages the united States' rovers on Mars. But working a 9-to-5 on another planet -- whose day is 40...
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How Many Trees Are There?
It may be an impossible questions, but we can at least get close.
TED-Ed
TED-Ed: How to outsmart the Prisoner's Dilemma | Lucas Husted
Two perfectly rational gingerbread men, Crispy and Chewy, are out strolling when they're caught by a fox. Instead of simply eating them, he decides to put their friendship to the test with a cruel dilemma. He'll ask each gingerbread man...
Curated Video
Personal Effectiveness: 5 Tips for Project Managers
Project Management is a professional discipline. It’s not enough to be skilled in the methods. You need to cultivate personal effectiveness. So, I'll offer you five of my best personal effectiveness tips. These tips are inspired by our...