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How the food you eat affects your gut - Shilpa Ravella

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How the food you eat affects your gut - Shilpa Ravella

8 years ago - 5:10

What happens to your brain without any social contact? - Terry Kupers

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What happens to your brain without any social contact? - Terry Kupers

9 days ago - 6:52

How do gas masks actually work? - George Zaidan

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How do gas masks actually work? - George Zaidan

1 year ago - 4:31

What staying up all night does to your brain - Anna Rothschild

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What staying up all night does to your brain - Anna Rothschild

8 months ago - 5:37

The ancient medical practice that persisted for too long - Stephanie Honchell Smith

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The ancient medical practice that persisted for too long - Stephanie Honchell Smith

1 month ago - 6:33

What is imposter syndrome and how can you combat it? - Elizabeth Cox

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What is imposter syndrome and how can you combat it? - Elizabeth Cox

6 years ago - 4:19

Do you really need to take 10,000 steps a day? - Shannon Odell

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Do you really need to take 10,000 steps a day? - Shannon Odell

6 months ago - 5:26

The science of spiciness - Rose Eveleth

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The science of spiciness - Rose Eveleth

11 years ago - 3:55

How does caffeine keep us awake? - Hanan Qasim

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How does caffeine keep us awake? - Hanan Qasim

8 years ago - 5:15

What would happen if you didn’t sleep? - Claudia Aguirre

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What would happen if you didn’t sleep? - Claudia Aguirre

9 years ago - 4:35

Debunking the myths of OCD - Natascha M. Santos

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Debunking the myths of OCD - Natascha M. Santos

10 years ago - 4:51

What would happen if you didn’t drink water? - Mia Nacamulli

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What would happen if you didn’t drink water? - Mia Nacamulli

9 years ago - 4:52

Why is it so dangerous to step on a rusty nail? - Louise Thwaites

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Why is it so dangerous to step on a rusty nail? - Louise Thwaites

11 months ago - 4:47

Is it normal to talk to yourself?

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Is it normal to talk to yourself?

2 years ago - 5:19

What would happen if everyone stopped eating meat tomorrow? - Carolyn Beans

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What would happen if everyone stopped eating meat tomorrow? - Carolyn Beans

1 year ago - 4:37

Cell vs. virus: A battle for health - Shannon Stiles

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Cell vs. virus: A battle for health - Shannon Stiles

11 years ago - 3:59

What actually causes high cholesterol? - Hei Man Chan

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What actually causes high cholesterol? - Hei Man Chan

6 months ago - 6:48

How stress affects your body - Sharon Horesh Bergquist

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How stress affects your body - Sharon Horesh Bergquist

9 years ago - 4:43

How humanity got hooked on coffee - Jonathan Morris

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How humanity got hooked on coffee - Jonathan Morris

1 year ago - 5:35

What your poop can tell you about your health - Hannibal Person

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What your poop can tell you about your health - Hannibal Person

2 days ago - 5:59

Would you pass the wallet test?

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Would you pass the wallet test?

2 years ago - 5:35

The strangest summer in recorded history - David Biello

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The strangest summer in recorded history - David Biello

2 years ago - 5:53

What if you experienced every human life in history?

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What if you experienced every human life in history?

2 years ago - 5:21

The physics behind Einstein’s most famous equation - Lindsay DeMarchi and Fabio Pacucci

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The physics behind Einstein’s most famous equation - Lindsay DeMarchi and Fabio Pacucci

1 month ago - 5:26

The dungeon master's riddle - Alex Rosenthal

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The dungeon master's riddle - Alex Rosenthal

9 months ago - 5:18

This mushroom will kill you before you know what’s happening - Michael Beug

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This mushroom will kill you before you know what’s happening - Michael Beug

9 months ago - 5:37

The language of lying — Noah Zandan

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The language of lying — Noah Zandan

10 years ago - 5:42

You could have a secret twin (but not the way you think) - Kayla Mandel Sheets

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You could have a secret twin (but not the way you think) - Kayla Mandel Sheets

3 years ago - 4:24

The epic Nordic legend of the monster slayer - Iseult Gillespie

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The epic Nordic legend of the monster slayer - Iseult Gillespie

3 months ago - 5:57

How to communicate clearly

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How to communicate clearly

11 days ago - 7:11

The tale of the brothers who outwitted the demon queen - Malay Bera

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The tale of the brothers who outwitted the demon queen - Malay Bera

4 months ago - 5:44

Would you eat a ghost pepper for a prize? - Dan Kwartler

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Would you eat a ghost pepper for a prize? - Dan Kwartler

1 month ago - 5:20

Can you "see" images in your mind? Some people can't - Adam Zeman

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Can you "see" images in your mind? Some people can't - Adam Zeman

5 months ago - 5:20

Why do so many cultures have dragon legends? - Timothy J. Burbery

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Why do so many cultures have dragon legends? - Timothy J. Burbery

1 month ago - 5:31

No one really knows what a tree is - Max G. Levy

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No one really knows what a tree is - Max G. Levy

3 months ago - 6:03

When should you break a promise? - Sarah Stroud and Michael Vazquez

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When should you break a promise? - Sarah Stroud and Michael Vazquez

2 months ago - 4:49

The myth of Medusa - Laura Aitken-Burt

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The myth of Medusa - Laura Aitken-Burt

2 months ago - 5:46

Can you solve the secret assassin society riddle? - Alex Rosenthal

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Can you solve the secret assassin society riddle? - Alex Rosenthal

1 year ago - 5:01

What Earth in 2125 could look like - Iseult Gillespie

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What Earth in 2125 could look like - Iseult Gillespie

3 months ago - 5:14

The murderous medieval king who inspired "Macbeth" - Benjamin Hudson

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The murderous medieval king who inspired "Macbeth" - Benjamin Hudson

3 months ago - 6:10

Can you solve the birthday cake riddle? - Marie Brodsky

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Can you solve the birthday cake riddle? - Marie Brodsky

3 years ago - 4:48

What is imposter syndrome and how can you combat it? - Elizabeth Cox

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What is imposter syndrome and how can you combat it? - Elizabeth Cox

6 years ago - 4:19

The dark history of Graham crackers - Stephanie Honchell Smith

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The dark history of Graham crackers - Stephanie Honchell Smith

1 month ago - 5:44

Can you solve the basketball riddle? - Dan Katz

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Can you solve the basketball riddle? - Dan Katz

1 year ago - 6:13

How close can we actually get to the Sun?

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How close can we actually get to the Sun?

1 month ago - 5:48

Can you outsmart a troll (by thinking like one)? - Claire Wardle

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Can you outsmart a troll (by thinking like one)? - Claire Wardle

4 years ago - 5:01

Why don’t we get our drinking water from the ocean? - Manish Kumar

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Why don’t we get our drinking water from the ocean? - Manish Kumar

4 months ago - 5:31

The ancient medical practice that persisted for too long - Stephanie Honchell Smith

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The ancient medical practice that persisted for too long - Stephanie Honchell Smith

1 month ago - 6:33

3 tips to boost your confidence - TED-Ed

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3 tips to boost your confidence - TED-Ed

9 years ago - 4:17

Can you solve the unstoppable blob riddle? - Dan Finkel

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Can you solve the unstoppable blob riddle? - Dan Finkel

6 years ago - 3:43

A brief history of toilets - Francis de los Reyes

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A brief history of toilets - Francis de los Reyes

4 years ago - 5:22

Can you solve the trickster god riddle? - Alex Rosenthal

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Can you solve the trickster god riddle? - Alex Rosenthal

8 months ago - 6:01

When ancient wisdom beats modern industry - Rebecca Webster

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When ancient wisdom beats modern industry - Rebecca Webster

1 year ago - 5:45

How much do you really know about Ancient Rome? - Stephanie Honchell Smith

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How much do you really know about Ancient Rome? - Stephanie Honchell Smith

1 month ago - 6:21

A brief history of chess - Alex Gendler

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A brief history of chess - Alex Gendler

5 years ago - 5:40

Ethical dilemma: Should knowledge be free? - Michael Vazquez and Will Kanwischer

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Ethical dilemma: Should knowledge be free? - Michael Vazquez and Will Kanwischer

1 month ago - 6:01

Are there really dead wasps in figs? - Carolyn Beans

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Are there really dead wasps in figs? - Carolyn Beans

3 weeks ago - 5:20

One of the world’s oldest condiments - Dan Kwartler

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One of the world’s oldest condiments - Dan Kwartler

1 year ago - 5:20

Can you solve the riddle of Pandora’s box? - Alex Rosenthal

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Can you solve the riddle of Pandora’s box? - Alex Rosenthal

2 months ago - 5:38

What’s the best way to give a presentation?

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What’s the best way to give a presentation?

4 days ago - 8:07

How to overcome your mistakes

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How to overcome your mistakes

1 year ago - 4:52

Why is ketchup so hard to pour? - George Zaidan

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Why is ketchup so hard to pour? - George Zaidan

11 years ago - 4:29

Why can't you divide by zero? - TED-Ed

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Why can't you divide by zero? - TED-Ed

7 years ago - 4:51

What caused the fall of one of the most influential empires in history? - Mostafa Minawi

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What caused the fall of one of the most influential empires in history? - Mostafa Minawi

2 months ago - 7:17

The science of spiciness - Rose Eveleth

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The science of spiciness - Rose Eveleth

11 years ago - 3:55

Why animals help each other - Ashley Ward

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Why animals help each other - Ashley Ward

7 months ago - 4:19

The chemistry of cookies - Stephanie Warren

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The chemistry of cookies - Stephanie Warren

11 years ago - 4:30

Is this the most valuable thing in the ocean? - David Biello

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Is this the most valuable thing in the ocean? - David Biello

11 months ago - 5:37

How much would it cost to buy the Sun? - Cella Wright

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How much would it cost to buy the Sun? - Cella Wright

3 months ago - 5:17

How to uncover your best ideas

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How to uncover your best ideas

2 weeks ago - 4:01

How does caffeine keep us awake? - Hanan Qasim

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How does caffeine keep us awake? - Hanan Qasim

8 years ago - 5:15

Will there ever be a mile-high skyscraper? - Stefan Al

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Will there ever be a mile-high skyscraper? - Stefan Al

6 years ago - 5:05

Why is it so hard to get rid of bed bugs? - Gale E. Ridge

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Why is it so hard to get rid of bed bugs? - Gale E. Ridge

2 weeks ago - 6:24

What happens when you share an idea?

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What happens when you share an idea?

3 weeks ago - 5:30