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How do we search for alien life if it’s nothing like the life that we know? At TEDxUIUC Christoph Adami shows how he uses his research...
Yang Lan, a journalist and entrepreneur who’s been called “the Oprah of China,” offers insight into the next generation of...
Jarreth Merz, a Swiss-Ghanaian filmmaker, came to Ghana in 2008 to film the national elections. What he saw there taught him new lessons abo...
Some kids learn by listening; others learn by doing. Geoff Mulgan gives a short introduction to the Studio School, a new kind of school in t...
Studies show that sketching and doodling improve our comprehension — and our creative thinking. So why do we still feel embarrassed wh...
HIV is a serious problem in the DR Congo, and aid agencies have flooded the country with free and cheap condoms. But few people are using th...
Over the past few centuries, Western cultures have been very good at creating general prosperity for themselves. Historian Niall Ferguson as...
Artist Kate Hartman uses wearable electronics to explore how we communicate, with ourselves and with the world. In this quirky and thought-p...
Every new invention changes the world — in ways both intentional and unexpected. Historian Edward Tenner tells stories that illustrate...