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Before life existed on Earth, there was just matter, inorganic dead “stuff.” How improbable is it that life arose? And — c...
Watch video >> Naif Al-Mutawa: Crossover comics: bridges or propaganda? Exclusive video from TEDGlobal 2011! Following up on his TEDTa...
Sarah Kaminsky tells the extraordinary story of her father, Adolfo, and his activity during World War II — using his ingenuity and tal...
Yesterday, the Encyclopedia of Life launched EOLv2 — a new design and new features for this database of all life on Earth. Inspired by...
Every new invention changes the world — in ways both intentional and unexpected. Historian Edward Tenner tells stories that illustrate...
Buddhist roshi Joan Halifax works with people at the last stage of life (in hospice and on death row). She shares what she’s learned a...
LA Philharmonic violinist Robert Gupta performs for the homeless and mentally ill. In this interview, he discusses his experiences with the ...
MIT researcher Skylar Tibbits works on self-assembly — the idea that instead of building something (a chair, a skyscraper), we can cre...
In 2003, the Palestinian village of Budrus mounted a 10-month-long nonviolent protest to stop a barrier being built across their olive grove...