Joseph DeRisi: Joe DeRisi Solves Medical Mysteries

February 1, 2006 (about 18 years ago)

Joseph DeRisi's hunt for better ways to detect human illnesses led the way to his making of a single device that can easily detect different virus infections at one instant.

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Anthony Atala: Growing New Organs

October 1, 2009 (over 14 years ago)

In this talk, Anthony Atala discusses what technologies on regenerative medicine have been reached. Amazing advances in regeneration, teaching cell functions, and growing organs are shown. These give hope that soon, the problem for failing organs will be solved.

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Garik Israelian: How Spectroscopy Could Reveal Alien Life

July 1, 2009 (almost 15 years ago)

Discovery of life outside Earth is deemed possible through spectroscopy as explained by Garik Israelian.

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Jonathan Haidt: The Moral Roots of Liberals and Conservatives

March 1, 2008 (about 16 years ago)

In this talk, Jonathan Haidt delves into our moral values. He goes back to the beginning of our morality and how it progresses to a liberal or conservative way of thinking.

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Sendhil Mullainathan: Solving Social Problems with a Nudge

November 1, 2009 (over 14 years ago)

Sendhil Mullainathan discusses some of the barriers that hold us back from acting on knowledge and implementing solutions that we already have.

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Rodney Brooks: Robots Will Invade Our Lives

February 1, 2003 (about 21 years ago)

Rodney Brooks' robots are going to be swarming the Earth in the near future doing tasks they are built to do but definitely won't take over the planet.

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Charles Anderson: Dragonflies that Cross Oceans

November 1, 2009 (over 14 years ago)

In this talk, Marine Biologist Charles Anderson, tells how he was able to discover the longest migration of any insect. Armed with an inquisitive mind, he was able to find out how these 2-inch dragonflies were able do a complete circuit of the Indian ocean.

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Carolyn Porco: Could a Saturn Moon Harbor Life?

February 1, 2009 (about 15 years ago)

In this short yet exciting talk, Planetary scientist Carolyn Porco reports to us that a Saturn Moon can possibly harbor life. She tells us about the discoveries that they have found on Enceladus, one of Saturn's moons - leading us to imagine a future destination in our solar system.

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Sebastian Seung: I Am My Connectome

July 1, 2010 (almost 14 years ago)

Sebastian Seung talks about discovering the human connectome and the technological advances it can bring about.

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Wade Davis: Endangered Cultures

February 1, 2003 (about 21 years ago)

Wade Davis transforms into a storyteller as he reveals the rich cultural diversity that modern times are threatening to dissolve into a monochromatic society.

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