Carter Emmart: Demo: 3D Atlas of the Universe

February 1, 2010 (over 14 years ago)

Carter Emmart demos a software that comprises all plotted positions of heavenly bodies in a real-time arragement that allows the users not just to gain more information on astrology but also to gain realization of humanity's measure and breadth in the context of the whole universe.

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David Christian: Big History

March 1, 2011 (about 13 years ago)

David Christian explains the creation of the universe through simple scientific terms in order to help us understand that despite the complexity of our habitat, there exists a law that governs all existence.

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Deb Roy: The Birth of a Word

March 1, 2011 (about 13 years ago)

Deb Roy describes how an experiment on how his son learned new words led to the ability to take the entire pulse of a nation in common conversation.

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Juan Enriquez: Genomics and Our Future

February 1, 2003 (over 21 years ago)

Juan Enriquez talks about how important the impact of sequencing genomes can be in the course of life now and in the future.

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Sheena Iyengar: The Art of Choosing

July 1, 2010 (almost 14 years ago)

Sheena Iyengar shows how people vary greatly in how they make choices and how their culture or upbringing influences their decision-making.

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Dean Ornish: Your Genes are Not Your Fate

March 1, 2008 (about 16 years ago)

Dean Ornish shows some ways in which we can take control of our fate by changing our lifestyle and influence our gene's expression.

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Spencer Wells: Spencer Wells Builds a Family Tree for Humanity

June 1, 2007 (almost 17 years ago)

Geneticist Spencer Wells talks about The Genographic Project - a study that seeks to trace the ancestry of humankind through genetics.

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Dan Meyer: Math Class Needs a Makeover

March 1, 2010 (about 14 years ago)

Dan Meyer shows how to make patient problem solvers in students and help these student develop an affinity to math and its accompanying word problems.

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Heribert Watzke: Heribert Watzke: The Brain in your Gut

July 1, 2010 (almost 14 years ago)

It's a little-known fact that there is a "brain" in our gut - that is, about 500 million nerve cells distributed throughout its walls. Food scientist Heribert Watzke explains how the gut brain works, and how recent findings in this field may impact the way we prepare and enjoy our food.

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Mark Roth: Suspended Animation is Within our Grasp

February 1, 2010 (over 14 years ago)

Mark Roth talks about a way of saving people's lives through de-animating them using hydrogen sulfide.

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