Elizabeth Murchison: Fighting a contagious cancer
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http://www.ted.com What is killing the Tasmanian devil? A virulent cancer is infecting them by the thousands -- and unlike most cancers, it's contagious. Researcher Elizabeth Murchison tells us how she's fighting to save the Taz, and what she's learning about all cancers from this unusual strain. Contains disturbing images of facial cancer. TED... Read more
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- -: Elizabeth Murchison: Fighting a contagious cancer
September 22, 2011 (over 12 years ago)http://www.ted.com What is killing the Tasmanian devil? A virulent cancer is infecting them by the thousands -- and unlike most cancers, it's contagious. Researcher Elizabeth Murchison tells us how she's fighting to save the Taz, and what she's learning about all cancers from this unusual strain....
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- -: The Utah Heroes
September 16, 2011 (over 12 years ago)These eight men and women may not have known each other before, but they came together to do something incredible. After a dangerous car crash, a young biker found himself trapped underneath a burning car. They jumped to the rescue, risking their lives to lift the car to save him. They are true h...
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- -: TEDxDelft - Felienne Hermans - What Archimedes has to say about spreadsheets
November 29, 2011 (over 12 years ago)Felienne Hermans claims spreadsheets are widely used in industry, sometimes even for business-critical applications, but they can be large and complex, making it difficult for their users to understand how they work, and if they work correctly. Felienne has worked on a software system that visu...
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- -: The X Prize: Innovation Through Competition
December 13, 2008 (over 15 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2008/09/12/Peter_Diamandis-Long-Term_X_Prizes Peter Diamandis explains the ideas behind his X PRIZE Foundation, an organization designed to inspire scientific and technological breakthroughs by hosting high-profile, high-payoff competitions. ----- Peter Diaman...
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- -: Sex, Drugs, and Firing Neurons: This Is Your Brain on Cognition
November 25, 2009 (over 14 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2009/10/04/Baroness_Susan_Greenfield_Is_Online_Networking_Harmful Neuroscientist Susan Greenfield describes the brain's cognitive processes for interpreting and learning from new sensations. Greenfield claims thrill-seeking -- "sex, drugs, and rock and roll" -- ...
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- -: To Catch a Thief: The Psychology of a Criminal
January 6, 2010 (over 14 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2009/10/05/David_Mutton_Policing_Our_Minds David Mutton, former Chief Psychologist for the New South Wales Police, gives an overview of common criminal personality types. He explains how police officers take advantage of these characteristics when interviewing s...
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- -: The Role of 'Evil Psychology' in Criminal Interrogations - David Mutton
January 14, 2010 (over 14 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2009/10/05/David_Mutton_Policing_Our_Minds "To be effective, investigative psychologists cannot be hampered by the absolutes of a human rights perspective," argues David Mutton. "We can't do it the nice way." Mutton endorses the use of stern psychological techni...
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- -: Wozniak to Toyota: Recall My Prius! 'Bad Software' Scary
February 3, 2010 (about 14 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2010/02/01/Steve_Wozniak_Creativity_in_the_21st_Century Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak voices his frustration with Toyota for not acknowledging a software glitch he discovered in his 2010 Prius that causes the accelerator to go wild under certain conditions of c...
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- -: Forget Snakes, Beware of the Tropical Bullet Ant - Darin Penneys
February 25, 2010 (about 14 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2010/02/19/Darin_Penneys_Tropical_Plant_Collecting_Expeditions An ant whose sting feels like a bullet wound? How about a tarantula with a leg span the size of a dinner plate? Botanist Darin Penneys flips through a slideshow of all the creepy and crawly creatures...
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- -: Discovery: First Scientifically Confirmed Poisonous Bird
March 24, 2010 (about 14 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2010/03/17/Expedition_Papua_New_Guinea_with_Jack_Dumbacher Jack Dumbacher, researcher at the California Academy of Sciences, discusses his 1980s discovery of New Guinea's Hooded Pitohui, the first poisonous bird to be documented by science. ----- Dr. Jack Dumb...
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