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Short talks for parents who are short on time but starved for intellectual stimulation

You aren't sleeping. You barely have time to eat, let alone peruse TED Talks. Here, talks under six minutes that will give you a quick dose of inspiration.

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Underwater astonishments
05:08

David Gallo

Underwater astonishments

5 minutes 8 seconds
Why is 'x' the unknown?
03:40

Terry Moore

Why is 'x' the unknown?

3 minutes 40 seconds
Haunting photos of polar ice
03:54

Camille Seaman

Haunting photos of polar ice

3 minutes 54 seconds
Wry photos that turn stereotypes upside down
03:54

Uldus Bakhtiozina

Wry photos that turn stereotypes upside down

3 minutes 54 seconds
And now, the real news
03:05

Kirk Citron

And now, the real news

3 minutes 5 seconds
A look inside the brain in real time
03:43

Christopher deCharms

A look inside the brain in real time

3 minutes 43 seconds
The magic of Fibonacci numbers
06:11

Arthur Benjamin

The magic of Fibonacci numbers

6 minutes 11 seconds
The secrets of nature's grossest creatures, channeled into robots
04:54

Robert Full

The secrets of nature's grossest creatures, channeled into robots

4 minutes 54 seconds
A father-daughter bond, one photo at a time
03:21

Steven Addis

A father-daughter bond, one photo at a time

3 minutes 21 seconds
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