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Talks to inspire smart conversation

From string theory to geopolitics, neuroscience to tissue engineering, watch these talks that make complex topics more understandable.

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Suzana Herculano-Houzel

What is so special about the human brain?

13 minutes 18 seconds

Brian Greene

Making sense of string theory

18 minutes 52 seconds

Erin McKean

The joy of lexicography

15 minutes 37 seconds

David Eagleman

Can we create new senses for humans?

20 minutes 25 seconds

Bonnie Bassler

How bacteria "talk"

17 minutes 54 seconds

Nicolas Perony

Puppies! Now that I’ve got your attention, complexity theory

13 minutes 31 seconds

Nina Tandon

Caring for engineered tissue

3 minutes 56 seconds

Ben Ambridge

9 myths about psychology, debunked

13 minutes 12 seconds

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

The danger of a single story

18 minutes 32 seconds

Hans and Ola Rosling

How not to be ignorant about the world

18 minutes 55 seconds

James Flynn

Why our IQ levels are higher than our grandparents'

18 minutes 27 seconds