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17:23
David Christian
The history of our world in 18 minutes
17 minutes 23 seconds
11:55
Genevieve von Petzinger
Why are these 32 symbols found in ancient caves all over Europe?
11 minutes 55 seconds
13:42
Latif Nasser
The amazing story of the man who gave us modern pain relief
13 minutes 42 seconds
13:38
Steve Silberman
The forgotten history of autism
13 minutes 38 seconds
16:16
Jennifer 8. Lee
The hunt for General Tso
16 minutes 16 seconds
16:44
Rajesh Rao
A Rosetta Stone for a lost language
16 minutes 44 seconds
11:57
John Graham-Cumming
The greatest machine that never was
11 minutes 57 seconds
15:47
Frances Larson
Why public beheadings get millions of views
15 minutes 47 seconds
19:57
James Watson
How we discovered DNA
19 minutes 57 seconds
03:30
David Hoffman
Sputnik mania
3 minutes 30 seconds
19:20
Neil MacGregor
2600 years of history in one object
19 minutes 20 seconds
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