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Best science and tech of 2016

Get ready to have your mind blown by the best science and tech talks to hit the TED stage in 2016.

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A new way to study the brain's invisible secrets
13:05

Ed Boyden

A new way to study the brain's invisible secrets

13 minutes 5 seconds
A forgotten Space Age technology could change how we grow food
11:45

Lisa Dyson

A forgotten Space Age technology could change how we grow food

11 minutes 45 seconds
A futuristic vision of the age of holograms
18:56

Alex Kipman

A futuristic vision of the age of holograms

18 minutes 56 seconds
How trees talk to each other
18:09

Suzanne Simard

How trees talk to each other

18 minutes 9 seconds
Shape-shifting tech will change work as we know it
09:12

Sean Follmer

Shape-shifting tech will change work as we know it

9 minutes 12 seconds
A new superweapon in the fight against cancer
10:32

Paula Hammond

A new superweapon in the fight against cancer

10 minutes 32 seconds
A new way to heal hearts without surgery
09:18

Franz Freudenthal

A new way to heal hearts without surgery

9 minutes 18 seconds
A robot that runs and swims like a salamander
14:00

Auke Ijspeert

A robot that runs and swims like a salamander

14 minutes
A delightful way to teach kids about computers
10:54

Linda Liukas

A delightful way to teach kids about computers

10 minutes 54 seconds
The brain may be able to repair itself -- with help
11:25

Jocelyne Bloch

The brain may be able to repair itself -- with help

11 minutes 25 seconds
Why genetic research must be more diverse
06:38

Keolu Fox

Why genetic research must be more diverse

6 minutes 38 seconds
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