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When you need to take an intellectual snack break

A selection of fascinating TED Talks for when you need to feed your intellectual curiosity (in 10 minutes or less).

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Roselinde Torres

What it takes to be a great leader

9 minutes 6 seconds

Raymond Tang

Be humble -- and other lessons from the philosophy of water

9 minutes 32 seconds

Erica Stone

Academic research is publicly funded -- why isn't it publicly available?

9 minutes 34 seconds

Stephen DeBerry

Why the "wrong side of the tracks" is usually the east side of cities

6 minutes 40 seconds

Dan Gartenberg

The brain benefits of deep sleep -- and how to get more of it

6 minutes 27 seconds

Jennifer Pluznick

You smell with your body, not just your nose

6 minutes 55 seconds

Lux Narayan

What I learned from 2,000 obituaries

5 minutes 58 seconds

Mehdi Ordikhani-Seyedlar

What happens in your brain when you pay attention?

6 minutes 22 seconds

ShaoLan

The Chinese zodiac, explained

5 minutes 54 seconds

Pico Iyer

The beauty of what we'll never know

9 minutes 56 seconds

Eduardo Sáenz de Cabezón

Math is forever

9 minutes 31 seconds