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Drew Berry: Animations of unseeable biology

We have no ways to directly observe molecules and what they do -- but Drew Berry wants to change that. He demos his scientifically accurate (and entertaining!) animations that help researchers see unseeable processes within our own cells.
https://www.ted.com/talks/drew_berry_animations_of_unseeable_biology

Christina Agapakis: What happens when biology becomes technology?

"We've been promised a future of chrome -- but what if the future is fleshy?" asks biological designer Christina Agapakis. In this awe-inspiring talk, Agapakis details her work in synthetic biology -- a multidisciplinary area of research that pokes holes in the line between what's natural and artificial -- and shares how breaking down the bounda...
https://www.ted.com/talks/christina_agapakis_what_happens_when_biology_becomes_technology

Emily Leproust: How synthetic biology can improve our health, food and materials

What if we could use biology to restore our balance with nature without giving up modern creature comforts? Advocating for a new kind of environmentalism, scientist and entrepreneur Emily Leproust rethinks modern sustainability at the molecular level, using synthetic biology to create green alternatives. From lab-developed insulin and disease-re...
https://www.ted.com/talks/emily_leproust_how_synthetic_biology_can_improve_our_health_food_and_materials

Natsai Audrey Chieza: Fashion has a pollution problem -- can biology fix it?

Natsai Audrey Chieza is a designer on a mission -- to reduce pollution in the fashion industry while creating amazing new things to wear. In her lab, she noticed that the bacteria Streptomyces coelicolor makes a striking red-purple pigment, and now she's using it to develop bold, color-fast fabric dye that cuts down on water waste and chemical r...
https://www.ted.com/talks/natsai_audrey_chieza_fashion_has_a_pollution_problem_can_biology_fix_it

Ani Liu: Smelfies, and other experiments in synthetic biology

What if you could take a smell selfie, a smelfie? What if you had a lipstick that caused plants to grow where you kiss? Ani Liu explores the intersection of technology and sensory perception, and her work is wedged somewhere between science, design and art. In this swift, smart talk, she shares dreams, wonderings and experiments, asking: What ha...
https://www.ted.com/talks/ani_liu_smelfies_and_other_experiments_in_synthetic_biology

Juan Enriquez: Using biology to rethink the energy challenge

Juan Enriquez challenges our definition of bioenergy. Oil, coal, gas and other hydrocarbons are not chemical but biological products, based on plant matter -- and thus, growable. Our whole approach to fuel, he argues, needs to change.
https://www.ted.com/talks/juan_enriquez_using_biology_to_rethink_the_energy_challenge

Robert Sapolsky: The biology of our best and worst selves

How can humans be so compassionate and altruistic -- and also so brutal and violent? To understand why we do what we do, neuroscientist Robert Sapolsky looks at extreme context, examining actions on timescales from seconds to millions of years before they occurred. In this fascinating talk, he shares his cutting edge research into the biology th...
https://www.ted.com/talks/robert_sapolsky_the_biology_of_our_best_and_worst_selves

Neri Oxman: Design at the intersection of technology and biology

Designer and architect Neri Oxman is leading the search for ways in which digital fabrication technologies can interact with the biological world. Working at the intersection of computational design, additive manufacturing, materials engineering and synthetic biology, her lab is pioneering a new age of symbiosis between microorganisms, our bodie...
https://www.ted.com/talks/neri_oxman_design_at_the_intersection_of_technology_and_biology

Jim Al-Khalili: How quantum biology might explain life's biggest questions

How does a robin know to fly south? The answer might be weirder than you think: Quantum physics may be involved. Jim Al-Khalili rounds up the extremely new, extremely strange world of quantum biology, where something Einstein once called "spooky action at a distance" helps birds navigate, and quantum effects might explain the origin of life itself.
https://www.ted.com/talks/jim_al_khalili_how_quantum_biology_might_explain_life_s_biggest_questions

Marine biology: The Deep Ocean

TED Studies, created in collaboration with Wiley, are curated video collections — supplemented by rich educational materials — for students, educators and self-guided learners. In The Deep Ocean, aquatic explorers take the TED stage to share what they've seen in the abyss of Earth's last frontier: the deep ocean, home to massive underwater mount...
https://www.ted.com/read/ted-studies/marine-biology

Karissa Sanbonmatsu: The biology of gender, from DNA to the brain

How exactly does gender work? It's not just about our chromosomes, says biologist Karissa Sanbonmatsu. In a visionary talk, she shares new discoveries from epigenetics, the emerging study of how DNA activity can permanently change based on social factors like trauma or diet. Learn how life experiences shape the way genes are expressed -- and wha...
https://www.ted.com/talks/karissa_sanbonmatsu_the_biology_of_gender_from_dna_to_the_brain

Monika Bulaj: The hidden light of Afghanistan

Photographer Monika Bulaj shares powerful, intimate images of Afghanistan -- of home life, of ritual, of men and women. Behind the headlines, what does the world truly know about this place?
https://www.ted.com/talks/monika_bulaj_the_hidden_light_of_afghanistan

Playlist: 7 talks to make you love science (7 talks)

Science is about discovering the wonders of how our world works. From physics to biology to neuroscience, channel your inner Mr. Wizard as you watch these talks.
Curated by TED · 7 talks
https://www.ted.com/playlists/7_talks_to_make_you_love_scien

Playlist: Biohacking: DIY science for everyone (7 talks)

Satisfy your curiosity on a cellular level with these talks that highlight the ways biology can be molded in the hands of the average, yet curious citizen.
Curated by TED · 7 talks
https://www.ted.com/playlists/biohacking_diy_science_for_everyone

Danielle N. Lee: How hip-hop helps us understand science

In the early 1990s, a scandal rocked evolutionary biology: scientists discovered that songbirds -- once thought to be strictly monogamous -- engaged in what's politely called "extra-pair copulation." In this unforgettable biology lesson on animal infidelity, TED Fellow Danielle N. Lee shows how she uses hip-hop to teach science, leading the crow...
https://www.ted.com/talks/danielle_n_lee_how_hip_hop_helps_us_understand_science

Jason W. Chin: A virus-resistant organism -- and what it could mean for the future

What if we could use the power of DNA to create a sustainable, circular economy? In a talk about breakthrough science, synthetic biologist Jason W. Chin describes his team's work rewriting the genetic blueprint of cells to create a virus-resistant organism -- the largest synthetic genome ever made and a first step towards reimagining what life c...
https://www.ted.com/talks/jason_w_chin_a_virus_resistant_organism_and_what_it_could_mean_for_the_future

Rob Reid: How synthetic biology could wipe out humanity -- and how we can stop it

The world-changing promise of synthetic biology and gene editing has a dark side. In this far-seeing talk, author and entrepreneur Rob Reid reviews the risks of a world where more and more people have access to the tools and tech needed to create a doomsday bug that could wipe out humanity -- and suggests that it's time to take this danger serio...
https://www.ted.com/talks/rob_reid_how_synthetic_biology_could_wipe_out_humanity_and_how_we_can_stop_it

Introductory essay

Written by the educators who created The Deep Ocean, a brief look at the key facts, tough questions and big ideas in their field. Begin this TED Study with a fascinating read that gives context and clarity to the material. How inappropriate to call this planet Earth when it is quite clearly Ocean. Arthur C. Clarke Planet Ocean In the late 1960s,...
https://www.ted.com/read/ted-studies/marine-biology/introductory-essay

Activities

Deepen your understanding of The Deep Ocean with these carefully crafted educational exercises that let you get the most out of this TED Studies subject. Activity 1 Imagine that on behalf of a government agency (e.g., U.S. congressional subcommittee), you are organizing an important hearing concerning the deep ocean. You've invited all seven of ...
https://www.ted.com/read/ted-studies/marine-biology/activities

Menno Schilthuizen: The evolution of animal genitalia

Genitals are the fastest-evolving organs in the animal kingdom. But why is this so? And what's the point of having decorative private parts? Menno Schilthuizen explains how the evolutionary biology of nature's nether regions uncovers a hidden world of seduction, conflict, and rivalry. [Directed by Mette Ilene Holmriis, narrated by Adrian Dannatt...
https://www.ted.com/talks/menno_schilthuizen_the_evolution_of_animal_genitalia

Richard Weller | TED Speaker

Dermatologist Richard Weller wants to know: Why are Scots so sick?
Dermatologist
https://www.ted.com/speakers/richard_weller

Michael Dickinson | TED Speaker

Most people are irritated by the buzzing of a fly's wings. But biologist Michael Dickinson views the sound with a deep sense of wonder.
Biologist
https://www.ted.com/speakers/michael_dickinson

Asha de Vos | TED Speaker

Dedicated to increasing awareness about Northern Indian Ocean blue whales, Asha de Vos is also committed to inspiring the next generation of marine biologists.
Protector of whales
https://www.ted.com/speakers/asha_de_vos

Susan Savage-Rumbaugh: The gentle genius of bonobos

Savage-Rumbaugh's work with bonobo apes, which can understand spoken language and learn tasks by watching, forces the audience to rethink how much of what a species can do is determined by biology -- and how much by cultural exposure.
https://www.ted.com/talks/susan_savage_rumbaugh_the_gentle_genius_of_bonobos

Jim Al-Khalili | TED Speaker

Physicist Jim Al-Khalili and co-author Johnjoe McFadden, a biologist, explore the far edges of quantum biology in their book "Life on the Edge."
Quantum physicist
https://www.ted.com/speakers/jim_al_khalili

Carin Bondar | TED Speaker

Carin Bondar is an expert on the sexual life of animals -- and loves to tell their wild sex stories.
Wild sex biologist
https://www.ted.com/speakers/carin_bondar

Tristram Wyatt | TED Speaker

Do humans have pheromones? Tristram Wyatt is on the case. A researcher at Oxford, Wyatt is interested in the evolution of pheromones throughout the animal kingdom.
Zoologist
https://www.ted.com/speakers/tristram_wyatt

Lee Cronin: Making matter come alive

Before life existed on Earth, there was just matter, inorganic dead "stuff." How improbable is it that life arose? And -- could it use a different type of chemistry? Using an elegant definition of life (anything that can evolve), chemist Lee Cronin is exploring this question by attempting to create a fully inorganic cell using a "Lego kit" of in...
https://www.ted.com/talks/lee_cronin_making_matter_come_alive

Auke Ijspeert | TED Speaker

Auke Ijspeert works at the intersection of robotics, biology and computational neuroscience.
Roboticist
https://www.ted.com/speakers/auke_ijspeert

Oliver Sacks: What hallucination reveals about our minds

Neurologist and author Oliver Sacks brings our attention to Charles Bonnet syndrome -- when visually impaired people experience lucid hallucinations. He describes the experiences of his patients in heartwarming detail and walks us through the biology of this under-reported phenomenon.
https://www.ted.com/talks/oliver_sacks_what_hallucination_reveals_about_our_minds
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