TED Talks

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16:37

Penny Chisholm

The tiny creature that secretly powers the planet

Posted Jul 2018 Rated Fascinating, Informative

10:13

David Brenner

A new weapon in the fight against superbugs

Posted Dec 2017 Rated Informative, Fascinating

13:14

Natsai Audrey Chieza

Fashion has a pollution problem — can biology fix it?

Posted Nov 2017 Rated Informative, Ingenious

14:03

Giulia Enders

The surprisingly charming science of your gut

Posted Nov 2017 Rated Informative, Fascinating

10:07

Anne Madden

Meet the microscopic life in your home — and on your face

Posted Aug 2017 Rated Informative, Fascinating

12:57

Katrina Spade

When I die, recompose me

Posted Jun 2017 Rated Ingenious, Inspiring

9:59

Katie Hinde

What we don't know about mother's milk

Posted Mar 2017 Rated Informative, Inspiring

11:54

Caitlin Doughty

A burial practice that nourishes the planet

Posted Mar 2017 Rated Informative, Persuasive

7:20

Ani Liu

Smelfies, and other experiments in synthetic biology

Posted Feb 2017 Rated Fascinating, Funny

7:59

Deepika Kurup

A young scientist's quest for clean water

Posted Jan 2017 Rated Inspiring, Informative

15:45

Juan Enriquez

What will humans look like in 100 years?

Posted Nov 2016 Rated Fascinating, Informative

11:55

Lisa Dyson

A forgotten Space Age technology could change how we grow food

Posted Jul 2016 Rated Informative, Inspiring

12:51

Lisa Nip

How humans could evolve to survive in space

Posted Mar 2016 Rated Informative, Inspiring

6:28

Raymond Wang

How germs travel on planes — and how we can stop them

Posted Dec 2015 Rated Informative, Ingenious

4:11

Tal Danino

Programming bacteria to detect cancer (and maybe treat it)

Posted May 2015 Rated Informative, Fascinating

12:11

Heather Barnett

What humans can learn from semi-intelligent slime

Posted Jul 2014 Rated Fascinating, Informative

7:24

Louie Schwartzberg

Hidden miracles of the natural world

Posted Apr 2014 Rated Fascinating, Beautiful

9:20

Two young scientists break down plastics with bacteria

Posted Jul 2013 Rated Inspiring, Informative

11:20

Tyler DeWitt

Hey science teachers — make it fun

Posted Feb 2013 Rated Inspiring, Persuasive

6:41

Munir Virani

Why I love vultures

Posted Nov 2012 Rated Informative, Persuasive

14:23

Jonathan Eisen

Meet your microbes

Posted Jul 2012 Rated Informative, Fascinating

3:01

Damian Palin

Mining minerals from seawater

Posted Jun 2012 Rated Ingenious, Informative

7:10

Nathan Wolfe

What's left to explore?

Posted May 2012 Rated Fascinating, Informative

11:37

Melissa Garren

The sea we've hardly seen

Posted May 2012 Rated Informative, Fascinating

5:31

Christina Warinner

Tracking ancient diseases using ... plaque

Posted Apr 2012 Rated Informative, Fascinating

18:51

Christoph Adami

Finding life we can't imagine

Posted Oct 2011 Rated Fascinating, Informative

6:40

Suzanne Lee

Grow your own clothes

Posted May 2011 Rated Ingenious, Fascinating

11:43

Magnus Larsson

Turning dunes into architecture

Posted Nov 2009 Rated Ingenious, Fascinating

18:14

Bonnie Bassler

How bacteria "talk"

Posted Apr 2009 Rated Fascinating, Informative

12:15

Nathan Wolfe

The jungle search for viruses

Posted Mar 2009 Rated Informative, Fascinating

17:51

Paul Ewald

Can we domesticate germs?

Posted May 2008 Rated Informative, Fascinating

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