TED Talks

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4:36

Mennat El Ghalid

How fungi recognize (and infect) plants

Posted Mar 2018 Rated Informative, Fascinating

11:06

Simone Bianco and Tom Zimmerman

The wonderful world of life in a drop of water

Posted Mar 2018 Rated Informative, Persuasive

13:08

Karen Lloyd

This deep-sea mystery is changing our understanding of life

Posted Feb 2018 Rated Fascinating, Informative

14:14

Naoko Ishii

An economic case for protecting the planet

Posted Jan 2018 Rated Informative, Persuasive

18:50

Ameenah Gurib-Fakim and Stephanie Busari

An interview with Mauritius's first female president

Posted Nov 2017 Rated Inspiring, Informative

13:07

Washington Wachira

For the love of birds

Posted Nov 2017 Rated Informative, Beautiful

6:05

Lauren Sallan

How to win at evolution and survive a mass extinction

Posted Oct 2017 Rated Informative, Funny

9:03

Triona McGrath

How pollution is changing the ocean's chemistry

Posted May 2017 Rated Informative, Persuasive

11:51

Kate Stafford

How human noise affects ocean habitats

Posted May 2017 Rated Informative, Fascinating

9:59

Katie Hinde

What we don't know about mother's milk

Posted Mar 2017 Rated Informative, Inspiring

12:39

Alejandro Sánchez Alvarado

To solve old problems, study new species

Posted Jan 2017 Rated Inspiring, Informative

13:21

Oded Shoseyov

How we're harnessing nature's hidden superpowers

Posted Sep 2016 Rated Informative, Fascinating

18:19

Suzanne Simard

How trees talk to each other

Posted Jul 2016 Rated Fascinating, Informative

15:52

Emma Marris

Nature is everywhere — we just need to learn to see it

Posted Jul 2016 Rated Inspiring, Informative

4:49

Prosanta Chakrabarty

Clues to prehistoric times, found in blind cavefish

Posted Jun 2016 Rated Informative, Fascinating

14:49

Juan Enriquez

We can reprogram life. How to do it wisely

Posted Apr 2016 Rated Informative, Fascinating

11:21

Laura Robinson

The secrets I find on the mysterious ocean floor

Posted Mar 2016 Rated Informative, Beautiful

10:10

Thomas Peschak

Dive into an ocean photographer's world

Posted Feb 2016 Rated Beautiful, Inspiring

15:18

Mike Velings

The case for fish farming

Posted Feb 2016 Rated Informative, Persuasive

13:54

David Gruber

Glow-in-the-dark sharks and other stunning sea creatures

Posted Jan 2016 Rated Fascinating, Informative

19:26

Carl Safina

What are animals thinking and feeling?

Posted Nov 2015 Rated Beautiful, Inspiring

11:32

Patrícia Medici

The coolest animal you know nothing about ... and how we can save it

Posted Nov 2015 Rated Inspiring, Informative

14:37

Francesco Sauro

Deep under the Earth's surface, discovering beauty and science

Posted Oct 2015 Rated Fascinating, Beautiful

11:58

Marlene Zuk

What we learn from insects' sex lives

Posted Jul 2015 Rated Funny, Informative

14:12

Ameenah Gurib-Fakim

Humble plants that hide surprising secrets

Posted Nov 2014 Rated Informative, Fascinating

10:47

Fabien Cousteau

What I learned from spending 31 days underwater

Posted Oct 2014 Rated Fascinating, Beautiful

13:14

Ed Yong

Zombie roaches and other parasite tales

Posted Mar 2014 Rated Fascinating, Informative

13:50

Greg Asner

Ecology from the air

Posted Nov 2013 Rated Informative, Fascinating

15:57

Marla Spivak

Why bees are disappearing

Posted Sep 2013 Rated Informative, Persuasive

15:10

George Monbiot

For more wonder, rewild the world

Posted Sep 2013 Rated Inspiring, Fascinating

17:36

Michael Archer

How we'll resurrect the gastric brooding frog, the Tasmanian tiger

Posted Jun 2013 Rated Fascinating, Informative

7:20

Richard Turere

My invention that made peace with lions

Posted Mar 2013 Rated Inspiring, Ingenious

8:43

Jessica Green

We're covered in germs. Let's design for that.

Posted Mar 2013 Rated Informative, Fascinating

17:08

Marcus Byrne

The dance of the dung beetle

Posted Dec 2012 Rated Fascinating, Informative

6:41

Munir Virani

Why I love vultures

Posted Nov 2012 Rated Informative, Persuasive

9:47

Louie Schwartzberg

Nature. Beauty. Gratitude.

Posted Nov 2012 Rated Beautiful, Inspiring

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