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Biology
A collection of TED Talks (and more) on the topic of Biology.
Video playlists about Biology
The fight against viruses
18 talks •
7h 36m
What we do (and don't) know about viruses, pandemics and the vaccines that combat them.
Theories of evolution
8 talks •
1h 39m
The enduring ideas, discoveries and observations that define and expand life as we know it.
What is your body trying to tell you?
8 talks •
1h 35m
The body gives off a whole bunch of signs and signals -- which ones have you noticed and how many are you ignoring?
What's the secret to living longer?
8 talks •
2h 6m
Some simple (and honestly sort of scary) ways we can potentially prolong the human life.
Talks about Biology
9:21
Olivia Arthur
Meditations on the intersection of humanity and technology
Posted
Feb 2021
10:49
Carolyn Freiwald
The hidden history found in your teeth
Posted
Feb 2021
20:59
Leor Weinberger
Can we create vaccines that mutate and spread?
Posted
Oct 2020
12:51
Gokul Upadhyayula
The life unfolding inside your cells, revealed in 3D
Posted
Oct 2020
14:04
Susannah Temko
What it means to be intersex
Posted
Aug 2020
12:07
Menno Schilthuizen
How animals and plants are evolving in cities
Posted
Aug 2020
10:58
Christina Agapakis
What happens when biology becomes technology?
Posted
Jul 2020
15:27
Lara Durgavich
An evolutionary perspective on human health and disease
Posted
Apr 2020
6:05
Janet Iwasa
The wonders of the molecular world, animated
Posted
Apr 2020
1h 0m
Matt Walker
Why sleep matters now more than ever
Posted
Apr 2020
9:08
Ananya Grover
A campaign for period positivity
Posted
Mar 2020
15:42
Jim Hudspeth
The beautiful, mysterious science of how you hear
Posted
Mar 2020
13:04
Lisa Mosconi
How menopause affects the brain
Posted
Mar 2020
13:12
Adam Garske
How designing brand-new enzymes could change the world
Posted
Jan 2020
11:42
Jen Gunter
Why can't we talk about periods?
Posted
Jan 2020
12:20
Suzanne Lee
Why "biofabrication" is the next industrial revolution
Posted
Jan 2020
See all 264 talks on Biology