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Biology
A collection of TED Talks (and more) on the topic of Biology.
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Video playlists about Biology
10 talks
The most popular TED Talks of 2021
What ideas captured people's attention and took off the quickest? Here are the talks that intrigued and inspired in 2021.
18 talks
The fight against viruses
What we do (and don't) know about viruses, pandemics and the vaccines that combat them.
8 talks
Theories of evolution
The enduring ideas, discoveries and observations that define and expand life as we know it.
8 talks
What's the secret to living longer?
Some simple (and honestly sort of scary) ways we can potentially prolong human life.
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Talks about Biology
04:54
Roni Shanoada
How does heart transplant surgery work?
4 minutes 54 seconds
09:09
Ermias Kebreab
What seaweed and cow burps have to do with climate change
9 minutes 9 seconds
04:57
Thomas W. Cronin
Which animal has the best eyesight?
4 minutes 57 seconds
04:41
Emma Bryce
Why do cats have vertical pupils?
4 minutes 41 seconds
05:32
Gowri Shankar
A king cobra bite -- and a scientific discovery
5 minutes 32 seconds
05:04
Steve Rothstein
Would you raise the bird that murdered your children?
5 minutes 4 seconds
04:20
Alayna Vaughan
Why do some people snore so loudly?
4 minutes 20 seconds
05:26
Jeffrey A. Lockwood
Are locust plagues unstoppable?
5 minutes 26 seconds
12:30
Isha Datar
How we could eat real meat without harming animals
12 minutes 30 seconds
09:39
Mads Tang-Christensen
The brain science of obesity
9 minutes 39 seconds
04:46
Devin Shuman
The genes you don't get from your parents (but can't live without)
4 minutes 46 seconds
08:59
Olivia Affuso
3 ways community creates a healthy life
8 minutes 59 seconds
10:21
Nabiha Saklayen
Could you recover from illness ... using your own stem cells?
10 minutes 21 seconds
15:34
Ryan Phelan
The intended consequences of helping nature thrive
15 minutes 34 seconds
04:04
Kayla Mandel Sheets
You could have a secret twin (but not the way you think)
4 minutes 4 seconds
05:39
Hélène Morlon and Anna Papadopoulou
How we can detect pretty much anything
5 minutes 39 seconds
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