Ideas worth spreading

Biology

A collection of TED Talks (and more) on the topic of Biology.

Video playlists about Biology

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.

The fight against viruses

What we do (and don't) know about viruses, pandemics and the vaccines that combat them.

Theories of evolution

The enduring ideas, discoveries and observations that define and expand life as we know it.

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

Thomas W. Cronin

Which animal has the best eyesight?

Why do cats have vertical pupils?

A king cobra bite -- and a scientific discovery

Steve Rothstein

Would you raise the bird that murdered your children?

Why do some people snore so loudly?

Jeffrey A. Lockwood

Are locust plagues unstoppable?

How we could eat real meat without harming animals

Mads Tang-Christensen

The brain science of obesity

The genes you don't get from your parents (but can't live without)

3 ways community creates a healthy life

Nabiha Saklayen

Could you recover from illness ... using your own stem cells?

The intended consequences of helping nature thrive

Kayla Mandel Sheets

You could have a secret twin (but not the way you think)

Hélène Morlon and Anna Papadopoulou

How we can detect pretty much anything

Kaitlyn Sadtler and Elizabeth Wayne

How the COVID-19 vaccines were created so quickly

Christopher E. Gaw

What causes seizures, and how can we treat them?

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