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Photo gallery: How natural, ancient technologies can help us adapt to climate change

What comes to mind when you think of technology? Of all the words that pop into your head, “ancient” probably isn’t one of them. In a world where high-tech solutions are practic...

The destructive way terrorists make money

Terrorists make headlines by destroying ancient sites like Palmyra, in Syria. But there’s an even more sinister endgame, as archaeologist and TED Prize winner Sarah Parcak expla...

Why I study groups like ISIS, Hezbollah and Hamas

Watch Benedetta Berti’s TED Talk, “The surprising way groups like ISIS stay in power” >> It is virtually impossible to look at the news without being bombarded with graphi...