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  • August 12 · 26 min

    Insights from historical presidents - Doris Kearns Goodwin

    View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/learning-from-past-presidents-doris-kearns-goodwin Historian Doris Kearns Goodwin talks about what we can learn from American presidents, including Abraham Lincoln and Lyndon Johnson. Then she shares a moving memory of her own father and of their shared love of baseball. Talk by Doris Kearns Goodwin. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  • August 12 · 8 min

    This could save lives— but are you prepared to do it? - Michael Vazquez and Sarah Stroud

    Puzzle through this classic ethical dilemma and decide: is community safety more important than individual privacy? -- Your government has introduced a plan to address record-breaking rates of traffic tickets and deadly hovercar accidents. They propose assigning “driver credit scores” to every citizen, but would need to install cameras and microphones in every vehicle. While it would make the roads safer, is this undeniable benefit worth the cost to drivers’ privacy? Michael Vazquez and Sarah Stroud investigate. Lesson by Michael Vazquez and Sarah Stroud, directed by Jeff Le Bars, JetPropulsion.space. This video made possible in collaboration with the Parr Center for Ethics Learn more about how TED-Ed partnerships work: https://bit.ly/TEDEdPartner Support Our Non-Profit Mission ---------------------------------------------- Support us on Patreon: http://bit.ly/TEDEdPatreon Check out our merch: http://bit.ly/TEDEDShop ---------------------------------------------- Connect With Us ---------------------------------------------- Sign up for our newsletter: http://bit.ly/TEDEdNewsletter Follow us on Facebook: http://bit.ly/TEDEdFacebook Find us on Twitter: http://bit.ly/TEDEdTwitter Peep us on Instagram: http://bit.ly/TEDEdInstagram ---------------------------------------------- Keep Learning ---------------------------------------------- View full lesson: https://ed.ted.com/lessons/is-safety-worth-the-loss-of-privacy-michael-vazquez-and-sarah-stroud Dig deeper with additional resources: https://ed.ted.com/lessons/is-safety-worth-the-loss-of-privacy-michael-vazquez-and-sarah-stroud/digdeeper Animator's website: https://jetpropulsion.space Music: http://www.wonderboyaudio.com ---------------------------------------------- Thank you so much to our patrons for your support! Without you this video would not be possible! Ophelia Gibson Best, Paul Schneider, Joichiro Yamada, Henrique Cassús, Karthik Cherala, Clarence E. Harper Jr., Vignan Velivela, Ana Maria, Exal Enrique Cisneros Tuch, Tejas Dc, Khalifa Alhulail, Martin Stephen, Jose Henrique Leopoldo e Silva, Mandeep Singh, Abhijit Kiran Valluri, Morgan Williams, Devin Harris, Pavel Zalevskiy, Karen Goepen-Wee, Filip Dabrowski, Barbara Smalley, Megan Douglas, Tim Leistikow, Ka-Hei Law, Hiroshi Uchiyama, Mark Morris, Misaki Sato, EdoKun, SookKwan Loong, Bev Millar, Lex Azevedo, Michael Aquilina, Jason A Saslow, Yansong Li, Cristóbal Moenne, Dawn Jordan, Prasanth Mathialagan, Samuel Doerle, David Rosario, Dominik Kugelmann - they-them, Siamak Hajizadeh, Ryohky Araya, Mayank Kaul, Christophe Dessalles, Heather Slater, Sandra Tersluisen, Zhexi Shan, Bárbara Nazaré, Andrea Feliz and Victor E Karhel. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  • August 12 · 23 min

    Massive-scale online collaboration - Luis von Ahn

    After re-purposing CAPTCHA so each human-typed response helps digitize books, Luis von Ahn wondered how else to use small contributions by many on the Internet for greater good. In this talk, he shares how his ambitious new project, Duolingo, will help millions learn a new language while translating the Web quickly and accurately -- all for free. (Filmed at TEDxCMU.) Talk by Luis von Ahn. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  • August 12 · 5 min

    The Higgs Field, explained - Don Lincoln

    View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/the-higgs-field-explained-don-lincoln One of the most significant scientific discoveries of the early 21st century is surely the Higgs boson, but the boson and the Higgs Field that allows for that magic particle are extremely difficult to grasp. Don Lincoln outlines an analogy that all of us can appreciate, starring a large dinner party, a raucous group of physicists, and Peter Higgs himself. Lesson by Don Lincoln, animation by Powerhouse Animation Studios Inc. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  • August 12 · 5 min

    How to set the table - Anna Post

    View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/how-to-set-the-table-anna-post Can't remember where your soup spoon ought to go? What about your salad fork? Knowing how to set a traditional table can seem like antiquated etiquette -- but it can come in handy! Anna Post, great-great-granddaughter of etiquette expert Emily Post, shows how to set a table with a plate full of tips and tricks to boot (even your grandmother will be impressed). Lesson by Anna Post, animation by TED-Ed. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  • August 12 · 21 min

    Uncovering humanity's origins - Louise Leakey

    View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/digging-for-humanity-s-origins-louise-leakey Louise Leakey asks, "Who are we?" The question takes her to the Rift Valley in Eastern Africa, where she digs for the evolutionary origins of humankind -- and suggests a stunning new vision of our competing ancestors. Talk by Louise Leakey Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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