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Nick Veasey: Exposi...
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09:17:55 01/05/10

Nick Veasey shows outsized X-ray images that reveal the otherworldly inner workings of familiar objects -- from the geometry of a wildflower to the anatomy of a Bo...

Nick Veasey: Exposing the invisible

Added 01/05/10
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Nick Veasey: Exposing the invisible

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Nick Veasey shows outsized X-ray images that reveal the otherworldly inner workings of familiar objects -- from the geometry of a wildflower to the anatomy of a Boeing 747. Producing these photos is dangerous and painstaking, but the reward is a superpower: looking at what the human eye can't see.

Nick Veasey: Exposi...
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09:13:00 01/05/10

Nick Veasey shows outsized X-ray images that reveal the otherworldly inner workings of familiar objects -- from the geometry of a wildflower to the anatomy of a Bo...

Nick Veasey: Exposing the invisible

Added 01/05/10
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Nick Veasey: Exposing the invisible

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Nick Veasey shows outsized X-ray images that reveal the otherworldly inner workings of familiar objects -- from the geometry of a wildflower to the anatomy of a Boeing 747. Producing these photos is dangerous and painstaking, but the reward is a superpower: looking at what the human eye can't see.

Charles Anderson di...
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10:13:56 12/17/09

While living and working as a marine biologist in Maldives, Charles Anderson noticed sudden explosions of dragonflies at certain times of year. He explains how he ...

Charles Anderson discovers dragonflies that cross oceans

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Charles Anderson discovers dragonflies that cross oceans

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While living and working as a marine biologist in Maldives, Charles Anderson noticed sudden explosions of dragonflies at certain times of year. He explains how he carefully tracked the path of a plain, little dragonfly called the globe skimmer, only to discover that it had the longest migratory journey of any insect in the world.

Charles Anderson di...
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09:13:56 12/17/09

While living and working as a marine biologist in Maldives, Charles Anderson noticed sudden explosions of dragonflies at certain times of year. He explains how he ...

Charles Anderson discovers dragonflies that cross oceans

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Charles Anderson discovers dragonflies that cross oceans

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While living and working as a marine biologist in Maldives, Charles Anderson noticed sudden explosions of dragonflies at certain times of year. He explains how he carefully tracked the path of a plain, little dragonfly called the globe skimmer, only to discover that it had the longest migratory journey of any insect in the world.

Charles Anderson di...
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09:06:00 12/17/09

While living and working as a marine biologist in Maldives, Charles Anderson noticed sudden explosions of dragonflies at certain times of year. He explains how he ...

Charles Anderson discovers dragonflies that cross oceans

Added 12/17/09
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Charles Anderson discovers dragonflies that cross oceans

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While living and working as a marine biologist in Maldives, Charles Anderson noticed sudden explosions of dragonflies at certain times of year. He explains how he carefully tracked the path of a plain, little dragonfly called the globe skimmer, only to discover that it had the longest migratory journey of any insect in the world.

Magnus Larsson: Tur...
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10:29:02 11/25/09

Architecture student Magnus Larsson details his bold plan to transform the harsh Sahara desert using bacteria and a surprising construction material: the sand itself.

Magnus Larsson: Turning dunes into architecture

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Magnus Larsson: Turning dunes into architecture

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Architecture student Magnus Larsson details his bold plan to transform the harsh Sahara desert using bacteria and a surprising construction material: the sand itself.

Magnus Larsson: Tur...
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09:29:02 11/25/09

Architecture student Magnus Larsson details his bold plan to transform the harsh Sahara desert using bacteria and a surprising construction material: the sand itself.

Magnus Larsson: Turning dunes into architecture

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Magnus Larsson: Turning dunes into architecture

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Architecture student Magnus Larsson details his bold plan to transform the harsh Sahara desert using bacteria and a surprising construction material: the sand itself.

Magnus Larsson: Tur...
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09:26:00 11/25/09

Architecture student Magnus Larsson details his bold plan to transform the harsh Sahara desert using bacteria and a surprising construction material: the sand itself.

Magnus Larsson: Turning dunes into architecture

Added 11/25/09
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Magnus Larsson: Turning dunes into architecture

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Architecture student Magnus Larsson details his bold plan to transform the harsh Sahara desert using bacteria and a surprising construction material: the sand itself.

Mathieu Lehanneur d...
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10:38:45 11/17/09

Naming science as his chief inspiration, Mathieu Lehanneur shows a selection of his ingenious designs -- an interactive noise-neutralizing ball, an antibiotic cour...

Mathieu Lehanneur demos science-inspired design

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Mathieu Lehanneur demos science-inspired design

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Naming science as his chief inspiration, Mathieu Lehanneur shows a selection of his ingenious designs -- an interactive noise-neutralizing ball, an antibiotic course in one layered pill, asthma treatment that reminds kids to take it, a living air filter, a living-room fish farm and more.

Mathieu Lehanneur d...
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09:38:45 11/17/09

Naming science as his chief inspiration, Mathieu Lehanneur shows a selection of his ingenious designs -- an interactive noise-neutralizing ball, an antibiotic cour...

Mathieu Lehanneur demos science-inspired design

Added 11/17/09
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Mathieu Lehanneur demos science-inspired design

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Naming science as his chief inspiration, Mathieu Lehanneur shows a selection of his ingenious designs -- an interactive noise-neutralizing ball, an antibiotic course in one layered pill, asthma treatment that reminds kids to take it, a living air filter, a living-room fish farm and more.

Mathieu Lehanneur d...
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09:34:00 11/17/09

Naming science as his chief inspiration, Mathieu Lehanneur shows a selection of his ingenious designs -- an interactive noise-neutralizing ball, an antibiotic cour...

Mathieu Lehanneur demos science-inspired design

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Mathieu Lehanneur demos science-inspired design

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Naming science as his chief inspiration, Mathieu Lehanneur shows a selection of his ingenious designs -- an interactive noise-neutralizing ball, an antibiotic course in one layered pill, asthma treatment that reminds kids to take it, a living air filter, a living-room fish farm and more.

Marcus du Sautoy: S...
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09:09:27 10/29/09

The world turns on symmetry -- from the spin of subatomic particles to the dizzying beauty of an arabesque. But there's more to it than meets the eye. Here, Oxford...

Marcus du Sautoy: Symmetry, reality's riddle

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Marcus du Sautoy: Symmetry, reality's riddle

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The world turns on symmetry -- from the spin of subatomic particles to the dizzying beauty of an arabesque. But there's more to it than meets the eye. Here, Oxford mathematician Marcus du Sautoy offers a glimpse of the invisible numbers that marry all symmetrical objects.

Marcus du Sautoy: S...
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09:04:00 10/29/09

The world turns on symmetry -- from the spin of subatomic particles to the dizzying beauty of an arabesque. But there's more to it than meets the eye. Here, Oxford...

Marcus du Sautoy: Symmetry, reality's riddle

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Marcus du Sautoy: Symmetry, reality's riddle

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The world turns on symmetry -- from the spin of subatomic particles to the dizzying beauty of an arabesque. But there's more to it than meets the eye. Here, Oxford mathematician Marcus du Sautoy offers a glimpse of the invisible numbers that marry all symmetrical objects.

Marcus du Sautoy: S...
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07:09:27 10/29/09

The world turns on symmetry -- from the spin of subatomic particles to the dizzying beauty of an arabesque. But there's more to it than meets the eye. Here, Oxford...

Marcus du Sautoy: Symmetry, reality's riddle

Added 10/29/09
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Marcus du Sautoy: Symmetry, reality's riddle

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The world turns on symmetry -- from the spin of subatomic particles to the dizzying beauty of an arabesque. But there's more to it than meets the eye. Here, Oxford mathematician Marcus du Sautoy offers a glimpse of the invisible numbers that marry all symmetrical objects.

Rachel Armstrong: A...
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09:12:50 10/27/09

Venice is sinking. To save it, Rachel Armstrong says we need to outgrow architecture made of inert materials and, well, make architecture that grows itself. She pr...

Rachel Armstrong: Architecture that repairs itself?

Added 10/27/09
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Rachel Armstrong: Architecture that repairs itself?

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Venice is sinking. To save it, Rachel Armstrong says we need to outgrow architecture made of inert materials and, well, make architecture that grows itself. She proposes a not-quite-alive material that does its own repairs and sequesters carbon, too.

Rachel Armstrong: A...
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09:03:00 10/27/09

Venice is sinking. To save it, Rachel Armstrong says we need to outgrow architecture made of inert materials and, well, make architecture that grows itself. She pr...

Rachel Armstrong: Architecture that repairs itself?

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Rachel Armstrong: Architecture that repairs itself?

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Venice is sinking. To save it, Rachel Armstrong says we need to outgrow architecture made of inert materials and, well, make architecture that grows itself. She proposes a not-quite-alive material that does its own repairs and sequesters carbon, too.

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Jane Goodall on what separates us from the apes

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Jane Goodall on what separates us from the apes
04/05/07

Jane Goodall hasn't found the missing link, but she's come closer than nearly anyone else. The primatologist says the only real difference between humans and chimps is our sophisticated language. She urges us to start using it to change the world.