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Michael Pollan give...
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14:45:46 01/25/08

What if human consciousness isn't the end-all and be-all of Darwinism? What if we are all just pawns in corn's clever strategy game to rule the Earth? Author Micha...

Michael Pollan gives a plant's-eye view

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Michael Pollan gives a plant's-eye view

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What if human consciousness isn't the end-all and be-all of Darwinism? What if we are all just pawns in corn's clever strategy game to rule the Earth? Author Michael Pollan asks us to see the world from a plant's-eye view.

David Gallo: Underw...
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00:28:00 01/11/08

David Gallo shows jaw-dropping footage of amazing sea creatures, including a color-shifting cuttlefish, a perfectly camouflaged octopus, and a Times Square's worth...

David Gallo: Underwater astonishments

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David Gallo: Underwater astonishments

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David Gallo shows jaw-dropping footage of amazing sea creatures, including a color-shifting cuttlefish, a perfectly camouflaged octopus, and a Times Square's worth of neon light displays from fish who live in the blackest depths of the ocean.

Deborah Gordon: The...
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00:26:00 01/08/08

With a dusty backhoe, a handful of Japanese paint markers and a few students in tow, Deborah Gordon digs up ant colonies in the Arizona desert to understand their ...

Deborah Gordon: The emergent genius of ant colonies

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Deborah Gordon: The emergent genius of ant colonies

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With a dusty backhoe, a handful of Japanese paint markers and a few students in tow, Deborah Gordon digs up ant colonies in the Arizona desert to understand their complex social system.

David Gallo shows u...
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12:31:16 01/06/08

David Gallo shows jaw-dropping footage of amazing sea creatures, including a color-shifting cuttlefish, a perfectly camouflaged octopus, and a Times Square's worth...

David Gallo shows underwater astonishments

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David Gallo shows underwater astonishments

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David Gallo shows jaw-dropping footage of amazing sea creatures, including a color-shifting cuttlefish, a perfectly camouflaged octopus, and a Times Square's worth of neon light displays from fish who live in the blackest depths of the ocean.

David Gallo shows u...
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10:31:16 01/06/08

David Gallo shows jaw-dropping footage of amazing sea creatures, including a color-shifting cuttlefish, a perfectly camouflaged octopus, and a Times Square's worth...

David Gallo shows underwater astonishments

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David Gallo shows underwater astonishments

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David Gallo shows jaw-dropping footage of amazing sea creatures, including a color-shifting cuttlefish, a perfectly camouflaged octopus, and a Times Square's worth of neon light displays from fish who live in the blackest depths of the ocean.

Amory Lovins on win...
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01:00:00 12/11/07

In this energizing talk, Amory Lovins lays out his simple plan for weaning the US off oil and revitalizing the economy.

Amory Lovins on winning the oil endgame

Added 12/11/07
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Amory Lovins on winning the oil endgame

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In this energizing talk, Amory Lovins lays out his simple plan for weaning the US off oil and revitalizing the economy.

Ron Eglash: The fra...
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05:00:00 11/29/07

'I am a mathematician, and I would like to stand on your roof.' That is how Ron Eglash greeted many African families he met while researching the fractal patterns ...

$Ron Eglash: The fractals at the heart of African designs$

Ron Eglash: The fractals at the heart of African designs

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Ron Eglash: The fractals at the heart of African designs

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'I am a mathematician, and I would like to stand on your roof.' That is how Ron Eglash greeted many African families he met while researching the fractal patterns he’d noticed in villages across the continent.

Ron Eglash on Afric...
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11:27:25 11/26/07

'I am a mathematician, and I would like to stand on your roof.' That is how Ron Eglash greeted many African families he met while researching the fractal patterns ...

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Ron Eglash on African fractals

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Ron Eglash on African fractals

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'I am a mathematician, and I would like to stand on your roof.' That is how Ron Eglash greeted many African families he met while researching the fractal patterns he’d noticed in villages across the continent.

Ron Eglash on Afric...
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09:27:25 11/26/07

'I am a mathematician, and I would like to stand on your roof.' That is how Ron Eglash greeted many African families he met while researching the fractal patterns he

$Ron Eglash on African fractals$

Ron Eglash on African fractals

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Ron Eglash on African fractals

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'I am a mathematician, and I would like to stand on your roof.' That is how Ron Eglash greeted many African families he met while researching the fractal patterns he

David Keith's unusu...
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01:44:00 11/13/07

Environmental scientist David Keith proposes a cheap, effective, shocking means to address climate change: What if we injected a huge cloud of ash into the atmosph...

David Keith's unusual climate change idea

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David Keith's unusual climate change idea

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Environmental scientist David Keith proposes a cheap, effective, shocking means to address climate change: What if we injected a huge cloud of ash into the atmosphere to deflect sunlight and heat?

Paul Rothemund cast...
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01:14:00 11/08/07

Paul Rothemund writes code that causes DNA to arrange itself into a star, a smiley face and more. Sure, it's a stunt, but it's also a demonstration of self-assembl...

Paul Rothemund casts a spell with DNA

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Paul Rothemund casts a spell with DNA

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Paul Rothemund writes code that causes DNA to arrange itself into a star, a smiley face and more. Sure, it's a stunt, but it's also a demonstration of self-assembly at the smallest of scales -- with vast implications for the future of making things.

David Keith's unusu...
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17:45:17 11/01/07

Environmental scientist David Keith proposes a cheap, effective, shocking means to address climate change: What if we injected a huge cloud of ash into the atmosph...

David Keith's unusual climate change idea

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David Keith's unusual climate change idea

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Environmental scientist David Keith proposes a cheap, effective, shocking means to address climate change: What if we injected a huge cloud of ash into the atmosphere to deflect sunlight and heat?

David Keith's unusu...
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15:45:17 11/01/07

Environmental scientist David Keith proposes a cheap, effective, shocking means to address climate change: What if we injected a huge cloud of ash into the atmosph...

David Keith's unusual climate change idea

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David Keith's unusual climate change idea

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Environmental scientist David Keith proposes a cheap, effective, shocking means to address climate change: What if we injected a huge cloud of ash into the atmosphere to deflect sunlight and heat?

Hod Lipson builds "...
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02:57:00 10/11/07

Hod Lipson demonstrates a few of his cool little robots, which have the ability to learn, understand themselves and even self-replicate.

Hod Lipson builds "self-aware" robots

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Hod Lipson builds "self-aware" robots

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Hod Lipson demonstrates a few of his cool little robots, which have the ability to learn, understand themselves and even self-replicate.

Paul Rothemund cast...
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08:15:40 10/06/07

Paul Rothemund writes code that causes DNA to arrange itself into a star, a smiley face and more. Sure, it's a stunt, but it's also a demonstration of self-assembl...

Paul Rothemund casts a spell with DNA

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Paul Rothemund casts a spell with DNA

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Paul Rothemund writes code that causes DNA to arrange itself into a star, a smiley face and more. Sure, it's a stunt, but it's also a demonstration of self-assembly at the smallest of scales -- with vast implications for the future of making things.

Paul Rothemund cast...
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06:15:40 10/06/07

Paul Rothemund writes code that causes DNA to arrange itself into a star, a smiley face and more. Sure, it's a stunt, but it's also a demonstration of self-assembl...

Paul Rothemund casts a spell with DNA

Added 10/06/07
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Paul Rothemund casts a spell with DNA

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Paul Rothemund writes code that causes DNA to arrange itself into a star, a smiley face and more. Sure, it's a stunt, but it's also a demonstration of self-assembly at the smallest of scales -- with vast implications for the future of making things.

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Dennis Hong: My seven species of robot

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Dennis Hong: My seven species of robot
04/07/10

At TEDxNASA, Dennis Hong introduces seven award-winnning, all-terrain robots -- like the humanoid, soccer-playing DARwIn and the cliff-gripping CLIMBeR -- all built by his team at RoMeLa, Virginia Tech. Watch to the end to hear the five creative secrets to his lab's incredible technical success.