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Richard Pyle dives ...
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01:00:00 02/25/09

In this illuminating talk, Richard Pyle shows us thriving life on the cliffs of coral reefs and groundbreaking diving technologies he has pioneered to explore it. ...

Richard Pyle dives the reef's Twilight Zone

Added 02/25/09
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Richard Pyle dives the reef's Twilight Zone

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In this illuminating talk, Richard Pyle shows us thriving life on the cliffs of coral reefs and groundbreaking diving technologies he has pioneered to explore it. He and his team risk everything to reveal the secrets of undiscovered species.

Capt. Charles Moore...
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01:00:00 02/24/09

Capt. Charles Moore of the Algalita Marine Research Foundation first discovered the Great Pacific Garbage Patch -- an endless floating waste of plastic trash. Now ...

Capt. Charles Moore on the seas of plastic

Added 02/24/09
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Capt. Charles Moore on the seas of plastic

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Capt. Charles Moore of the Algalita Marine Research Foundation first discovered the Great Pacific Garbage Patch -- an endless floating waste of plastic trash. Now he's drawing attention to the growing, choking problem of plastic debris in our seas.

Jill Tarter's call ...
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01:00:00 02/20/09

The SETI Institute's Jill Tarter makes her TED Prize wish: to accelerate our search for cosmic company. Using a growing array of radio telescopes, she and her team...

Jill Tarter's call to join the SETI search

Added 02/20/09
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Jill Tarter's call to join the SETI search

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The SETI Institute's Jill Tarter makes her TED Prize wish: to accelerate our search for cosmic company. Using a growing array of radio telescopes, she and her team listen for patterns that may be a sign of intelligence elsewhere in the universe.

Sylvia Earle's TED ...
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01:00:00 02/19/09

Legendary ocean researcher Sylvia Earle shares astonishing images of the ocean -- and shocking stats about its rapid decline -- as she makes her TED Prize wish: th...

Sylvia Earle's TED Prize wish to protect our oceans

Added 02/19/09
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Sylvia Earle's TED Prize wish to protect our oceans

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Legendary ocean researcher Sylvia Earle shares astonishing images of the ocean -- and shocking stats about its rapid decline -- as she makes her TED Prize wish: that we will join her in protecting the vital blue heart of the planet.

Paul Moller on the ...
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07:39:00 01/08/09

Paul Moller talks about the future of personal air travel -- the marriage of autos and flight that will give us true freedom to travel off-road. He shows two thing...

Paul Moller on the Skycar

Added 01/08/09
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Paul Moller on the Skycar

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Paul Moller talks about the future of personal air travel -- the marriage of autos and flight that will give us true freedom to travel off-road. He shows two things he's working on: the Moller Skycar (a jet + car) and a passenger-friendly hovering disc.

Paul Sereno digs up...
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01:00:00 01/07/09

Strange landscapes, scorching heat and (sometimes) mad crocodiles await scientists seeking clues to evolution's genius. Paleontologist Paul Sereno talks about his ...

Paul Sereno digs up dinosaurs

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Paul Sereno digs up dinosaurs

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Strange landscapes, scorching heat and (sometimes) mad crocodiles await scientists seeking clues to evolution's genius. Paleontologist Paul Sereno talks about his surprising encounters with prehistory -- and a new way to help students join the adventure.

Jennifer 8. Lee hun...
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01:00:00 12/24/08

Reporter Jennifer 8. Lee talks about her hunt for the origins of familiar Chinese-American dishes -- exploring the hidden spots where these two cultures have (so t...

Jennifer 8. Lee hunts for General Tso

Added 12/24/08
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Jennifer 8. Lee hunts for General Tso

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Reporter Jennifer 8. Lee talks about her hunt for the origins of familiar Chinese-American dishes -- exploring the hidden spots where these two cultures have (so tastily) combined to form a new cuisine.

Penelope Boston say...
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21:47:00 12/17/08

So the Mars Rovers didn't scoop up any alien lifeforms. Scientist Penelope Boston thinks there's a good chance -- a 25 to 50 percent chance, in fact -- that life m...

Penelope Boston says there might be life on Mars

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Penelope Boston says there might be life on Mars

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So the Mars Rovers didn't scoop up any alien lifeforms. Scientist Penelope Boston thinks there's a good chance -- a 25 to 50 percent chance, in fact -- that life might exist on Mars, deep inside the planet's caves. She details how we should look and why.

Penelope Boston say...
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19:48:21 12/17/08

So the Mars Rovers didn't scoop up any alien lifeforms. Scientist Penelope Boston thinks there's a good chance -- a 25 to 50 percent chance, in fact -- that life m...

Penelope Boston says there might be life on Mars

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Penelope Boston says there might be life on Mars

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So the Mars Rovers didn't scoop up any alien lifeforms. Scientist Penelope Boston thinks there's a good chance -- a 25 to 50 percent chance, in fact -- that life might exist on Mars, deep inside the planet's caves. She details how we should look and why.

Richard Preston on ...
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08:23:00 12/02/08

Science writer Richard Preston talks about some of the most enormous living beings on the planet, the giant trees of the US Pacific Northwest. Growing from a tiny ...

Richard Preston on the giant trees

Added 12/02/08
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Richard Preston on the giant trees

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Science writer Richard Preston talks about some of the most enormous living beings on the planet, the giant trees of the US Pacific Northwest. Growing from a tiny seed, they support vast ecosystems -- and are still, largely, a mystery.

George Smoot: The d...
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01:00:00 11/20/08

At Serious Play 2008, astrophysicist George Smoot shows stunning new images from deep-space surveys, and prods us to ponder how the cosmos -- with its giant webs o...

George Smoot: The design of the universe

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George Smoot: The design of the universe

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At Serious Play 2008, astrophysicist George Smoot shows stunning new images from deep-space surveys, and prods us to ponder how the cosmos -- with its giant webs of dark matter and mysterious gaping voids -- got built this way.

George Smoot on the...
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18:37:21 11/19/08

At Serious Play 2008, astrophysicist George Smoot shows stunning new images from deep-space surveys, and prods us to ponder how the cosmos -- with its giant webs o...

George Smoot on the design of the universe

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George Smoot on the design of the universe

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At Serious Play 2008, astrophysicist George Smoot shows stunning new images from deep-space surveys, and prods us to ponder how the cosmos -- with its giant webs of dark matter and mysterious gaping voids -- got built this way.

Charles Elachi on t...
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08:08:00 11/12/08

At Serious Play 2008, Charles Elachi shares stories from NASA's legendary Jet Propulsion Lab -- including tales and video from the Mars Rover project.

Charles Elachi on the Mars Rovers

Added 11/12/08
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Charles Elachi on the Mars Rovers

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At Serious Play 2008, Charles Elachi shares stories from NASA's legendary Jet Propulsion Lab -- including tales and video from the Mars Rover project.

John Francis walks ...
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06:40:00 11/05/08

For almost three decades, John Francis has been a planetwalker, traveling the globe by foot and sail with a message of environmental respect and responsibility (fo...

John Francis walks the Earth

Added 11/05/08
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John Francis walks the Earth

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For almost three decades, John Francis has been a planetwalker, traveling the globe by foot and sail with a message of environmental respect and responsibility (for 17 of those years without speaking). A funny, thoughtful talk with occasional banjo.

Kristen Ashburn's p...
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01:00:00 10/24/08

In this moving talk, documentary photographer Kristen Ashburn shares unforgettable images of the human impact of AIDS in Africa.

Kristen Ashburn's photos of AIDS

Added 10/24/08
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Kristen Ashburn's photos of AIDS

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In this moving talk, documentary photographer Kristen Ashburn shares unforgettable images of the human impact of AIDS in Africa.

Garrett Lisi on his...
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05:40:48 10/14/08

Physicist and surfer Garrett Lisi presents a controversial new model of the universe that -- just maybe -- answers all the big questions. If nothing else, it's the...

Garrett Lisi on his theory of everything

Added 10/14/08
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Garrett Lisi on his theory of everything

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Physicist and surfer Garrett Lisi presents a controversial new model of the universe that -- just maybe -- answers all the big questions. If nothing else, it's the most beautiful 8-dimensional model of elementary particles and forces you've ever seen.

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Lewis Pugh's mind-shifting Everest swim

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Lewis Pugh's mind-shifting Everest swim
07/30/10

After he swam the North Pole, Lewis Pugh vowed never to take another cold-water dip. Then he heard of Lake Imja in the Himalayas, created by recent glacial melting, and Lake Pumori, a body of water at an altitude of 5300 m on Everest -- and so began a journey that would teach him a radical new way to approach swimming and think about climate change.