Building the impossible: Golden Gate Bridge
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Stretching 227 meters tall, two towers were assembled to support California’s Golden Gate Bridge....
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Stretching 227 meters tall, two towers were assembled to support California’s Golden Gate Bridge....
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On January 16th, 1895, two men arrived at Liliʻuokalani’s door, arrested her, and imprisoned her....
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One day, Echo was drifting through the woods and fell in love with a handsome young hunter named...
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Jedidah Isler dreamt of becoming an astrophysicist since she was a young girl, but the odds were...
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In 1961, Yuri Gagarin piloted a spacecraft in humanity’s first manned space flight. A week later,...
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The word “normal” is often used as a synonym for "typical," "expected," or even "correct." By...
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It was Christmas in Camelot and King Arthur was throwing a party. In the midst of the revelry, a...
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It’s 1819. The US is preparing to make Missouri and Maine new states. One representative insists...
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Radio host Julie Burstein talks with creative people for a living -- and shares four lessons...
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Long ago, all stories belonged to Nyame, the all-seeing Sky God. But one creature, Anansi, was...
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The animal kingdom boasts an incredible diversity of eyes. Some rotate independently while others...
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Bees are quite beneficial little critters: pollinating flowers, making honey, and also... helping...
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When stress got to be too much for TED Fellow Sangu Delle, he had to confront his own deep...
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Your friend’s birthday is tomorrow, and he’s turning… well… you’ve forgotten. A ginormous cake...
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Every morning, Helios unleashed his golden chariot, and set out across the sky. As the Sun God...
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In an invitation to slow down and look at the world around you, graphic journalist Wendy...
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Peering into the eyes of different animals, you’ll see some extraordinarily shaped pupils. House...
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Imagine that you’ve been unemployed for months. Government benefit programs have helped you cover...
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What is jealousy? What drives it, and why do we secretly love it? No study has ever been able to...
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Odin, the king of Asgard, was plagued by nightmares. Three fearsome figures haunted his dreams: a...
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More than 500 years after its creation, Leonardo da Vinci’s “Mona Lisa” is arguably the world’s...
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In the early 20th century, the US had expanded from coast to coast, but many cities in the...
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You are the captain of an interstellar cargo transport headed to port when you receive two...
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Have you answered a work email during an important family event? Or taken a call from your boss...