Thinking & Learning
4 things all great listeners know
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It’s easy to tell when someone’s not paying attention, but it can be surprisingly tricky to know...
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Social Studies
Let's make history…by recording it
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What if Anne Frank hadn’t kept a diary? What if no one could listen to Martin Luther King’s...
Cognition and Learning
Why we love repetition in music
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How many times does the chorus repeat in your favorite song? How many times have you listened to...
Problem Solving
How to use experts—and when not to - Noreena Hertz
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We make important decisions every day -- and we often rely on experts to help us decide. But,...
Life Sciences
How playing an instrument benefits your brain
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When you listen to music, multiple areas of your brain become engaged and active. But when you...
Science & Technology
These animals can hear everything
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The world is always abuzz with sounds, many of which human ears simply can’t hear. However, other...
Performing Arts
Music and creativity in Ancient Greece
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You think you love music? You have nothing on the Ancient Greek obsession. Every aspect of...
Psychology
Birds aren’t real? How a conspiracy takes flight - Peter McIndoe
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Peter McIndoe isn't a fan of birds. In fact, he has a theory about them that might shock you....
Teaching & Education
The danger of silence - Clint Smith
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"We spend so much time listening to the things people are saying that we rarely pay attention to...
Social Psychology
How do you know whom to trust?
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We believe a lot of things because we’ve been told - from our personal acquaintances and also...
Psychology
The benefits of not being a jerk to yourself - Dan Harris
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After more than 20 years as an ABC News anchor, an on-air panic attack sent Dan Harris's life in...
Literature & Language
How miscommunication happens (and how to avoid it)
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Have you ever talked with a friend about a problem, only to realize that he just doesn’t seem to...
How to speak so that people want to listen
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Have you ever felt like you're talking, but nobody is listening? Here's Julian Treasure to help....
Psychology
Why rumors about vaccines spread— and how to rebuild trust - Heidi Larson
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Why do people distrust vaccines? Anthropologist Heidi Larson explores how medical rumors...
Design, Engineering & Technology
We need to track the world's water like we track the weather - Sonaar Luthra
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We need a global weather service for water, says entrepreneur and TED Fellow Sonaar Luthra. In a...
The Arts
The origins of ballet
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Can you imagine a party where every movement and every visual detail were governed by a complex...
The Arts
Test yourself: Can you tell the difference between music and noise?
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In 1960, composer John Cage went on television to share his latest work. But rather than using...
Engineering
A future beyond traffic gridlock - Bill Ford
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Bill Ford is a car guy -- his great-grandfather was Henry Ford, and he grew up inside the...
Literature & Language
The surprising origins of the word “lesbian”
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Over 2,500 years ago, one of ancient Greece’s most celebrated popstars and erotic poets...
Health
Debunking the myths of OCD
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There’s a common misconception that if you like to meticulously organize your things, keep your...
Psychology
Earworms: Those songs that get stuck in your head
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Have you ever been waiting in line at the grocery store, innocently perusing the magazine rack,...
Macroeconomics
The real story behind Archimedes’ Eureka!
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When you think of Archimedes’ Eureka moment, you probably imagine a man in a bathtub, right? As...
Literature & Language
10 ways to have a better conversation - Celeste Headlee
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When your job hinges on how well you talk to people, you learn a lot about how to have...
Literature & Language
The tragic myth of Orpheus and Eurydice
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The marriage of Orpheus, the greatest of all poets and musicians, to Eurydice, a wood nymph, was...