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5 Year Old Moto Girl

Adults Sports Women
Taylor Joyce isn't your average 5 year old girl... Watch as she shreds the boys in the world of racing Minis.

Ice Spikes Explained

Adults Nature Science
Why do spikes form on ice cubes? Without them the world would be vastly different.

The Essentials of Energy

Adults Physics Science
The world of energy is a confusing place. What's better, nuclear or solar? What's the difference between fluorescent bulbs and LEDs? What's the difference between energy and power? And what the heck is a kilowatt-hour?!

The wars that inspired Game of Thrones

Adults Books Film History
Beginning around 1377, medieval England was shaken by a power struggle between two noble families, which spanned generations and involved a massive cast of characters, complex motives and shifting loyalties. Sound familiar? Alex Gendler illustrates how the historical conflict known as the Wars of the Roses served as the basis for much of the drama in Game of Thrones.

Are You Consuming Your Coffee Correctly?

Adults Biology Food Health
Have you been doing it wrong?

Batkid Begins

Adults Film Health
It's November 15, 2013.Twenty-five thousand people descend on San Francisco. Online, two billion others join in. This massive crowd erupts with a collective display of public emotion rarely seen. With a Beatlemania-like intensity, people take to the streets and screens. They are all united to fulfill the wish of 5-year-old Miles Scott, who is recovering from Leukemia. It is his dream to become Batkid and save Gotham City. Batkid Begins chronicles the making of the overnight international phenomenon that is Batkid.

How batteries work

Adults History Physics Technology
Batteries are a triumph of science-they allow smartphones and other technologies to exist without anchoring us to an infernal tangle of power cables. Yet even the best batteries will diminish daily, slowly losing capacity until they finally die. Why does this happen, and how do our batteries even store so much charge in the first place? Adam Jacobson gives the basics on batteries.

Jet Ski Motosurf with Mark Gomez

Adults Sports Transportation
Surfing meets Freestyle Motocross as Professoinal Jet Ski Freerider, Mark Gomez, takes us along for an epic shred session in Southern California.

Why Do You Forget Their Name?

Adults Neuroscience Relationships
Why is it so hard to remember someone's name?

Tandem Snowboarding Friends

Adults Family Parenting Sports
He is probably the coolest dad on earth!

Jetman Dubai : Young Feathers 4K

Adults Life Film Sports
We mark a new milestone in the chapter of human flight. Join Jetman Yves Rossy and his protege, Jetman Vince Reffet as they explore the limits in the city of dreams.

Skyscraper's Ledge

Adults Internet Culture Life
Daredevil Insanely Jumps Over Skyscraper's Ledges Will Make You Even More Nervous Than Him

GoPro: Wingsuit High Five

Adults Life Sports
The Project: BASE crew pull off an epic high five in the French Alps.

Why do your knuckles pop?

Adults Biology Health Human
Some people love the feeling of cracking their knuckles, while others cringe at the sound. But what causes that trademark pop? And is it dangerous? Eleanor Nelsen gives the facts behind joint popping.

Could We Clone Ourselves?

Adults Genetics Human Science
Is the science of Orphan Black realistic? Could we clone humans, or engineer them to have customized traits? We take a look at today's genetic engineering technologies to find out if designer babies and human cloning is, or should be, a reality.

Vertical Skydiving World Record 2012

Adults Creativity Sports
Watch 138 people shatter the Vertical Skydiving World Record as they form a snowflake formation at speeds up to 220 mph!

Head transplantation -- The future is now | Dr. Sergio Canavero

Adults Future Health Science
His talk was given at a local TEDx event, produced independently of the TED Conferences. "The earth is flat". "Home computers are useless". "Humanity is condemned to be starved". "Women are born inferior". Throughout the years, pioneering scientific discoveries overturn established theories, vibrant societies transcend dominant perceptions, bold individuals expand physical and intellectual limits proving everything wrong: This is the way in which we seek to improve our lives and to deepen the understanding of the world around us. At TEDxLimassol we are searching for the next refute in small and large things: In the universe and subatomic particles. In our societies and in our bodies. In our behavior, attitudes and perceptions. In our mental, physical and personal capabilities. Proving everything wrong is always the right thing to do.