How should we measure intelligence? | Mary-Helen Immordino Yang
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Our society has an obsession with quantifying everything, often applying measurements and numerical values where they aren't necessary.
How Uber won by messing up | Emil Michael
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“You’re not punished for failing, you’re punished for not trying.” Former Uber exec Emil Michael on how to truly achieve success.
Guardians of the Okavango | National Geographic
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Discover how the Okavango Eternal partnership is helping to create sustainable livelihoods while securing the future of this one-of-a-kind region.
Finances After College | How to College | Crash Course
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If you've taken out student loans, graduation can start a ticking clock in terms of when your first payments will come due.
Why Farmers Can’t Legally Replant Their Own Seeds
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When farmers purchase a patented seed variety, they sign an agreement that they will not save and replant seeds produced from the seed they buy.
Why Blue in Japan Looks Like Green to Americans
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Do you think green should be blue? Wait... what?
How Investments Scams Work | Trafficked with Mariana van Zeller
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Mariana van Zeller travels to Israel to speak with a big player in the investment scam business, and learns more about how prevalent these scams are.
What Shark Is Attacking Tourists?
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After multiple attacks in the tourist hot spot, the Seychelles, researchers try to determine which type of shark is the culprit.
What Is a Sin Eater? | The Story of God
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Sal Masekela travels to England to find the final resting place of the last "sin eater."
The Biggest Lie About Climate Change
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You were lied to about climate change.
A brie(f) history of cheese - Paul Kindstedt
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Before empires and royalty, before pottery and writing, before metal tools and weapons – there was cheese. As early as 8000 BCE, Neolithic farmers began a legacy of cheesemaking almost as old as civilization.
Does Someone Else Have Your Face?
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They say everyone has a doppelgänger, but is that really true? This week we meet a young woman who found her own look-alike, and figure out how we actually recognize faces.
Package Thief vs. Glitter Bomb Trap
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I got upset that my package was stolen so I made a glitter bomb revenge package.
Teaching Housing and New Desks for Nalube Primary School
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The Peace Corps is a service opportunity for motivated changemakers to immerse themselves in a community abroad, working side by side with local leaders to tackle the most pressing challenges of our generation.
You can help by donating $5 or more to this campaign.
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The Dinosaur On Your Thanksgiving Table
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Eating turkey this holiday season? Chowing down on a roast chicken? You’re eating a dinosaur!
How Habits are Formed
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You have the power to change your brain!
Do Video Games Make You Violent?
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Click the link to get started with a therapist: http://betterhelp.com/ASAP
Why is Aristophanes called
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Aristophanes, often referred to as the Father of Comedy, wrote the world's earliest surviving comic dramas.
The Line Between People And Pets
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Tiger got to hunt, bird got to fly; Man got to sit and wonder 'why, why, why?'
Why Do Disney Princesses All Look Like Babies?
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I noticed something weird about Disney Princesses lately. Naturally, I had to examine it through the lens of science.