Sloths have been on this planet for more than 40 million years. What’s the secret to their success? In a hilarious talk, zoologist Lucy Cooke takes us inside the strange life of the world’s slowest mammal and shows what we can learn from their ingenious adaptations.
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Music is medicine. Music is sanity.
Music can be instrumental to change lives. In this inspiring Ted Talk Robert Gupta, violinist with the LA Philharmonic, talks about a violin lesson he once gave to a brilliant, schizophrenic musician and what he learned.
Science vs Wonder
Does science ruin the magic of life? In this grumpy but very charming monologue, Robin Ince makes the argument against with the idea that the more we learn about the astonishing behaviour of the universe, the more we stand in awe.
This is what happens when you reply to spam email
What happens when you reply to suspicious emails? Follow along this great Ted Talk as writer and comedian James Veitch narrates a hilarious exchange with a spammer who offered to cut him in on a hot deal.
Why you should define your fears instead of your goals
In this great Ted Talk Tim Ferriss encourages us to fully envision and write down our fears in detail to help us thrive in high-stress environments. It’s a must watch.
3 Rules to Spark Learning
Chemistry teacher Ramsey Musallam realised something when he faced a life threatening illness…that he had been “pseudo-teaching”. It dawned on him that the true role of the educator was to cultivate curiosity.
This is a fun and personal Ted Talk, where Musallam gives 3 rules to spark imagination and learning, and get students excited about how the world works.
10 great children’s books that will become classics
Jarrett Krosoczka gets to use his imagination as his full time job writing children’s books. in this Ted Talk he shares with us 10 new children’s books that are bound to become classics.