David Lang is a maker who taught himself to become an amateur oceanographer -- or, he taught a robot to be one for him. In a charming talk Lang, a TED Fellow, shows how he and a network of ocean lovers teamed up to build open-sourced, low-cost underwater explorers.nnTEDTalks is a daily video podcast
How do you know how likely something is to kill you? Or how do you work out how beneficial something is? Welcome to micromorts and microlives! Just how dangerous is crossing the road? And what's the real payback on eating healthily and exercising regularly? Neither are easy to get our heads aroun
More than 1000 pilot whales live between Madeira, the Azores and the Canary Islands. They have settled down there, since the sea around the island flanks offers ideal feeding conditions. Author: ZDF/Terra X/E. z. Eulenburg, I. Zink, Oliver Roetz, WENDEVARGA, Region Five Translation and dubbing: al
YOUR CLARK LINK: https://clarkwp.wpenginepowered.com/landing/social/sprouts_deutschland/?utm_source=instagram&autm_campaign=bc-45-3-x Rent-seeking is a behavior that describes the tendency of people to make profits without doing any real work. This reduces economic efficiency through the misallocat
Are companies that provide direct-to-consumer information on their personal genome -- including genetic susceptibility to disease -- creating new health risks that need to be regulated? On November 22 2013, the US Food and Drug Administration requested that the personalized DNA analysis company 23a
Aphids are fascinating animals. There are more than 4,000 living, classified species of aphids. In terms of their relationship to humans, aphids are often considered pests, however, there are some really cool features to these arthropods life cycles. For instance, aphids reproduce via parthenogenesi
Hyenas are the underdogs of the large carnivore world. Often viewed as scavengers and poachers, hyenas have a lot more to offer their habitats than their reputations let on. Not only do these large hunters help clean up the environment by literally eating bones(!), they also do a lot of their own hu
On this episode of Animal Fact Files discover some animals with retractable tentacles and a love affair that ends in disaster. You can learn more on: Twitter - https://twitter.com/animalfactfiles Facebook - https://facebook.com/animalfactfiles/ --- We always do what we can to be as accurate as po
On this episode of Animal Fact Files discover the only species of penguins found north of the equator. You can learn more on: Twitter - https://twitter.com/animalfactfiles Facebook - https://facebook.com/animalfactfiles/ --- We always do what we can to be as accurate as possible, but we're only h
When humans began farming, new, more complex ways of living were possible. Website: https://www.bighistoryproject.com/portal Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bighistoryproject Twitter: https://twitter.com/BigHistoryPro Click here to see more videos: https://alugha.com/oerproject
How will resources and opportunity be distributed in the future? American Scholar Henry Louis Gates, Jr. hopes that the advances of technology will benefit everyone. Website: https://www.bighistoryproject.com/portal Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bighistoryproject Twitter: https://twitter.com/B
The early Universe was dark and cold until a few atoms of hydrogen and helium got together. A star was born. With the birth of the first stars, a fantastic chain of events occurred that enabled a diversity of elements and chemistry. Anything was possible. Website: https://www.bighistoryproject.com
