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TED Talks Science and Medicine

Some of the world's greatest scientists, doctors and medical researchers share their discoveries and visions onstage at the TED conference, TEDx events and partner events around the world. You can also download these and many other videos free on TED.com, with an interactive English transcript and subtitles in up to 80 languages. TED is a nonprofit devoted to Ideas Worth Spreading.

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Four billion years of evolution in six minutes | Prosanta Chakrabarty

Jun 15, 2018
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The story of 'Oumuamua, the first visitor from another star system | Karen J. Meech

Jun 27, 2018
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How we're saving one of Earth's last wild places | Steve Boyes

Jul 3, 2018
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The tiny creature that secretly powers the planet | Penny Chisholm

Jul 2, 2018
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How to build synthetic DNA and send it across the internet | Dan Gibson

Jul 11, 2018
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A new way to remove CO2 from the atmosphere | Jennifer Wilcox

Jul 5, 2018
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A new way to monitor vital signs (that can see through walls) | Dina Katabi

Jul 12, 2018
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Where are all the aliens? | Stephen Webb

Jul 19, 2018
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A rare galaxy that's challenging our understanding of the universe | Burçin Mutlu-Pakdil

Aug 28, 2018
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How China is (and isn't) fighting pollution and climate change | Angel Hsu

Aug 29, 2018