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    Science-Inspired Design

    Science-Inspired Design

    Naming science as his chief inspiration, Mathieu Lehanneur shows a selection of his ingenious designs -- an interactive noise-neutralizing ball, an antibiotic course in one layered pill, asthma treatment that reminds kids to take it, a living air filter, a living-room fish farm and more.

    Keywords:
    Creative ability in science Creative ability in technology Inventions
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    Math Class Needs A Makeover

    Math Class Needs A Makeover

    Today's math curriculum is teaching students to expect -- and excel at -- paint-by-numbers classwork, robbing kids of a skill more important than solving problems: formulating them. Dan Meyer shows classroom-tested math exercises that prompt students to stop and think.

    Subjects:
    Mathematics and Statistics
    Keywords:
    Mathematics -- Study teaching
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    The Mathematics of History

    The Mathematics of History

    What can mathematics say about history? According to TED Fellow Jean-Baptiste Michel, quite a lot. From changes to language to the deadliness of wars, he shows how digitized history is just starting to reveal deep underlying patterns.

    Subjects:
    Mathematics and Statistics
    Keywords:
    History -- Mathematical models
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    How To Defeat A Dragon with Math

    How To Defeat A Dragon with Math

    Having trouble remembering the order of operations? Let's raise the stakes a little bit. What if the future of your (theoretical) kingdom depended on it? Garth Sundem creates a world in which PEMDAS is the hero but only heroic when in the proper order.

    Subjects:
    Mathematics and Statistics
    Keywords:
    Games in mathematics education Games -- Mathematics
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    Da Vinci's Vitruvian Man of math

    Da Vinci's Vitruvian Man of math

    What's so special about Leonardo da Vinci's Vitruvian Man? With arms outstretched, the man fills the irreconcilable spaces of a circle and a square -- symbolizing the Renaissance-era belief in the mutable nature of humankind. James Earle explains the geometric, religious and philosophical significance of this deceptively simple drawing.

    Subjects:
    History and Mathematics and Statistics
    Keywords:
    Mathematics -- Social aspects Vitruvian man (Leonardo da Vinci)
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    The Mathematics of Love

    The Mathematics of Love

    Finding the right mate is no cakewalk -- but is it even mathematically likely? In a charming talk, mathematician Hannah Fry shows patterns in how we look for love, and gives her top three tips (verified by math!) for finding that special someone.

    Subjects:
    Mathematics and Statistics
    Keywords:
    Mathematical statistics Online dating
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    Math Is Forever

    Math Is Forever

    With humor and charm, mathematician Eduardo Sáenz de Cabezón answers a question that's wracked the brains of bored students the world over: What is math for? He shows the beauty of math as the backbone of science — and shows that theorems, not diamonds, are forever. In Spanish, with English subtitles.

    Subjects:
    Mathematics and Statistics
    Keywords:
    Mathematics
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    The Mathematician Who Cracked Wall Street

    The Mathematician Who Cracked Wall Street

    Jim Simons was a mathematician and cryptographer who realized: the complex math he used to break codes could help explain patterns in the world of finance. Billions later, he's working to support the next generation of math teachers and scholars. TED's Chris Anderson sits down with Simons to talk about his extraordinary life in numbers.

    Subjects:
    Mathematics and Statistics
    Keywords:
    Stocks -- Mathematical models Simons James Harris Mathematics -- Study teaching
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    The Mathematical Secrets of Pascal's Triangle

    The Mathematical Secrets of Pascal's Triangle

    Pascal's triangle, which at first may just look like a neatly arranged stack of numbers, is actually a mathematical treasure trove. But what about it has so intrigued mathematicians the world over? Wajdi Mohamed Ratemi shows how Pascal's triangle is full of patterns and secrets.

    Subjects:
    Mathematics and Statistics
    Keywords:
    Pascal's triangle
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    What's So Sexy about Math?

    What's So Sexy about Math?

    Hidden truths permeate our world; they're inaccessible to our senses, but math allows us to go beyond our intuition to uncover their mysteries. In this survey of mathematical breakthroughs, Fields Medal winner Cédric Villani speaks to the thrill of discovery and details the sometimes perplexing life of a mathematician. "Beautiful mathematical explanations are not only for our pleasure," he says. "They change our vision of the world."

    Subjects:
    Mathematics and Statistics
    Keywords:
    Mathematics
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