Neuroscientist Greg Gage takes sophisticated equipment used to study the brain out of graduate-level labs and brings them to middle- and high-school classrooms (and, sometimes, to the TED stage.) Prepare to be amazed as he hooks up the Mimosa pudica, a plant whose leaves close when touched, and the Venus flytrap to an EKG to show us how plants use electrical signals to convey information, prompt movement and even count.

The health ministry of India recently suggested that sex education be banned in the country. We look at India's attitude towards sex through a "government ap...

Spirituality vs Religion - What spirituality really is, how spirituality differs from religion, and how to practice spirituality empirically. The Ultimate Li...

The Green Dam (2006): The Green Dam is where South Africa's poorest whites are living, SABC Special Assignment went to find out more about their plight. For ...

Damien Declercq on "Why we are entering a mobility revolution" at TEDxHamburgSalon (http://www.tedxhamburg.de) Damien has a background in mechanical and prod...

The greatest problem of the modern education system is that it doesn't focus on systematically preparing students for many aspects of the real challenge out ...

What if Australia's approach to Indigenous disadvantage offers neither solutions nor value for money? This thought-provoking talk challenges current policies...

Desertifikation ist das neue Schlagwort für Wüstenbildung. sagt Allan Savory in seinem schlicht überzeugenden Vortrag. Erschreckenderweise geschieht dies mit...