There are over 13,000 active seismic stations out there, producing far more data than seismologists have time to go through. So, researchers set up a showdown of humans versus machines to sift through all this information and, in the...

Sex buying doesn't just happen late at night on street corners in the shady part of town -- it also happens online, in the middle of the workday, using company equipment and resources. With this problem comes an opportunity, says...

Jeff Smith spent a year in prison. But what he discovered inside wasn't what he expected -- he saw in his fellow inmates boundless ingenuity and business savvy. He asks: Why don't we tap this entrepreneurial potential to help...

So we've talked a lot in this series about how computers fetch and display data, but how do they make decisions on this data? From spam filters and self-driving cars, to cutting edge medical diagnosis and real-time language translation,...

Language is complex, and when abstract or nuanced concepts get lost in translation, the consequences may be catastrophic. Given the complexities of language and cultural exchange, how do these epic miscommunications not happen all the...

When you think of matrices as transforming space, rather than as grids of numbers, so much of linear algebra starts to make sense.

Illness is universal -- but access to care is not. Physician Raj Panjabi has a bold vision to bring health care to everyone, everywhere. With the 2017 TED Prize, Panjabi is building the Community Health Academy, a global platform that...

In this TED archive video from 1998, paralympic sprinter Aimee Mullins talks about her record-setting career as a runner, and about the amazing carbon-fiber prosthetic legs (then a prototype) that helped her cross the finish line.

Keith Nolan always wanted to join the United States military. The challenge: he is Deaf, which is an automatic disqualification according to military rules. In this talk, he describes his fight to fight for his country. (In American Sign...

The victory of the underdog. The last minute penalty shot that wins the tournament. The training montage. Many people love to glorify victory on the field, cheer for teams, and play sports. But should we be obsessed with sports? Are...

New ReviewIn every project, there will be multiple project stakeholders. But some of those stakeholders turn up again and again - not the same people, but the same roles and interests. Here are my top 25 types of project stakeholders, starting...

New ReviewAn important element of leading a project team – and an important element of many projects – is training. But how do you assess what training is needed, and how best to deliver it? That’s the objective of TNA: Training Needs Analysis.

New ReviewVisit Monmouth Battle state park in New Jersey to learn about one of the largest battles of the American Revolution.

We know that Human Papillomavirus causes genital warts and cancer. We know that the vaccine protects people against the seven high-risk variants of the virus which are responsible for about 90% of cervical cancers. It also protects...

Human trafficking is way too common, and Flibanserin gets official approval! This is Healthcare Triage News.

When Aaron was an intern, or a first-year doctor in training, he knew something was wrong with him. He had trouble sleeping. He had difficulty feeling joy. He was prone to crying at inopportune times. Even worse, he had trouble...

Many people have to wait too long to see a doctor. And it could get worse. If, as many people believe, we have a shortage of doctors in the United States, then it follows that we can fix this only by training and hiring more physicians.

Welcome back to the Fluctus Channel, as we examine how the United States Customs and Border Protection agency and the military work together to secure the United State's land and maritime borders.



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Welcome back to the Fluctus Channel, as we discover the story of the C-5 Galaxy, one of the world’s largest military cargo planes.



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Explore the nuances of the German education system. Though not compulsory, kindergartens provide the first entry into German education. Children then attend the Grund Schule elementary school, which aims to teach basic skills along with...

In this lesson, you will learn about the CompTIA certification for cybersecurity, including the CompTIA Pentest+.

Highlight the critical role of IT certifications, including RHCSA and RHCE, in validating skills and boosting job prospects.

Learn how to run a workplace training session by following these 4 necessary steps that all the best training workshops include. If you miss even one of these steps, your training session will be selling participants short!

Welcome back to the Fluctus Channel, we witness helicopters like the MH-6 Little Bird to Navy SEAL delivery vehicles, fast boats, and high-altitude parachute jumps, U.S. Special Operations Forces train for every...