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TEDGlobal 2011 | The Stuff of Life

Session 5

  • "Define a Moment"
    0:00:01
    A short film
  • Matt Ridley
    0:03:51
    Guest host Matt Ridley open Session 5: "Emerging Order"
  • Svante Pääbo
    0:05:13
    Geneticist Svante Pääbo searches for ancient DNA in modern humans.
  • Mark Pagel
    0:23:15
    Why did language evolve? Mark Pagel shares his theory.
  • "Nature by Numbers"
    0:44:01
    A video from Cristóbal Vila
  • Elizabeth Murchison
    0:48:13
    Elizabeth Murchison studies a killer, contagious cancer in Tasmanian devils. Graphic images.
  • Cynthia Kenyon
    1:02:45
    Reseracher Cynthia Kenyon studies aging -- and how to slow it down.
  • Joe Castillo
    1:20:31
    Sand artist Joe Castillo paints pictures with sand and light.
  • Karol Boudreaux
    1:29:03
    Poverty researcher Karol Boudreaux studies how land ownership relates to stability.

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