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A monitor lizard from the Landau Reptilium

Monitor lizards are found in vast areas of the tropical and subtropical regions of Africa, Asia and Australia. Most monitor lizards are long lizards with pointy heads and long tails. The individual subspecies differ in size, color, and arrangement and number of scales. Just like snakes, monitor liza

3 tips to boost your confidence - TED-Ed

View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/3-tips-to-boost-your-confidence-ted-ed Made in partnership with the Always #LikeAGirl campaign. When faced with a big challenge where potential failure seems to lurk at every corner, you’ve probably heard the advice, “Be more confident!” But where does c

What would happen if you didn’t sleep? - Claudia Aguirre

View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/what-would-happen-if-you-didn-t-sleep-claudia-aguirre In the United States, it’s estimated that 30 percent of adults and 66 percent of adolescents are regularly sleep-deprived. This isn’t just a minor inconvenience: staying awake can cause serious bodily

How did clouds get their names? - Richard Hamblyn

View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/how-did-clouds-get-their-names-richard-hamblyn The study of clouds has always been a daydreamer’s science, aptly founded by a thoughtful young man whose favorite activity was staring out of the window at the sky. Richard Hamblyn tells the history of Luke

The language of lying — Noah Zandan

View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/the-language-of-lying-noah-zandan We hear anywhere from 10 to 200 lies a day. And although we’ve spent much of our history coming up with ways to detect these lies by tracking physiological changes in their tellers, these methods have proved unreliable. I

A guide to the energy of the Earth - Joshua M. Sneideman

View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/a-guide-to-the-energy-of-the-earth-joshua-m-sneideman Energy is neither created nor destroyed — and yet the global demand for it continues to increase. But where does energy come from, and where does it go? Joshua M. Sneideman examines the many ways in wh