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Visualizing secret worlds inside your body - Dee Breger 07.06.2026 8:50

View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/visualizing-hidden-worlds-inside-your-body-dee-bregerHow do we see things too small to be detected by the human eye? What about things inside our own bodies? At TEDYouth 2012, Dee Breger uses a scanning electron microscope to give us a glimpse of images including blood clots, thyroid glands, and lungs with pneumonia. Talk by Dee Breger. Learn more about...

The rise and fall of the Maya Empire's most influential city - Geoffrey E. Braswell 07.06.2026 8:16

Trace the rise and fall of the Maya city Chichen Itza, and how Yucatán’s unpredictable environment contributed to its demise.--During the 8th century CE, warfare and failing agriculture forced Maya people to move north, to hotter, drier Yucatán. Because of its freshwater access, Chichen Itza became the most powerful Maya city, with nearly 50,000 citizens at its height. But the region presented its...