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TED Talks: Jackie Savitz: Save the Oceans, Feed the World!

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What's a marine biologist doing talking about world hunger? Well, says Jackie Savitz, fixing the world's oceans might just help to feed the planet's billion hungriest people. In an eye-opening talk, Savitz tells us what's really going on in our global fisheries right now - it's not good - and offers smart suggestions of how we can help them heal, while making more food for all.

This talk was presented to a local audience at TEDxMidAtlantic 2013, an independent event. TED editors featured it among their selections on their home page.

The Skull in the Rock

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In 2008, Professor Lee Berger--with the help of his curious 9-year-old son--discovered two remarkably well preserved, two-million-year-old fossils of an adult female and young male, known as Australopithecus sediba; a previously unknown species of ape-like creatures that may have been a direct ancestor of modern humans. This discovery of has been hailed as one of the most important archaeological discoveries in history. The fossils reveal what may be one of humankind's oldest ancestors.

Author: 
Lee R. Berger & Marc Aronson
Lexile: 
1140L
The Skull in the Rock

Eruption! Volcanoes and the Science of Saving Lives

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After more than a century of peaceful dormancy, the volcano Nevado del Ruiz in Columbia, South America, erupted. Blistering clouds of searing volcanic gases and ash flash-melted huge amounts of snow, launching a towering wall of hot mud toward the village of Armero. People ran - but they couldn't outrun the onslaught, and 23,000 perished.

Author: 
Elizabeth Rusch
Lexile: 
1000L
Eruption! Volcanoes and the Science of Saving Lives

Stronger than Steel

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They have a touch so feather-light, it can barely be felt on human skin. The vividly gold and black colored golden orb weaver spider is the largest web-making spider on the planet. These elegant and efficient arachnids can weave impressive webs up to three feet wide in less than an hour. And these spiders' silk-spinning abilities could have far-reaching implications for science and medicine.

Author: 
Bridget Heos
Lexile: 
860L
Stronger than Steel

Digital Commons Network

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The Digital Commons Network brings together free, full-text scholarly articles from hundreds of universities and colleges worldwide. Curated by university librarians and their supporting institutions, the Network includes a growing collection of peer-reviewed journal articles, book chapters, dissertations, working papers, conference proceedings, and other original scholarly work.

The Lobotomist (2008)

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It was hailed by the New York Times as "surgery of the soul," a groundbreaking medical procedure that promised hope to the most distressed mentally ill patients and their families. But what began as an operation of last resort was soon being performed at some fifty state asylums, often with devastating results.

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01:00
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Paying Patients for Their Tissue: The Legacy of Henrietta Lacks

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Article originally published in Science on July 6, 2012.

Tissue Banks Trigger Worry About Ownership Issues

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Article from the Journal of the National Cancer Institute (JNCI) published in September 2006.

Human Tissue For Sale: What are the Costs?

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Article from the Western Journal of Medicine published in November of 2000.

My Body, My Property

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Article from the Chicago Tribune published in June 2013.

Body of Research—Ownership and Use of Human Tissue

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Article from the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM) published in October 2006.

Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey: Disc 1 (2013)

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From Carl Sagan’s collaborators on the original series, Ann Druyan and Steve Soter, comes this spectacular follow-up to one of the most beloved programs of all time. Hosted by renowned astrophysicist Dr.

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High
Length: 
02:52
Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey: Disc 1

Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey: Disc 2 (2013)

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From Carl Sagan's collaborators on the original series, Ann Druyan and Steve Soter, comes this spectacular follow-up to one of the most beloved programs of all time. Hosted by renowned astrophysicist Dr.

Grade Level: 
High
Length: 
02:09
Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey: Disc 2

Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey: Disc 3 (2013)

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From Carl Sagan’s collaborators on the original series, Ann Druyan and Steve Soter, comes this spectacular follow-up to one of the most beloved programs of all time. Hosted by renowned astrophysicist Dr.

Grade Level: 
High
Length: 
02:09
Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey: Disc 3

Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey: Disc 4 (2013)

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From Carl Sagan’s collaborators on the original series, Ann Druyan and Steve Soter, comes this spectacular follow-up to one of the most beloved programs of all time. Hosted by renowned astrophysicist Dr.

Grade Level: 
High
Length: 
02:09
Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey: Disc 4

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