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Talks for when you want to laugh and think

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Why we laugh
16:55

Sophie Scott

Why we laugh

16 minutes 55 seconds
You have no idea where camels really come from
12:18

Latif Nasser

You have no idea where camels really come from

12 minutes 18 seconds
My road trip through the whitest towns in America
12:51

Rich Benjamin

My road trip through the whitest towns in America

12 minutes 51 seconds
One woman, five characters, and a sex lesson from the future
25:18

Sarah Jones

One woman, five characters, and a sex lesson from the future

25 minutes 18 seconds
Why city flags may be the worst-designed thing you've never noticed
18:08

Roman Mars

Why city flags may be the worst-designed thing you've never noticed

18 minutes 8 seconds
Why I keep speaking up, even when people mock my accent
10:38

Safwat Saleem

Why I keep speaking up, even when people mock my accent

10 minutes 38 seconds
Math is forever
09:31

Eduardo Sáenz de Cabezón

Math is forever

9 minutes 31 seconds
A science award that makes you laugh, then think
13:03

Marc Abrahams

A science award that makes you laugh, then think

13 minutes 3 seconds
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