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What ants teach us about the brain, cancer and the Internet | Deborah Gordon

What ants teach us about the brain, cancer and the Internet | Deborah Gordon

FromTED Talks Education


What ants teach us about the brain, cancer and the Internet | Deborah Gordon

FromTED Talks Education

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Length:
14 minutes
Released:
May 13, 2014
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Ecologist Deborah Gordon studies ants wherever she can find them -- in the desert, in the tropics, in her kitchen ... In this fascinating talk, she explains her obsession with insects most of us would happily swat away without a second thought. She argues that ant life provides a useful model for learning about many other topics, including disease, technology and the human brain.
Released:
May 13, 2014
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

What should future schools look like? How do brains learn? Some of the world's greatest educators, researchers, and community leaders share their stories and visions onstage at the TED conference, TEDx events and partner events around the world. You can also download these and many other videos free on TED.com, with an interactive English transcript and subtitles in up to 80 languages. TED is a nonprofit devoted to Ideas Worth Spreading.