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25 Books by TED Speakers That Will Expand Your Mind This Summer via Inc. Magazine

Posted on July 21, 2021 by dewelch

Thanks to Covid, many of us have had to narrow our focus to just getting ourselves, our families, and our businesses through the next week or month (or even, on bad days, just the next Zoom call).  But while the … Continue reading →

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Everything you need to know to read “Frankenstein” – Iseult Gillespie via TedEd [Video] [Shared]

Posted on June 17, 2021 by dewelch

In 1815, Lord Byron proposed a challenge to a few literary guests he had gathered in his house on Lake Geneva: Who could write the most chilling ghost story? This question sparked an idea in eighteen-year-old Mary Shelley who, over … Continue reading →

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Home School: The history of the world according to corn – Chris A. Kniesly via TedEd on YouTube

Posted on April 2, 2020 by dewelch

Trace the 9,000 year old history of the domestication of corn, or maize, and its effects on global agriculture. Corn currently accounts for more than one tenth of our global crop production. And over 99% of cultivated corn is the … Continue reading →

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