Ted Talks

The case for curiosity-driven research | Suzie Sheehy

26th November 2018 7

Seemingly pointless scientific research can lead to extraordinary discoveries, says physicist Suzie Sheehy. In a talk and tech demo, she shows how many of our modern technologies are tied to centuries-old, curiosity-driven experiments — and […]

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Where are all the aliens? | Stephen Webb

16th August 2018 76

The universe is incredibly old, astoundingly vast and populated by trillions of planets — so where are all the aliens? Astronomer Stephen Webb has an explanation: we're alone in the universe. In a mind-expanding talk, […]

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