Sugar: The Bitter Truth

Finally getting around to reviewing this excellent lecture by Robert H. Lustig, University of California professor of pediatrics specialized...[more]

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Willie Smits restores a rainforest

"By piecing together a complex ecological puzzle, biologist Willie Smits has found a way to re-grow clearcut rainforest in Borneo, savi...[more]

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Elaine Morgan says we evolved from aquatic apes

At the TED-Conferences genius after genius is holding her or his talk. But despite the fact that TED is bursting with smartness, there are j...[more]

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China Safari: Beijing's Expansion in Africa

The journalist Serge Michel and the photographer Paolo Woods are presenting their new book "China Safari: On the Trail of Beijing'...[more]

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Lawrence Lessig on Institutional Corruption

Lawrence Lessig, probably best known for his research in the field of copyright and intellectual property rights, is the speaker in this exc...[more]

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Interrobang - Episode II

This is getDocued's biweekly podcast "Interrobang!?" This time coming at you with very very small things, amazing inventions ...[more]

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