Playlist

When you need to take an intellectual snack break

A selection of fascinating TED Talks for when you need to feed your intellectual curiosity (in 10 minutes or less).

Roselinde Torres

What it takes to be a great leader

Raymond Tang

Be humble -- and other lessons from the philosophy of water

Erica Stone

Academic research is publicly funded -- why isn't it publicly available?

Stephen DeBerry

Why the "wrong side of the tracks" is usually the east side of cities

Dan Gartenberg

The brain benefits of deep sleep -- and how to get more of it

Jennifer Pluznick

You smell with your body, not just your nose

Lux Narayan

What I learned from 2,000 obituaries

Mehdi Ordikhani-Seyedlar

What happens in your brain when you pay attention?

ShaoLan

The Chinese zodiac, explained

Pico Iyer

The beauty of what we'll never know

Eduardo Sáenz de Cabezón

Math is forever