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A 3 Step Guide to Believing in Yourself Sheryl Lee Ralph
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A 3 Step Guide to Believing in Yourself Sheryl Lee Ralph

Sheryl Lee Ralph is a force, delivering iconic performances both on stage and screen. But she didn’t always know if she’d make it big. In a lively talk sparkling with actionable advice, she shares how her struggles taught her what it takes to believe in herself — and how we can all find the self-confidence to keep moving forward.

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The Good and the Beautiful Space Science
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The Good and the Beautiful Space Science

The full-color course book guides the parent through each lesson in the Space Science course. Hands-on activities, vocabulary words, access to captivating videos, vocabulary words, mini books, beautiful illustrations and images, along with engaging information is found throughout the course. Once you gather any simple

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What Adults Can Learn from Kids Adora Svitak
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What Adults Can Learn from Kids Adora Svitak

Child prodigy Adora Svitak says the world needs "childish" thinking: bold ideas, wild creativity, and especially optimism. Kids' big dreams deserve high expectations, she says, starting with grownups' willingness to learn from children as much as to teach.

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The Science of Stage Fright and How to Overcome it Mikael Cho
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The Science of Stage Fright and How to Overcome it Mikael Cho

Heart racing, palms sweating, labored breathing? No, you’re not having a heart attack -- it’s stage fright! If speaking in public makes you feel like you're fighting for your life, you're not alone. But the better you understand your body's reaction, the more likely you are to overcome it. Mikael Cho advises how to trick your brain and steal the show.

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Can You Solve the Basketball Robot Riddle Dan Katz
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Can You Solve the Basketball Robot Riddle Dan Katz

You’ve spent months creating a basketball-playing robot, the Dunk-O-Matic, and you’re excited to demonstrate its capabilities. Until you read an advertisement: “See the Dunk-O-Matic face human players and automatically adjust its skill to create a fair game for every opponent!” That’s not what you were told to create. Can you recalibrate your robot to make it a fair match? Dan Katz shows how.

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How Blue Jeans Were Invented Moments of Vision 10 Jessica Oreck
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How Blue Jeans Were Invented Moments of Vision 10 Jessica Oreck

Today, 96% of American consumers own at least one pair of jeans. But where did these durable duds come from? And how did they get so popular? Jessica Oreck shares the humble origins of blue jeans.

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The Sound the Universe Makes Janna Levin
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The Sound the Universe Makes Janna Levin

We think of space as a silent place. But physicist Janna Levin says the universe has a soundtrack -- a sonic composition that records some of the most dramatic events in outer space. (Black holes, for instance, bang on spacetime like a drum.) An accessible and mind-expanding soundwalk through the universe.

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Distorting Madonna in Medieval Art James Earle
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Distorting Madonna in Medieval Art James Earle

After Rome was destroyed, people were wary of attachment to physical beauty. As Christianity gained traction, Romans instead began to focus on the metaphysical beauty of virtue, and art began to follow suit. James Earle discusses how Medieval paintings of Madonna were affected by this shift.

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Your Elusive Creative Genius Elizabeth Gilbert
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Your Elusive Creative Genius Elizabeth Gilbert

Elizabeth Gilbert muses on the impossible things we expect from artists and geniuses -- and shares the radical idea that, instead of the rare person "being" a genius, all of us "have" a genius. It's a funny, personal and surprisingly moving talk.

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The Tribes We Lead Seth Godin
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The Tribes We Lead Seth Godin

Seth Godin argues the Internet has ended mass marketing and revived a human social unit from the distant past: tribes. Founded on shared ideas and values, tribes give ordinary people the power to lead and make big change. He urges us to do so.

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Social Animal David Brooks
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Social Animal David Brooks

Tapping into the findings of his latest book, NYTimes columnist David Brooks unpacks new insights into human nature from the cognitive sciences -- insights with massive implications for economics and politics as well as our own self-knowledge. In a talk full of humor, he shows how you can't hope to understand humans as separate individuals making choices based on their conscious awareness.

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Does Racism Affect How You Vote Nate Silver
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Does Racism Affect How You Vote Nate Silver

Nate Silver has data that answers big questions about race in politics. For instance, in the 2008 presidential race, did Obama's skin color actually keep him from getting votes in some parts of the country? Stats and myths collide in this fascinating talk that ends with a remarkable insight.

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The Importance of Focus Richard St John
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The Importance of Focus Richard St John

How might focus help you succeed? Using examples of famous people from disparate fields, such as James Cameron, Quincy Jones, and Larry Page, Richard St. John suggests why focus is one of eight traits common in successful people.

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The Good and the Beautiful Language Arts Level 4
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The Good and the Beautiful Language Arts Level 4

The Good and the Beautiful is a Christian homeschool curriculum company offering Language Arts, Math, Science History, and elective courses.

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The Good and the Beautiful Language Arts Level 5
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The Good and the Beautiful Language Arts Level 5

The Good and the Beautiful is a Christian homeschool curriculum company offering Language Arts, Math, Science History, and elective courses.

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Test Yourself Can You Tell the Difference Between Music and Noise Hanako Sawada
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Test Yourself Can You Tell the Difference Between Music and Noise Hanako Sawada

In 1960, composer John Cage went on television to share his latest work. But rather than using traditional instruments, Cage appeared surrounded by household clutter, including a bathtub, ice cubes, a toy fish, a rubber duck, several radios, and performed “Water Walk.” Most people watching had the same question: is this even music? Hanako Sawada explores the boundaries between music and noise.

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The Good and the Beautiful Language Arts Level 6
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The Good and the Beautiful Language Arts Level 6

The Good and the Beautiful is a Christian homeschool curriculum company offering Language Arts, Math, Science History, and elective courses.

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How the Heart Actually Pumps Blood Edmond Hui
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How the Heart Actually Pumps Blood Edmond Hui

For most of history, scientists weren’t quite sure why our hearts were beating or even what purpose they served. Eventually, we realized that these thumping organs serve the vital task of pumping clean blood throughout the body. But how? Edmond Hui investigates how it all works by taking a closer look at the heart’s highly efficient ventricle system.

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How Poachers Became Caretakers John Kasaona
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How Poachers Became Caretakers John Kasaona

In his home of Namibia, John Kasaona is working on an innovative way to protect endangered animal species: giving nearby villagers (including former poachers) responsibility for caring for the animals. And it's working.

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The Ancient Origins of the Olympics Armand D Angour
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The Ancient Origins of the Olympics Armand D Angour

Thousands of years in the making, the Olympics began as part of a religious festival honoring the Greek god Zeus in the rural Greek town of Olympia. But how did it become the greatest show of sporting excellence on earth? Armand D’Angour explains the evolution of the Olympics.

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