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Rivers

A collection of TED Talks (and more) on the topic of Rivers.

Talks about Rivers

The largest river on Earth is actually in the sky
05:15

Iseult Gillespie

The largest river on Earth is actually in the sky

5 minutes 15 seconds
What happens when you fall into piranha-infested waters?
04:37

Antonio Machado-Allison

What happens when you fall into piranha-infested waters?

4 minutes 37 seconds
Why lakes and rivers should have the same rights as humans
13:12

Kelsey Leonard

Why lakes and rivers should have the same rights as humans

13 minutes 12 seconds
Trash or historical artifact?
13:46

Lara Maiklem

Trash or historical artifact?

13 minutes 46 seconds
A circular economy for salt that keeps rivers clean
13:10

Tina Arrowood

A circular economy for salt that keeps rivers clean

13 minutes 10 seconds
Why Africa must become a center of knowledge again
13:20

Olúfẹ́mi Táíwò

Why Africa must become a center of knowledge again

13 minutes 20 seconds
What rivers can tell us about the earth's history
10:59

Liz Hajek

What rivers can tell us about the earth's history

10 minutes 59 seconds
Can you solve the river crossing riddle?
03:58

Lisa Winer

Can you solve the river crossing riddle?

3 minutes 58 seconds
How do schools of fish swim in harmony?
05:51

Nathan S. Jacobs

How do schools of fish swim in harmony?

5 minutes 51 seconds
The boiling river of the Amazon
15:40

Andrés Ruzo

The boiling river of the Amazon

15 minutes 40 seconds
What the people of the Amazon know that you don't
16:21

Mark Plotkin

What the people of the Amazon know that you don't

16 minutes 21 seconds
The magic of the Amazon: A river that flows invisibly all around us
21:25

Antonio Donato Nobre

The magic of the Amazon: A river that flows invisibly all around us

21 minutes 25 seconds
How I brought a river, and my city, back to life
05:29

Aziza Chaouni

How I brought a river, and my city, back to life

5 minutes 29 seconds
How to keep rivers and streams flowing
08:29

Rob Harmon

How to keep rivers and streams flowing

8 minutes 29 seconds
The ancient ingenuity of water harvesting
16:57

Anupam Mishra

The ancient ingenuity of water harvesting

16 minutes 57 seconds
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