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Grit: The power of passion and perseverance
Speaker: Angela Lee Duckworth Leaving a high-flying job in consulting, Angela Lee Duckworth took a job teaching math to seventh graders in a New York public school. She quickly realized that IQ wasn’t the only thing separating the successful students
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How to find the person who can help you get ahead at work
Speaker: Carla Harris The workplace is often presented as a meritocracy, where you can succeed by putting your head down and working hard. Wall Street veteran Carla Harris learned early in her career that this a myth. The key to
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Does grammar matter?
Speaker: Andreea S. Calude It can be hard sometimes, when speaking, to remember all of the grammatical rules that guide us when we’re writing. When is it right to say “the dog and me” and when should it be “the
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4 reasons to learn a new language
Speaker: John McWhorter English is fast becoming the world’s universal language, and instant translation technology is improving every year. So why bother learning a foreign language? Linguist and Columbia professor John McWhorter shares four alluring benefits of learning an unfamiliar
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A brief history of plural word…s
Speaker: John McWhorter All it takes is a simple S to make most English words plural. But it hasn’t always worked that way (and there are, of course, exceptions). John McWhorter looks back to the good old days when English
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The benefits of a bilingual brain
Speaker: Mia Nacamulli It’s obvious that knowing more than one language can make certain things easier — like traveling or watching movies without subtitles. But are there other advantages to having a bilingual (or multilingual) brain? Mia Nacamulli details the
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Why is ‘x’ the unknown?
Speaker: Terry Moore Why is ‘x’ the symbol for an unknown? In this short and funny talk, Terry Moore gives the surprising answer. Source:https://ted.com/ (tarjima vaqtiga videodagi TED logotipli kirish qismi hisobga olinmagan) Uzbek Subtitles: 0:01 – 0:04 Menda hammamizni
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Why is there a “b” in doubt?
Speaker: Gina Cooke Say the word “doubt” aloud. What is that “b” doing there? Does it have any purpose? Gina Cooke explains the long and winding history of “doubt” and why the spelling though it seems random is a wink
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Learn to read Chinese … with ease!
Speaker: ShaoLan For foreigners, learning to speak Chinese is a hard task. But learning to read the beautiful, often complex characters of the Chinese written language may be less difficult. ShaoLan walks through a simple lesson in recognizing the ideas
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The secrets of learning a new language
Speaker: Lýdia Machová Want to learn a new language but feel daunted or unsure where to begin? You don’t need some special talent or a “language gene,” says Lýdia Machová. In an upbeat, inspiring talk, she reveals the secrets of
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