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Great TED Talks to inspire fiction writing

Fun writing prompts in the form of some fascinating TED Talks.

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The boiling river of the Amazon
15:40

Andrés Ruzo

The boiling river of the Amazon

15 minutes 40 seconds
The wonderful world of life in a drop of water
10:56

Simone Bianco and Tom Zimmerman

The wonderful world of life in a drop of water

10 minutes 56 seconds
The history of human emotions
14:10

Tiffany Watt Smith

The history of human emotions

14 minutes 10 seconds
Why are these 32 symbols found in ancient caves all over Europe?
11:55

Genevieve von Petzinger

Why are these 32 symbols found in ancient caves all over Europe?

11 minutes 55 seconds
Adventures of an interplanetary architect
12:35

Xavier De Kestelier

Adventures of an interplanetary architect

12 minutes 35 seconds
What's hidden under the Greenland ice sheet?
08:51

Kristin Poinar

What's hidden under the Greenland ice sheet?

8 minutes 51 seconds
The most Martian place on Earth
04:40

Armando Azua-Bustos

The most Martian place on Earth

4 minutes 40 seconds
What it feels like to see Earth from space
11:44

Benjamin Grant

What it feels like to see Earth from space

11 minutes 44 seconds
This deep-sea mystery is changing our understanding of life
12:58

Karen Lloyd

This deep-sea mystery is changing our understanding of life

12 minutes 58 seconds
Would you live in a floating city in the sky?
10:53

Tomás Saraceno

Would you live in a floating city in the sky?

10 minutes 53 seconds
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