How I fell in love with quasars, blazars and our incredible universe

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This week on TED.com April 25, 2015

Talk of the week Jedidah Isler: How I fell in love with quasars, blazars and our incredible universe 04:19 minutes · Filmed Mar 2015 · Posted Apr 2015 · TED2015 Jedidah Isler first fell in love with the night sky as a little girl. Now she’s an astrophysicist who studies supermassive hyperactive black holes: quasars. In this short talk, she takes us trillions of kilometers from Earth to introduce us to these objects that can be 10 billion times the mass of the sun — and which shoot powerful jet streams of particles in our direction. Watch now »

Playlist of the week Big ideas in short talks Jedidah Isler is a TED Fellow, part of a group of artists, scientists and entrepreneurs at the beginning of landmark careers. We've curated 10 amazing talks (most of them under 6 minutes) from these trailblazers, each with a big idea to share. Watch » Total run time 1:19:39

More from TED.com A 50-foot-long carnivore who hunted its prey in rivers 97 million years ago, the spinosaurus is a "dragon from deep time." Paleontologist Nizar Ibrahim and his crew found new fossils, hidden in cliffs of the Moroccan Sahara desert, that are helping us learn more about the first swimming dinosaur -- who might also be the largest carnivorous dinosaur of all. Watch » Chris Milk uses cutting-edge technology to make films that delight and enchant. But the human story is the driving force behind everything he does. In this short, charming talk, he shows some of his collaborations with musicians including Kanye West and Arcade Fire, and describes his latest, mind-bending experiments with virtual reality. Watch » (This talk is part of Pop-Up Magazine's guest-curated session at TED2015!) As kids, we all get advice from parents and teachers that seems strange, even confusing. This was crystallized one night for a young Clint Smith, who was playing with water guns in a dark parking lot with his white friends. In a heartfelt piece, the poet paints the scene of his father's furious and fearful response. Watch » For all the aid money that's gone to ending poverty -- it's still with us. Civil rights expert Gary Haugen suggests one hidden reason why, a pervasive problem that drives people into poverty and firmly keeps them there. Haugen reveals the dark underlying cause we must recognize and act on now. Watch »

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Quote of the Week “ As an astrophysicist, I have the awesome privilege of studying some of the most exotic objects in our universe: supermassive, hyperactive black holes. Weighing one to 10 billion times the mass of our own sun, these galactic black holes are devouring material at a rate of upwards of 1,000 times more than your 'average' supermassive black hole." Jedidah Isler How I fell in love with quasars, blazars and our incredible universe

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The best kindergarten you've ever seen

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This week on TED.com April 18, 2015

Talk of the week Takaharu Tezuka: The best kindergarten you’ve ever seen 09:47 minutes · Filmed Sep 2014 · Posted Apr 2015 · TEDxKyoto At this school in Tokyo, five-year-olds cause traffic jams, and windows are for Santa to climb into. Meet the world's cutest kindergarten, designed by architect Takaharu Tezuka. In this charming talk, he walks us through a design process that truly lets kids be kids. Watch now »

Playlist of the week The creative spark What makes us create and innovate? Here, wildly creative thinkers share ideas and insights into what kindles genius. Watch » 6 TED Talks • Total run time 1:51:16

More from TED.com Paul Tudor Jones II loves capitalism. It's a system that has done him very well over the last few decades. Nonetheless, the hedge fund manager and philanthropist is concerned that a laser focus on profits is, as he puts it, "threatening the very underpinnings of society." In this thoughtful, passionate talk, he outlines his planned counter-offensive, which centers on the concept of "justness." Watch » While we like to imagine little green men on Mars, it’s far more likely that life on other planets will be microbial. Planetary scientist Nathalie Cabrol takes us inside the search for microbes on Mars, starting in the remote lakes of the Andes mountains. This extreme environment — with its thin atmosphere and scorched land — approximates the surface of Mars about 3.5 billion years ago. How microbes adapt to survive here may just show us where to look on Mars. Watch » How did a young man born into a high caste in India come to free 83,000 children from slavery? Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Kailash Satyarthi offers a surprising piece of advice to anyone who wants to change the world for the better: Get angry at injustice. In this powerful talk, he shows how a lifetime of peace-making sprang from a lifetime of outrage. Watch » Photojournalist Barat Ali Batoor was living in Afghanistan -- until his risky work forced him to leave the country. But for Batoor, finding a safer place wasn't as simple as buying a plane ticket. Instead, he was forced to pay a human smuggler and join the deadly tidal wave of migrants seeking asylum by boat. He documents the harrowing ocean trip with powerful photographs. Watch »

read more about ideas on ted.com Q&A: How to raise a kid like Jack Andraka » Jane Andraka has raised two extraordinary kids -- by getting out of their way. Hear her insights Learn: 11 short video lessons from TED-Ed » Short, surprisingly cool animated lessons Space: We're one step closer to finding new Earth-like planets » The latest news from NASA

Quote of the Week “ These days, we are trying to make everything under control. But [children] should know that you are waterproof. You never melt in rain. Children are supposed to be outside. So that is how we should treat them." Takaharu Tezuka The best kindergarten you've ever seen

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5 ways to kill your dreams

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This week on TED.com April 11, 2015

Talk of the week Bel Pesce: 5 ways to kill your dreams 06:11 minutes · Filmed Oct 2014 · Posted Apr 2015 · TEDGlobal 2014 All of us want to invent that game-changing product, launch that successful company, write that best-selling book. And yet so few of us actually do it. Young Brazilian entrepreneur Bel Pesce breaks down five easy-to-believe myths that ensure your dream projects will never come to be. Watch now »

Playlist of the week The most jaw-dropping TED Talks Enjoy these simply wow talks, which will have you thinking about the possibilities for hours. Watch » 12 TED Talks • Total run time 2:37:17

More from TED.com With humor and charm, mathematician Eduardo Sáenz de Cabezón answers a question that’s wracked the brains of bored students the world over: What is math for? He shows the beauty of math as the backbone of science — and shows that theorems, not diamonds, are forever. In Spanish, with English subtitles. Watch » The news of society's growing inequality makes all of us uneasy. But why? Dan Ariely reveals some new, surprising research on what we think is fair, as far as how wealth is distributed over societies ... then shows how it stacks up against the real stats. Watch » As manager of the Rosetta mission, Fred Jansen was responsible for the successful 2014 landing of a probe on the comet known as 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko. In this fascinating and funny talk, Jansen reveals some of the intricate calculations that went into landing the Philae probe on a comet 500 million kilometers from Earth -- and shares some incredible photographs taken along the way. Watch » Photojournalist Barat Ali Batoor was living in Afghanistan -- until his risky work forced him to leave the country. But for Batoor, finding a safer place wasn't as simple as buying a plane ticket. Instead, he was forced to pay a human smuggler, and join the deadly tidal wave of migrants seeking asylum by boat. He documents the harrowing ocean trip with powerful photographs. Watch »

read more about ideas on ted.com Book: New clues to why we get sick » 99% of the genes in our bodies come from microbes ... and so could these three common diseases Words: Meet a teen who learned 20 languages » ... and what he learned along the way Gallery: Amazing global street art » Powerful pieces from walls around the world -- plus TEDx talks from the artists themselves

Quote of the Week “ People think that when you achieve your dream, it's a magical place where happiness will be all around. But achieving a dream is a momentary sensation, and your life is not. The only way to really achieve all of your dreams is to fully enjoy every step of your journey." Bel Pesce 5 ways to kill your dreams

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