Daily Ramblings – Ted Talk Tuesday – What Makes Muscles Grow?

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Entertaining, Informative, Jeffrey Siegel, Muscles, Ted Talk, TedEd, Video

Here’s a fun one for you to watch. These little videos are short, but pretty informative. I like sharing the ones I like with you, my readers. I hope you enjoy it as much as I did.

Until next time…

Dave

Daily Ramblings – Ted Talk Tuesday – The Chemistry of Cookies

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Cakes, Chemistry, Cookies, Science, Stephanie Warren, Sweets, Ted Talk, TedEd

As we approach Thanksgiving in the United States, I begin to think about the cakes, pies, Turkey, cranberry sauce, mashed potatoes and everything else that will be served for our family dinner. What better TEDEd video than one on cookies!!

Enjoy this short little video that explains the science behind baking cookies.

Until next time…

Dave

Daily Ramblings – Ted Talk Tuesday – Why Sitting is Bad for You

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Desk work, Exercise, Moving, Physiological Effects, Sedentary, Standing, Walking

Today’s Ted talk discusses sitting for long periods and what actually happens in the body when we stop moving around. Since, I got my new Apple Watch, this has improved for me. The watch tells you to stand up every hour. It makes a big difference.

Have a great Tuesday!

Until next time…

Dave

Daily Ramblings – Ted Talk Tuesday – How Do You Know You Exist?

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consciousness, Descartes, Existence, James Zucker, reality, Ted Talk, TedEd

Here’s another great TEDEd talk. Today, we’re going to be shown a cartoon about Descartes, a philosopher who questioned reality and existence. Watch this short, entertaining video that explains what he came up with.

Until next time…

Dave

Daily Ramblings – Ted Talk Tuesday – Voting on Tuesdays

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Civics, Learning, Ted Talk, TedEd, Video, Voting

Today’s Ted Talk is about American voting. If you are not from America, this little video will shed some light on this. These TEDEd videos are the best. I hope you enjoy them as much as I do.

Until next time…

Dave

 

Daily Ramblings – Ted Talk Tuesday – Plural Words

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History, John McWhorter, Learning, Plural Words, Ted Talk, TedEd

Enjoy this short education video on plural words. I enjoy these videos and hope you do as well. If you liked this or are interested in other topic areas, reply to this post in the comments.

Have a great Tuesday!

Until next time…

Dave

Daily Ramblings – Ted Talk Tuesday – TEDEd on a Mongolian Queen

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Considerations, Education, Educational, Learning, Logistics, Mongolia, Moving

Today’s short video will teach you about a Mongolian Queen and all the things she does to move her entire empire to another area to avoid Winter. I enjoy these little videos. I hope you do too. It’s nice to learn something new isn’t it?

Have a great Tuesday!

Until next time…

Dave

Daily Ramblings – Ted Talk Tuesday – Conlanguages

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Conlanguages, Elvish, Game of Thrones, Klingon, Science Fiction, Ted Talk, Video

Image by Tumisu from Pixabay

Today’s TEDEd video teaches us about conlanguges like Elvish in J. R. R. Tolkien’s Middle Earth or Klingon in the famous Star Trek series. It’s a short one. I hope my science fiction fans in the audience enjoy this one.

Until next time…

Dave

Daily Ramblings – Ted Talk Tuesday – Building Fictional Worlds

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Brainstorming, Cartoon, creativity, Fiction, Fun, TedEd, Video, World Building, Writing

I’m almost done with my non-fiction book on technical recruiting (first draft) and beginning to explore writing a fiction book. World building is one thing I’ve thought about. Here’s a quick video that discusses some things authors should consider when creating their own worlds.

 

Until next time…

Dave

Daily Ramblings – Ted Talk Tuesday – Where Did English Come From?

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Education, English, Knowledge, Learning, Origins, Ted Talk, Tuesday, Video

Here’s another educational installment, courtesy TEDEd. Enjoy!

Until next time…

Dave