TED-Ed History's "worst" nun

From: TED-Ed - Saturday Nov 23, 2019 03:02 pm

History's "worst" nun

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History's "worst" nun
By Theresa A. Yugar, directed by WOW-HOW Studio
Juana Ramírez de Asbaje sat before a panel of prestigious theologians, jurists, and mathematicians. They had been invited to test Juana’s knowledge with the most difficult questions they could muster. But she successfully answered every challenge, from complicated equations to philosophical queries. Who was this impressive woman? Theresa Yugar details the life of the Mexican poet and scholar.
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The Furnace Bots | Think Like A Coder, Ep 3
By Alex Gendler, directed by Tolga Yildiz
This is episode 3 of our animated series “Think Like A Coder.” This 10-episode narrative follows a girl, Ethic, and her robot companion, Hedge, as they attempt to save the world. The two embark on a quest to collect three artifacts and must solve their way through a series of programming puzzles.
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How does laser eye surgery work?
By Dan Reinstein, directed by Luisa M H Copetti
In 1948, Spanish ophthalmologist Jose Ignacio Barraquer Moner was fed up with glasses. He wanted a solution for blurry vision that fixed the eye itself, without relying on external aids. The surgery he eventually devised was called “keratomileusis,” and his technique focused on reshaping the cornea— what we now know as LASIK. So how does laser eye surgery actually work? Dan Reinstein explains.
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