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http://www.ted.com Rajesh Rao is fascinated by "the mother of all crossword puzzles": How to decipher the 4000 year old Indus script. At TED 2011 he tells how he is enlisting modern computational...

http://www.ted.com With wisdom and wit, Anupam Mishra talks about the amazing feats of engineering built centuries ago by the people of India's Golden Desert to harvest water. These structures...

It's a classic underdog tale: David, a young shepherd armed only with a sling, beats Goliath, the mighty warrior. The story has transcended its biblical origins to become a common shorthand for...

June 26, 2006 Walter Farber, Professor of Assyriology, University of Chicago From the "Epidemics Then & Now: Infectious Diseases Around the World," the 2006 University of Chicago...

Noah Official Trailer (2014) Release Date: March 28, 2014 Genre: Drama Director: Darren Aronofsky Writer: Darren Aronofsky, Ari Handel, John Logan, Martin Csokas Starring: Russell Crowe, Jennifer Connelly...

Following "Rome", comes the new historical drama "Agora" (meaning 'market'). Alexandria, 391: Hypatia teaches astronomy, mathematics, and philosophy. Her student Orestes is in love with her as is Davus, her personal...

In Theaters: 12 May 2000 (UK) Maximus is a powerful Roman general, loved by the people and the aging Emperor, Marcus Aurelius. Before his death, the Emperor chooses Maximus to be his heir over his own son, Commodus, and...

Faster than Legolas! A historical technique much faster than what we have known. The Danish archer Lars Andersen has rediscovered an old and very fast way to shoot arrows from a bow. To compare speed, I have added...

Sheila Hoffman says she is, "A female Robert Langdon (minus the tweed) with a museum fetish and a passion for all things archeo-religious. A curatorial-jedi and tech padawan. A sci-fi geek and early music enthusiast...

Niobid Painter, "Niobid Krater," Attic red-figure calyx-krater, c. 460-50 B.C.E. (Musée du Louvre) Speakers: Dr. Beth Harris and Dr. Steven Zucker