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Short talks to watch during your coffee break

Got just enough time for a coffee, but in need of a mental pick-me-up? These short, yet riveting talks may just do the trick.

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8 secrets of success
03:16

Richard St. John

8 secrets of success

3 minutes 16 seconds
Got a meeting? Take a walk
03:14

Nilofer Merchant

Got a meeting? Take a walk

3 minutes 14 seconds
How to grow fresh air
03:50

Kamal Meattle

How to grow fresh air

3 minutes 50 seconds
Why I'm a weekday vegetarian
03:47

Graham Hill

Why I'm a weekday vegetarian

3 minutes 47 seconds
A visual history of social dance in 25 moves
04:26

Camille A. Brown

A visual history of social dance in 25 moves

4 minutes 26 seconds
Archaeology from space
05:03

Sarah Parcak

Archaeology from space

5 minutes 3 seconds
Love letters to strangers
04:35

Hannah Brencher

Love letters to strangers

4 minutes 35 seconds
Let’s try emotional correctness
05:45

Sally Kohn

Let’s try emotional correctness

5 minutes 45 seconds
The surprising way groups like ISIS stay in power
05:28

Benedetta Berti

The surprising way groups like ISIS stay in power

5 minutes 28 seconds
Open-sourced blueprints for civilization
03:53

Marcin Jakubowski

Open-sourced blueprints for civilization

3 minutes 53 seconds
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