Encouraging curiosity-driven science | Manu Prakash

Gizmologist Manu Prakash believes in the value of curiosity-driven science. In this insightful nugget of a talk, he shares the story of how a high school student with a question ended up making some fascinating observations about the physics of parasitology.
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Filmed at TED 2011.
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