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Utterly breathtaking guitar performance by an anonymous woman in an African village. Her fingers dance in an original style, producing musical speech we can all understand.

Not exactly. Especially in the awkward case of Guantanamo in Cuba.

Science teacher Taylor Gaar recites original poem 'Quantum Entanglement for the 5th Grade Classroom' at Kinnection Campout 2014
 

Russell Foster studies the sleep cycles of the brain. What do we know about sleep? Not a lot, it turns out, for something we do one-third of our lives. Foster shares popular theories about sleep, busts some myths and hints at some bold new uses of sleep.

Buffy describes the experience that inspired her to write The Universal Soldier, then sings it

MIT roboticist Cynthia Breazeal introduces her latest creation, Jibo, a social robot for the home that is now available for pre-order. Learn more.

An amazing collaboration between Yo-Yo Ma and a young dancer in LA, Lil Buck. Someone who knows Yo-Yo Ma had seen Lil Buck on YouTube and put them together. The dancing is Lil Buck's own creation and unlike anything I've seen. Hope you enjoy. -- Spike Jonze

"You're just not what I picture when I think of a white person."

Johnny Winter (Feb 23, 1944-July 16, 2014) was one of the guitar greats. Here is his haunting, soulful 1971 performance at the Fillmore East (Be Careful With a Fool).