How hip-hop helps us understand science

Title:
How hip-hop helps us understand science
Speaker:
Danielle N. Lee
Description:

In the early 1990s, a scandal rocked evolutionary biology: scientists discovered that songbirds -- once thought to be strictly monogamous -- engaged in what's politely called "extra-pair copulation." In this unforgettable biology lesson on animal infidelity, TED Fellow Danielle N. Lee shows how she uses hip-hop to teach science, leading the crowd in an updated version of Naughty by Nature's hit "O.P.P."

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Video Language:
English
Team:
closed TED
Project:
TEDTalks
Duration:
08:16
Format: HTML5
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