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13-Year-Old Ventriloquist Ana-Maria Mrgean SHOCKS The Judges | AGT: All-Stars 2023
1,102 views / 0 likes - addedRomania's Got Talent winner and ventriloquist Ana-Maria Mrgean performs "You Don't Own Me" on the AGT: All-Stars stage! AGT: All-Stars returns Monday at 8/7c on NBC. Get The America's Got Talent App: http://bit.ly/AGTAppDownload Subscribe for More: http:/
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Ana Mil - Solo de Trombn - "La Vara" Montoya (Partitura - Sheet Music)
158 views / 0 likes - addedSi te ha gustado el video ¡SUSCRÍBETE! Ana Milé Grupo Niche Solo: Edward "La Vara" Montoya Transcripción: Manuel David Obando Flórez Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/manueldavidof/?hl=es-la Facebook: https://www.faceb
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Can Wearable Tech Save Football?
605 views / 1 likes - addedFootball is a full-contact sport, but this new technology can help players block and tackle more safely. NOVA on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/NOVAonline NOVA on Twitter: @novapbs NOVA on Instagram: @novapbs PRODUCTION CREDITS Digital Producer: Ana A
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Everything You Ever Wanted To Know About Star Wars' BB-8
1,533 views / 5 likes - addedHere is everything you ever wanted to know about Star Wars' latest beloved droid. BB-8 goes to LAX to greet his very own BB-8 ANA Jet. ANA Star Wars plane: http://ana-sw.com/ Still haven’t subscribed to WIRED on YouTube? ►► http://wrd.cm/15fP7B7 CONNECT W
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$250,000 for a High School Science Student
446 views / 0 likes - addedThe story of three impressive high school science projects. Can you guess which student won $250,000 in the #RegeneronSTS? Applications open June 1: http://bit.ly/2HkLXT1 This video was sponsored by Regeneron. The Science Talent Search was founded and pro
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THE LEGO BATMAN MOVIE Trailer 1 - 3 (2017)
1,722 views / 4 likes - addedOfficial The Lego Batman Movie Trailer - 2017 Animated DC Movie | Starring: Ralph Fiennes, Rosario Dawson, Michael Cera Subscribe for New Trailers: http://goo.gl/KKBrix Visit: http://www.fabianpohl.com A spin-off of The Lego Movie (2014) centering on the
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These Bento Boxes Are Too Cute to Eat (Almost)
522 views / 0 likes - addedIn Japan, children bring bento boxes to school with them for lunch, and Tomomi Maruo has a knack for making these lunches way more fun. As a food artist, she can take up to an hour each day creating entirely edible characters for these special bento boxes
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Japan’s DJ Monk Spins the Holiest Beats
548 views / 0 likes - addedGyosen Asakura’s temple is not your average place of worship. Using his training as a professional DJ, Asakura combines Buddhist scripture with techno beats to create a unique experience. His innovative services have attracted a new generation of people w
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The Animal Sculptures Giving New Life to Recycled Paper
630 views / 1 likes - addedFor Japanese artist Chie Hitotsuyama, paper is in her blood. In her grandfather’s old paper-braiding factory, she creates lifelike sculptures of animals by using old newspaper rolled and twisted into intricate shapes. Through a detailed process gleaned in
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Astronomers Photograph Two Newborn Planets for the First Time I NOVA I PBS
463 views / 0 likes - addedIn a first, researchers found and photographed two newborn planets after spotting its young sun 375 light-years away. with DraperPRODUCTION CREDITSDigital Producer: Ana AcevesProduction Assistance: Rachel SwansburgMusic: APM WGBH Educational Foundation 20
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A Homemade Meal . . . From a Vending Machine
649 views / 0 likes - addedIn Japan, vending machines generally sell beverages and simple, readymade provisions. But fresh curry over rice? You bet. Along a lonely stretch of highway in Awa-shi, Japan, you’ll find a rare vending machine selling tantalizing homemade meals. Even bett
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Perfecting Japan's Seasonal Sweets Through Six Generations
609 views / 1 likes - addedFor the past six generations, the Fukushima family has mastered and preserved the intricate art of Japanese confectionery known as wagashi. These ornate sweets, meant to reflect the delicate beauty of nature, were traditionally created to accompany the Ja
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Freediving With Japan’s Pearl Divers
540 views / 0 likes - addedAiko Ono was working as a photographer in the bustling megalopolis of Tokyo, but she had long dreamed of the ocean. When an unexpected opportunity arose, she left her life in the city to join Japan’s legendary female “ama” divers. For centuries, ama diver
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Japan’s Post Box Under the Sea
760 views / 2 likes - addedWhen the small Japanese seaside town of Susami needed a tourism boost, an unlikely resident came to the rescue: the town’s postmaster. Together with the local diving community, former postmaster Toshihiko Matsumoto helped establish the world’s first under
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The Time Traveling Sheriff - Zach King Western Short Film
614 views / 1 likes - addedWhen ZACH KING and ANA discover a magical hat with the power to teleport them to the past, they soon find themselves separated and facing off with Wild West outlaw MAD-HAT MILTON... whod do anything to get his hat back. Will they make it back to the futur
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When are you actually an adult? - Shannon Odell
153 views / 0 likes - addedExplore how scientists define adulthood, and find out if theres a specific age at which we reach maturity. --Most countries recognize 18 as the start of adulthood by granting various freedoms and privileges. Yet theres no exact age or moment in developmen
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How friendship affects your brain - Shannon Odell
276 views / 0 likes - addedDig into what happens to your brain during adolescence that changes how you value, understand, and connect to friends.--If it seems like friendships formed in adolescence are particularly special, that's because they are. Childhood, adolescent, and adult
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3 ways to end a virus
518 views / 0 likes - addedExplore the three main ways viruses can be driven to extinction, and dig into the possibility of COVID-19 dying out.--Viruses are wildly successful organisms. There are about 100 million times as many virus particles on Earth as there are stars in the obs
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Inside the Search for Planet Nine I NOVA I PBS
392 views / 0 likes - addedFollow two astronomers, Mike Brown and Konstantin Batygin, as theyre on the hunt for Planet Nine a hypothesized ninth planet at the edge of our solar system.PRODUCTION CREDITSProduced and Directed by: Caitlin Saks and Terri RandallCamera: Dave ArabiaDigit
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This Device Smells Diseases by Imitating a Dog's Nose
138 views / 0 likes - addedBy studying dog noses, scientists at MIT are building an electronic nose that is learning to analyze odors and sniff out diseases. Could this tech someday be integrated into smartphones?PRODUCTION CREDITSProduced by: Ana AcevesCamera: Arlo Prez EsquivelME
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Why your phone battery gets worse over time - George Zaidan
89 views / 0 likes - addedExplore the science of why single-use and rechargeable batteries die, and find out why recycling batteries can be challenging.--Almost all batteries, even single-use batteries, are theoretically rechargeable. Thats because the metals and other chemicals a
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How the COVID-19 vaccines were created so quickly - Kaitlyn Sadtler and Elizabeth Wayne
1,052 views / 3 likes - addedDiscover how mRNA vaccines help your immune system fight viral infections and how this decades-old technology was used to create COVID-19 vaccines.--In the 20th century, most vaccines took over a decade to research, test, and produce. But the vaccines for
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The Irish myth of Diarmuids betrayal - Iseult Gillespie
240 views / 1 likes - addedDig into the Irish myth of lovers Grinne and Diarmuid, and follow their journey as they flee from her betrothed, Fionn.--Grinne, princess of Tara and bride-to-be, was furious. She had thought she was betrothed to a young soldier, bold and brilliant enough
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The rise and fall of the Kingdom of Man - Andrew McDonald
219 views / 0 likes - addedDiscover the medieval empire of the Isle of Man and the Hebrides, and how a dynasty of sea kings rose to power.--On a small island in the Irish Sea, fortresses preside over the rugged shores. This unlikely location was the birthplace of a medieval empire
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Can you solve the magical maze riddle? - Alex Rosenthal
54 views / 0 likes - addedPractice more problem-solving at https://brilliant.org/TedEd--Today is the annual wizard tournament featuring competitors from three schools, and youre in charge. The wizards have entered the maze and compete in your chosen events in utmost secrecy; only
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What is a P-Value and Why Does it Matter?
452 views / 0 likes - addedScience's most important (and controversial) number has its origins in a British experiment involving milk and tea. NOVA on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/NOVAonline NOVA on Twitter: @novapbs NOVA on Instagram: @novapbs PRODUCTION CREDITS Digital Prod
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Coneheads, egg stacks and anteater attacks: The reign of a termite queen - Barbara L. Thorne
168 views / 0 likes - addedTake a look inside the conehead termite colony as a queen begins her reign as one of the longest living insects in the animal kingdom.--A single determined termite braves countless threats to participate in the only flight of her lifetime. She evades the
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Can stereotypes ever be good? - Sheila Marie Orfano and Densho
194 views / 0 likes - addedExplore the model minority stereotype, and discover how it became a label for Asian Americans and is used to enforce racial hierarchies.--In 2007, researchers surveyed 180 teachers to understand if they held stereotypes about their students. The most comm
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Using Science to Achieve Invisibility I NOVA I PBS
678 views / 0 likes - addedHow do we see objects? By intercepting waves of light bouncing off of them and into our eyes, each reflected at a different angle. One way to achieve invisibility is to bend the paths of light using lenses, mirrors, or metamaterials with unique reflective
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How to Find an Exoplanet
454 views / 0 likes - addedIf you want to find another world beyond our solar system, here are the 5 ways you can do it. NOVA on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/NOVAonline NOVA on Twitter: @novapbs NOVA on Instagram: @nova_pbs PRODUCTION CREDITS: Digital Producer: Ari Daniel Edi
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How to make smart decisions more easily
98 views / 0 likes - addedExplore the psychology of decision fatigue, what kinds of choices lead us to this state and what we can do to fight it.--Everything our bodies do whether physical or mental uses energy. Studies have found that many individuals seem to have a daily thresho
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Is it dangerous to wake a sleepwalker? - Emmanuel During
172 views / 0 likes - addedDownload a free audiobook version of The Midnight Library and support TED-Ed's nonprofit mission: https://www.audible.com/ted-ed--Mumbling fantastical gibberish; devouring blocks of cheese in the nude; peeing in places that arent toilets; and jumping out
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The year without summer - David Biello
128 views / 0 likes - addedDig into geoengineering, which uses technology to manipulate Earths environments to counteract climate change.--In 1815, Mount Tambora erupted and its emissions spread across the globe, blotting out the sun for almost an entire year. This wreaked havoc on
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The rise and fall of the Maya Empires most powerful city - Geoffrey E. Braswell
12 views / 0 likes - addedTrace the rise and fall of the Maya city Chichen Itza, and how Yucatns unpredictable environment contributed to its demise.--During the 8th century CE, warfare and failing agriculture forced Maya people to move north, to hotter, drier Yucatn. Because of i
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Whats the best country to live in?
181 views / 0 likes - addedDiscover the shortcomings of using GDP to measure a countrys well-being, and what alternatives can be used to gauge quality of life.--Whats the best country to live in? Is it the one with the best food? The longest life expectancy? The best weather? For t
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Why does this flower smell like a dead body? - Daniel Nickrent
68 views / 0 likes - addedExplore how the Rafflesia plant uses parasitic strategies to grow the worlds largest flower, and find out why it smells so bad.--Deep inside the Sumatran rainforest, a carrion fly descends, guided by the scent of its favorite place to lay eggs: rotting an
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What happens if an engineered virus escapes the lab?
157 views / 0 likes - addedHow do we keep labs that handle dangerous pathogens safe and leak-free? Dig into the ongoing debate over virology research. --Since the 1970s, researchers have engineered superbugs. While this research could help us prepare for future outbreaks, the stake
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The myth of Lokis monstrous children - Iseult Gillespie
336 views / 0 likes - addedDownload a free audiobook version of Where the Crawdads Sing and support TED-Ed's nonprofit mission: https://www.audible.com/ted-ed--Odin, the king of Asgard, was plagued by nightmares. Three fearsome figures haunted his dreams: a massive, writhing shadow
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The Evidence for Planet Nines Existence I NOVA I PBS
434 views / 0 likes - addedTwo astronomers argue that the farthest objects in the Kuiper Belt are being pushed and pulled by the gravity of Planet Nine, a giant planet orbiting over 10 times farther from the Sun than Neptune. If they find it, itll be the first real expansion of the
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Ethical dilemma: Who should you believe? - Alex Worsnip
202 views / 0 likes - addedPuzzle through the ethical dilemma of a spouse accused of murder and decide: do you believe your spouse or the evidence?--Youre sitting on the couch, when you hear a knock on the door. The police have arrived to arrest your spouse for murder. This accusat
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A Cafe in Japan hires paralyzed people to control AVATAR server robot.
627 views / 0 likes - addedSeverely disabled people who have never been considered as being able to work, such as for having ALS (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis) and spinal injuries are now allowed to work using a food serving robot and remote controls (AVATAR). Since April 2015, th
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What's happening to Earth's core? - Shannon Odell
112 views / 0 likes - addedExplore the science of why Earths atmosphere is losing hydrogen, and find out what other leaks could affect life on our planet.--A hydrogen atom is traveling high within the outermost layer of Earths atmosphere. This particular atom first entered the exos
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The 170-Year Search for a Planet Beyond Neptune I NOVA I PBS
531 views / 1 likes - addedPlanet Nines existence is not the first time astronomers have predicted a planet they couldnt see. Clyde Tombaugh was looking for Planet X when he accidentally found Pluto. After Voyager 2 flew by Neptune in 1989, new calculations determined there was no
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Ethical dilemma: What makes life worth living? - Douglas MacLean
103 views / 0 likes - addedPuzzle through a classic ethical dilemma and decide: can human existence be meaningful without its creativity and culture? --Life on your planet depends entirely on Nuronium for normal cognition. Unfortunately, its source has been compromised and you are
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Why incompetent people think they're amazing - David Dunning
636 views / 1 likes - addedCheck out our Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/teded View full lesson: https://ed.ted.com/lessons/why-incompetent-people-think-they-re-amazing-david-dunning How good are you with money? What about reading people’s emotions? How healthy are you, compa
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Signs of Life Found on Venus I NOVA I PBS
234 views / 1 likes - addedThe gas phosphine, made on Earth by microbial life forms, was found in Venus' atmosphere. Could this mean there's life in our planetary neighbor's clouds?Get the inside story from scientists Sara Seager and Clara Sousa-Silva on how the discovery was made,
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How to make your writing suspenseful - Victoria Smith
787 views / 0 likes - addedCheck out our Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/teded View full lesson: https://ed.ted.com/lessons/how-to-make-your-writing-suspenseful-victoria-smith What makes a good horror story? Hideous monsters and fountains of blood might seem like a good place
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Sesame Street:“Elmo Super Numbers” Preview
734 views / 0 likes - addedJoin Elmo at Numeric Con, the biggest number lovers’ convention of the year! Elmo is dressed as "The Dark NINE" and Leela is "Princess THREEah." Their foolproof plan to meet their favorite number heroes, including "Doctor TWO," "In-THREE-Ana Jones," and "
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History vs. Che Guevara - Alex Gendler
706 views / 0 likes - addedCheck out our Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/teded View full lesson: https://ed.ted.com/lessons/history-vs-che-guevara-alex-gendler His face is recognized all over the world – the young medical student who became a revolutionary icon. But was Che G
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How Light and Water Inspires This Japanese Glass Artist
425 views / 1 likes - addedIf you are an artist who works with glass, Murano is the place to be. The Italian island a mile north of Venice is world famous for glass production. Ritsue Mishima is a master of the craft, and her work stands out. While Murano is known for colorful glas
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The Giant Anteater Carries On, 25 Million Years and Counting
932 views / 3 likes - addedMeet Peter, a giant anteater at the Santa Ana Zoo. Reaching up to 7 feet in length, these guys are the largest of the four anteater species. Without teeth, anteaters use their long tongues to catch and consume their prey. Their tongues can flick up to 150
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Keeping the Japanese Art of Candy Sculpting Alive
810 views / 0 likes - addedAt 27 years old, Shinri Tezuka may be one of the youngest people still practicing the dwindling art of amezaiku, or candy crafting, in Japan. The self-taught Japanese artist carves, sculpts and paints delicate lollipops into intricate edible sculptures. A
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Crafting Traditional Japanese Brushes
356 views / 0 likes - addedVisit Tokuzen Sanemori, and chances are you will find him seated on the floor of his workshop making Kumano brushes entirely by hand. Sanemori is one of less than 20 people in the city of Kumano, Japan, practicing the nearly 200-year-old craft. He was tau
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Why is it so hard to cure cancer? - Kyuson Yun
671 views / 1 likes - addedDownload a free audiobook and support TED-Ed's nonprofit mission: http://adbl.co/2gauxND Check out Siddhartha Mukherjee's "The Emperor of All Maladies": https://shop.ed.ted.com/collections/ted-ed-book-recommendations/products/the-emperor-of-all-maladies-a
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These Wildcats Need the Forest to Survive
510 views / 0 likes - addedThis little old lady is Button, a 21-year-old margay at the Santa Ana Zoo. Native to the dense forests of Central and South America, these wildcats are tree-dwelling creatures whose wide feet and flexible toes allow them to climb, jump and hang from branc
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How does your immune system work? - Emma Bryce
1,222 views / 1 likes - addedCheck out our Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/teded View full lesson: https://ed.ted.com/lessons/how-does-the-immune-system-work-emma-bryce The immune system is a vast network of cells, tissues, and organs that coordinate your body’s defenses agains
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The Japanese Technique for Harvesting Sea Salt by Hand
436 views / 0 likes - addedTo Ryoichi Toya, salt is a treasure from the sea. He’s an Agehama-style salt maker in Suzu, Japan, and his facility is one of the last to harvest sea salt using this traditional technique that is unique to the Noto peninsula. Dating back centuries,
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Yesterday Trailer #1 (2019) | Movieclips Trailers
490 views / 1 likes - addedCheck out the official Yesterday trailer starring Lily James! Let us know what you think in the comments below. ► Buy Tickets to Yesterday: https://www.fandango.com/yesterday-2019-217233/movie-overview?cmp=MCYT_YouTube_Desc Want to be notified of all the
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How the Normans changed the history of Europe - Mark Robinson
605 views / 0 likes - addedCheck out our Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/teded View full lesson: https://ed.ted.com/lessons/how-the-normans-changed-the-history-of-europe-mark-robinson In the year 1066, 7,000 Norman infantry and knights sailed in warships across the English Ch
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Is there any truth to the King Arthur legends? - Alan Lupack
698 views / 1 likes - addedCheck out our Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/teded View full lesson: https://ed.ted.com/lessons/is-there-any-truth-to-the-king-arthur-legends-alan-lupack King Arthur has risen again and again in our collective imagination, along with his retinue of
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Can you solve the dark coin riddle? - Lisa Winer
1,265 views / 0 likes - addedPractice more problem-solving at https://brilliant.org/TedEd/ Solution to the bonus riddle mentioned at the end: https://brilliant.org/tededcoinflip You heard the travelers’ tales, you followed the maps, and now, you’ve finally located the dungeon contain
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What is the coldest thing in the world? - Lina Marieth Hoyos
647 views / 0 likes - addedCheck out our Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/teded View full lesson: https://ed.ted.com/lessons/what-is-the-coldest-thing-in-the-world-lina-marieth-hoyos The coldest materials in the world aren’t in Antarctica or at the top of Mount Everest. They’r
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A simple way to tell insects apart - Anika Hazra
943 views / 0 likes - addedCheck out our Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/teded View full lesson: https://ed.ted.com/lessons/a-simple-way-to-tell-insects-apart-anika-hazra There are nearly a million known insect species in the world, but most have one of just five common types
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Can you solve the stolen rubies riddle? - Dennis Shasha
729 views / 0 likes - addedPractice more problem-solving at https://brilliant.org/TedEd/ Solution to Bonus Riddle: https://brilliant.org/TedEdRuby/ Townspeople are demanding that a corrupt merchant’s collection of 30 rubies be confiscated to reimburse the victims of his schemes. Th
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Can you solve the false positive riddle? - Alex Gendler
906 views / 1 likes - addedPractice more problem-solving at https://brilliant.org/TedEd/ Solution to the bonus riddle mentioned at the end: https://brilliant.org/tededprobabilitypairs/ Mining unobtainium is hard work – the rare mineral appears in only 1% of rocks in the mine. But y
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What is the universe expanding into? - Sajan Saini
821 views / 0 likes - addedJoin TED-Ed's Student Program: http://bit.ly/2Nps4NW View full lesson: https://ed.ted.com/lessons/universe-expansion-sajan-saini The universe began in a Big Bang nearly fourteen billion years ago, and has been expanding ever since. But how does the univer
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The life cycle of a neutron star - David Lunney
769 views / 2 likes - addedCheck out our Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/teded View full lesson: https://ed.ted.com/lessons/the-life-cycle-of-a-neutron-star-david-lunney About once every century, a massive star somewhere in our galaxy runs out of fuel. No longer able to produ
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A Pop-Up Japanese Cafe With Robot Servers Remotely Controlled by People With Disabilities
464 views / 0 likes - addedIn December of 2018 I visited a temporary robot cafe, but it's not the type of Japanese robot cafe that comes to mind to most. Rather than a robotic show, this was a cafe where the robot waiters were in fact avatars for people with disabilities, who remot
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Streets Around the World
492 views / 0 likes - addedThanks to everyone who submitted what their streets look like around the world! Look below for credits! CREDITS IN ORDER OF APPEARANCE ● Sandra Kao from Houston, Texas, USA (Youtube video link: https://youtu.be/fTzjpLW637I, Youtube Channel: https://www.yo
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Can animals be deceptive? - Eldridge Adams
419 views / 1 likes - addedSign up for our newsletter and never miss an animation: http://bit.ly/TEDEdNewsletter View full lesson: https://ed.ted.com/lessons/can-animals-be-deceptive-eldridge-adams A male firefly emits a series of enticing flashes. He hopes a female will respond an
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Why do we sweat? - John Murnan
1,245 views / 4 likes - addedCheck out our Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/teded View full lesson: https://ed.ted.com/lessons/why-do-we-sweat-john-murnan There are a number of scenarios that can make us sweat–including exercise, eating spicy foods, and nervousness. But how does
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The fascinating science behind phantom limbs - Joshua W. Pate
445 views / 0 likes - addedCheck out our Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/teded View full lesson: https://ed.ted.com/lessons/the-fascinating-science-of-phantom-limbs-joshua-w-pate The vast majority of people who’ve lost a limb can still feel it — not as a memory or vague shape
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The Factory | Think Like A Coder, Ep 9
329 views / 0 likes - addedThe adventure continues! Episode 9: Ethic, Hedge, and Lemma have made it to the last artifact: The Node of Memory. Can they retrieve it before the bots arrive?--This is episode 9 of our animated series Think Like A Coder. This 10-episode narrative follows
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What causes heartburn? - Rusha Modi
621 views / 0 likes - addedCheck out our Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/teded View full lesson: https://ed.ted.com/lessons/what-causes-heartburn-rusha-modi Humans have been battling heartburn for hundreds, if not thousands, of years. But recently the incidence has risen, mak
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How do cigarettes affect the body? - Krishna Sudhir
575 views / 3 likes - addedCheck out our Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/teded View full lesson: https://ed.ted.com/lessons/how-do-cigarettes-affect-the-body-krishna-sudhir Cigarettes aren’t good for us. That’s hardly news -- we’ve known about the dangers of smoking for decad
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How Thor got his hammer - Scott A. Mellor
736 views / 1 likes - addedSign up for our newsletter and never miss an animation: http://bit.ly/TEDEdNewsletter View full lesson: https://ed.ted.com/lessons/how-thor-got-his-hammer-scott-a-mellor Loki the mischief-maker, writhes in Thor’s iron grip. The previous night, he’d snuck
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How do brain scans work? - John Borghi and Elizabeth Waters
696 views / 1 likes - addedCheck out our Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/teded View full lesson: https://ed.ted.com/lessons/how-do-we-study-living-brains-john-borghi-and-elizabeth-waters As far as we know, there’s only one thing in our solar system sophisticated enough to stu
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Why is Aristophanes called "The Father of Comedy"? - Mark Robinson
695 views / 0 likes - addedLearn more about TED's Student Talks program here: http://bit.ly/2MUY1KK View full lesson: https://ed.ted.com/lessons/why-is-aristophanes-called-the-father-of-comedy-mark-robinson Aristophanes, often referred to as the Father of Comedy, wrote the world’s
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The myth of Arachne - Iseult Gillespie
947 views / 5 likes - addedCheck out our Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/teded View full lesson: https://ed.ted.com/lessons/the-myth-of-arachne-and-athena-iseult-gillespie From sailors who were turned into pigs, nymphs that sprouted into trees, and a gaze that converted the b
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A day in the life of an ancient Egyptian doctor - Elizabeth Cox
990 views / 0 likes - addedCheck out our Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/teded View full lesson: https://ed.ted.com/lessons/a-day-in-the-life-of-an-ancient-egyptian-doctor-elizabeth-cox It’s another sweltering morning in Memphis, Egypt. As the sunlight brightens the Nile, Pes
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The Perfectionist Trap
646 views / 0 likes - addedOne of the greatest obstacles to a good life is the expectation of perfection. If you like our films, take a look at our shop (we ship worldwide): http://bit.ly/2c8SGST Our website has classes, articles and products to help you think and grow: http://bit.
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What's the difference between hibernation and sleep? - Sheena Lee Faherty
948 views / 0 likes - addedCheck out our Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/teded View full lesson: https://ed.ted.com/lessons/what-s-the-difference-between-hibernation-and-sleep-sheena-faherty The Arctic Ground Squirrel hibernates by burrowing under the permafrost and slipping
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Can you solve the troll’s paradox riddle? - Dan Finkel
894 views / 0 likes - addedPractice more problem-solving at https://brilliant.org/TedEd/ Solution to bonus riddle: https://brilliant.org/TedEdTrollParadox/ You and your brother have discovered another realm and set off exploring the new wonderful world. Along the way, you see a tro
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Can you solve the penniless pilgrim riddle? - Daniel Finkel
1,038 views / 0 likes - addedIf you enjoy our riddles, we highly recommend reading "The Number Devil". Discounted e-book versions available here: https://amzn.to/2kO7S8P Check out our book rec page to learn more: http://bit.ly/2JqwgLE View full lesson: https://ed.ted.com/lessons/can-
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Ansel Elgort - Maria (From "West Side Story")
349 views / 0 likes - addedWatch West Side Story now on Disney+ Directed by Academy Award winner Steven Spielberg, from a screenplay by Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award winner Tony Kushner, West Side Story tells the classic tale of fierce rivalries and young love in 1957 New York City
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Can you solve the multiplying rabbits riddle? - Alex Gendler
1,104 views / 0 likes - addedSign up for our newsletter and never miss an animation: http://bit.ly/TEDEdNewsletter View full lesson: https://ed.ted.com/lessons/can-you-solve-the-multiplying-rabbits-riddle-alex-gendler After years of experiments, you’ve finally created the pets of the
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The fascinating history of cemeteries - Keith Eggener
392 views / 0 likes - addedCheck out our Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/teded View full lesson: https://ed.ted.com/lessons/the-fascinating-history-of-cemeteries-keith-eggener Spindly trees, rusted gates, crumbling stone, a solitary mourner: these things come to mind when we
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West Side Story Cast 2021 - I Feel Pretty (From "West Side Story")
301 views / 0 likes - addedWatch West Side Story now on Disney+ Directed by Academy Award winner Steven Spielberg, from a screenplay by Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award winner Tony Kushner, West Side Story tells the classic tale of fierce rivalries and young love in 1957 New York City
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What causes hallucinations? - Elizabeth Cox
477 views / 0 likes - addedDownload a free audiobook version of "Hallucinations" and support TED-Ed's nonprofit mission: https://adbl.co/2Kpt43k Check out our full book recommendation: https://shop.ed.ted.com/products/hallucinations View full lesson: https://ed.ted.com/lessons/what
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Can you solve the giant cat army riddle? - Dan Finkel
885 views / 1 likes - addedPractice more problem-solving at https://brilliant.org/TedEd/ Sign up to be emailed the solution to the bonus riddle: https://brilliant.org/tededm2s3/ The villainous Dr. Schrödinger has developed a growth ray and intends to create an army of giant cats to
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The truth about electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) - Helen M. Farrell
418 views / 0 likes - addedSign up for our newsletter and never miss an animation: http://bit.ly/TEDEdNewsletter View full lesson: https://ed.ted.com/lessons/the-truth-about-electroconvulsive-therapy-ect-helen-m-farrell In 1982, a young nurse was suffering from severe, unrelenting
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How Much Does a Thought Weigh?
679 views / 3 likes - addedHow Much Does a Thought Weigh? a.) As much as an electron b.) As much as a water molecule c.) As much as a mosquito Subscribe on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/WhatThePhysics?sub_confirmation=1 ↓Want more info?↓ SCIENTIFIC NOTES: * The relationship betw
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History through the eyes of a chicken - Chris A. Kniesly
531 views / 0 likes - addedCheck out our Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/teded View full lesson: https://ed.ted.com/lessons/history-through-the-eyes-of-a-chicken-chris-a-kniesly The Ancient Egyptian king Thutmose III described the chicken as a marvelous foreign bird that “giv
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Why should you read Shakespeare’s “The Tempest”? - Iseult Gillespie
614 views / 0 likes - addedExplore William Shakespeare’s play “The Tempest”, a story of shipwreck, magic and a fight for power. -- Claps of thunder and flashes of lightning illuminate a swelling sea, as a ship buckles beneath the waves. It is no ordinary storm, but a violent and ve
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A brief history of plastic
381 views / 0 likes - addedTrace the history of the invention of plastic, and how the material ushered in what became known as the plastics century.--For centuries, billiard balls were made of ivory from elephant tusks. But when excessive hunting caused elephant populations to decl
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When is a pandemic over?
317 views / 0 likes - addedExplore the three strategies governments and communities can use to contain and end a pandemic, and find out which method is best.--Consider the following scenario: a highly infectious, sometimes deadly respiratory virus infects humans for the first time.
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Whats that ringing in your ears? - Marc Fagelson
712 views / 0 likes - addedTravel into the auditory system to explore the constant ringing sensation of tinnitus, why it happens and how to treat it. --Tinnitus has been bothering humanity since Ancient Babylon, plaguing everyone from Leonardo da Vinci to Charles Darwin. Today, rou
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The historic women’s suffrage march on Washington - Michelle Mehrtens
427 views / 0 likes - addedExplore how the Women’s Suffrage Parade on Washington in 1913 helped women secure the right to vote in the United States through the 19th amendment. -- On March 3, 1913, after months of strategic planning and controversy, thousands of women gathered in Wa
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How to spot a pyramid scheme - Stacie Bosley
560 views / 0 likes - addedLearn the techniques and tricks that pyramid schemes use to recruit new members and how to avoid being fooled yourself. -- In 2004, a nutrition company offered a life-changing opportunity to earn a full-time income for part-time work. There were only two
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Why should you read Kurt Vonnegut? - Mia Nacamulli
613 views / 0 likes - addedDownload a free audiobook version of "Slaughterhouse Five" and support TED-Ed's nonprofit mission: https://adbl.co/2DPI5Ys Check out our full book recommendation: https://shop.ed.ted.com/products/slaughterhouse-five Kurt Vonnegut found the tidy, satisfyin
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One of the most epic engineering feats in history - Alex Gendler
487 views / 0 likes - addedDig into the history of the construction of the iconic Brooklyn Bridge and how John Roebling designed a hybrid suspension system to build it. --In the mid-19th century, suspension bridges were collapsing all across Europe. Their industrial cables frayed a
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Can you solve the Big Bang riddle? - James Tanton
254 views / 0 likes - addedPractice more problem-solving at https://brilliant.org/TedEd--Its moments after the Big Bang and youre still reeling. Youre a particle of matter, amidst a chaotic stew of forces, fusion, and annihilation. If youre lucky and avoid being destroyed by antima
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Why do humans have a third eyelid? - Dorsa Amir
360 views / 0 likes - addedDiscover how evolution and natural selection influence why the human body has vestigial organs body parts that no longer serve their original purpose. --You know that little pink thing nestled in the corner of your eye? Its actually the remnant of a third
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Can you solve the multiverse rescue mission riddle? - Dan Finkel
529 views / 0 likes - addedA bug in the superconductor system has trapped your team in 11 separate dimensions. Can you get them back home safely? --It was a normal Tuesday at the superconductor, until a bug in the system caused your team to be trapped in 11 separate dimensions. For
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The secret language of trees - Camille Defrenne and Suzanne Simard
771 views / 0 likes - addedLearn how trees are able to communicate with each other through a vast root system and symbiotic fungi, called mycorrhizae.--Most of the forest lives in the shadow of the giants that make up the highest canopy. These are the oldest trees, with hundreds of
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The coin flip conundrum - Po-Shen Loh
737 views / 0 likes - addedCheck out our Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/teded View full lesson: https://ed.ted.com/lessons/the-coin-flip-conundrum-po-shen-loh When you flip a coin to make a decision, there's an equal chance of getting heads and tails. What if you flipped two
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The art forger who tricked the Nazis - Noah Charney
381 views / 0 likes - addedDiscover how the notorious art forger Han van Meegeren tricked the world and the Nazis with his counterfeit Vermeer paintings.--It was one of the strangest trials in Dutch history. The defendant in a 1947 case was an art forger who had counterfeited milli
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A day in the life of an ancient Celtic Druid - Philip Freeman
401 views / 0 likes - addedJoin the Celtic druid Camma in her village as she conducts religious rites, serves as a healer, and mediates conflict between tribes.--As the sun rises in 55 BCE, Camma lays two pigeons on the altar at the center of her village. She wrings the birds necks
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Early Birds Vs Night Owls
677 views / 2 likes - addedDoes the early bird really get the worm? Watch our Pop Music Experiment: http://youtu.be/h2rBzMaDQYM SUBSCRIBE! It's free: http://bit.ly/asapsci ---Links to follow us below--- Written by Amanda Edward (@mlle_capsaicin), Mitchell Moffit and Greg Brown Get
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Can 100% renewable energy power the world? - Federico Rosei and Renzo Rosei
1,420 views / 2 likes - addedCheck out our Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/teded View full lesson: https://ed.ted.com/lessons/can-100-renewable-energy-power-the-world-federico-rosei-and-renzo-rosei Every year, the world uses 35 billion barrels of oil. This massive scale of foss
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Why we need national parks - Elyse Cox
815 views / 0 likes - addedExplore the creation of national parks and the importance of finding a balance between public use and ecological preservation.--In 1903, US President Theodore Roosevelt took a camping trip in Californias Yosemite Valley with conservationist John Muir. Roo
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Why bats don't get sick - Arinjay Banerjee
397 views / 0 likes - addedExplore the relationship between viruses and their hosts, and find out how the evolutionary adaptations of bats keep them safe from viruses. --Consider a bat that is infected with several deadly viruses, including ones that cause rabies, SARS, and Ebola.
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The myth of Jason, Medea, and the Golden Fleece - Iseult Gillespie
475 views / 1 likes - addedFollow Jason as he attempts to steal the Golden Fleece from King Aeetes and enlists the help of the king's daughter, Medea. (Part Two of the myth of Jason and the Argonauts)--In Colchis, the hide of a mystical flying ram hangs from the tallest oak, guarde
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Can you solve the Trojan War riddle? - Dennis E. Shasha
670 views / 1 likes - addedPractice more problem-solving at https://brilliant.org/TedEd--On Olympus, youve been waiting for an opportunity to bring the bloody Trojan War to its conclusion. The two sides have agreed to a brief truce, and when you consult the Fates, they advise: shou
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A quantum thought experiment - Matteo Fadel
261 views / 0 likes - addedCan you win a game of quantum foosball using a giant electron instead of a ball? Explore how to use quantum mechanics to your advantage. --After a long day working on the particle accelerator, you and your friends head to the arcade to unwind. The lights
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What Does Lead Poisoning Do To Your Brain?
486 views / 0 likes - addedHow does lead damage our brains—and what can we do to stop it? Subscribe! http://bit.ly/1FkxVLb ‖ Twitter! https://twitter.com/gross_science ‖ Tumblr! http://grossscience.tumblr.com/ ↓Want more gross info?↓ Dysregulation of BDNF-TrkB Signaling in Developi
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This sea creature breathes through its butt - Cella Wright
342 views / 1 likes - addedExplore the wonderfully bizarre life of the sea cucumber, and discover the essential role they play in keeping ocean ecosystems healthy.--Is it a fuzzy sock? An overripe banana? A moldy tube of toothpaste? No! In fact, its a humble sea cucumber: a brainle
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How do our brains process speech? - Gareth Gaskell
403 views / 0 likes - addedLearn how to identify, develop, and share your best ideas with TED Masterclass: http://bit.ly/tedmasterclass -- The average 20-year-old knows between 27,000 and 52,000 different words. Spoken out loud, most of these words last less than a second. With eve
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You are more transparent than you think - Sajan Saini
284 views / 0 likes - addedDiscover how scientists are using light and integrated photonics technology to create medical devices that can diagnose illness.--Its an increasingly common sight in hospitals around the world: a nurse measures our height, weight, blood pressure, and atta
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Who were Las Mariposas, and why were they murdered? - Lisa Krause
262 views / 2 likes - addedGet to know the story of the Mirabal sisters, who led a revolution against Rafael Trujillos dictatorship in the Dominican Republic. --For over 30 years, thousands of people were imprisoned, tortured, and murdered under Rafael Trujillos dictatorship in the
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The Artists | Think Like A Coder, Ep 5
354 views / 0 likes - addedThe adventure continues! Episode 5: Ethic and Hedge arrive in the 198forest in search of the second artifact. Can they sneak past the guards to get to the tower? --This is episode 5 of our animated series Think Like A Coder. This 10-episode narrative foll
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Can you solve the riddle and escape Hades? - Dan Finkel
490 views / 1 likes - addedPractice more problem-solving at https://brilliant.org/TedEd/--The underworld is overcrowded, and Zeus has ordered Hades to let some spirits out. Hades arranges all the souls of the dead in a line before Cerberus. When one of his three heads bites down on
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The physics of surfing - Nick Pizzo
422 views / 0 likes - addedWondering how you can catch the perfect wave? Dive into the fascinating and complex physics of surfing. -- Whether or not you realize it, surfers are masters of complicated physics. The science of surfing begins as soon as a board first hits the water. Su
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How do blood transfusions work? - Bill Schutt
358 views / 0 likes - addedDive into the history of the life-saving procedure of blood transfusions and how it has evolved since the 17th century. --In 1881, doctor William Halsted rushed to help his sister Minnie, who was hemorrhaging after childbirth. He quickly inserted a needle
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Can alligators survive this apex predator? - Kenny Coogan
121 views / 0 likes - addedExplore the diverse and vital ecosystem of the Everglades, and discover why the alligator is so essential to the region.--Despite alligators ruling the swamplands of the Everglades for millennia, the last 500 years have brought deadly new predators that c
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How to see with sound - Jacques S. Abramowicz
239 views / 0 likes - addedDiscover how scientists and doctors used bats' ultrasound capabilities as inspiration for SONAR and non-invasive medical procedures.--In a dark cave, bats cant see much. But even with their eyes shut, they can navigate rocky topography at incredible speed
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The tale of the doctor who defied Death - Iseult Gillespie
719 views / 0 likes - addedDive into the German tale of Godfather Death and his godson, the doctor who tries to master mortality.--A husband and wife were in despair. The woman had just given birth to their 13th child, and the growing family was quickly running out of food and mone
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Which is better: Soap or hand sanitizer? - Alex Rosenthal and Pall Thordarson
459 views / 0 likes - addedDig into the science of how soap breaks down a coronavirus, and the effectiveness of hand sanitizer against a viral outbreak. --Your hands, up close, are anything but smooth. With peaks and valleys, folds and rifts, there are plenty of hiding places for a
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How the Monkey King escaped the underworld - Shunan Teng
515 views / 0 likes - addedMeet Sun Wukong, the Monkey King, and follow his journey to the Realm of the Dead and his fierce battle to escape the underworld.--The Monkey King, a legendary troublemaker hatched from stone and schooled in divine magic, had stolen the Dragon Lords most
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Hacking bacteria to fight disease - Tal Danino
1,027 views / 0 likes - addedExplore how synthetic biologists are programming bacteria to fight cancer by manipulating their DNA. --In 1884, an unlucky patient who had a rapidly growing cancer in his neck came down with an unrelated bacterial skin infection. As he recovered from the
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Can you solve Dongle's Difficult Dilemma? - Dennis E. Shasha
440 views / 1 likes - addedPractice more problem-solving at https://brilliant.org/TedEd--According to legend, three galactic terraformers shaped your planet into a paradise. When their work was done, they left the source of their power behind: three golden hexagons, hidden in dunge
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How to 3D print human tissue - Taneka Jones
1,266 views / 1 likes - addedExplore the science of bioprinting, a type of 3D printing that uses bioink, a printable material that contains living cells. --There are currently hundreds of thousands of people on transplant lists, waiting for critical organs like kidneys, hearts and li
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Can you outsmart the fallacy that divided a nation? - Elizabeth Cox
158 views / 1 likes - addedExplore the middle ground fallacy, which assumes that the truth is always a compromise between two extreme opposing positions.--Its 1819. The US is preparing to make Missouri and Maine new states. One representative insists that slavery shouldnt be allowe
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The dangers of mixing drugs - Celine Valery
371 views / 0 likes - addedExplore the science of why mixing drugs and drug interactions with other substances can lead to dangerous health complications.--Which of the following is risky behavior: a person taking cholesterol medicine with grapefruit juice? Or a person taking Aceta
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What happens when you fall into piranha-infested waters? - Antonio Machado-Allison
3,564 views / 5 likes - addedDig into the truth about piranhas and their feeding frenzies, and find out what would likely happen if you fell into their waters.--Youre peering into the Amazon River when, suddenly, you lose your footing and fall. Piranhas dart about in the rapidly appr
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Can you outsmart the college admissions fallacy? - Elizabeth Cox
188 views / 0 likes - addedExplore the circular reasoning fallacy, which occurs when the end of an argument comes back to the start without having proven itself.--Its 1990. A prospective student has filed a complaint about Virginia Military institutes admissions policy that exclude
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What happened when these 6 dictators took over - Stephanie Honchell Smith
19 views / 0 likes - addedExamine the myth of the benevolent dictator, which is a leader who holds absolute power yet only uses it for the common good.--Under certain conditions, the idea of a dictator can sound appealing, like when a democracy isnt functioning as it should due to
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The Resistance | Think Like A Coder, Ep 2
991 views / 0 likes - addedThe adventure continues! Episode 2: Ethic and Hedge search for the leader of the Resistance. Can they solve the puzzles blocking their way? --This is episode 2 of our animated series Think Like A Coder. This 10-episode narrative follows a girl, Ethic, and
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What's so special about Viking ships? - Jan Bill
368 views / 1 likes - addedExplore the history and technology of Viking longships, which helped the Scandinavians conquer trade routes and new territories.--As the Roman Empire flourished, Scandinavians had small settlements and no central government. Yet by the 11th century, they
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How your digestive system works - Emma Bryce
1,896 views / 1 likes - addedCheck out our Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/teded View full lesson: https://ed.ted.com/lessons/how-your-digestive-system-works-emma-bryce Across the planet, humans eat on average between 1 and 2.7 kilograms of food a day, and every last scrap make
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One of the most "dangerous" men in American history - Keenan Norris
159 views / 0 likes - addedGet to know the story of David Walker, an abolitionist whose antislavery pamphlet made him an enemy of the US government.--In 1830, David Walker sewed a pamphlet into the lining of a coat. The volume was thin enough to be hidden, but its content was far f
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The Train Heist | Think Like A Coder, Ep 4
365 views / 0 likes - addedThe adventure continues! Episode 4: The trio plot how they can steal the first artifact the Node of Power. Can they take it without being discovered? --This is episode 4 of our animated series Think Like A Coder. This 10-episode narrative follows a girl,
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How do oysters make pearls? - Rob Ulrich
570 views / 0 likes - addedExplore how oysters use calcium carbonate to create pearls, and how this chemical compound creates a vast array of other materials.--Despite their iridescent colors and smooth shapes, pearls are actually made of the exact same material as the craggy shell
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What caused the Rwandan Genocide? - Susanne Buckley-Zistel
109 views / 0 likes - addedDig into the history of the Rwandan Genocide of 1994, during which over one-tenth of the countrys population was killed.--For one hundred days in 1994, the African country of Rwanda suffered a horrific campaign of mass murder. Neighbor turned against neig
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Do larger animals take longer to pee? - David L. Hu
368 views / 0 likes - addedDive into the physics of the Other Golden Rule and explore the systems and methods animals use to excrete waste. --A cats bladder can only store a golf balls worth of urine. For humans, its a coffee mug and for elephants, a kitchen trash can. An elephants
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What causes addiction, and why is it so hard to treat? - Judy Grisel
50 views / 0 likes - addedTake a look at the science of how addictive drugs affect your body and why substance addiction can be so difficult to treat.--As of 2021, more than 36 million people were estimated to be experiencing substance use disorder. This condition spans a spectrum
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The mysterious origins of life on Earth - Luka Seamus Wright
1,219 views / 0 likes - addedWhere on Earth did life begin? Explore the hydrothermal vents in Earths crust as simple compounds gave way to complex life. --Billions of years ago, simple organic compounds assembled into more complex coalitions that could grow and reproduce. At the time
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What is consciousness? - Michael S. A. Graziano
587 views / 0 likes - addedExplore the theories of human consciousness and the science of how your brain works to create a conscious experience. -- Patient P.S. suffered a stroke that damaged the right side of her brain, leaving her unaware of everything on her left side. If someon
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How do you know you're not dreaming? - Daniel Gregory
218 views / 0 likes - addedDownload a free audiobook version of The Sandman and support TED-Ed's nonprofit mission: https://www.audible.com/ted-ed--Bizarre things happen in dreams: you fly, or conjure an all-you-can-eat buffet out of thin air, or get chased by witches through the h
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Can the ocean run out of oxygen? - Kate Slabosky
1,057 views / 2 likes - addedGet to know how a healthy marine ecosystem functions, and what creates the lethal conditions that lead to dead zones. --For most of the year, the Gulf of Mexico is teeming with marine life, from tiny crustaceans to massive whales. But every summer, disast
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The rise and fall of the medieval Islamic Empire - Petra Sijpesteijn & Birte Kristiansen
150 views / 0 likes - addedTrace the rise and fall of the Islamic Empire, from the prophet Muhammad in the 7th century to the sacking of Baghdad. --In the 7th century CE, the prophet Muhammad united the people of the Arabian Peninsula through the formation of Islam. Over the next 3
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History vs. Egypts "most powerful" pharaoh - Jessica Tomkins
57 views / 0 likes - addedPharaoh Ramesses II presided over a golden age of Egyptian prosperity but was he a model leader or a master of propaganda?--Pharaoh Ramesses II reigned for almost 70 years in the 13th century BCE. He presided over a golden age of Egyptian prosperity, powe
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Why didn't this 2,000 year old body decompose? - Carolyn Marshall
1,092 views / 2 likes - addedDiscover the surprising biodiversity of soil, and how its microbes help support all life on Earth.--It may not appear very lively six feet underground, but a single teaspoon of soil contains more organisms than there are human beings on the planet. From b
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A brief history of toilets - Francis de los Reyes
308 views / 2 likes - addedExplore the history of the toilet and how waste management has evolved from from ancient Mesopotamia to modern day.--On sunny days, citizens of ancient Rome could be found exchanging news and gossip while attending to more urgent business at the public la
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How much land does it take to power the world?
240 views / 1 likes - addedExplore the sustainability of fossil fuels, nuclear power, and renewable energy and how much space each of these power sources use.--No matter how we make electricity, it takes up space. Coal requires mines, and plants to convert it into electricity. Nucl
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What really happened during the Attica Prison Rebellion - Orisanmi Burton
302 views / 1 likes - addedDig into the Attica Prison Rebellion, where prisoners took control of the facility in response to inhumane living conditions, and the violent retaking that followed.--On September 9th 1971, a spontaneous uprising began in a New York State prison. A group
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A day in the life of an ancient Peruvian shaman - Gabriel Prieto
432 views / 0 likes - addedFollow Quexo, a Peruvian shaman, as he searches for cinnabar to complete a special ritual that will protect his village from winter storms.--The year is 1400 BCE. At the temple of the fisherman, the morning is unusually still and this is just the latest i
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What you can do with an extra jaw - Darien Satterfield
189 views / 1 likes - addedDiscover the adaptation of the pharyngeal jaw, a secondary set of jaws that allow fish to capture and eat their prey at the same time. --After stalking a cuttlefish, a moray eel finally pounces. As the eel snags the mollusk in its teeth, its prey struggle
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A day in the life of an ancient Greek architect - Mark Robinson
358 views / 0 likes - addedFollow Pheidias, the chief builder for the Parthenon, as he supervises the construction of the new temple and faces charges of embezzlement.--The year is 432 BCE. As dawn breaks over Athens, Pheidias is already late for work. He is the chief builder for t
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The records the British Empire didn't want you to see - Audra A. Dipte
93 views / 1 likes - addedExplore the British policy called Operation Legacy, where the government hid incriminating documents from its former colonies.--In 2009, five Kenyan people took a petition to the British Prime Minister. They claimed they endured human rights abuses in the
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How to biohack your cells to fight cancer - Greg Foot
737 views / 1 likes - addedCheck out the science of biohacking, where biologists go into a patient’s genetic code and reprogram their immune system to recognize and fight cancer cells. -- The human body is made up of about 30 trillion cells that carry a code which has been duplicat
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The true story behind the legend of the 47 Rnin - Adam Clulow
35 views / 0 likes - addedDig into one of Japans most infamous stories about the 47 samurai who take revenge for the loss of their leader.--Asano Naganori, lord of Ak domain, fixed his gaze on Kira Yoshinaka, a senior master of ceremony. Asano extended his short sword, charged thr
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Why do some people snore so loudly? - Alayna Vaughan
166 views / 0 likes - addedDig into the science of what causes snoring, and how chronic snoring can be a sign of sleep disorders such as sleep apnea.--A leather mask that clamps the mouth shut. A cannonball sewn into a soldiers uniform. A machine that delivers sudden electrical pul
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Why should you read Toni Morrisons Beloved? - Yen Pham
320 views / 0 likes - addedDig into Toni Morrisons novel, "Beloved," which tells the story of a family of former slaves whose home is haunted by an abusive spirit.--Two tiny handprints stamped into a cake. A mirror that shatters without warning. A trail of cracker crumbs strewn alo
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The most important century in human history
109 views / 0 likes - addedIs the 21st century the most pivotal time in human history? Explore how the decisions we make now may impact humanitys future.--Is it possible that this century is the most important one in human history? The 21st century has already proven to be a period
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How do steroids affect your muscles and the rest of your body? - Anees Bahji
390 views / 0 likes - addedDig into the science of how anabolic steroids and their recreational use can affect your body, organs and brain. --Steroids. Theyve caused global scandals. Theyre banned in most athletic competitions. Yet the same properties that help elite athletes and b
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Could underwater farms help fight climate change? - Ayana Johnson and Megan Davis
444 views / 0 likes - addedDive into the world of aquaculture and see how restorative ocean farming could play a vital role in helping our coastal communities, our oceans and our climate.--For billions of people, seafood provides a significant source of protein and nutrition, but o
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How do you know what's true? - Sheila Marie Orfano
300 views / 1 likes - addedExplore the Rashomon effect, where individuals give significantly different but equally believable accounts of the same event. --A samurai is found dead in a quiet bamboo grove. One by one, the crimes only known witnesses recount their version of the even
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Are locust plagues unstoppable? - Jeffrey A. Lockwood
153 views / 0 likes - addedDiscover what causes desert locusts to transform into crop-consuming plagues and how they directly endanger humanity.--A ravenous swarm stretches as far as the eye can see. It has no leader or strategic plan; its only goals are to eat, breed, and move on.
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A brief history of Spanish - Ilan Stavans
171 views / 0 likes - addedTrace the history and evolution of the Spanish language, from its origins in the 3rd century BCE to modern day. --Beginning in the third century BCE, the Romans conquered the Iberian peninsula. This period gave rise to several regional languages in the ar
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Food expiration dates dont mean what you think - Carolyn Beans
872 views / 0 likes - addedFind out what expiration date labels on food actually mean, and discover ways communities and governments can lessen food waste. --Countries around the world waste huge amounts of food every year: roughly a fifth of food items in the US are tossed because
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How stretching actually changes your muscles - Malachy McHugh
1,596 views / 0 likes - addedDig into the science of stretching, and find out what it actually does to your muscles and how you can improve your flexibility.--An athlete is preparing for a game. Theyve put on their gear and done their warmup, and now its time for one more routine str
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Will there be another pandemic in your lifetime?
373 views / 0 likes - addedExplore the probability of a future pandemic and the steps we can take to reduce its destructiveness.--We tend to think of pandemics as unlikely events, but disease outbreaks are surprisingly common. Over the past 400 years, the longest stretch of time wi
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How much would it cost to buy the ocean? - Astrid J. Hsu
81 views / 0 likes - addedDig into the monetary value of the ocean, from global trade, to tourism, fishing, and more, as Poseidon contemplates selling it.--Surveying his vast domain, Poseidon considers retirement. What if someone else donned the coral crown so he could spend his i
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Why was the Rosetta Stone so important? - Franziska Naether
951 views / 0 likes - addedDig into how scholars decoded the writing on the Rosetta Stone, and how this helped them understand ancient hieroglyphs.--For centuries, scholars puzzled over the hieroglyphs they found carved onto ancient Egyptian ruins, tablets, and papyri. But in 1799,
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This person isn't actually screaming - Noah Charney
47 views / 0 likes - addedExplore Edvard Munchs masterpiece The Scream, and find out why this artwork became one of the worlds most famous paintings.--An undulating sky melds into the landscape, two silhouettes move along a balustraded walkway, and a ghostly figures features exten
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The myth of Anansi, the trickster spider - Emily Zobel Marshall
200 views / 0 likes - addedFollow the spider Anansi on his quest to complete a challenge from the Sky God in order to take ownership of the worlds stories.--Long ago, all stories belonged to Nyame, the all-seeing Sky God. But one creature, Anansi, was determined to bring the storie
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4 signs of emotional abuse - Viann Nguyen-Feng
236 views / 0 likes - addedLearn how to spot some of the most common signs of emotional abuse and what you can do if someone is experiencing these behaviors.--Emotional abuse can be incredibly damaging, increasing a persons chances of developing depression and anxiety. But these be
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Why don't we cover the desert with solar panels? - Dan Kwartler
764 views / 0 likes - addedWatch the 2021 TED Global Countdown Livestream here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SG_vqlb1pOQThis empowering event lays out a credible and realistic pathway to a net-zero future. Featuring some of your favorite celebrities, Countdown will leave you hop
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The science of laughter - Sasha Winkler
51 views / 0 likes - addedExplore the common scientific theories about why humans laugh, and how this universal behavior evolved.--Isnt it odd that, when somethings funny, you might show your teeth, change your breathing, become weak and achy in some places, and maybe even cry? In
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First person vs. Second person vs. Third person - Rebekah Bergman
328 views / 0 likes - addedDiscover how point of view can transform a story, and find out how to choose between first, second, and third person in your writing.--Who is telling a story, and from what perspective, are some of the most important choices an author makes. Told from a d
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A tour of the ancient Greek Underworld - Iseult Gillespie
140 views / 2 likes - addedDownload a free audiobook version of The Song of Achilles" and support TED-Ed's nonprofit mission: https://www.audible.com/ted-ed --Achilles, just slain in the Trojan War, arrives in the Underworld and is greeted by Sibyl of Cumae a prophetess and also th
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Can zoos save species from extinction? - Nigel Rothfels
141 views / 0 likes - addedDig into the breeding program that saved Takhi horses from extinction, and explore the role of zoos in animal conservation.--For thousands of years, native Takhi horses roamed the steppes of Central Asia. But by the late 1960s, their extinction seemed ine
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Test yourself: Can you tell the difference between music and noise? - Hanako Sawada
125 views / 0 likes - addedGet to know avant-garde music composer John Cage, whose work challenged the boundaries between music and noise.--In 1960, composer John Cage went on television to share his latest work. But rather than using traditional instruments, Cage appeared surround
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Building the impossible: Golden Gate Bridge - Alex Gendler
424 views / 0 likes - addedExplore the construction of Californias Golden Gate Bridge, and dig into the engineering innovations that made the structure possible.--Stretching 227 meters tall, two towers were assembled to support Californias Golden Gate Bridge. They were just one of
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Whats in the air you breathe? - Amy Hrdina and Jesse Kroll
1,687 views / 4 likes - addedTogether, nitrogen, oxygen and argon make up 99.93% of our air. So whats the other .07%? Find out what makes up the air you breathe.--Take a deep breath. In a single intake of air, your lungs swell with roughly 25 sextillion molecules, ranging from days-o
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Where will you be able to live in 20 years? - Carol Farbotko and Ingrid Boas
131 views / 0 likes - addedExplore how coastal communities are impacted by climate change and how theyre adapting to rising sea levels and extreme weather.--Humanity has always adapted to changing weather and moved to regions that best support cultural lifestyles and livelihoods. H
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The most devastating asteroid to hit Earth - Sean P. S. Gulick
66 views / 0 likes - addedDig into what happened after the Chicxulub asteroid hit the Earth, and how it caused a mass extinction including dinosaurs.--Sixty-six million years ago, near whats now the Yucatn Peninsula, a juvenile sauropod feasted on horsetail plants on a riverbank.
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Are solar panels worth it? - Shannon Odell
169 views / 0 likes - addedExplore how solar units can help you save money on energy costs, and the most common challenges of switching to solar power.--Today in many countries solar is the cheapest form of energy to produce. Millions of homes are equipped with rooftop solar, with
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How do wind turbines work? - Rebecca J. Barthelmie and Sara C. Pryor
304 views / 2 likes - addedExplore how wind turbines convert wind into electricity, and the challenges of powering the world entirely with wind energy.--Every 24 hours, wind generates enough kinetic energy to produce roughly 35 times more electricity than humanity uses each day. An
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Can you change your sleep schedule?
2,734 views / 1 likes - addedAre you an early bird or a night owl? Explore how your circadian system acts as an internal clock to keep your body functioning.--An early bird rises with the sun, springing out of bed abuzz with energy. Meanwhile, a night owl groggily rises much later, n
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What is Juneteenth, and why is it important? - Karlos K. Hill and Soraya Field Fiorio
145 views / 0 likes - addedGet to know the history of Juneteenth, a commemoration of the end of slavery in the United States after the Civil War.--At the end of the Civil War, though slavery was technically illegal in all states, it still persisted in the last bastions of the Confe
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How will AI change the world?
516 views / 0 likes - addedExplore the current limitations of artificial intelligence and the possibility of creating human-compatible technology.--In the coming years, artificial intelligence is probably going to change your life and likely the entire world. But people have a hard
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Sherlock Holmes and the case of the Red-Headed League - Alex Rosenthal
84 views / 0 likes - addedDownload the Audible Original podcast Moriarty: The Silent Order and support TED-Ed's nonprofit mission: https://www.audible.com/ted-ed --One day in the fall, you called upon your friend, Sherlock Holmes, and found him in conversation with Jabez Wilson. W
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Whats hidden in Arctic ice? - Brendan Rogers and Jessica Howard
774 views / 1 likes - addedDiscover what scientists have found buried in the Arctic permafrost, and find out the far-reaching effects of its melting. --In June 2022, a gold miner in the Canadian Yukon made a remarkable discovery. While working on the traditional lands of the Trondk
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Would you stop dating someone your parents didnt like?
191 views / 1 likes - addedDig into the Romeo and Juliet Effect, which describes the tendency to find someone more desirable when met by parental opposition.--In 1972, psychologists at the University of Colorado surveyed 140 couples to determine whether a relationship facing parent
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What does the world's largest machine do? - Henry Richardson
554 views / 0 likes - addedDig into the delicate balancing act of how power grids supply energy to the world and how renewable energy factors into this process.--In 1967, Homer Loutzenheuser flipped a switch and connected the power grids of the United States, forming one interconne
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Why isn't the world covered in poop? - Eleanor Slade and Paul Manning
1,007 views / 0 likes - addedLearn more by reading Douglas J. Emlen's "Animal Weapons": https://amzn.to/2I2SLSw View full lesson: https://ed.ted.com/lessons/why-isn-t-the-world-covered-in-poop-eleanor-slade-and-paul-manning Check out our book rec page: http://bit.ly/2I3INQC Each day,
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How one person saved over 2,000 children from the Nazis - Iseult Gillespie
357 views / 0 likes - addedGet to know the story of Irena Sendler, a social worker who saved over 2,000 Jewish children from the Warsaw Ghetto during WWII.--In 1943, Irena Sendler and Janina Grabowska froze when they heard Gestapo pounding on the front door. Knowing she was minutes
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How to overcome your mistakes
81 views / 0 likes - addedExplore what prevents us from learning from our failures, and how to become more resilient through cultivating a growth mindset.--People often describe failure as a teachable moment a necessary stumble on our way to improvement. But learning from our mist
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Scientists are obsessed with this lake - Nicola Storelli and Daniele Zanzi
18 views / 0 likes - addedExplore the depths of Lake Cadagno, a meromictic lake that is considered a model for Earth before the Great Oxidation Event.--In the millions of years since oxygen began saturating Earths oceans and atmosphere, most organisms have evolved to rely on this
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Which is better for you: "Real" meat or "fake" meat? - Carolyn Beans
1,046 views / 1 likes - addedExplore the differences between farmed meat, plant-based meat, and lab-grown meat, and find out which is best for you and the planet.--In 2021, a survey of over 1,000 Americans found that nearly two-thirds had eaten plant-based meat alternatives in the pa
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Could you survive the real Twilight Zone? - Philip Renaud and Kenneth Kostel
268 views / 1 likes - addedFind out how a hatchetfish survives its daily journey from the depths of the oceans Twilight Zone to the resource-rich surface.--Youre traveling deep beneath the oceans surface, where faint lights flicker and toothy grins flash. Your mission is to survive
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You can only save one who do you choose? - Doug MacKay
249 views / 0 likes - addedPuzzle through the ethical dilemma where two ships are in distress but you can only save one, and decide: which do you choose?--You are the captain of an interstellar cargo transport headed to port when you receive two distress calls. The first is from a
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