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  • 03:37 Popular How Tsunamis Work - Alex Gendler

    How Tsunamis Work - Alex Gendler

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    View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/how-tsunamis-work-alex-gendler The immense swell of a tsunami can grow up to 100 feet, hitting speeds over 500 mph -- a treacherous combination for anyone or anything in its path. Alex Gendler details the causes

  • 04:01 Popular Can you find the next number in this sequence? - Alex Gendler

    Can you find the next number in this sequence? - Alex Gendler

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    View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/can-you-find-the-next-number-in-this-sequence-alex-gendler 1, 11, 21, 1211, 111221. These are the first five elements of a number sequence. Can you figure out what comes next? Alex Gendler reveals the answer and

  • 03:50 Popular Can You Solve The Bridge Riddle? - Alex Gendler

    Can You Solve The Bridge Riddle? - Alex Gendler

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    View full lesson: https://ed.ted.com/lessons/can-you-solve-the-bridge-riddle-alex-gendler Taking that internship in a remote mountain lab might not have been the best idea. Pulling that lever with the skull symbol just to see what it did probably wasn’t s

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  • 04:19 Popular Did Horses Evolve To Read Human Emotions?

    Did Horses Evolve To Read Human Emotions?

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    Researchers have discovered that horses have the ability to interpret human expressions. But just how in tune with our emotions are they? Are Animals Empathetic? ►►►►http://bit.ly/1rfgkx7 Sign Up For The TestTube Newsletter Here ►►►► http://bit.ly/1myXbFG

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  • 05:24 Popular Can you solve the pirate riddle? - Alex Gendler

    Can you solve the pirate riddle? - Alex Gendler

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    View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/can-you-solve-the-pirate-riddle-alex-gendler It’s a good day to be a pirate. Amaro and his four mateys – Bart, Charlotte, Daniel, and Eliza have struck gold – a chest with 100 coins. But now, they must divvy up

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  • 04:35 Popular Can You Solve The Prisoner Hat Riddle? - Alex Gendler

    Can You Solve The Prisoner Hat Riddle? - Alex Gendler

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    View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/can-you-solve-the-prisoner-hat-riddle-alex-gendler You and nine other individuals have been captured by super-intelligent alien overlords. The aliens think humans look quite tasty, but their civilization forbids

  • 04:28 Popular History vs. Cleopatra - Alex Gendler

    History vs. Cleopatra - Alex Gendler

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    View full lesson: ed.ted.com/lessons/history-vs-cleopatra-alex-gendler She was the most notorious woman in ancient history, a queen who enraptured not one but two of Rome’s greatest generals. But was she just a skilled seductress – or a great ruler in her

  • 04:56 Popular How Interpreters Juggle Two Languages At Once - Ewandro Magalhaes

    How Interpreters Juggle Two Languages At Once - Ewandro Magalhaes

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    View full Lesson: https://ed.ted.com/lessons/how-interpreters-juggle-two-languages-at-once-ewandro-magalhaes Language is complex, and when abstract or nuanced concepts get lost in translation, the consequences may be catastrophic. Given the complexities o

  • 08:03 Popular How To Draw Alex From Minecraft

    How To Draw Alex From Minecraft

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    Learn how to draw Alex from Minecraft!

  • 07:06 Popular How To Make Papercraft Alex From Minecraft

    How To Make Papercraft Alex From Minecraft

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    Today we're learning how to make a papercraft Alex from Minecraft! You'll need a lot of supplies for this project, so be sure to gather those up first: scissors, glue, printable (download below), colored pencils - peach, pink, light green, green, dark gre

  • 04:42 Popular The Famously Difficult Green-eyed Logic Puzzle - Alex Gendler

    The Famously Difficult Green-eyed Logic Puzzle - Alex Gendler

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    View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/the-famously-difficult-green-eyed-logic-puzzle-alex-gendler One hundred green-eyed logicians have been imprisoned on an island by a mad dictator. Their only hope for freedom lies in the answer to one famously di

  • 03:45 Popular Can you outsmart this logical fallacy? - Alex Gendler

    Can you outsmart this logical fallacy? - Alex Gendler

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    Explore the psychology of the cognitive bias known as the conjunction fallacy, where we assume specific conditions are more probable than general ones. --Meet Lucy. She was a math major in college, and aced all her courses in probability and statistics. W

  • 04:54 Popular Can you solve the three gods riddle? - Alex Gendler

    Can you solve the three gods riddle? - Alex Gendler

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    View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/can-you-solve-the-three-gods-riddle-alex-gendler You and your team have crash-landed on an ancient planet. Can you appease the three alien overlords who rule it and get your team safely home? Created by logician

  • 01:14 Popular Why Are Lions Smarter Than Tigers?

    Why Are Lions Smarter Than Tigers?

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    Using tools doesn’t make humans, dolphins, and crows smart. Rather, it’s the stress and challenge of living with others—recognizing friend from foe, calculating who to deceive and who to befriend—that led these and other social creatures to evolve their c

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  • 05:55 Popular History Vs. Christopher Columbus - Alex Gendler

    History Vs. Christopher Columbus - Alex Gendler

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    View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/history-vs-christopher-columbus-alex-gendler Many people in the United States and Latin America have grown up celebrating the anniversary of Christopher...

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  • 04:52 Popular What would it be like to live on the moon? - Alex Gendler

    What would it be like to live on the moon? - Alex Gendler

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    This video was made in partnership with the Airbus Foundation. Find out more about their work here: http://bit.ly/2M262NF View full lesson: https://ed.ted.com/lessons/what-would-it-be-like-to-live-on-the-moon-alex-gendler The European Space Agency is hopi

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  • 04:43 Popular The Turing Test: Can A Computer Pass For A Human? - Alex Gendler

    The Turing Test: Can A Computer Pass For A Human? - Alex Gendler

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    View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/the-turing-test-can-a-computer-pass-for-a-human-alex-gendler What is consciousness? Can an artificial machine really think? For many, these have been vital considerations for the future of artificial intelligenc

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  • 03:38 Popular Can you solve the giant iron riddle? - Alex Gendler

    Can you solve the giant iron riddle? - Alex Gendler

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    Practice more problem-solving at https://brilliant.org/TedEd/ Solution to bonus riddle: https://brilliant.org/TedEdGiantIron/ The family of giants you work for is throwing a fancy dinner party, but there’s a problem — the elder giant’s favorite shirt is w

  • 05:23 Popular Why Elephants Never Forget - Alex Gendler

    Why Elephants Never Forget - Alex Gendler

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    View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/why-elephants-never-forget-alex-gendler It’s a common saying that elephants never forget. But the more we learn about elephants, the more it appears that their impressive memory is only one aspect of an incredib

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  • 03:59 Popular Why Do We Cry? The Three Types Of Tears - Alex Gendler

    Why Do We Cry? The Three Types Of Tears - Alex Gendler

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    View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/why-do-we-cry-the-three-types-of-tears-alex-gendler Whether we cry during a sad movie, while chopping onions, or completely involuntarily, our eyes are constantly producing tears. Alex Gendler tracks a particula

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  • 04:39 Popular Can you solve the multiplying rabbits riddle? - Alex Gendler

    Can you solve the multiplying rabbits riddle? - Alex Gendler

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    Sign 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

  • 05:37 Popular How Did Hitler Rise To Power? - Alex Gendler And Anthony Hazard

    How Did Hitler Rise To Power? - Alex Gendler And Anthony Hazard

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    View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/how-did-hitler-rise-to-power-alex-gendler-and-anthony-hazard Decades after the fall of the Third Reich, it feels impossible to understand how Adolf Hitler, the tyrant who orchestrated one of the largest genocide

  • 06:07 Popular History Vs. Genghis Khan - Alex Gendler

    History Vs. Genghis Khan - Alex Gendler

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    View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/history-vs-genghis-khan-alex-gendler He was one of the most fearsome warlords who ever lived, waging an unstoppable conquest across the Eurasian continent. But was Genghis Khan a vicious barbarian or a unifier w

  • 05:40 Popular History Vs. Richard Nixon - Alex Gendler

    History Vs. Richard Nixon - Alex Gendler

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    View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/history-vs-richard-nixon-alex-gendler The president of the United States of America is often said to be one of the most powerful positions in the world. But of all the US presidents accused of abusing that power

  • 05:22 Popular History Vs. Napoleon Bonaparte - Alex Gendler

    History Vs. Napoleon Bonaparte - Alex Gendler

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    View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/history-vs-napoleon-bonaparte-alex-gendler After the French Revolution erupted in 1789, Europe was thrown into chaos. Neighboring countries’ monarchs feared they would share the fate of Louis XVI and attacked th

  • 03:48 Popular "Get Back Up Again" in 23 Languages [OFFICIAL] | TROLLS

    "Get Back Up Again" in 23 Languages [OFFICIAL] | TROLLS

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    "From the creators of Shrek comes DreamWorks Animation’s Trolls, a smart, funny and irreverent comedy about the search for happiness, and just how far some will go to get it. This hilarious film transports audiences to a colorful, wondrous world populated

  • 04:33 Popular Plato’s Allegory Of The Cave - Alex Gendler

    Plato’s Allegory Of The Cave - Alex Gendler

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    View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/plato-s-allegory-of-the-cave-alex-gendler Twenty four hundred years ago, Plato, one of history’s most famous thinkers, said life is like being chained up in a cave forced to watch shadows flitting across a stone

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  • 04:18 Popular How Did Human Hearing Evolve?

    How Did Human Hearing Evolve?

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    The way we hear is essential to our human experience, but how did hearing evolve? Did early hominids hear like we do? Check Out Test Tube Plus! ►►►► http://dne.ws/1K9o0Uw Read More: Ancient Human Ancestors Heard Differently http://www.scientificamerican.c

  • 04:03 Popular How Languages Evolve - Alex Gendler

    How Languages Evolve - Alex Gendler

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    View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/how-languages-evolve-alex-gendler Over the course of human history, thousands of languages have developed from what was once a much smaller number. How did we end up with so many? And how do we keep track of the

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  • 02:50 Popular Various Artists - How Far I'll Go - Heard Around the World (24 Languages) (From "Moana")

    Various Artists - How Far I'll Go - Heard Around the World (24 Languages) (From "Moana")

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    See the film, starring Dwayne The Rock Johnson & Auliʻi Cravalho, available digitally now! The Moana soundtrack is available now: Download: http://disneymusic.co/MVOSndtrk Streaming: http://disneymusic.co/MVOSndtrkWS Sheet Music: http://mnot.es/2g25MAl Fo

  • 05:18 Popular Can you solve the rebel supplies riddle? - Alex Gendler

    Can you solve the rebel supplies riddle? - Alex Gendler

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    Practice more problem-solving at https://brilliant.org/TedEd/ Solution to Bonus Riddle: https://brilliant.org/tededmislabelledboxes/ You’re overseeing the delivery of supplies to a rebel base in the heart of enemy territory. To get past customs, all packa

  • 18:40 Popular How to Draw Alex InquisitorMaster | Famous YouTuber

    How to Draw Alex InquisitorMaster | Famous YouTuber

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    Learn How to Draw cute Alex InquisitorMaster easy, step by step drawing lesson tutorial. Alex is an American Roblox Famous YouTuber. Pretty anime girl with long pigtails and bows in her hair. How to Draw Famous YouTubers: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f

  • 07:03 Popular Part 1: How Does New Genetic Information Evolve? Point Mutations

    Part 1: How Does New Genetic Information Evolve? Point Mutations

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    Support Stated Clearly on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/statedclearly This film is the first of a two part series on the evolution of new genetic information. Here we focus on Point Mutations - the simplest natural mechanisms known to increase the gene

  • 05:20 Popular Where Did Russia Come From? - Alex Gendler

    Where Did Russia Come From? - Alex Gendler

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    View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/where-did-russia-come-from-alex-gendler Russia is the biggest country in the world, spanning one-eighth of the earth’s landmass. But where did it all begin? Alex Gendler explores the epic history of the Kievan R

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  • 05:20 Popular Can you solve the false positive riddle? - Alex Gendler

    Can you solve the false positive riddle? - Alex Gendler

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    Practice 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

  • 04:45 Popular How did teeth evolve? - Peter S. Ungar

    How did teeth evolve? - Peter S. Ungar

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    Check out our Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/teded View full lesson: https://ed.ted.com/lessons/how-did-teeth-evolve-peter-s-ungar You may take them for granted, but your teeth are a marvel. They break up all your food over the course of your life,

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  • 04:49 Popular Exploring Other Dimensions - Alex Rosenthal And George Zaidan

    Exploring Other Dimensions - Alex Rosenthal And George Zaidan

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    View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/exploring-other-dimensions-alex-rosenthal-and-george-zaidan Imagine a two-dimensional world -- you, your friends, everything is 2D. In his 1884 novella, Edwin Abbott invented this world and called it Flatland. A

  • 04:45 Popular The History Of Marriage - Alex Gendler

    The History Of Marriage - Alex Gendler

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    View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/the-history-of-marriage-alex-gendler A white, puffy dress. Eternal love. A joint tax return. Marriage means something different to everyone and has changed over time and across cultures. Alex Gendler traces the

  • 07:51 Popular The Myth of Hercules: 12 labors in 8-bits - Alex Gendler

    The Myth of Hercules: 12 labors in 8-bits - Alex Gendler

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    Check out our Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/teded View full lesson: https://ed.ted.com/lessons/the-myth-of-hercules-12-labors-in-8-bits-alex-gendler Hercules — son of Zeus and champion of humankind — stricken with a temporary curse of madness, has

  • 06:28 Popular The worlds largest organism - Alex Rosenthal

    The worlds largest organism - Alex Rosenthal

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    Discover the worlds largest organism: Pando, an enormous and ancient quaking aspen, and find out how it became so huge.--The largest animal in the world is the blue whale, which weighs a massive 150 metric tons. Even so, its not remotely close to being th

  • 04:23 Popular Myths And Misconceptions About Evolution - Alex Gendler

    Myths And Misconceptions About Evolution - Alex Gendler

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    View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/myths-and-misconceptions-about-evolution-alex-gendler How does evolution really work? Actually, not how some of our common evolutionary metaphors would have us believe. For instance, it's species, not individual

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  • 04:51 Popular The Colossal Consequences Of Supervolcanoes - Alex Gendler

    The Colossal Consequences Of Supervolcanoes - Alex Gendler

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    View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/the-colossal-consequences-of-supervolcanoes-alex-gendler In 1816, Europe and North America were plagued by heavy rains, odd-colored snow, famines,...

  • 01:58 Popular Bioluminescence - with David Attenborough

    Bioluminescence - with David Attenborough

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    Many animals, especially insects and deep sea marine species, produce light to send signals to those around them. This is called bioluminescence. In this clip from the 1973 CHRISTMAS LECTURES "The languages of animals", Sir David Attenborough performs sim

  • 02:40 Popular Why Are There Different Languages? | COLOSSAL QUESTIONS

    Why Are There Different Languages? | COLOSSAL QUESTIONS

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    Have you ever stopped and wondered: why are there so many different languages on Earth?? Welcome to COLOSSAL QUESTIONS, the show that answers all of life's most pressing questions! → Credits ← Narrated by: Matt Schneck Written & Directed by: Matt Levy Edi

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  • 05:00 Popular Did We Evolve To Believe In God?

    Did We Evolve To Believe In God?

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    Studies have shown that a certain part of the brain is connected to believing in god but did humans evolve to have religion? Get 15% off http://www.domain.com's domain names and web hosting when you use coupon code DNEWS at checkout! Can Science & God

  • 04:08 Popular How small are we in the scale of the universe? - Alex Hofeldt

    How small are we in the scale of the universe? - Alex Hofeldt

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    View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/how-small-are-we-in-the-scale-of-the-universe-alex-hofeldt In 1995, scientists pointed the Hubble Telescope at an area of the sky near the Big Dipper. The location was apparently empty, and the whole endeavor wa

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  • 05:56 Popular How to recognize a dystopia - Alex Gendler

    How to recognize a dystopia - Alex Gendler

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    View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/how-to-recognize-a-dystopia-alex-gendler The genre of dystopia – the ‘not good place’– has captured the imaginations of artists and audiences alike for centuries. But why do we bother with all this pessimism? Al

  • 11:48 Popular How to Draw Alex Wassabi Easy Chibi | Famous Youtuber

    How to Draw Alex Wassabi Easy Chibi | Famous Youtuber

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    Follow along to learn how to draw Alex Wassabi easy, step by step. Chibi, cute Alex Wassabi drawing. Famous American Youtuber, vlogger and funny youtube creator with Wassabi Productions.

  • 05:03 Popular Sound of Ancient Languages

    Sound of Ancient Languages

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    Ancient Languages: Ancient Egypt / 3100 BC - 332 BC Achaemenids / 550 BC–330 BC Ancient Greece / c. 800 BC - c. 600 AD Ancient Rome / 753 BC–476 AD Assyria / 1813 BC–612 BC Göktürks / 552 AD-744 AD Hittites / c. 1600 BC–c

  • 04:06 Popular What Is A Gift Economy? - Alex Gendler

    What Is A Gift Economy? - Alex Gendler

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    View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/what-is-a-gift-economy-alex-gendler What if, this holiday season, instead of saying "thank you" to your aunt for her gift of a knitted sweater, the polite response expected from you was to show up at her house i

  • 04:21 Popular ALEX HAS BEEN KIDNAPPED!!!   | Totally Spies Official

    ALEX HAS BEEN KIDNAPPED!!! | Totally Spies Official

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    OH NO! Alex has been kdinapped! Sam and Clover need to find her, ASAP! If only the could get hold of Jerry... Subscribe to Totally Spies! https://www.youtube.com/user/TotallySpiesChannel?sub_confirmation=1Every week, join teenage spies Sam, Alex and Clove

  • 04:01 Popular What We Know (and Don't Know) About Ebola - Alex Gendler

    What We Know (and Don't Know) About Ebola - Alex Gendler

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    View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/what-we-know-and-don-t-know-about-ebola-alex-gendler The highly virulent Ebola virus has seen a few major outbreaks since it first appeared in 1976 -- with the worst epidemic occurring in 2014. How does the viru

  • 05:13 Popular How does impeachment work? - Alex Gendler

    How does impeachment work? - Alex Gendler

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    Check out our Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/teded View full lesson: https://ed.ted.com/lessons/how-does-impeachment-work-alex-gendler For most jobs, it’s understood that you can be fired – whether for crime, incompetence, or just poor performance.

  • 04:53 Popular Various Artists - Hakuna Matata (In 28 Languages) (From "The Lion King")

    Various Artists - Hakuna Matata (In 28 Languages) (From "The Lion King")

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    Watch "Hakuna Matata" performed in 28 languages!From Disney's The Lion King playing in theatres now. Get tickets here: http://bit.ly/LnKngTix Watch all The Lion King music videos here: https://disneymusic.co/TheLionKing/VevoDownload/stream The Lion King s

  • 04:08 Popular RNAi: Slicing, Dicing And Serving Your Cells - Alex Dainis

    RNAi: Slicing, Dicing And Serving Your Cells - Alex Dainis

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    View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/rnai-slicing-dicing-and-serving-your-cells-alex-dainis RNA, the genetic messenger, makes sure the DNA recipe gives your cells exactly what they ordered. But sometimes that means inhibiting some other RNA that go

  • 06:08 Popular History vs. Che Guevara - Alex Gendler

    History vs. Che Guevara - Alex Gendler

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    Check 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

  • 01:52 Which Fish Did We Evolve From?

    Which Fish Did We Evolve From?

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    Today's oceans are full of fish with fins that couldn't evolve into limbs like ours. So, who are our ancestors and where did they go? If you're a fan of MinuteEarth but don't yet support us on Patreon, please check out our Patreon page: https://www.patreo

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  • 04:53 The Case Of The Missing Fractals - Alex Rosenthal And George Zaidan

    The Case Of The Missing Fractals - Alex Rosenthal And George Zaidan

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    View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/the-case-of-the-missing-fractals-alex-rosenthal-and-george-zaidan A bump on the head, a mysterious femme fatale and a strange encounter on a windswept peak all add up to a heck of a night for Manny Brot, Private

  • 04:57 The myth of Sisyphus - Alex Gendler

    The myth of Sisyphus - Alex Gendler

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    Download a free audiobook version of "Man's Search for Meaning" and support TED-Ed's nonprofit mission: https://adbl.co/2z7JGWx Check out our full book recommendation: https://bit.ly/2JYUn1y Sisyphus was both a clever ruler who made his city prosperous, a

  • 11:52 Programming Languages: Crash Course Computer Science #11

    Programming Languages: Crash Course Computer Science #11

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    Get your first two months of Curiosity Stream free by going to http://curiositystream.com/crashcourse and using the promo code “crashcourse”. So we ended last episode with programming at the hardware level with things like plugboards and huge panels of sw

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  • 05:21 Are Elvish, Klingon, Dothraki And Na'vi Real Languages? - John McWhorter

    Are Elvish, Klingon, Dothraki And Na'vi Real Languages? - John McWhorter

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    View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/are-elvish-klingon-dothraki-and-na-vi-real-languages-john-mcwhorter What do Game of Thrones' Dothraki, Avatar's Na'vi, Star Trek's Klingon and LOTR's Elvish have in common? They are all fantasy constructed langu

  • 05:25 History vs. Henry VIII - Mark Robinson and Alex Gendler

    History vs. Henry VIII - Mark Robinson and Alex Gendler

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    Check out our Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/teded View full lesson: https://ed.ted.com/lessons/history-vs-henry-viii-mark-robinson-and-alex-gendler He was a powerful king whose break with the church of Rome would forever change the course of Engli

  • 04:43 Can you solve the secret sauce riddle? - Alex Gendler

    Can you solve the secret sauce riddle? - Alex Gendler

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    As a top spy trained in infiltration and safecracking, its up to you to steal the competitions secret sauce recipe. Can you figure out where it's hidden? --One of the top chefs from Pasta Palace has been kidnapped by operatives from Burger Bazaar hoping t

  • 04:06 70 People Try 70 Tongue-Twisters From 70 Countries | Condé Nast Traveler

    70 People Try 70 Tongue-Twisters From 70 Countries | Condé Nast Traveler

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    More than 70 people try to say 70 tongue twisters from 70 countries. In this tongue twisters challenge, citizens from all around the world attempt funny tongue twisters in different languages. Most English speakers know about Sally selling seashells at th

  • 05:11 History vs. Augustus - Peta Greenfield & Alex Gendler

    History vs. Augustus - Peta Greenfield & Alex Gendler

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    Check out our Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/teded View full lesson: https://ed.ted.com/lessons/history-vs-augustus-alex-gendler-and-peta-greenfield His reign marked the beginning of one of history’s greatest empires … and the end of one of its fir

  • 03:35 The Egyptian myth of Isis and the seven scorpions - Alex Gendler

    The Egyptian myth of Isis and the seven scorpions - Alex Gendler

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    Dive into the Egyptian myth of Isis, a powerful goddess protecting her son from her murderous brother with the help of seven scorpions. --A woman in rags emerged from a swamp flanked by seven giant scorpions and approached a magnificent mansion to beg for

  • 06:01 The Wars That Inspired Game Of Thrones - Alex Gendler

    The Wars That Inspired Game Of Thrones - Alex Gendler

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    View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/the-wars-that-inspired-game-of-thrones-alex-gendler Beginning around 1377, medieval England was shaken by a power struggle between two noble families, which spanned generations and involved a massive cast of cha

  • 04:38 The myth of Loki and the master builder - Alex Gendler

    The myth of Loki and the master builder - Alex Gendler

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