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Ice Bear's New Ride | San Diego Comic Con | We Bare Bears | Cartoon Network
743 views / 2 likes - addedIce Bear's new ride gets him to the store late at night. Late night grocery runs mean no lines. Watch the exclusive clip at this years San Diego Comic Con! CN GAMES: http://bit.ly/CNGames SUBSCRIBE: http://bit.ly/109Y6wq WATCH MORE: http://bit.ly/1TTwg6s
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Johnny Bravo | Becoming the Worst Super Hero | Cartoon Network
498 views / 0 likes - addedJohnny isn't a superhero but he will definitely try to be to impress Suzy's teacher! Happy 25th Anniversary, Cartoon Network UK! Celebrate with us watching our brand-new shows and episodes and the all-time classics. All volumes of Johnny Bravo, now only £
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Ben 10 | Scared Silly | Cartoon Network
652 views / 0 likes - addedWhen the Rust Bucket runs out of gas on a foggy East Coast road, Ben, Gwen and Max are forced to stay at a hotel being menaced by Creepy Carl, a local folklore expert, who may actually be a ghost! CN GAMES: http://bit.ly/CNGames SUBSCRIBE: http://bit.ly/1
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We Bare Bears | Crowbar Jones to the Rescue! | Cartoon Network
453 views / 0 likes - addedGrizz pitches his Crowbar Jones prequel film to Nom Nom, hoping Nom Nom will agree to appear in the movie. He laughs at the idea and refuses. But, when Nom Nom gets into a dangerous real-life situation, Crowbar Jones comes to the rescue! Will Nom Nom chan
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Buried In Bags I We Bare Bears I Cartoon Network
512 views / 0 likes - addedWhen a hipster grocery store clerk shames the Bears for asking for plastic grocery bags, the Bears realize that eco-friendly tote bags are their way of gaining acceptance amongst the progressive people of the Bay Area. But in their effort to gain populari
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Can you solve the giant cat army riddle? - Dan Finkel
894 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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Return Of Craboo | San Diego Comic Con | We Bare Bears | Cartoon Network
630 views / 1 likes - addedCaptain Craboo is back! And Ice Bear is not thrilled. Grizz throws Craboo out but can't leave him outside. Craboo proves to be entertaining but Ice Bear isn't buying it. Watch the exclusive clip at this years San Diego Comic Con! CN GAMES: http://bit.ly/C
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The truth about electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) - Helen M. Farrell
424 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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Why should you read Edgar Allan Poe? - Scott Peeples
599 views / 0 likes - addedCheck out our Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/teded View full lesson: https://ed.ted.com/lessons/edgar-allan-poe-scott-peeples The prisoner strapped under a descending pendulum blade. A raven who refuses to leave the narrator’s chamber. A beating he
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We Bare Bears | Adorable Baby Bear Coffee Art! | Cartoon Network
731 views / 0 likes - addedWatch as Nowtoo Sugi creates this ADORABLE work of art featuring Grizz, Panda, and Ice Bear as cubs in a cup of coffee! Who wouldn't want to wake up to these little cuties?? Check out Nowtoo Sugi's other creations here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9
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Panda Needs Help | We Bare Bears | Cartoon Network
690 views / 0 likes - addedWATCH ALL NEW EPISODES OF WE BARE BEARS ALL NEXT WEEK AT 5/4C! Panda and his brothers are rushing to make their lunch reservation at a fancy Chicken and Waffles restaurant. Panda quickly realizes he's forgotten his cellphone at home, but when things take
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History through the eyes of a chicken - Chris A. Kniesly
534 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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Marcy The Vampire Hunter | Play Now | Cartoon Network
3,670 views / 30 likes - addedYou can play this great game for free online. Take down old school vamps one by one! Play Marcy the Vampire Hunter now! Copy and past this link: http://bit.ly/1kbDtiw You will need a browser that runs flash, like Firefox or Internet Explorer for it to wor
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DIY We Bare Bears Mug Hugging Cookies | LET'S BUILD
504 views / 0 likes - addedMake your own We Bare Bears cookies...They can hang off of a mug handle, or you can dunk them in your We Bare Bears mug...available here http://cartn.co/WBBMugs List of supplies: Food coloring: Wilton Color Right Performance Color System Cookie Decoration
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Why should you read Kurt Vonnegut? - Mia Nacamulli
618 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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Adventure Time I Rockstars Of Ooo I App Preview Video I Cartoon Network
661 views / 0 likes - addedCalling all rockstars! Feel the rhythm in Adventure Time Rockstars of Ooo! TAP TO THE BEAT! Get ready for a new musical adventure! Tap to the rhythm to sing and play with Finn, Jake, Princess Bubblegum, BMO, and Fionna! ROCK AROUND OOO! Explore some of yo
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Are there universal expressions of emotion? - Sophie Zadeh
630 views / 0 likes - addedLearn more about TED-Ed Clubs here: http://bit.ly/2z8YFSo View full lesson: https://ed.ted.com/lessons/are-there-universal-expressions-of-emotion-sophie-zadeh The 40 or so muscles in the human face can be activated in different combinations to create thou
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The high-stakes race to make quantum computers work - Chiara Decaroli
898 views / 0 likes - addedGet to know the unique properties of quantum computers and the obstacles that have prevented this theoretical technology from becoming a reality. --Quantum computers could eventually outstrip the computational limits of classical computers. They rely on t
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The rise and fall of the Byzantine Empire - Leonora Neville
614 views / 0 likes - addedCheck out our Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/teded View full lesson: https://ed.ted.com/lessons/the-rise-and-fall-of-the-byzantine-empire-leonora-neville Most history books will tell you that the Roman Empire fell in the fifth century CE, but this
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Can you solve the cheating royal riddle? - Dan Katz
576 views / 0 likes - addedPractice more problem-solving at https://brilliant.org/TedEd/--Youre the chief advisor to an eccentric king who needs to declare his successor. He wants his heir to be good at arithmetic, lucky, and above all else, honest. So hes devised a competition to
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How do viruses jump from animals to humans? - Ben Longdon
462 views / 0 likes - addedDiscover the science of how viruses can jump from one species to another and the deadly epidemics that can result from these pathogens.--At a Maryland country fair in 2017, farmers reported feverish hogs with inflamed eyes and running snouts. While farmer
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Enid | Lakewood Plaza Turbo | Original Shorts | Cartoon Network
609 views / 0 likes - addedKO breaks something near and dear to Enid! Check out the FREE game on your mobile device, for more OK KO! iTunes: http://bit.ly/1UOupfD Google Play: http://bit.ly/1P9zbmh Amazon: http://bit.ly/1SvSo5U ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Created and Storyboarded
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The meaning of life according to Simone de Beauvoir - Iseult Gillespie
380 views / 0 likes - addedExplore the life and works of Simone de Beauvoir, the author of The Second Sex and existentialist philosopher who influenced early feminist theory. --At the age of 21, Simone de Beauvoir became the youngest person to take the philosophy exams at Frances m
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Ben 10 | How to Draw: HEATBLAST | Cartoon Network
358 views / 0 likes - addedLearn how to draw Heatblast like an expert from one of our experts, Chase Standley - character designer for Ben 10! Ben 10 | How To Draw: Heatblast | Cartoon Networkhttps://youtu.be/iNjAqzppmIEABOUT BEN 10Why have one set of super powers when you can have
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A day in the life of a Cossack warrior - Alex Gendler
393 views / 0 likes - addedJoin the Cossack soldier Stepan as he tries to keep order in the battalion and help his people regain their independence. --The year is 1676, and a treaty has officially ended hostilities between the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth and the Ottoman Empire.
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Game theory challenge: Can you predict human behavior? - Lucas Husted
440 views / 0 likes - addedSolve this classic game theory challenge: given integers from 0 to 100, what would the whole number closest to of the average of all numbers guessed be?--Given a range of integers from 0 to 100, what would the whole number closest to 2/3 of the average of
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The lovable (and lethal) sea lion - Claire Simeone
474 views / 0 likes - addedPlunge into the oceans depths to take a closer look at the sea lions hunting skills, and to learn more about how climate change is affecting its habitat. --Sunning themselves on rocks or waddling awkwardly across the beach, its easy to think of sea lions
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How does chemotherapy work? - Hyunsoo Joshua No
301 views / 0 likes - addedDiscover how chemotherapy drugs use cytotoxic agents to attack cancer cells and the impact they have on your body. --During World War I, scientists were trying to develop an antidote to the poisonous yellow cloud known as mustard gas. They discovered the
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The Amazonian myth of the goblins' revenge - Nathan D. Horowitz
637 views / 0 likes - addedDiscover the Siekopai myth of the air goblins, spirits who fly and control the winds, as they clash with the human world. --Deep in the Amazon rainforest in the river Neaocoy lived a school of particularly big and tasty fish. When the rains came and the w
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What is consciousness? - Michael S. A. Graziano
590 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 the world's longest underwater tunnel was built - Alex Gendler
358 views / 0 likes - addedDiscover how the English Channel Tunnel was built and the engineering challenges of building a 200 kilometer long tunnel underwater.--Flanked by two powerful nations, the English Channel has long been one of the worlds most important maritime passages. Ye
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The electrifying speeches of Sojourner Truth - Daina Ramey Berry
576 views / 3 likes - addedGet to know the story of Sojourner Truth, a woman born into slavery who became known as a powerful orator and outspoken activist. --Isabella Baumfree was born into slavery in late 18th century New York. Fleeing bondage with her youngest daughter, she rena
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The wicked wit of Jane Austen - Iseult Gillespie
656 views / 1 likes - addedEnglish novelist Jane Austen’s beloved works, like “Pride and Prejudice,” explored the dependence of women on marriage in British high society. -- Whether she’s describing bickering families, quiet declarations of love, or juicy gossip, Jane Austen’s writ
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The accident that changed the world - Allison Ramsey and Mary Staicu
1,353 views / 0 likes - addedLearn how Alexander Fleming discovered penicillin, and how the antibiotic has changed medicine and the treatment of infections. --In 1928, scientist Alexander Fleming returned to his lab and found something unexpected: a colony of mold growing on a Petri
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Can you solve the dragon jousting riddle? - Alex Gendler
554 views / 0 likes - addedPractice more problem-solving at https://brilliant.org/TedEd/ -- After years of war, the worlds kingdoms have come to an agreement. Every five years, teams representing the elves, goblins, and treefolk will compete in a grand tournament of dragon jousting
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Ben 10 HEATBLAST in Hex and Smythe Unite! | Ben 10 Toys | Cartoon Network
921 views / 1 likes - addedCheck out these shiny new toys available now at these fine retailers below! TOYS R US: http://bit.ly/2w3lN1Q AMAZON: http://amzn.to/2vqt0rU TARGET: http://bit.ly/2f9AYj7 WALMART: http://bit.ly/2vJOYo5 Ben 10 | Toy Play: Heatblast | Episode 2 | Cartoon Net
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Ben 10 FOUR ARMS in A Matter of Size! | Ben 10 Toys | Cartoon Network
1,021 views / 0 likes - addedCheck out these shiny new toys available now at these fine retailers below! TOYS R US: http://bit.ly/2w3lN1Q AMAZON: http://amzn.to/2vqt0rU TARGET: http://bit.ly/2f9AYj7 WALMART: http://bit.ly/2vJOYo5 Ben 10 | Toy Play: Four Arms | Episode 3 | Cartoon Net
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Why do animals form swarms? - Maria R. D'Orsogna
785 views / 0 likes - addedCheck out our Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/teded View full lesson: https://ed.ted.com/lessons/why-do-animals-form-swarms-maria-r-d-orsogna When many individual organisms come together and move as one entity, that’s a swarm. From a handful of bird
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What yoga does to your body and brain - Krishna Sudhir
335 views / 0 likes - addedExplore the ancient tradition of yoga, and discover how its blend of physical and mental exercise impacts your health.--There are many different approaches to modern yoga though most forms have three core elements: physical postures, breathing exercises,
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The Egyptian myth of the death of Osiris - Alex Gendler
417 views / 0 likes - addedDig into the Egyptian myth of Osiris, trapped by his brother, the warrior god Set, in a coffin and tossed into the Nile to die. --Long jealous of his older brother Osiris, the god who ruled all of Egypt, the warrior god Set plotted to overthrow him. Hosti
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Ben 10 DIAMONDHEAD in The Forbidden Temple! | Ben 10 Toys | Cartoon Network
1,504 views / 3 likes - addedDiamondhead vs. Hex! Which alien would you transform to defeat him? Come up with your own adventures and grab these Ben 10 toys at one of these retailers below: TOYS R US: http://bit.ly/2w3lN1Q AMAZON: http://amzn.to/2vqt0rU TARGET: http://bit.ly/2f9AYj7
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How to biohack your cells to fight cancer - Greg Foot
742 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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Ben 10 | Assembly Required: Rustbucket Toy Set! | Cartoon Network
507 views / 0 likes - addedTrusty but rusty! Pick up a Ben 10 Rustbucket for your own roadtrip adventures from one of these fine retailers today! TOYS R US: http://bit.ly/2w3lN1Q AMAZON: http://amzn.to/2vqt0rU TARGET: http://bit.ly/2f9AYj7 WALMART: http://bit.ly/2vJOYo5 Ben 10 Toys
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Why should you read Dantes Divine Comedy? - Sheila Marie Orfano
511 views / 1 likes - addedExplore Dante Alighieris epic poem, Divine Comedy, a 3-part narrative that follows Dantes journey for salvation through Hell.--Abandon all hope, ye who enter here Inscribed above the Gate of Hell, this prophecy sets into motion an epic journey for salvati
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The World Machine | Think Like A Coder, Ep 10
388 views / 1 likes - addedThe adventure ends! Episode 10: Can Ethic make it to the World Machine and stop Hedge from covering the world in a giant maze? --This is episode 10 of our animated series Think Like A Coder. This 10-episode narrative follows a girl, Ethic, and her robot c
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How do you know what's true? - Sheila Marie Orfano
303 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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What is phantom traffic and why is it ruining your life? - Benjamin Seibold
336 views / 0 likes - addedDownload a free audiobook version of "Astrophysics for People in a Hurry" and support TED-Ed's nonprofit mission: https://www.audible.com/ted-ed Check out our full book recommendation: https://shop.ed.ted.com/collections/ted-ed-book-recommendations/produc
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Are locust plagues unstoppable? - Jeffrey A. Lockwood
163 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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Can you solve the fantasy election riddle? - Dennis E. Shasha
359 views / 0 likes - addedPractice more problem-solving at https://brilliant.org/TedEd--After much debate, the realm has decided dragon jousting may not be the best way to choose its leaders, and has begun transitioning to democracy. Your company was hired to survey the citizens o
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When are you actually an adult? - Shannon Odell
158 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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A brief history of Spanish - Ilan Stavans
177 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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Can loud music damage your hearing? - Heather Malyuk
283 views / 0 likes - addedDig into the properties of sound to find out just how bad loud music is for your hearing.--After a concert, you find it difficult to hear your friend rave about the show. It sounds like they're speaking from across the room, and its tough to make out thei
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Why is the Mona Lisa so famous? - Noah Charney
3,756 views / 0 likes - addedDiscover what factors helped Leonardo da Vincis Mona Lisa become the worlds most famous painting.--More than 500 years after its creation, Leonardo da Vincis Mona Lisa is arguably the worlds most famous painting. Many scholars consider it an outstanding w
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How stretching actually changes your muscles - Malachy McHugh
1,605 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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The secret society of the Great Dismal Swamp - Dan Sayers
247 views / 0 likes - addedUncover the history of the hidden communities that inhabited the Great Dismal Swamp in North America. --Straddling Virginia and North Carolina is an area that was once described as the most repulsive of American possessions. By 1728, it was known as the G
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A day in the life of an ancient Athenian - Robert Garland
680 views / 1 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-athenian-robert-garland It’s 427 BCE, and the worst internal conflict ever to occur in the ancient Greek world is in its
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Will there be another pandemic in your lifetime?
377 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 friendship affects your brain - Shannon Odell
292 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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Why didn't this 2,000 year old body decompose? - Carolyn Marshall
1,099 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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3 ways to end a virus
526 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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How the Suez Canal changed the world - Lucia Carminati
167 views / 0 likes - addedDig into the construction of the Suez Canal, and discover how it became one of the worlds busiest maritime passages.--Today, nearly 30% of all global ship traffic passes through the Suez Canal, totaling over 20,000 ships in 2021. The site of the canal had
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How much would it cost to buy the ocean? - Astrid J. Hsu
88 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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Building the world's largest (and most controversial) power plant - Alex Gendler
388 views / 1 likes - addedExplore the creation of Chinas Three Gorges Dam, and find out how the hydroelectric plant generates its power.--In 2018, a single power plant produced more energy than the worlds largest coal-powered and gas-powered plants combined. Chinas Three Gorges Da
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Why was the Rosetta Stone so important? - Franziska Naether
970 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
58 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
212 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
243 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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Can you transplant a head to another body? - Max G. Levy
23 views / 0 likes - addedFollow a neurosurgeon's attempts to perform a head transplant, and dig into the ethical and biological questions the procedure raises.--In 1970, neurosurgeon Robert White and his team carted two monkeys into an operating room to conduct an ambitious exper
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Why your phone battery gets worse over time - George Zaidan
91 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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Can zoos save species from extinction? - Nigel Rothfels
147 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
130 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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The rise and fall of the Kingdom of Man - Andrew McDonald
224 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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Building the impossible: Golden Gate Bridge - Alex Gendler
429 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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Can you solve the magical maze riddle? - Alex Rosenthal
60 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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Coneheads, egg stacks and anteater attacks: The reign of a termite queen - Barbara L. Thorne
176 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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Whats in the air you breathe? - Amy Hrdina and Jesse Kroll
1,692 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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Can stereotypes ever be good? - Sheila Marie Orfano and Densho
200 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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The life cycle of a cup of coffee - A.J. Jacobs
360 views / 2 likes - addedTrace the globe-spanning journey of coffee as it goes from plant to brew, and the complex infrastructure that makes it possible.--How many people does it take to make a cup of coffee? For many of us, all it takes is a short walk and a quick pour. But this
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Where will you be able to live in 20 years? - Carol Farbotko and Ingrid Boas
135 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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How to make smart decisions more easily
103 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
177 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
137 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
20 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?
187 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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Are solar panels worth it? - Shannon Odell
177 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
307 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?
2,746 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
152 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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Sherlock Holmes and the case of the Red-Headed League - Alex Rosenthal
90 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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Why does this flower smell like a dead body? - Daniel Nickrent
77 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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Whats hidden in Arctic ice? - Brendan Rogers and Jessica Howard
780 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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What does the world's largest machine do? - Henry Richardson
566 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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How one person saved over 2,000 children from the Nazis - Iseult Gillespie
363 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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What happens if an engineered virus escapes the lab?
163 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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How to overcome your mistakes
84 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
27 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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The world's biggest battery looks nothing like a battery
262 views / 0 likes - addedDiscover the worlds biggest battery and explore how inventors are creating other giant batteries to help power the world sustainably. --As of 2020, the worlds biggest lithium-ion battery is hooked up to the Southern California power grid and can provide e
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Can you outsmart a troll (by thinking like one)? - Claire Wardle
319 views / 0 likes - addedExplore the strategies employed by trolls and learn how disinformation campaigns are launched and how to stop them.--Your town is holding a mayoral election and the stakes have never been higher. You suspect one of the candidates will begin pushing false
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Which is better for you: "Real" meat or "fake" meat? - Carolyn Beans
1,055 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
273 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
255 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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Does planting trees actually cool the planet? - Carolyn Beans
114 views / 0 likes - addedDig into common mistakes that tree-planting programs make, and explore strategies that can successfully re-green the planet.--In fighting climate change, few solutions are discussed more than planting lots and lots of trees. It sounds simple enough: trees
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Ethical dilemma: Who should you believe? - Alex Worsnip
211 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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The Taj Mahal: A monument to eternal love - Stephanie Honchell Smith
316 views / 0 likes - addedDig into the construction of the Taj Mahal, a mausoleum that Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan had built for his wife Mumtaz Mahal.--Its 1631. Mumtaz Mahal, beloved wife of Emperor Shah Jahan, is giving birth to their 14th child. A healthy girl is born, but Mumta
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What's happening to Earth's core? - Shannon Odell
123 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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Ethical dilemma: Would you lie? - Sarah Stroud
303 views / 0 likes - addedPuzzle through the ethical dilemma of lying to a friend, and decide: is lying always wrong or can it be justifiable?--Your plan to set up your friend Carey with your acquaintance Emerson is finally coming together. Youve made them a dinner reservation, bu
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DONALD DUCK: The Spirit of '43 (DISNEY Cartoons for Children HD 1080)
963 views / 0 likes - addedThe Spirit of '43 is an American animated World War II propaganda film created by Walt Disney Studios in 1942 and released in January 1943. The film stars Donald Duck, and arguably contains the first appearance of the character Scrooge McDuck, although Sc
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Ethical dilemma: What makes life worth living? - Douglas MacLean
109 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 should you read Charles Dickens? - Iseult Gillespie
893 views / 1 likes - addedCheck out our Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/teded View full lesson: https://ed.ted.com/lessons/why-should-you-read-charles-dickens-iseult-gillespie The starving orphan seeking a second helping of gruel. The spinster wasting away in her tattered we
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