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The top 10 most popular TED-Ed Original animated videos from 2016

TED-Ed Originals are short, award-winning animated videos about ideas. Three times a week, you...

Why is Vermeer’s “Girl with the Pearl Earring” considered a masterpiece? What’s so special about...

In the third act of “Swan Lake”, the Black Swan pulls off a seemingly endless series of turns,...

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Prolonged space travel takes a severe toll on the human body. As we seriously consider the human...

In 1997, Brazilian football player Roberto Carlos set up for a 35 meter free kick with no direct...

Stop-motion animation is a visual storytelling form that conjures up the illusion of movement by...

They’re cute, they’re lovable, and judging by the 26 billion views on over 2 million YouTube...

When did novels stop being novel? Do comic books belong in school? How do you make a pop-up book,...

For most of history, interpretation was mainly done consecutively, with speakers and interpreters...

We hear anywhere from 10 to 200 lies a day. And we’ve spent much of our history coming up...

Teachers often use TED Talks in the classroom to introduce a lesson topic or to frame a student...

Ah, romantic love; beautiful and intoxicating, heart-breaking and soul-crushing… often all at the...

Have you ever wondered how animation works? Or wanted to learn more about the art of visual...

Did you sign up to keep your brain in shape this summer — and learn 31 new ideas in the month of...

Want to keep your brain fit this summer — and learn 31 new ideas in the month of July? Do both by...