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How the rubber glove was invented | Moments of Vision 4
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It’s hard to imagine a modern hospital being able to function without rubber gloves — but they...
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The truth about electroconvulsive therapy (ECT)
Lesson duration 04:24
In 1982, a young nurse was suffering from severe, unrelenting depression. She couldn’t work,...
Design, Engineering & Technology
How light technology is changing medicine
Lesson duration 05:23
It’s an increasingly common sight in hospitals around the world: a nurse measures our height,...
Literature & Language
The myth of the Sampo— an infinite source of fortune and greed
Lesson duration 05:16
After a skirmish at sea and long days of being battered by waves, Väinämöinen— a powerful bard...
Visual Arts
A brief history of religion in art
Lesson duration 04:38
Before we began putting art into museums, art mostly served as the visual counterpart to...
Visual Arts
Building a museum of museums on the web - Amit Sood
Lesson duration 05:36
Imagine being able to see artwork in the greatest museums around the world without leaving your...
Visual Arts
How art can help you analyze
Lesson duration 04:50
Can art save lives? Not exactly, but our most prized professionals (doctors, nurses, police...
Health
Ugly History: The U.S. Syphilis Experiment
Lesson duration 05:19
Afflicting nearly 1 in 10 Americans, syphilis was ravaging the U.S. in the 1930s. Many doctors...
Literature
The secret formula to Agatha Christie's murder mysteries
Lesson duration 05:11
With almost 100 mystery novels, each one a cleverly constructed puzzle box of clues,...
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Why tech needs the humanities
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If you want to build a team of innovative problem-solvers, you should value the humanities just...
Linguistics
Why are bad words bad?
Lesson duration 10:46
If bad words are taboo, why do they make up such a significant part of our daily conversations?...
Science & Technology
The quest for the perfect apple
Lesson duration 04:44
Humans have been on the quest for the perfect apple for hundreds of years. Farmers are now racing...
Social Studies
History of Japan
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Disclaimer: This video contains curse words and some strong language which may be unsuitable for...
Physical Science
Einstein's Theory of General Relativity
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How are spacetime, dark matter and gravity related? In celebration of the...
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Every student has a dream
BIO As a child, TED-Ed Innovative Educator Jacqueline Fernandez-Romero used to cross the...
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Summer’s here, and it’s time for students to finally take a breath after a seemingly endless...
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Depression, bipolar disorder, OCD, narcissism, PTSD, chronic stress, schizophrenia— these medical...
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Want to boost your creativity and be a better collaborator? Think about why the sky is blue
Stretch your mind and strengthen your relationships with this simple exercise borrowed from...
10 inspiring commencement speeches about creativity and courage
In the Venn diagram of storytelling methods, the commencement speech is...
How the story you tell about yourself affects your life
We’ve all created our own personal histories, marked by highs and lows, that we share with the...
How to become a dinosaur hunter
Like many kids, German-Moroccan paleontologist Nizar Ibrahim nursed a fascination for dinosaurs...
Disasters and crises bring out the best in us
Disasters and crises bring out the best in us. This simple fact is confirmed by more solid...
Assessing innovations from the pandemic and reinvesting in educator well-being: 9 educators share their learnings
This is part 2 in a series focusing on what educators are building through the TED-Ed Innovative...
Why we need to consider switching to a 4-day workweek
Iceland has made recent headlines by declaring the world’s largest ever trial of a...