Philosophy
Plato’s best (and worst) ideas
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Few individuals have influenced the world and many of today’s thinkers like Plato. He created...
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Motivation and Emotion
Social animal - David Brooks
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Tapping into the findings of his latest book, NYTimes columnist David Brooks unpacks new insights...
A dangerous development in political polarization - Wyatt Huang
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Political polarization has become an increasingly common and prevalent development in the modern...
Social Psychology
What Aristotle and Joshua Bell can teach us about persuasion
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Imagine you are one of the world’s greatest violin players, and you decide to conduct an...
Literature & Language
Why should you read “Dune” by Frank Herbert?
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A mother and son trek across an endless desert. Wearing special suits to dissipate heat and...
Technology
Network theory
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From social media to massive financial institutions, we live within a web of networks. But how do...
Civics
The lost art of democratic debate - Michael Sandel
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Democracy thrives on civil debate, Michael Sandel says -- but we're shamefully out of practice....
Social Psychology
Why incompetent people think they're amazing
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How good are you with money? What about reading people’s emotions? How healthy are you, compared...
Social Studies
The history of the world according to rats
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Today, rats are often regarded as the most successful invasive species in the world. The most...
Social Studies
The rise of the Ottoman Empire
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In the late 13th century, Osman I established a small principality sandwiched between a crumbling...
Literature & Language
Why should you read “Moby Dick”?
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A mountain separating two lakes. A room papered floor to ceiling with bridal satins. The lid of...
Science & Technology
The strangest summer in recorded history
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In 1815, Mount Tambora erupted and its emissions spread across the globe, blotting out the sun...
Literature & Language
Why should you read “Fahrenheit 451”?
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Ray Bradbury’s novel imagines a world where books are banned- and possessing, let alone reading...
Literature & Language
What do all languages have in common?
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Language is endlessly variable. Each of us can come up with an infinite number of sentences in...
Earth and Space Science
Could human civilization spread across the whole galaxy?
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Could human civilization eventually spread across the whole Milky Way galaxy? Could we move...
The rise and fall of the Assyrian Empire
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Before the sun never set on the British Empire; before Genghis Khan swept the steppe; before Rome...
Health
Should we get rid of pregnancy? | Ada, Ep. 3
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This is episode 3 of the animated series, “Ada.” This 5-episode narrative follows the young...
Philosophy & Religion
5 philosophers on anger
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Anger is a complicated emotion. It can feel reasonable and righteous or impulsive and...
Psychology
To raise brave girls, encourage adventure - Caroline Paul
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Gutsy girls skateboard, climb trees, clamber around, fall down, scrape their knees, get right...
Business & Economics
What is a gig economy?
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A 2016 survey of freelancers in six countries found that those who freelance by choice– 70% of...
History
A brief history of banned numbers
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They say the pen is mightier than the sword, and authorities have often agreed. From outlawed...
Social Studies
The dangerous race for the South Pole
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By the early 1900’s, nearly every region of the globe had been visited and mapped, with only two...
Health
Ugly History: The U.S. Syphilis Experiment
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Afflicting nearly 1 in 10 Americans, syphilis was ravaging the U.S. in the 1930s. Many doctors...
Science & Technology
Meet the bluefin tuna, the toughest fish in the sea
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What’s as big as a polar bear, swallows its prey whole, and swims at forty miles an hour? It’s...
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Public Health
What Does Lead Poisoning Do To Your Brain?
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Lead used to be a very common ingredient in many products, and unfortunately it still lingers in...
These South Florida 4th-graders have a message for their elected officials about climate change
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Fourth graders from South Florida share messages with their elected officials about climate...
Social Studies
Why does February only have 28 days?
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Why does February have 28 days when all the other months get 30 or 31? The answer is part...
Design, Engineering & Technology
Why danger symbols can’t last forever
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Chances are you wouldn’t be able to recognize a biohazard even if you were looking right at one....
Science & Technology
The Cheerios effect
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Ever notice how cereal tends to stick together in the middle of the bowl? Or it clumps to the...
Science & Technology
Living with Less Water
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The Western United States has been suffering from a drought for approximately 15 years, which has...
Meet the bluefin tuna, the toughest fish in the sea | TED-Ed
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What’s as big as a polar bear, swallows its prey whole, and swims at forty miles an hour? It’s...
TED-Ed Blog
Making science fun: A science teacher’s top five favorite TED-Ed lessons
Kim Preshoff, longtime science educator and enthusiast at Williamsville North High School located...
Teach more girls about computer science
BIO Kimberly Lane Clark is a blended learning specialist in Texas and a TED-Ed Innovative...
How to get kids to love science
Maybe your kids already love science. If so, great! If not, these creative strategies can help....
Teach science with art? This astronomer says yes
Aomawa Shields is a scientist, actor and TED Fellow. Through her organization Rising...
Should every kid learn to love computer science?
The short answer is yes. Here’s why. In the Lego Movie, the protagonists are “master builders” —...
Create a lesson around these five videos: Science
We are so thankful for all the hard work and energy the TED-Ed community has put into crafting...
The science of clouds (in TED-Ed GIFs)
The study of clouds has always been a daydreamer’s science, aptly founded by a thoughtful young...
5 cookie pro tips from TED-Ed (and science)
Cookies are for everyone. But everyone has cookie preferences. When you slide that cookie tray...
The science of skin color (in TED-Ed GIFs)
When ultraviolet sunlight hits our skin, it affects each of us a little differently. Depending on...
Turn your classroom into a citizen science lab with GlobalXplorer
“Citizen science” projects can boost student engagement by giving kids the opportunity to help...
How do you use TED-Ed to teach science? One educator’s tips.
Nola-rae Cronan is the Dean of Students at the Cranbrook Kingswood Middle School for Girls...
The science everyone needs to know about climate change, in 6 charts
November’s UN climate conference, COP26, turned a spotlight on the climate crisis. But in order...
How to use TED-Ed in your Earth and Space Science classroom
Highland Park High School teacher Gordon Williamson uses TED-Ed Lessons extensively in his...
Future STEM superstars: 4 TED-Ed Club Members present on advanced science topics
The TED-Ed Clubs program aims to amplify the voices of students across the world. On the blog, we...
The science behind panic attacks — and what you can do to manage them
Have you ever woken up in the morning — or even in the middle of the night — only to find that...
Antibiotics and particle physics: Burlington High School’s TED-Ed Club blinds us with science
“Using a powerful particle gun, we would shoot small pieces of matter through the force field and...
The science of ‘Inside Out’: 5 TED-Ed Lessons to help you understand the film
Inside Out, Pixar’s latest animated masterpiece, is not only an emotional rollercoaster, but...
The science of Interstellar: 5 TED-Ed Lessons to help you understand the film
Thanks to physicist Kip Thorne’s influence, the latest space-travel film Interstellar...
The science of ‘The Martian’: 5 TED-Ed Lessons to help you understand the film
The Martian stars Matt Damon as a stranded astronaut — and Mars as the red planet of doom....
Why do we dream? 7 theories from science (in TED-Ed GIFs)
In the 3rd millennium BCE, Mesopotamian kings recorded and interpreted their dreams on wax...
Art + Science: How the work of George Seurat inspired a TED-Ed Animation on emergence
Let’s go behind the scenes of one recent TED-Ed Lesson, How do schools of fish swim in...
Happy Teacher Appreciation Week!
We asked TED-Ed staff: Who were the teachers that shaped you? TED-Ed has the privilege of working...
How to make your wardrobe more sustainable
If things don’t change fast, the fashion industry could use one-quarter of the world’s...
6 books to get you started with cli-fi
You’ve heard of sci-fi, but what do you know about cli-fi? As global leaders struggle to make...