Thinking & Learning
4 things all great listeners know
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It’s easy to tell when someone’s not paying attention, but it can be surprisingly tricky to know...
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Social Studies
Let's make history…by recording it
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What if Anne Frank hadn’t kept a diary? What if no one could listen to Martin Luther King’s...
Cognition and Learning
Why we love repetition in music
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How many times does the chorus repeat in your favorite song? How many times have you listened to...
Problem Solving
How to use experts—and when not to - Noreena Hertz
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We make important decisions every day -- and we often rely on experts to help us decide. But,...
Life Sciences
How playing an instrument benefits your brain
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When you listen to music, multiple areas of your brain become engaged and active. But when you...
Science & Technology
These animals can hear everything
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The world is always abuzz with sounds, many of which human ears simply can’t hear. However, other...
Performing Arts
Music and creativity in Ancient Greece
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You think you love music? You have nothing on the Ancient Greek obsession. Every aspect of...
Psychology
Birds aren’t real? How a conspiracy takes flight - Peter McIndoe
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Peter McIndoe isn't a fan of birds. In fact, he has a theory about them that might shock you....
Teaching & Education
The danger of silence - Clint Smith
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"We spend so much time listening to the things people are saying that we rarely pay attention to...
Social Psychology
How do you know whom to trust?
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We believe a lot of things because we’ve been told - from our personal acquaintances and also...
Psychology
The benefits of not being a jerk to yourself - Dan Harris
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After more than 20 years as an ABC News anchor, an on-air panic attack sent Dan Harris's life in...
Literature & Language
How miscommunication happens (and how to avoid it)
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Have you ever talked with a friend about a problem, only to realize that he just doesn’t seem to...
How to speak so that people want to listen
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Have you ever felt like you're talking, but nobody is listening? Here's Julian Treasure to help....
Psychology
Why rumors about vaccines spread— and how to rebuild trust - Heidi Larson
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Why do people distrust vaccines? Anthropologist Heidi Larson explores how medical rumors...
Design, Engineering & Technology
We need to track the world's water like we track the weather - Sonaar Luthra
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We need a global weather service for water, says entrepreneur and TED Fellow Sonaar Luthra. In a...
The Arts
The origins of ballet
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Can you imagine a party where every movement and every visual detail were governed by a complex...
The Arts
Test yourself: Can you tell the difference between music and noise?
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In 1960, composer John Cage went on television to share his latest work. But rather than using...
Engineering
A future beyond traffic gridlock - Bill Ford
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Bill Ford is a car guy -- his great-grandfather was Henry Ford, and he grew up inside the...
Literature & Language
The surprising origins of the word “lesbian”
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Over 2,500 years ago, one of ancient Greece’s most celebrated popstars and erotic poets...
Health
Debunking the myths of OCD
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There’s a common misconception that if you like to meticulously organize your things, keep your...
Psychology
Earworms: Those songs that get stuck in your head
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Have you ever been waiting in line at the grocery store, innocently perusing the magazine rack,...
Macroeconomics
The real story behind Archimedes’ Eureka!
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When you think of Archimedes’ Eureka moment, you probably imagine a man in a bathtub, right? As...
Literature & Language
10 ways to have a better conversation - Celeste Headlee
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When your job hinges on how well you talk to people, you learn a lot about how to have...
Literature & Language
The tragic myth of Orpheus and Eurydice
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The marriage of Orpheus, the greatest of all poets and musicians, to Eurydice, a wood nymph, was...
TED-Ed's Best of Web
Speaking
Are You A Good Listener?
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We hear a lot about how to speak well in public, but very little about how to learn the equally...
Psychology
What should you listen to when you want to focus?
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"I will focus better if I listen to music." This is a common statement made by many people. Is...
Environmental Science
How do pelicans survive their death-defying dives?
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The pelican has a special body parts that help it to get its food and survive. Let's listen to...
Health
Can you trust your ears? (audio illusions)
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Can you trust what your ears are hearing? What is an audio illusion? Maybe you have experienced...
Earth and Space Science
What outer space does to your body
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NASA astronaut Scott Kelly and Mikhail Kornienko returned to Earth on March 1,...
Earth and Space Science
Eyes on the stars
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On January 28, 1986, NASA Challenger mission STS-51-L ended in tragedy when the shuttle exploded...
Performing Arts
An interview with Vusi Mahlasela
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I had the pleasure of doing a short tour with Vusi Mahlasela a few years ago. While the shows...
Health
Why do we get goose bumps?
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BrainCraft explains the weird and wonderful science behind goose bumps.
Consciousness, Sensation and Perception
I Forgot My Phone
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Are we living in a world forever transformed by our use of smartphones? Before you make a...
Literature & Language
Contractions! | English grammar practice
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Contractions are used to shorten words by replacing one or two letters by an apostrophe.
Literature
I Just Forgot by Mercer Mayer
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Sometimes is can be hard to remember things...especially chores and other things you may not want...
Literature & Language
Phonics - Learn to read the letter 'R'
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Letters are like puzzles. Each letter has a unique sound. When you put the letter puzzle pieces...
Science & Technology
Can ketchup clean a penny?
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Have you every noticed that some pennies are shiny, but some are dirty? Let's learn why some...
Literature & Language
The that song
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There are some words that we use all the time when we read or write! These words are used so...
Social Studies
Freedom to Change
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The United States contains twenty-five percent of the world's prison population. Innovative...
Literature & Language
The prepositions song
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Prepositions are a special part of speech. Prepositions are like glue or bridges that help to...
The Arts
What a conductor actually does on stage
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You are at an concert observing the orchestra and suddenly it occurs to you, what is the...
Literature & Language
The Road Less Traveled By
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"The Road Not Taken" by Robert Frost is one of the most famous and widely-read American poems....
Business & Economics
How streaming caused the TV writers strike
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Thousands of television and film writers who are part of the Writers Guild of America are in the...
Science & Technology
Why beavers are the smartest thing in fur pants
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Beavers play a key role in the environment and can affect other organisms. Find out the meaning...
Social Studies
The massacre of Tulsa's "Black Wall Street"
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In 1921, a white mob destroyed an American neighborhood called “Black Wall Street,” murdering an...
History
How Southern socialites rewrote Civil War history
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The United Daughters of the Confederacy was a significant leader of the “Lost Cause,” a movement...
Science & Technology
Are we all related?
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Basic math tells us that all humans share ancestors, but it’s amazing how recently those shared...
Stanford researchers find high emissions of greenhouse gases and toxic pollutants from gas stoves
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Natural gas stoves pose a threat to the climate and to human health. Stanford researchers found...
TED-Ed Blog
Listening, kindness, and individuality: The advice one student with Asperger’s has for us all
Alix Generous, one of the youngest speakers at the TEDWomen 2015 conference, is an...
How to have better, deeper conversations
It’s happened to all of us. You’re sitting down for dinner with an old friend to catch up. You’re...
10 questions to ask your family around the table
Sometime between the first bite of turkey and the last slice of pie, it’ll happen: a lull in the...
How telling stories can transform a classroom
Caitlyn, a quiet seventh grader, was bullied by the other kids in her class at Luther Burbank...
“Think of hard times like bad weather — they too will pass” and more essential life advice from elders
It’s hard to feel a sweeping sense of perspective when you’re stuck in traffic, or feeling buried...
5 creative storytelling projects recommended by teachers, for everyone
Stories are powerful. Stories shape our ideas about what’s possible. What stories will your...
6 relationship resolutions to make this year
Most of us intuitively know that having close, supportive relationships is important to our...
Pratt students animate Student Talks ideas!
For the past two years, TED-Ed and Pratt’s Department of Digital Arts have provided undergraduate...
6 tips to help you be a better human now
On TED’s How to Be a Better Human podcast, host Chris Duffy speaks to an exciting mix...
TED-Ed Club in Lithuania helps students practice English
You’ve been practicing for months. You’ve embraced the stage fright. You could recite your talk...
6 effective ways to stop bullying and teach kindness to kids
How do you teach kindness, acceptance and empathy to kids? We asked TED-Ed Innovative Educators...
How to raise emotionally intelligent kids
I’d like you to take a moment and imagine you’re four years old. You’re building a tower, and...
How top athletes get in the zone
Ever wish you had a switch you could just turn whenever you needed to be focused and productive?...
Make history by recording it with StoryCorps
Everyone has a story. What’s yours? What about your parents and teachers? Your elders and...
7 tips for teachers on how to create a safe school environment
All children deserve to learn in a safe, supportive educational environment. One education...
3 steps to having difficult conversations
What’s your elephant in the room? Every group — whether it’s a family or a team in the workplace...
How 3 animators interpreted the same Whitman poem in different ways
One of the most amazing things about poetry is its seemingly infinite capacity for...
Why I taught myself 20 languages — and what I learned about myself in the process
During the past few years, I’ve been referred to in the media as “The World’s Youngest...
How to change your relationship with food
Here are three common-sense tips to help you feed your hunger and not your emotions, from...
Goofs, gabs, kinks & crossroads: A TEDx speaker provides tips on practicing your presentation
Whether you’re playing a sport, learning a musical instrument or putting together a presentation,...
4 ways to cultivate empathy in the classroom
In our fast-paced, digital world, it can often feel like our students are more disconnected from...
5 simple tips to help you have a real conversation with a teen
A quick guide to get beyond “Fine” and “Whatever,” from child psychologist Shelja Sen. Parents...
How to explain anything to anyone: 4 steps to clearer communication
“Have you ever had this experience?” asks physicist Dominic Walliman in a...
How to avoid miscommunication (in TED-Ed GIFs)
Have you ever talked with a friend about a problem, only to realize that they just don’t seem to...