Numbers & Operations
The magic of Vedic math
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There is more than one way to reach a correct answer in mathematics. Vedic math, an ancient...
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TED-Ed Lessons
Mathematics
Is math discovered or invented?
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Would mathematics exist if people didn't? Did we create mathematical concepts to help us...
Visual Arts
Pixar: The math behind the movies
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The folks at Pixar are widely known as some of the world's best storytellers and animators. They...
Cognition and Learning
Why do people get so anxious about math?
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Have you ever sat down to take a math test and immediately felt your heart beat faster and your...
Value of the Arts
The beautiful math of coral - Margaret Wertheim
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Science writer Margaret Wertheim re-creates the creatures of the coral reefs using a technique...
Performing Arts
Music and math: The genius of Beethoven
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How is it that Beethoven, who is celebrated as one of the most significant composers of all...
Numbers & Operations
How to defeat a dragon with math
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Having trouble remembering the order of operations? Let's raise the stakes a little bit. What if...
Numbers & Operations
Where do math symbols come from?
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Math is full of symbols: lines, dots, arrows, English letters, Greek letters, superscripts, ...
Algebra
How does math guide our ships at sea?
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Without math, would our seafaring ancestors ever have seen the world? Great mathematical thinkers...
Mathematics
The math behind Michael Jordan’s legendary hang time
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Michael Jordan’s legendary slam dunk from the free throw line has been calculated at 0.92...
Mathematics
Math is the hidden secret to understanding the world - Roger Antonsen
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Unlock the mysteries and inner workings of the world through one of the most imaginative art...
The Arts
The satisfying math of folding origami
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Origami, which literally translates to “folding paper,” is a Japanese practice dating back to at...
Visual Arts
Da Vinci's Vitruvian Man of math
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What's so special about Leonardo da Vinci's Vitruvian Man? With arms outstretched, the man fills...
Visual Arts
The unexpected math behind Van Gogh's "Starry Night"
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Physicist Werner Heisenberg said, “When I meet God, I am going to ask him two questions: why...
Data Analysis & Probability
Inside OKCupid: The math of online dating
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When two people join a dating website, they are matched according to shared interests and how...
Mathematics
Does math have a major flaw?
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A mathematician with a knife and ball begins slicing and distributing the ball into an infinite...
Data Analysis & Probability
The mathematics of history - Jean-Baptiste Michel
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What can mathematics say about history? According to TED Fellow Jean-Baptiste Michel, quite a...
Visual Arts
The mathematics of sidewalk illusions
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Have you ever come across an oddly stretched image on the sidewalk, only to find that it looks...
Mathematics
The mathematical secrets of Pascal’s triangle
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Pascal’s triangle, which at first may just look like a neatly arranged stack of numbers, is...
Geometry
How the Königsberg bridge problem changed mathematics
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You’d have a hard time finding the medieval city Königsberg on any modern maps, but one...
Numbers & Operations
An introduction to mathematical theorems
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Euclid of Alexandria revolutionized the way that mathematics is written, presented or thought...
Mathematics
The paradox at the heart of mathematics: Gödel's Incompleteness Theorem
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Consider the following sentence: “This statement is false.” Is that true? If so, that would make...
Mathematics
The greatest mathematician that never lived
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When Nicolas Bourbaki applied to the American Mathematical Society in the 1950s, he was already...
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Mathematics
Math jokes explained
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It's not your typical knock-knock joke -- these funny jests will tickle your imaginary numbers...
Mathematics
The simplest math problem no one can solve
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The Collatz Conjecture is the simplest math problem no one can solve — it is easy enough for...
#TEDEdChat: A Math Class Makeover | Dan Meyer |
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This week's #TEDEdChat is co-hosted by Catherine Casazza (@mscasazzaIA) discussing the need for a...
Mathematics
A mathematical fable
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When two triangles are similar, the reduced ratio of any two corresponding sides is called the...
Mathematics
The Elliptical Pool Table: A Mathematician's Dream
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Learn what an elliptical pool table can teach us about mathematics.
Mathematics
How to find area and perimeter
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Learning to calculate area is one of the most practical and useful math skills you could ever...
Mathematics
The limit does not exist
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From speed limits to limited capacity elevators, we're used to limits in our daily lives. But,...
Teaching & Education
Why do American schools have such long hours?
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The structure of America’s school calendar may seem counterintuitive—and in many ways, it is. The...
Critical Thinking
Are Good Looking People Jerks?
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AsapSCIENCE uses math to understand your dating life.
Science & Technology
Learn about the universe (that's everything, right?)
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The universe: is it everything, things we can see, or things that have existed and will one day...
Teaching & Education
3 rules to spark learning - Ramsey Musallam
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It took a life-threatening condition to jolt chemistry teacher Ramsey Musallam out of ten...
Numbers & Operations
SpongeBob's house is not a pineapple
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Are SpongeBob's pants really square? Is Gary's shell a logarithmic spiral? No. But, how can we...
Teaching & Education
Why we should draw more (and photograph less)
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A photograph is a much better representation of a scene than a sketch, right? The School of...
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...
Psychology
The surprising connection between reading and rhythm
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Dyslexia is one of the most common reading differences in the world, but did you know that rhythm...
Mathematics
Months of the year song
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There are 12 months in a year. Let's find out when they happen in this song!
Mathematics
Candy factory
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Ready, set, count! It looks easy at first, but paying close attention to the candies coming out...
Social media algorithms explained
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Algorithms impact our lives regardless of our math proficiency. Put simply, they're instructions...
Mathematics
How to make a hexaflexagon
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Have you ever folded scraps of paper into shapes and discovered something new? In this lesson, Vi...
Design, Engineering & Technology
9 Futuristic Materials
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"Scotty, we need transparent aluminum now!" "But Jim, we don't have the power or technology to do...
Design, Engineering & Technology
This piece of paper could revolutionize human waste
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Could this simple kirigami paper be a solution to our waste problem? Kirigami is a variation of...
TED-Ed Blog
Why mathematicians find math thrilling
Mathematician Eduardo Sáenz de Cabezón suspects that when people ask him what’s the use of math,...
How we can fix math education through play
Math tends to inspire groans, moans and a fair amount of anxiety. But is there any way to make...
Love numbers? A reading list for math enthusiasts
Ready to level up your working knowledge of math? Below, Jennifer Ouellette, author of The...
The math behind Beethoven’s music (in TED-Ed GIFs)
How is it that Beethoven, who is celebrated as one of the most significant composers of all time,...
Why dance is just as important as math in school
Dance — and physical activity — should have the same status in schools as math, science and...
A fractal film noir: Using narrative to help teach math
The TED-Ed Lesson “The case of the missing fractals” isn’t just an introduction to the immensely...
Math behind the movies: An interview with Tony DeRose from Pixar
Pixar films are widely known for their thoughtful storytelling and groundbreaking animation. One...
Here’s how to win at Monopoly, according to math experts
Oh, those family gatherings. Once you have stuffed yourself silly with an elaborate meal, there...
Bilingual TED-Ed Club asks, “Is math the language of the universe?”
As a New York City resident, it’s common to hear as many as ten different languages just on your...
Unlocking fractals: An exercise in pure mathematics
“This shape here just came out of an exercise in pure mathematics. Bottomless wonders...
Create a lesson around these four videos: Mathematics
Last week’s challenge was all about social studies videos. Here’s a list of some of...
20 books to read in 2015: TED-Ed Educators share their top 5 must-reads
If one of your New Year’s Resolutions was the classic “read more books” and you haven’t so much...
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....
Most popular TED-Ed Lessons of 2013 (Staff Edition)
As 2013 draws to a close, we asked the TED-Ed staff to share their favorite TED-Ed Lesson of the...
Top 5 TED-Ed Lessons of all time
Videos like PBS Ideas, Vsauce and ours are designed to spark curiosity about ideas — from...
Boost school engagement through ‘Students Teaching Students’
BIO As a high school math teacher in Florida with 28 years of classroom experience, Lisa Winer...
From sports to samurai, five lessons that bring the classroom to life
Together with Kohl's, TED-Ed got together great educators from all over the country, and we're...
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...
Art History 101
Why is Vermeer’s “Girl with the Pearl Earring” considered a masterpiece? What’s so special about...
Meet the third cohort of TED-Ed Innovative Educators!
Rwanda. Malaysia. Pakistan. Those are just three of the 11 countries represented by the third...
Ainissa Ramirez on women in STEM
Ainissa Ramirez isn’t your ordinary scientist; she’s also an inventor, an author, a TED speaker,...
Celebrate the Chinese New Year, TED-Ed style
Welcome to the Year of the Goat! February 19th, 2015 marks the first day of Chinese year 4713. At...
Can you solve these 5 TED-Ed riddles?
Riddles can be relaxing — or devilishly difficult. Ready to tackle some brain teasers? Watch the...
Zombies! 5 TED-Ed Lessons that animate the walking dead
Zombies eat brains. They also feed brains — when they star in educational videos like ours, that...