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A brief history of religion in art
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Before we began putting art into museums, art mostly served as the visual counterpart to...
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The chaotic brilliance of artist Jean-Michel Basquiat
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Like Beat writers who composed their work by shredding and reassembling scraps of writing, artist...
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A cinematic journey through visual effects - Don Levy
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It's been 110 years since Georges Méliès sent a spaceship slamming into the eye of the...
Visual Arts
Is there a difference between art and craft?
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Was da Vinci an artistic genius? Sure, but he was also born in the right place at the right time...
The Arts
Frida Kahlo: The woman behind the legend
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In 1925, Frida Kahlo was on her way home from school in Mexico City when the bus she was riding...
Psychology
Different ways of knowing - Daniel Tammet
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Daniel Tammet has linguistic, numerical and visual synesthesia -- meaning that his perception of...
Value of the Arts
How art gives shape to cultural change - Thelma Golden
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Thelma Golden, curator at the Studio Museum in Harlem, talks through three recent shows that...
Visual Arts
Dissecting Botticelli’s Adoration of the Magi
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The scene of the three wise men offering gifts to a newborn Jesus was widely painted during the...
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...
Earth and Space Science
The surprising (and invisible) signatures of sea creatures
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On land, animals leave footprints that tell us a lot about their size, form and capabilities....
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...
Anthropology
Explore cave paintings in this 360° animated cave
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The paintings of our ancestors have been preserved in caves all over the world; the oldest we’ve...
Speaking
Poetic stickup: Put the financial aid in the bag - Carvens Lissaint
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At TEDYouth 2011, performance artist Carvens Lissaint shows how to use language, metaphor and...
Design, Engineering & Technology
Camera or eye: Which sees better?
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Your eyes don’t always capture the world exactly as a video camera would. But the eyes are...
Literature & Language
The Greek tragedy of Oedipus' daughter
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The gods watched as Oedipus’ daughter, Antigone, stole out of the palace in Thebes the morning...
The Arts
Why should you read "Hamlet"?
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“Who’s there?” Whispered in the dark, this question begins a tale of conspiracy, deception and...
Cognition and Learning
The world needs all kinds of minds - Temple Grandin
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Temple Grandin, diagnosed with autism as a child, talks about how her mind works -- sharing her...
Literature & Language
Why should you read "A Midsummer Night's Dream?"
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By the light of the moon, a group sneaks into the woods, where they take mind-altering...
Literature & Language
The pleasure of poetic pattern
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Humans are creatures of rhythm and repetition. From our breath to our gait: rhythm is central to...
Linguistics
The true story of 'true'
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The older the word, the longer (and more fascinating) the story. With roots in Old English,...
Linguistics
Mysteries of vernacular: Miniature
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Miniature’s root may be Latin, but its meaning is rooted in books, where red pigment was used...
Literature & Language
The myth of Zeus' test
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It was dark when two mysterious, shrouded figures appeared in a hillside village. The strangers...
Social Studies
Mao Zedong's infamous mango cult
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In August 1968, factory workers overheard news of a mandatory meeting. Whispered rumors described...
Psychology
Can you "see" images in your mind? Some people can't
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When reading "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland," most readers visualize the queen’s croquet game...
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The lines song | Art songs
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Lines are all around you! Almost everything you see is made up of a different kind of line. Let's...
Visual Arts
The advanced colors song | Art songs
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Everything around you is made up of colors. Understanding how different colors combine,...
Visual Arts
The texture song | Art Songs
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Many artists are known for making art with "texture," but what is "texture?" Let's learn more in...
Visual Arts
The value song | Art Songs
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"Value" is one of the seven essential elements of art. Let's find out what "value" is in this video!
Visual Arts
Art with Mati and Dada – Hokusai
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Hokusai was a famous Japanese artist. His art is still referenced in popular art-- like comic...
Visual Arts
Make your own cartoon!
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Do you like watching cartoons? Learn the science behind this art form in this video!
Visual Arts
Art with Mati and Dada – Henri Matisse
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Henri Matisse was a French painter who developed a very colorful style. Learn how and why in this...
Visual Arts
What is pop art?
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Did you know artists have used magazines...and even soup cans to make art? Find out what this fun...
Visual Arts
Better know the Mona Lisa
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What is it about the Mona Lisa that makes everyone stop, look and pose with her? Who was this...
Visual Arts
The dawn of art
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The images in this video come from Chauvet Cave, an ancient rock art site in France. Watch the...
The Arts
Why cartoon characters wear gloves
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Have you ever noticed that a bunch of cartoon characters wear gloves? Why is that? Vox investigates.
The Arts
Why babies in medieval paintings look like ugly old men
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Why are the babies in medieval art so ugly? Phil Edwards from Vox investigates.
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The Case For Andy Warhol
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You've heard his name. You've seen the Campbell's Soup cans. You might know something about The...
The Arts
Where babies in movies come from
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What hoops do you have to jump through to cast a baby in your movie? Vox explains how babies end...
Design, Engineering & Technology
How fan films shaped The Lego Movie
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The 2014 film was an animation feat — but it was built on the legacy of homemade fan...
The Arts
The British Museum is full of stolen artifacts
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Some of the world’s greatest cultural and historical treasures are housed in London’s British...
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...
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TED-Ed Club Workshop: Using STARS for visual aids
Creating great visual aids to support presentations can often make the difference between an...
Art History 101
Why is Vermeer’s “Girl with the Pearl Earring” considered a masterpiece? What’s so special about...
Cue the visuals: New Yorker cartoonist and TED-Ed animator host a TED-Ed Club Workshop
The old adage ‘A picture is worth a thousand words’ often rings true when it comes to crafting a...
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Teach science with art? This astronomer says yes
Aomawa Shields is a scientist, actor and TED Fellow. Through her organization Rising...
Rhetoric 101: The art of persuasive speech
How do you get what you want, using just your words? Aristotle set out to answer exactly that...
How Henri Rousseau’s art influenced this video
In honor of Henri Rousseau’s birthday, we wanted to share how his work influenced the animation...
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...
Advice for young writers and designers from renowned book jacket artist Chip Kidd
Tucked into the northeast corner of the Vancouver Convention Centre, a podium was set up for the...
How teachers can turn their classrooms INSIDE OUT through portraiture with artist JR
There’s a reason why people in the Renaissance commissioned masters to capture their likeness in...
Animation Basics 101
Have you ever wondered how animation works? Or wanted to learn more about the art of visual...
What animation can teach us about an athlete’s motion
TED-Ed Animator Jeremiah Dickey extolled the value of timing and spacing in his TED-Ed Lesson,...
Character design 101: How to infuse a drawing with personality
How do you give a drawing of a zebra finch a clear personality? How can you use your personal...
How to create stop-motion animation at home
Stop-motion animation is a visual storytelling form that conjures up the illusion of movement by...
The making of TED-Ed’s first 360° animation
Virtual reality is an emerging medium for artists and educators. Painting is an ancient art form;...
One of our animators takes on Inktober
Each October, artists around the globe commit to doing 31 ink drawings in 31 days. This daily...
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Share basic skills through videos that teach via gestures
BIO Umar Anjum is an Urdu language instructor, a TED Translator, and a TED-Ed Innovative...
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The fascinating reason that children write letters backwards
Hint: it has something to do with why we believe the earth is flat until we’re taught otherwise...
Photos: the most beautiful bacteria you’ll ever see
Synthetic biologist Tal Danino manipulates microorganisms in his lab to create eye-catching,...
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...
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Learn from the Barbershop of Ideas
BIO Tim Leistikow is a high school English teacher at Fridley Public Schools in...
College animation students collaborate to make one of our favorite TED-Ed Lessons to date
‘The History of Tattoos’ TED-Ed Lesson marks an exciting milestone for TED-Ed: it’s our...
12 TED-Ed Lessons to celebrate World Poetry Day
Some things are best expressed by poets. To recognize the unique ability of poetry, UNESCO...
The mystery of left-handedness: The making of a TED-Ed Lesson
Today, about one-tenth of the world’s population is left-handed — and...