From TED Ed. Professional vocalists share how to give a great vocal performance by experimenting with styles, training, and taking care of your voice. — "Think Like A Musician" connects you with working musicians who want to help the music-curious and music-passionate hone and share the gift of music with the world. Part interview, part…

From TED Ed. Get to know the Japanese legend of Hōichi the earless, a monk summoned by a mysterious samurai to perform songs of past battles. — Long ago, a temple was built near the site of a naval battle that concluded the long and gruesome conflict known as the Genpei Wars. For centuries after,…

From TED Ed. Explore different poverty intervention and aid programs, and how direct cash giving can address a community’s needs. — In 2018, a nonprofit gave every adult in the Ahenyo village $500. Most families had lived in extreme poverty for generations, and this sum was roughly equivalent to their annual salaries. The money came…

From TED Ed. Catherine the Great presided over a golden age of Russian expansion — but was she a dedicated ruler or a ruthless oppressor? — Catherine the Great, Empress of Russia for over three decades, used strategic dalliances, military might, and cutting-edge philosophy to modernize, expand, and transform the Russian Empire. But was she…

From TED Ed. Dig into why there is so much trash orbiting Earth, and find out what could happen if the debris continues to accumulate. — There are over 131 million pieces of debris currently whipping around the planet. They range in size from a grain of sand to the size of an entire bus.…

From TED Ed. Follow the nighttime routine of a vampire bat as it hunts for prey, and find out how these unique creatures work together to survive. — Vampire bats are the only mammals to subsist on blood alone. Their ancient ancestors might have eaten parasites and insects off larger animals until vampire bats began…