From TED Ed. Practice more problem-solving at https://brilliant.org/TedEd — Hundreds of years ago, your ancestor stole a magical tarot deck from Fate herself— and it came with a terrible cost. Once every 23 years, one member of your family must face Fate in a duel with rules only known to your opponent. And every time,…

From TED Ed. What makes for an effective outbreak response? Explore successful systems from around the world that prevented epidemics. — In 2013, an Ebola outbreak began in Guinea. The country had no formal response system and the outbreak became the largest Ebola epidemic in recorded history. Guinea then completely overhauled their response system, and…

From TED Ed. Dig into the psychological benefits of positive self-talk, and find out when it can become problematic. — Being caught talking to yourself can feel embarrassing, and some people even stigmatize this behavior as a sign of mental instability. But decades of research show that talking to yourself is completely normal; most if…

From TED Ed. Dig into geoengineering, which uses technology to manipulate Earth’s environments to counteract climate change. — In 1815, Mount Tambora erupted and its emissions spread across the globe, blotting out the sun for almost an entire year. This wreaked havoc on agriculture, leading to famines all across the Northern hemisphere. It was the…

From TED Ed. Dig into the history of the Papal Schism, which caused a split in the Catholic Church while 3 popes vied for supremacy. — For almost two millennia, the Pope has been a figure of supreme spiritual authority for Catholics around the world. But in the late 14th century, Catholics found themselves with…

From TED Ed. Dig into why ethnic diversity is so important to medical research when creating new treatments and medicines for diseases. — While all humans share 99.9% of our DNA, differences in the remaining 0.1% hold important clues about the causes of diseases—and their potential treatments. The problem is, the genetics that researchers are…

From TED Ed. Trace the rise and fall of the Mughal Empire, which became one of the wealthiest and most powerful states in the early modern world. — Though he was descended from some of the world’s most successful conquerors, Babur struggled to gain a foothold among the many other ambitious princes in Central Asia.…

From TED Ed. Explore the prevailing scientific theory of why crooked teeth and impacted wisdom teeth are recent developments in human evolution. — According to the fossil record, ancient humans usually had straight teeth, complete with wisdom teeth. In fact, the dental dilemmas that fuel the demand for braces and wisdom teeth extractions today appear…

From TED Ed. Take a look behind the scenes of our video, “The Opposites Game”, animated by Anna Samo and Lisa LaBracio! Here’s the creative process behind the final animation’s scenes. #shorts #animation #behindthescenes

From TED Ed. Explore the British policy called Operation Legacy, where the government hid incriminating documents from its former colonies. — In 2009, five Kenyan people took a petition to the British Prime Minister. They claimed they endured human rights abuses in the 1950s, while Kenya was under British colonial rule, and demanded reparations. They…

From TED Ed. Explore the British policy called Operation Legacy, where the government hid incriminating documents from its former colonies. — In 2009, five Kenyan people took a petition to the British Prime Minister. They claimed they endured human rights abuses in the 1950s, while Kenya was under British colonial rule, and demanded reparations. They…

From TED Ed. Dig into the breeding program that saved Takhi horses from extinction, and explore the role of zoos in animal conservation. — For thousands of years, native Takhi horses roamed the steppes of Central Asia. But by the late 1960s, their extinction seemed inevitable. To prevent this, scientists and zoos started a breeding…

From TED Ed. Dig into the breeding program that saved Takhi horses from extinction, and explore the role of zoos in animal conservation. — For thousands of years, native Takhi horses roamed the steppes of Central Asia. But by the late 1960s, their extinction seemed inevitable. To prevent this, scientists and zoos started a breeding…

From TED Ed. Visit Earth School to learn the most impactful steps you and your community can take to preserve our planet: https://ed.ted.com/earthschool #shorts #earthday

From TED Ed. Trace the history of popcorn, from its origins in the Americas to its explosion of popularity in the 20th century. — Soft percussion and a toasty scent mark the violent transformation of tough seeds into cloud-like puffs. This is the almost magical process of popcorn-making. Dozens of kinds of popcorn are now…

From TED Ed. Discover what caused the hole in the ozone layer, and how the Montreal Protocol helped restore it by banning harmful chemicals. — In the 1980s, the world faced a huge problem: there was a rapidly expanding hole in the ozone layer. If it continued to grow, rates of skin cancer could skyrocket,…

From TED Ed. Dig into the science of fecal microbial transplantation, where doctors transfer feces into a patient to help reset their gut microbiome. — 1,700 years ago, Chinese alchemist Ge Hong was renowned for his soup that could cure diarrhea-stricken patients. It had a surprising secret ingredient: feces. While it might seem unwise to…

From TED Ed. Get to know the Hawaiian legend of the sacred wind gourd and follow Paka’a’s fight to restore his rightful place beside the king. — Long ago, the Hawaiian wind goddess wielded a gourd that housed the winds of the Islands. It came to hold her bones, along with the life force they…

From TED Ed. An excerpt of our animated interpretation of William Shakespeare’s poem “All the World’s a Stage” directed by Jérémie Balais and Jeff Le Bars. This animation is part of our series, "There’s a Poem for That," which features animated interpretations of poems both old and new that give language to some of life’s…

From TED Ed. Explore the science of parthenogenesis, a form of reproduction which allows animals to develop an embryo without fertilization. — In 2021, workers at a Sardinian aquarium were stunned by the birth of a smooth-hound shark. What was shocking was that, for the last decade, the shark’s mother had been living only with…

From TED Ed. Is the 21st century the most pivotal time in human history? Explore how the decisions we make now may impact humanity’s future. — Is it possible that this century is the most important one in human history? The 21st century has already proven to be a period of rapid growth. We’re on…

From TED Ed. Dig into the science of stretching, and find out what it actually does to your muscles and how you can improve your flexibility. — An athlete is preparing for a game. They’ve put on their gear and done their warmup, and now it’s time for one more routine — stretching. Typically, athletes…

From TED Ed. Practice more problem-solving at https://brilliant.org/TedEd — A few years ago, the king decided your life would be forfeit unless you tripled the gold coins in his treasury. Fortunately, a strange little man appeared and magically performed the feat. Unfortunately, you promised him your first-born child in exchange for his help — and…

From TED Ed. Take a look inside the leafcutter ant colony as a queen begins her reign and the ants work to sustain their supply of fungus. — In a Texas clearing, an ancient tale that ties four species together is unfurling. The first involved is a soon-to-be queen leafcutter ant. The second is fungus,…

From TED Ed. Join siblings Hisham and Asma in medieval Baghdad as they prepare and gather supplies for the hajj, a holy pilgrimage to Mecca. — It’s 791 CE. As the morning sun shines on the Golden Gate Palace, brother and sister Hisham and Asma prepare for the journey of a lifetime: the hajj, a…

From TED Ed. Can you figure out what the subject of tomorrow’s animation is? #shorts

From TED Ed. Explore the science behind how your body and brain process different sensations like touch, pain, temperature, and spatial awareness. — We don’t often think of touch as being a vital part of movement, but touch is one part of a network that oversees all the sensations arising from the surface and interior…