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How (and why) to read William Faulkner - Sascha Morrell

Can you outsmart Fate and break her ancient curse? - Dan Finkel

We can prevent the next epidemic - George Zaidan

Is it normal to talk to yourself?

The strangest summer in recorded history - David Biello

Why were there three popes at the same time? - Joëlle Rollo-Koster

Humans are all almost exactly the same... almost - Greg Foot

The rise and fall of the Mughal Empire - Stephanie Honchell Smith

Why do we have crooked teeth when our ancestors didn’t? - G. Richard Scott

Trust the process #shorts

The records the British Empire didn't want you to see - Audra A. Diptée

The return of Mongolia's "wild" horses - Nigel Rothfels

Together, we can save the planet #shorts #earthday

Why do we eat popcorn at the movies? - Andrew Smith

Whatever happened to the hole in the ozone layer? - Stephanie Honchell Smith

What’s your best guess? #shorts

What is a fecal microbial transplant? - Kathryn M. Stephenson and David L. Suskind

The Hawaiian story of the wind keepers - Sydney Iaukea

Are we all just players in the game of life? #shorts

How does this all-female species reproduce? - Susana Freitas and Darren Parker

Is AI the most important technology of the century?

What’s your best guess? #shorts

The man who lost his sense of touch - Antonio Cataldo

What happens if an engineered virus escapes the lab?

How the Mongols used horses to create an empire - William T. Taylor

What if you experienced every human life in history?

Why isn't Hisako Koyama more famous? #shorts

What happens when the Arctic permafrost melts? - Brendan Rogers and Jessica Howard

How do airplanes actually fly? - Raymond Adkins

Would you take the road less traveled? #shorts

How to deal with rejection

Sneak peek at the making of a TED-Ed animation #shorts

When are you actually an adult? - Shannon Odell

Mao Zedong's infamous mango cult - Vivian Jiang

We’ve just launched *five* new channels! #shorts

What makes Thomas Jefferson so controversial? - Frank Cogliano

TED-Ed's top 10 animations of 2022! #shorts

Zumbi: The last king of Palmares - Marc Adam Hertzman & Flavio dos Santos Gomes

The science of falling in love - Shannon Odell

How will AI change the world?

How do we create a better economy?

4 things all great listeners know

The sibling rivalry that divided a town - Jay Van Bavel and Dominic Packer

How do oysters make pearls? - Rob Ulrich

Will there be another pandemic in your lifetime?

Ethical dilemma: Whose life is more valuable? - Rebecca L. Walker

Is capitalism actually broken?

The myth of Pegasus and the chimera - Iseult Gillespie