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Marcus du Sautoy: The paradox at the heart of mathematics: Gödel's Incompleteness Theorem

Consider the following sentence: "This statement is false." Is that true? If so, that would make the statement false. But if it's false, then the statement is true. This sentence creates an unsolvable paradox; if it's not true and it's not false– what is it? This question led a logician to a discovery that would change mathematics forever. Marcu...
https://www.ted.com/talks/marcus_du_sautoy_the_paradox_at_the_heart_of_mathematics_godel_s_incompleteness_theorem

Daniel Finkel: Can you solve the multiverse rescue mission riddle?

It was a normal Tuesday at the superconductor, until a bug in the system caused your team to be trapped in 11 separate dimensions. Fortunately, there's a half-finished experimental teleportation robot that may be able to get you all home... if you can figure out how to work it. Can you work out the robot's design quirks and get your team back ho...
https://www.ted.com/talks/daniel_finkel_can_you_solve_the_multiverse_rescue_mission_riddle

Dan Finkel: Can you solve the world's most evil wizard riddle?

The evil wizard MoldeVort has been trying to kill you for years, and today it looks like he's going to succeed. But your friends are on their way, and if you can survive until they arrive, they should be able to help stop him. Can you keep MoldeVort trapped long enough for help to arrive? Dan Finkel shows how. [Directed by Artrake Studio, narrat...
https://www.ted.com/talks/dan_finkel_can_you_solve_the_world_s_most_evil_wizard_riddle

Dan Finkel: Can you solve the honeybee riddle?

You're a biologist on a mission to keep the rare honeybee Apis Trifecta from going extinct. The last 60 bees of the species are in your terrarium. You've already constructed wire frames of the appropriate size and shape. Now you need to turn them into working beehives by filling every hex with wax. Can you help the bees create producing hives? D...
https://www.ted.com/talks/dan_finkel_can_you_solve_the_honeybee_riddle

Ron Eglash: The fractals at the heart of African designs

'I am a mathematician, and I would like to stand on your roof.' That is how Ron Eglash greeted many African families he met while researching the fractal patterns he'd noticed in villages across the continent.
https://www.ted.com/talks/ron_eglash_the_fractals_at_the_heart_of_african_designs

Playlist: Talks for when you want to laugh and think (8 talks)

These hilarious talks won’t just make you laugh out loud -- they’ll make you think twice.
Curated by TED · 8 talks
https://www.ted.com/playlists/talks_for_when_you_want_to_lau

Matt Anticole: What's the difference between accuracy and precision?

When we measure things, most people are only worried about how accurate, or how close to the actual value, they are. Looking at the process of measurement more carefully, you will see that there is another important consideration: precision. Matt Anticole explains what exactly precision is and how can help us to measure things better. [Directed ...
https://www.ted.com/talks/matt_anticole_what_s_the_difference_between_accuracy_and_precision

Steven Strogatz: The science of sync

Mathematician Steven Strogatz shows how flocks of creatures (like birds, fireflies and fish) manage to synchronize and act as a unit -- when no one's giving orders. The powerful tendency extends into the realm of objects, too.
https://www.ted.com/talks/steven_strogatz_the_science_of_sync

Lisa Winer: Can you solve the locker riddle?

Your rich, eccentric uncle just passed away, and you and your 99 nasty relatives have been invited to the reading of his will. He wanted to leave all of his money to you, but he knew that if he did, your relatives would pester you forever. Can you solve the riddle he left for you and get the inheritance? Lisa Winer shows how. [Directed by Artrak...
https://www.ted.com/talks/lisa_winer_can_you_solve_the_locker_riddle

Arthur Benjamin: A performance of "Mathemagic"

In a lively show, mathemagician Arthur Benjamin races a team of calculators to figure out 3-digit squares, solves another massive mental equation and guesses a few birthdays. How does he do it? He’ll tell you.
https://www.ted.com/talks/arthur_benjamin_a_performance_of_mathemagic

Henri Picciotto: Can you solve the fortress riddle?

Bad news: your worst enemies are at the gate. Your fledgling kingdom guards the world's only herd of tiny dino creatures. To you, they're sacred. To everyone else, they're food. The three closest nation-states have teamed up to smash open your walls and devour the herd. Can you build fortifications for your kingdom before the siege weapons arriv...
https://www.ted.com/talks/henri_picciotto_can_you_solve_the_fortress_riddle

Bruce Bueno de Mesquita: A prediction for the future of Iran

Bruce Bueno de Mesquita uses mathematical analysis to predict (very often correctly) such messy human events as war, political power shifts, Intifada ... After a crisp explanation of how he does it, he offers three predictions on the future of Iran.
https://www.ted.com/talks/bruce_bueno_de_mesquita_a_prediction_for_the_future_of_iran

Alex Gendler: Can you outsmart this logical fallacy?

Meet Lucy. She was a math major in college, and aced all her courses in probability and statistics. Which do you think is more likely: that Lucy is a portrait artist, or that Lucy is a portrait artist who also plays poker? How do we know which statement is more likely to be true? Alex Gendler explores our tendency to look for shortcuts and the p...
https://www.ted.com/talks/alex_gendler_can_you_outsmart_this_logical_fallacy

Dennis E. Shasha: Can you solve the fantasy election riddle?

After much debate, the realm has decided dragon jousting may not be the best way to choose its leaders, and has begun transitioning to democracy. Your company was hired to survey the citizens of the land and predict which candidate will win. There's a lot riding on this: if you get it wrong, heads— well, your head— will quite literally roll. Can...
https://www.ted.com/talks/dennis_e_shasha_can_you_solve_the_fantasy_election_riddle

Lauren Sallan: How to win at evolution and survive a mass extinction

Congratulations! By being here, alive, you are one of history's winners -- the culmination of a success story four billion years in the making. The other 99 percent of species who have ever lived on earth are dead -- killed by fire, flood, asteroids, ice, heat and the cold math of natural selection. How did we get so lucky, and will we continue ...
https://www.ted.com/talks/lauren_sallan_how_to_win_at_evolution_and_survive_a_mass_extinction

Eugenia Cheng | TED Speaker

Eugenia Cheng devotes her life to mathematics, the piano and helping people.
Mathematician, pianist
https://www.ted.com/speakers/eugenia_cheng

JoAnn Kuchera-Morin: Stunning data visualization in the AlloSphere

JoAnn Kuchera-Morin demos the AlloSphere, a new way to see, hear and interpret scientific data. Dive into the brain, feel electron spin, hear the music of the elements ... and detect previously unseen patterns that could lead to new discoveries.
https://www.ted.com/talks/joann_kuchera_morin_stunning_data_visualization_in_the_allosphere

Sean Gourley: The mathematics of war

By analyzing raw data on violent incidents in the Iraq war and others, Sean Gourley and his team claim to have found a surprisingly strong mathematical relationship linking the fatality and frequency of attacks.
https://www.ted.com/talks/sean_gourley_the_mathematics_of_war

Playlist: Talks to help you pick your major (12 talks)

Stressed about what you want to study? Let these guide you down a path of inspiration and passion in fields from mathematics to space archaeology.
Curated by TED · 12 talks
https://www.ted.com/playlists/talks_to_help_you_pick_your_ma

Playlist: Talks for band geeks (11 talks)

If you were in the marching band, jazz ensemble or choir, music is a part of you — whether you still play or not. Let these talks tap into that.
Curated by TED · 11 talks
https://www.ted.com/playlists/talks_for_former_band_geeks

Alex Rosenthal: The Factory | Think Like A Coder, Ep 9

This is episode 9 of our animated series "Think Like A Coder." This 10-episode narrative follows a girl, Ethic, and her robot companion, Hedge, as they attempt to save the world. The two embark on a quest to collect three artifacts and must solve their way through a series of programming puzzles. [Directed by Kozmonot Animation Studio, narrated ...
https://www.ted.com/talks/alex_rosenthal_the_factory_think_like_a_coder_ep_9

Lucas Husted: Game theory challenge: Can you predict human behavior?

Given a range of integers from 0 to 100, what would the whole number closest to 2/3 of the average of all numbers guessed be? For example, if the average of all guesses is 60, the correct guess will be 40. The game is played under conditions known to game theorists as "common knowledge:" every player has the same information— they also know that...
https://www.ted.com/talks/lucas_husted_game_theory_challenge_can_you_predict_human_behavior

Daniel Dulek: How big is a mole? (Not the animal, the other one.)

The word "mole" suggests a small, furry burrowing animal to many. But in this lesson, we look at the concept of the mole in chemistry. Learn the incredible magnitude of the mole-- and how something so big can help us calculate the tiniest particles in the world. [Directed by Barbara Benas, narrated by Daniel Dulek].
https://www.ted.com/talks/daniel_dulek_how_big_is_a_mole_not_the_animal_the_other_one

Dan Van der Vieren: Can you solve "Einstein's Riddle"?

Before he turned physics upside down, a young Albert Einstein supposedly showed off his genius by devising a complex riddle involving a stolen exotic fish and a long list of suspects. Can you resist tackling a brain teaser written by one of the smartest people in history? Dan Van der Vieren shows how. [Directed by Artrake Studio, narrated by Add...
https://www.ted.com/talks/dan_van_der_vieren_can_you_solve_einstein_s_riddle

James A. Smith: The method that can "prove" almost anything

In 2011, a group of researchers conducted a study designed to find an impossible result. Their study involved real people, truthfully reported data, and commonplace statistical analyses. So how did they do it? The answer lies in a statistical method scientists often use to try to figure out whether their results mean something, or if they're ran...
https://www.ted.com/talks/james_a_smith_the_method_that_can_prove_almost_anything

Playlist: Talks from inspiring teachers (10 talks)

A great teacher can change the trajectory of your life. Here, talks from teachers you'll wish you had.
Curated by TED · 10 talks
https://www.ted.com/playlists/talks_from_inspiring_teachers

Anushka Naiknaware | TED Speaker

In 2016, at age 13, Anushka Naiknaware was the youngest winner of the Google Science Fair, with her invention of a clever new bandage that tells caregivers when it needs to be changed.
Scientist
https://www.ted.com/speakers/anushka_naiknaware

Michael Moschen: Juggling as art ... and science

Michael Moschen puts on a quietly mesmerizing show of juggling. Don't think juggling is an art? You might just change your mind after watching Moschen in motion.
https://www.ted.com/talks/michael_moschen_juggling_as_art_and_science

Amber Stuver: Einstein's twin paradox explained

On their 20th birthday, identical twin astronauts volunteer for an experiment. Terra will remain on Earth, while Stella will board a spaceship. Stella's ship will travel to visit a star that is 10 light-years away, then return to Earth. As they prepare to part ways, the twins wonder what will happen when they're reunited. Who will be older? Ambe...
https://www.ted.com/talks/amber_stuver_einstein_s_twin_paradox_explained

Alex Rosenthal: The Chasm | Think Like A Coder, Ep 6

This is episode 6 of our animated series "Think Like A Coder." This 10-episode narrative follows a girl, Ethic, and her robot companion, Hedge, as they attempt to save the world. The two embark on a quest to collect three artifacts and must solve their way through a series of programming puzzles. [Directed by Kozmonot Animation Studio, narrated ...
https://www.ted.com/talks/alex_rosenthal_the_chasm_think_like_a_coder_ep_6
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