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Boghuma Kabisen Titanji: Ethical riddles in HIV research

A woman in sub-Saharan Africa is part of a cutting-edge HIV clinical trial -- but she can't afford a bus ticket to her health clinic, let alone the life-saving antiretrovirals she'll need. Boghuma Kabisen Titanji asks an important question: How can researchers looking for a cure make sure they're not taking advantage of the people most affected ...
https://www.ted.com/talks/boghuma_kabisen_titanji_ethical_riddles_in_hiv_research

Alex Gendler: Can you solve the bridge riddle?

Taking that internship in a remote mountain lab might not have been the best idea. Pulling that lever with the skull symbol just to see what it did probably wasn't so smart either. But now is not the time for regrets because you need to get away from these mutant zombies...fast. Can you use math to get you and your friends over the bridge before...
https://www.ted.com/talks/alex_gendler_can_you_solve_the_bridge_riddle

Alex Rosenthal and George Zaidan: The case of the missing fractals

A bump on the head, a mysterious femme fatale and a strange encounter on a windswept peak all add up to a heck of a night for Manny Brot, Private Eye. Watch as he tries his hand at saving the dame and getting the cash! Shudder at the mind-bending geometric riddles! Thrill to the stunning solution of The Case of the Missing Fractals. [Directed by...
https://www.ted.com/talks/alex_rosenthal_and_george_zaidan_the_case_of_the_missing_fractals

Dan Finkel: Can you solve the giant cat army riddle?

The villainous Dr. Schrödinger has developed a growth ray and intends to create an army of giant cats to terrorize the city. Your team of secret agents has tracked him to his underground lab. You burst in to find ... that it's a trap! Can you escape from Dr. Schrödinger's lair and save the day? Dan Finkel shows how. [TED-Ed Animation by Artrake ...
https://www.ted.com/talks/dan_finkel_can_you_solve_the_giant_cat_army_riddle

Lisa Winer: Can you solve the virus riddle?

Your research team has found a prehistoric virus preserved in the permafrost and isolated it for study. After a late night working, you're just closing up the lab when a sudden earthquake hits and breaks all the sample vials. Will you be able to destroy the virus before the vents open and unleash a deadly airborne plague? Lisa Winer shows how. [...
https://www.ted.com/talks/lisa_winer_can_you_solve_the_virus_riddle

Dennis Shasha: Can you solve the control room riddle?

As your country's top spy, you must infiltrate the headquarters of the evil syndicate, find the secret control panel, and deactivate their death ray. But your reconnaissance team is spotty, and you have only limited information about the control panel's whereabouts. Can you solve the control room riddle and deactivate their weapon in time? Denni...
https://www.ted.com/talks/dennis_shasha_can_you_solve_the_control_room_riddle

Yossi Elran: Can you solve the prisoner boxes riddle?

Your favorite band is great at playing music...but not so great at being organized. They keep misplacing their instruments on tour, and it's driving their manager mad. Can you solve the brain-numbing riddle their manager assigns them and make sure the band stays on their label? Yossi Elran shows how. [Directed by Artrake Studio, narrated by Addi...
https://www.ted.com/talks/yossi_elran_can_you_solve_the_prisoner_boxes_riddle

Henri Picciotto: A riddle of ice and fire dragons

It's your first day as Center Realm's official cartographer, and you've already got a big problem. Center Realm is home to three elder dragons: two ice, one fire, and they've lived in harmony for centuries. But scouts have sighted three fire dragons and five ice dragons flying towards the region. Can you figure out where to place the new dragons...
https://www.ted.com/talks/henri_picciotto_a_riddle_of_ice_and_fire_dragons

Alex Rosenthal: Can you solve the rogue submarine riddle? Difficulty level: Master

Smuggling yourself aboard the rogue submarine was the easy part. Hacking into the nuclear missile launch override — a little harder. And you've got a problem: you don't have the override code. You know you need the same numbers that were used to authorize the launch, but one wrong answer will lock you out. Can you figure out what numbers to ente...
https://www.ted.com/talks/alex_rosenthal_can_you_solve_the_rogue_submarine_riddle_difficulty_level_master

Alex Rosenthal: Can you solve the human cannonball riddle?

They call you the human cannonball. Your act involves flying through rings of fire, bouncing through a trampoline course, and catching the trapezist in the grand finale. Today's pre-flight test fails dramatically, and upon inspection, your cannon has clearly been sabotaged. Unfortunately, it's too late to abort the launch. Can you fix it in time...
https://www.ted.com/talks/alex_rosenthal_can_you_solve_the_human_cannonball_riddle

Alex Gendler: Can you solve the death race riddle?

The night before the Death Race across the Wastelands is set to begin, your uncle, the great inventor Slate Kanoli, got kidnapped by the ruthless No-Side gang. The only way to get him back is to race his Coil Runner against the gang yourself. Win and they'll give back your uncle. Lose and you'll forfeit the Coil Runner and all his other creation...
https://www.ted.com/talks/alex_gendler_can_you_solve_the_death_race_riddle

Daniel Finkel: Can you solve the killer robo-ants riddle?

The good news is that your experimental robo-ants are a success. The bad news is that you accidentally gave them the ability to shoot deadly lasers ... and you can't turn it off. Can you stop them from escaping their habitat before the lasers are activated? Dan Finkel shows how. [TED-Ed Animation by Artrake Studio].
https://www.ted.com/talks/daniel_finkel_can_you_solve_the_killer_robo_ants_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

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

Daniel Finkel: Can you solve the cuddly duddly fuddly wuddly riddle?

You've promised to get your son the cutest creature in creation: the cuddly. It's part of the Wuddly species, cousin to the terrifying duddly and the hideous fuddly. To make one, 100 eggs are placed in an incubator to undergo egg fusion, and the resulting combination will produce either a cuddly, a duddly or a fuddly. Can you make the right comb...
https://www.ted.com/talks/daniel_finkel_can_you_solve_the_cuddly_duddly_fuddly_wuddly_riddle

Daniel Finkel: Can you solve the jail break riddle?

Your timing made you and your partner infamous bank robbers. Now, you need to use that timing to break out of jail. Your partner is about to flash you a signal, and exactly 45 seconds later the electric fence circuit will short out. Then you notice that your watch is broken, and all you have are two 1-minute fuses in your pocket. Can you time yo...
https://www.ted.com/talks/daniel_finkel_can_you_solve_the_jail_break_riddle

Edwin Meyer: Can you solve the logician's rave riddle?

Once a year, thousands of logicians descend into the desert for Learning Man. At the center of that gathering is the world's most exclusive club, where under the full moon the annual logician's rave takes place. The entry is guarded by the Demon of Reason, and the only way in is to solve one of his dastardly challenges. Can you get into the rave...
https://www.ted.com/talks/edwin_meyer_can_you_solve_the_logician_s_rave_riddle

Dan Finkel: Can you solve the giant spider riddle?

Once every century, the world's greatest spiders gather to compete in a series of grueling games. The winner will become the next arachnomonarch, able to command all the world's spiders to their will. That day is today, and for the first time, you're casting your name into the ring. Can you attain the mantle of spider supremacy? Dan Finkel shows...
https://www.ted.com/talks/dan_finkel_can_you_solve_the_giant_spider_riddle

Dan Finkel: Can you solve the Ragnarok riddle?

Ragnarok: The fabled end of the world, when giants, monsters, and Norse gods battle for the future. The gods were winning until the great serpent Jörmungandr emerged. It swallowed Valhalla and contorted itself across the land. Odin has just enough power to strike with one final bolt of lightning, and you have the fabled hammer, Mjölnir. Can you ...
https://www.ted.com/talks/dan_finkel_can_you_solve_the_ragnarok_riddle

Jennifer Lu: Can you solve the counterfeit coin riddle?

You're the realm's greatest mathematician, but ever since you criticized the Emperor's tax laws, you've been locked in the dungeon. Luckily for you, one of the Emperor's governors has been convicted of paying his taxes with a counterfeit coin, which has made its way into the treasury. Can you earn your freedom by finding the fake? Jennifer Lu sh...
https://www.ted.com/talks/jennifer_lu_can_you_solve_the_counterfeit_coin_riddle

Shravan S K: Can you cheat death by solving this riddle?

You and your best friend Bill are the greatest bards in the kingdom— but maybe not the brightest. Your hit song has insulted the king and now you're slated for execution. Luckily, Death is a connoisseur of most excellent music and has decided to give you a chance to escape your fate. Can you beat him at a game of life-sized Snakes and Ladders an...
https://www.ted.com/talks/shravan_s_k_can_you_cheat_death_by_solving_this_riddle

Ganesh Pai: Can you solve the passcode riddle?

In a dystopian world, your resistance group is humanity's last hope. Unfortunately, you've all been captured by the tyrannical rulers and brought to the ancient coliseum for their deadly entertainment. Will you be able to solve the passcode riddle and get everyone out safely? Ganesh Pai shows how. [Directed by Jun Zee Myers, narrated by Addison ...
https://www.ted.com/talks/ganesh_pai_can_you_solve_the_passcode_riddle

Daniel Finkel: Can you solve the unstoppable blob riddle?

A shooting star crashes onto Earth and a hideous blob emerges. It creeps and leaps, it glides and slides. It's also unstoppable: no matter what you throw at it, it just re-grows and continues its rampage. The only way to save the planet is to cut the entire blob into precise acute triangles while it sleeps, rendering it inert. Can you stop the b...
https://www.ted.com/talks/daniel_finkel_can_you_solve_the_unstoppable_blob_riddle

Dennis Shasha: Can you solve the temple riddle?

Your expedition finally stands at the heart of the ancient temple. But as you study the inscriptions in the darkness, two wisps of green smoke burst forth. The walls begin to shake. The giant sandglass begins flowing with less than an hour before it empties, and a rumbling tells you that you don't want to be around when that happens. Can you use...
https://www.ted.com/talks/dennis_shasha_can_you_solve_the_temple_riddle

Alex Gendler: Can you solve the rebel supplies riddle?

You're overseeing the delivery of supplies to a rebel base in the heart of enemy territory. To get past customs, all packages must follow this rule: if a box is marked with an even number on the bottom, it must be sealed with a red top. One of the four boxes was sealed incorrectly, but they lost track of which one. Can you figure out which box i...
https://www.ted.com/talks/alex_gendler_can_you_solve_the_rebel_supplies_riddle

Daniel Finkel: Can you solve the dark matter fuel riddle?

It's an incredible discovery: an abandoned alien space station filled with precursor technology. Now every species in the galaxy is in a mad dash to get there first, but you've got a problem. Your ship can't hold enough fuel to get you there unless you vent caches of it into space at precise points and then come back for the fuel later. Can you ...
https://www.ted.com/talks/daniel_finkel_can_you_solve_the_dark_matter_fuel_riddle

Alex Gendler: Can you solve the dragon jousting riddle?

After years of war, the world's kingdoms have come to an agreement. Every five years, teams representing the elves, goblins, and treefolk will compete in a grand tournament of dragon jousting. You have the important job of recording the scores for the inaugural tournament. But, you overslept and the games are already underway. Can you figure out...
https://www.ted.com/talks/alex_gendler_can_you_solve_the_dragon_jousting_riddle

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

Judd A. Schorr: Can you solve the airplane riddle?

Professor Fukanō, the famous scientist, has embarked on a new challenge – piloting around the world in a plane of his own design. There's just one problem: there's not enough fuel to complete the journey. Luckily, there are two other planes to help. Can you help the professor fly for the whole trip and achieve his dream, without anyone running o...
https://www.ted.com/talks/judd_a_schorr_can_you_solve_the_airplane_riddle

Alex Gendler: Everything changed when the fire crystal got stolen

Someone has tripped the magical alarms in the Element Temple. When you and the other monks arrive on the scene, you know you have a disaster on your hands. Four young apprentices broke into the temple's inner chamber to steal the sacred element crystals. But when the alarm went off they panicked, and each of them swallowed a crystal. Can you det...
https://www.ted.com/talks/alex_gendler_everything_changed_when_the_fire_crystal_got_stolen
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