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4:52

Petra Sijpesteijn and Birte Kristiansen

The rise and fall of the medieval Islamic Empire

Posted Aug 2022

5:24

Noah Charney

Can you guess what's wrong with these paintings?

Posted Aug 2022

5:04

Ilan Stavans

A brief history of Spanish

Posted Aug 2022

7:56

Kiana Hayeri

A photographic journey through the Taliban's takeover of Afghanistan

Posted Jul 2022

15:47

Reshma Saujani

How the US fails working parents — and what they need to thrive

Posted Jul 2022

4:48

Charles Wallace and Sajan Saini

Why a sausage can do what your gloves cannot

Posted Jul 2022

12:02

César Cuauhtémoc García Hernández

The US can move past immigration prisons — and towards justice

Posted Jul 2022

10:45

Scott Fitsimones

Could a DAO build the next great city?

Posted Jul 2022

4:42

Kenny Coogan

This weird trick will help you summon an army of worms

Posted Jul 2022

10:47

Dan Widmaier

The future of fashion — made from mushrooms

Posted Jul 2022

17:24

David Wengrow

A new understanding of human history and the roots of inequality

Posted Jul 2022

15:37

Trish Millines Dziko

How schools can nurture every student's genius

Posted Jul 2022

4:39

Lyla Latif

The true cost of gold

Posted Jul 2022

12:30

Catherine Price

Why having fun is the secret to a healthier life

Posted Jul 2022

5:04

TED-Ed

The 4 greatest threats to the survival of humanity

Posted Jul 2022

9:42

Samir Ibrahim, MyVerse and Kristen Warren

How hip-hop can make climate action cool

Posted Jul 2022

14:31

Eleni Myrivili

A 3-part plan to take on extreme heat waves

Posted Jul 2022

18:28

Platon

Stories of photographing monumental people — from Michelle Obama to Stephen Hawking

Posted Jul 2022

0:00

Andrea Driessen

The profound power of gratitude and "living eulogies"

Posted Jul 2022

4:43

Liesbeth Demuyser

What causes yeast infections, and how do you get rid of them?

Posted Jul 2022

18:43

Parag Khanna

Where on Earth will people live in the future?

Posted Jul 2022

4:46

Noah R. Bressman and Douglas Fudge

The world's slimiest animal

Posted Jul 2022

9:27

Zahra Biabani

The eco-creators helping the climate through social media

Posted Jul 2022

14:52

Chanda Prescod-Weinstein

The search for the invisible matter that shapes the universe

Posted Jul 2022

3:40

Countdown

How "dilemma thinking" transforms argument into action

Posted Jul 2022

0:00

Jim VandeHei

How to write less but say more

Posted Jul 2022

10:22

Safi Rauf

My 105 days in Taliban prison — and a call to aid Afghanistan

Posted Jul 2022

5:36

Tierney Thys and Christian Sardet

Meet the microbes that could eat your trash

Posted Jul 2022

11:25

Michael Schur

How ethics can help you make better decisions

Posted Jul 2022

15:29

Thomas Heatherwick

The rise of boring architecture — and the case for radically human buildings

Posted Jul 2022

5:33

Olga Kitaina

How to alter the perception of mental health care in Russia

Posted Jul 2022

4:34

Judy Grisel

How does alcohol cause hangovers?

Posted Jul 2022

12:39

Alison Killing

How data-driven journalism illuminates patterns of injustice

Posted Jul 2022

17:57

Olivia Lazard

The blind spots of the green energy transition

Posted Jun 2022

0:00

Ali Noorani

The humans at the center of the US immigration debate

Posted Jun 2022

3:48

TED-Ed

What's the best country to live in?

Posted Jun 2022