TED Talks

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5:36

Krishna Sudhir

What yoga does to your body and brain

Posted Jun 2020

4:55

TED-Ed

The world's biggest battery looks nothing like a battery

Posted Feb 2021

4:31

Luka Seamus Wright and Imogen Ellen Napper

Which bag should you use?

Posted Nov 2020

5:36

Alex Rosenthal and Pall Thordarson

Which is better: Soap or hand sanitizer?

Posted May 2020

4:44

Claire Wardle

Can you outsmart a troll (by thinking like one)?

Posted Oct 2020

4:33

Andrey Vyshedskiy

The neuroscience of imagination

Posted Dec 2016

5:31

Anees Bahji

How do steroids affect your muscles— and the rest of your body?

Posted Nov 2020

4:55

Fabio Pacucci

The battle that formed the universe

Posted Jun 2023

5:03

Dan Kwartler

What causes insomnia?

Posted Jun 2018

5:27

TED-Ed

What happens if an engineered virus escapes the lab?

Posted Mar 2023

13:55

Shad Begum

How women in Pakistan are creating political change

Posted Feb 2019

4:28

Bill Schutt

How do blood transfusions work?

Posted Feb 2020

5:14

Kathryn M. Stephenson and David L. Suskind

What is a poop transplant, and how does it work?

Posted Apr 2023

5:27

Densho

Ugly History: Japanese American incarceration camps

Posted Oct 2019

4:36

Allison Ramsey and Mary Staicu

The accident that changed the world

Posted Feb 2020

4:45

Mike Gil

The big-beaked, rock-munching fish that protect coral reefs

Posted Aug 2020

4:30

Jan Bill

What was so special about Viking ships?

Posted Jan 2020

3:31

Leah Lagos and Jaspal Ricky Singh

How playing sports benefits your body... and your brain

Posted Jun 2016

6:21

Anees Bahji

Is marijuana bad for your brain?

Posted Dec 2019

5:06

TED-Ed

The material that could change the world ... for a third time

Posted Mar 2021

4:09

Camille Seaman

The Arctic vs. the Antarctic

Posted Aug 2013

5:21

Alex Gendler

How do ventilators work?

Posted May 2020

4:59

Carolyn Beans

Which is better for you: "Real" meat or "fake" meat?

Posted Aug 2023

20:18

Laura Schulz

The surprisingly logical minds of babies

Posted Jun 2015

4:10

Kaitlyn Sadtler and Heather J. Faust

Why haven't we cured arthritis?

Posted Nov 2019

5:41

Marc Bamuthi Joseph

What soccer can teach us about freedom

Posted Mar 2018

5:06

Dan Kwartler

Why don't we cover the desert with solar panels?

Posted Oct 2021

5:18

Alex Gendler

Building the world's largest (and most controversial) power plant

Posted Dec 2020

16:09

Patricia Burchat

Shedding light on dark matter

Posted Aug 2008

11:20

Tyler DeWitt

Hey science teachers — make it fun

Posted Feb 2013

4:18

Kostas Karpouzis

Can machines read your emotions?

Posted Nov 2016

5:08

Emma Bryce

How does the immune system work?

Posted Sep 2018

4:32

Eleanor Nelsen

Mary's Room: A philosophical thought experiment

Posted Jan 2017

4:25

Jill Dash

Why should you read "Lord of the Flies" by William Golding?

Posted Dec 2019

6:30

Jason Shen

Looking for a job? Highlight your ability, not your experience

Posted Feb 2018

14:16

Julie Lythcott-Haims

How to raise successful kids — without over-parenting

Posted Sep 2016