Thinking & Learning
Can you solve the risky disk riddle?
Lesson duration 05:54
Your antivirus squad is up against a code that’s hijacked your mainframe. What you’ve learned...
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TED-Ed Lessons
Design, Engineering & Technology
Teach girls bravery, not perfection - Reshma Saujani
Lesson duration 12:40
Women are underrepresented in areas critical to innovation, including STEM fields, politics, and...
Sociology
Our buggy moral code - Dan Ariely
Lesson duration 16:51
Behavioral economist Dan Ariely studies the bugs in our moral code: the hidden reasons we think...
Mathematics
How exactly does binary code work?
Lesson duration 04:40
Imagine trying to use words to describe every scene in a film, every note in a song, or every...
Critical Thinking
Can you solve the pirate riddle?
Lesson duration 05:24
It’s a good day to be a pirate. Amaro and his four mateys – Bart, Charlotte, Daniel, and Eliza...
Thinking & Learning
The Factory | Think Like A Coder, Ep 9
Lesson duration 10:01
This is episode 9 of our animated series “Think Like A Coder.” This 10-episode narrative follows...
Thinking & Learning
The Gauntlet | Think Like A Coder, Ep 8
Lesson duration 08:17
This is episode 8 of our animated series “Think Like A Coder.” This 10-episode narrative follows...
Design, Engineering & Technology
The Furnace Bots | Think Like A Coder, Ep 3
Lesson duration 06:12
This is episode 3 of our animated series “Think Like A Coder.” This 10-episode narrative follows...
Critical Thinking
The Tower of Epiphany | Think Like A Coder, Ep 7
Lesson duration 08:14
This is episode 7 of our animated series “Think Like A Coder.” This 10-episode narrative follows...
Thinking & Learning
The Prison Break | Think Like A Coder, Ep 1
Lesson duration 06:51
This is episode 1 of our animated series “Think Like A Coder.” This 10-episode narrative follows...
Thinking & Learning
The Chasm | Think Like A Coder, Ep 6
Lesson duration 06:41
This is episode 6 of our animated series “Think Like A Coder.” This 10-episode narrative follows...
Thinking & Learning
The World Machine | Think Like A Coder, Ep 10
Lesson duration 12:10
This is episode 10 of our animated series “Think Like A Coder.” This 10-episode narrative follows...
Problem Solving
The Resistance | Think Like A Coder, Ep 2
Lesson duration 06:10
This is episode 2 of our animated series “Think Like A Coder.” This 10-episode narrative follows...
Critical Thinking
The Train Heist | Think Like A Coder, Ep 4
Lesson duration 06:00
This is episode 4 of our animated series “Think Like A Coder.” This 10-episode narrative follows...
Mathematics
Can you solve the Leonardo da Vinci riddle?
Lesson duration 05:08
You’ve found Leonardo da Vinci’s secret vault, secured by a series of combination locks....
Thinking & Learning
The Artists | Think Like A Coder, Ep 5
Lesson duration 06:42
This is episode 5 of our animated series “Think Like A Coder.” This 10-episode narrative follows...
Global Economics
How algorithms shape our world - Kevin Slavin
Lesson duration 15:24
Kevin Slavin argues that we're living in a world designed for -- and increasingly controlled...
Design, Engineering & Technology
Making a TED-Ed Lesson: Concept and design
Lesson duration 03:17
Ever wondered how a TED-Ed animation is made? Go behind-the-scenes of “How do cancer cells behave...
Health
Are there universal expressions of emotion?
Lesson duration 04:52
The 40 or so muscles in the human face can be activated in different combinations to create...
Mathematics
Can you solve the rogue submarine riddle? Difficulty level: Master
Lesson duration 06:19
Smuggling yourself aboard the rogue submarine was the easy part. Hacking into the nuclear missile...
Health
How to biohack your cells to fight cancer
Lesson duration 08:01
The human body is made up of about 30 trillion cells that carry a code which has been duplicated...
Health
The end of Roe v. Wade — and what comes next - Kathryn Kolbert
Lesson duration 16:52
Roe v. Wade, the landmark 1973 decision protecting people's right to have an abortion in the...
Design, Engineering & Technology
Making a TED-Ed Lesson: Creative process
Lesson duration 04:15
Ever wondered how a TED-Ed animation is made? Go behind-the-scenes of “How do cancer cells behave...
Design, Engineering & Technology
Making a TED-Ed Lesson: Animation
Lesson duration 05:08
Ever wondered how a TED-Ed animation is made? Go behind-the-scenes of “How do cancer cells behave...
TED-Ed's Best of Web
Your creative superpowers can help protect democracy - Sofia Ongele
Lesson duration 09:53
"Democracy is more fun and inviting when you take it into your own hands," says creator and...
Design
What makes things cool?
Lesson duration 04:07
A 20th century industrial designer, who created some of America’s most iconic looks, developed a...
Science & Technology
Make your own secret ink!
Lesson duration 03:33
Chemical reactions occur all around us, but they only occur under particular circumstances. What...
Psychology
Why are we so obsessed with memes?
Lesson duration 03:28
Memes! Everyone loves them. Everyone shares them. But why? And is there any benefit to them? Life...
Psychology
Was Leonardo da Vinci dyslexic?
Lesson duration 03:51
Leonardo da Vinci: Coder, lefty, dyslexic, or just plain genius? One thing is true -- he...
Teaching & Education
What Teachers Make
Lesson duration 03:03
Ever heard the phrase "Those who can't do, teach"? At the Bowery Poetry Club, slam poet Taylor...
Anthropology
The search for King Richard III
Lesson duration 07:39
Did you know that archaeological excavations are like gigantic jigsaw puzzles? Use the recent...
Media and Journalism
Woman burned by McDonald's hot coffee, then the news media
Lesson duration 12:15
In 1992, Stella Liebeck spilled scalding McDonald's coffee in her lap and later sued the company,...
TED-Ed Blog
5 places where any kid can learn how to code
“The kids of today tap, swipe and pinch their way through the world. But unless we give them...
Learn to “Think Like A Coder” with our new series
Kozmonot Animation Studio Curious about coding? Want to build your programming skills? Or perhaps...
A bold step for womankind: Meet the young women behind Kyrgyzstan’s satellite program
Ranging in age from 17 to 25, they are challenging their country’s gender norms by learning...
Should every kid learn to love computer science?
The short answer is yes. Here’s why. In the Lego Movie, the protagonists are “master builders” —...
6 great apps to try next, recommended by and for educators
Looking to mix things up in your classroom next year? There’s an app for that! We asked TED-Ed...
Modern day pen pals: TED-Ed Club virtual meet and greet
Five students in Hilliard, Ohio squeeze together in front of a camera phone during a...
25 awesome apps for teachers, recommended by teachers
What are the best apps for teachers? We asked TED-Ed Innovative Educators and the TED-Ed...
Why I’m teaching prisoners to code
Inmates at the San Quentin computer lab. Photo: Andrew Landini. Chris Redlitz of The Last Mile...
Teach more girls about computer science
BIO Kimberly Lane Clark is a blended learning specialist in Texas and a TED-Ed Innovative...
How to launch student innovation projects
Nicholas Provenzano puts the ‘A’ in STEAM education. As a high school English teacher who...
A look at OKCupid’s algorithms: Getting personal with TED-Ed for Valentine’s Day
In the spirit of Valentine’s Day, TED-Ed teamed up with Christian Rudder, co-founder of dating...
How to exercise when it’s the last thing you want to do
Wise ideas from psychology, behavioral economics, business — and even activism — to get you...
Happy Teacher Appreciation Week!
To celebrate National Teacher Day, the TED-Ed staff took a moment to reflect on the teachers...
The making of TED-Ed’s first 360° animation
Virtual reality is an emerging medium for artists and educators. Painting is an ancient art...
Critical thinking is a 21st-century essential — here’s how to help kids learn it
Jordan Awan If we want children to thrive in our complicated world, we need to teach them how to...
20 books to read in 2015: TED-Ed Educators share their top 5 must-reads
If one of your New Year’s Resolutions was the classic “read more books” and you haven’t so much...
Why comics belong in schools…and more ideas from graphic novelist Gene Luen Yang
Gene Luen Yang taught high school science for 17 years while moonlighting as a graphic novelist....
College animation students collaborate to make one of our favorite TED-Ed Lessons to date
‘The History of Tattoos’ TED-Ed Lesson marks an exciting milestone for TED-Ed: it’s our first...
Inside the world’s best kindergarten
At Fuji Kindergarten outside Tokyo, kids make the most of a magical environment designed just...
Redesigning instruction and addressing inequities: 6 TED-Ed Innovative Educators share their learnings
Shutterstock Earlier this year, alumni of the TED-Ed Innovative Educator (TIE) program embarked...
Here’s the real danger that Facebook, Google and the other tech monopolies pose to our society
Most people fear and loathe monopolies because they dominate their categories or markets and...
Are you lonely in your partnership or marriage?
Eugenia Mello Most relationships in which loneliness has taken up residence can be shifted to a...
What is COP26? Here’s how global climate negotiations work and what’s at stake
Courtesy of UNFCCC For two weeks this November, world leaders and national negotiators will meet...
13 TED Talks to help you understand and prevent bullying
October is National Bullying Prevention Month in the US, and chances are you know someone who’s...