TED-EdCan you solve the multiverse rescue mission riddle? – Dan Finkel
A bug in the superconductor system has trapped your team in 11 separate dimensions. Can you get them back home safely?...
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TED-EdCan you solve the penniless pilgrim riddle? – Daniel Finkel
If you enjoy our riddles, we highly recommend reading "The Number Devil": Check out our book rec page to learn more:...
TED-EdHow to make a mummy – Len Bloch
View full lesson: As anyone who’s seen a mummy knows, ancient Egyptian priests went to a lot of trouble to evade dec...
TED-EdThe journey to Pluto, the farthest world ever explored – Alan Stern
Check out Alan Stern's "Chasing New Horizons": View full lesson: As of 1989, mankind had successfully sent craft t...
TED-EdHow do ocean currents work? – Jennifer Verduin
Dive into the science of ocean currents (including the Global Conveyor Belt current), and find out how climate change ...
TED-EdWhat is a calorie? – Emma Bryce
View full lesson: We hear about calories all the time: How many calories are in this cookie? How many are burned by ...
TED-EdWhat caused the French Revolution? – Tom Mullaney
View full lesson: What rights do people have, and where do they come from? Who gets to make decisions for others, an...
TED-EdCan you solve the airplane riddle? – Judd A. Schorr
View full lesson: Professor Fukanō, the famous scientist, has embarked on a new challenge – piloting around the worl...
TED-EdWhy doesn’t anything stick to Teflon? – Ashwini Bharathula
View full lesson: Teflon was in the spacesuits the Apollo crew wore for the moon landing, in pipes and valves used i...
TED-EdHow to unboil an egg – Eleanor Nelsen
View full lesson: It’s so obvious that it’s practically proverbial: you can’t unboil an egg. But actually, it turns ...
TED-EdIs it bad to hold your pee? – Heba Shaheed
Check out our Patreon page: patreon.com/teded View full lesson: Humans should urinate at least four to six times a ...
TED-EdDoes “The Wonderful Wizard of Oz” have a hidden message? – David B. Parker
View full lesson: In his introduction to “The Wonderful Wizard of Oz,” L. Frank Baum claims that the book is simply ...
TED-EdWho won the space race? – Jeff Steers
View full lesson: On October 4, 1957, the Soviet Union launched the satellite Sputnik and, with it, an internationa...
TED-EdWhat is Alzheimer’s disease? – Ivan Seah Yu Jun
Explore the most common cause of dementia, Alzheimer’s disease, how it affects the brain and scientists’ search for a ...
TED-EdHow statistics can be misleading – Mark Liddell
View full lesson: Statistics are persuasive. So much so that people, organizations, and whole countries base some of...
TED-EdHow X-rays see through your skin – Ge Wang
View full lesson: Originally discovered by accident, X-rays are now used about 100 million times a year in clinics a...
TED-EdWould winning the lottery make you happier? – Raj Raghunathan
View full lesson: Imagine winning a multi-million dollar lottery tomorrow. If you’re like many of us, you’d be ecsta...
TED-EdThe breathtaking courage of Harriet Tubman – Janell Hobson
Take a closer look at the life of escaped slave and American icon Harriet Tubman, who liberated over 700 enslaved peop...
TED-EdWhy should you read Edgar Allan Poe? – Scott Peeples
Check out our Patreon page: View full lesson: The prisoner strapped under a descending pendulum blade. A raven who...
TED-EdYour body vs. implants – Kaitlyn Sadtler
Why do medical implants like insulin pumps and prosthetic knees need replacement? Explore how the immune system fights...