Tag: TED-Ed

Why Are Some People Left-Handed?

Today, about one-tenth of the world’s population are southpaws. Why are suc...

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Why Pasta Comes in All Shapes and Sizes

Think twice when picking what pasta you want for dinner. The shape of your...

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Why 1.5 Billion People Eat With Chopsticks

Author Jennifer 8. Lee explains how the chopstick spread from the East to t...

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Vultures: The Acid-Puking, Plague-Busting Heroes of the...

Explore the essential role vultures play in cleaning our ecosystems and why...

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How To Concentrate

Explore the defining features of being in a flow state, and get tips on how...

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3 Tips on How To Study Effectively

Explore how the brain learns and stores information, and find out how to ap...

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The History of the World According to Cats

In ancient times, wildcats were fierce carnivorous hunters. And unlike dogs...

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The Strange History of the World’s Most Stolen Painting

Discover Jan van Eyck’s masterpiece, the Ghent Altarpiece, and explore how...

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The Myth of Hades and Persephone

Dig into the Greek myth of Persephone, who is abducted by Hades and is only...

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What Really Happened During the Salem Witch Trials?

Dig into how the infamous Salem Witch Trials began and why they remain a ca...

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The Fascinating History of Cemeteries

Spindly trees, rusted gates, crumbling stone, a solitary mourner: these thi...

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Introducing TED-Ed: Lessons Worth Sharing

TED-Ed's mission is to capture and amplify the voices of great educators ar...

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Mona Lisa by Leonardo da Vinci

Who is Mona Lisa? Is it a self-portrait? Why doesn't she have eyebrows? Is...

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