The non-profit educational organization TED (Technology, Entertainment and Design) believes passionately that ideas have the power to change attitudes, lives, and ultimately, the world. Their motto is "ideas worth sharing." TED-Ed animations are short, award-winning educational videos narrated (in clear English) with lightness and humor. They are brought to life by professional animators who make learning fun. They're "lessons worth sharing."
Difficulty: Intermediate
USA
Michael Jordan’s legendary slam dunk from the free throw line has been calculated at 0.92 seconds of pure hang time. But how many seconds could Jordan have gotten if he did the same jump on Mars? Or Jupiter?
Difficulty: Intermediate
USA
Dolphins are one of the smartest animal species on Earth. In fact, their encephalization quotient (their brain size compared to the average for their body size) is second only to humans. But exactly how smart are they? This video shares some incredible facts about dolphins.
Difficulty: Intermediate
India, Pakistan, United Kingdom
Who knows when we'll discover whether we are alone in the universe or not? Whatever the answer, the quest for more knowledge will never cease, nor grow dull.
Difficulty: Intermediate
USA
Judging by the 26 billion views on over 2 million YouTube videos of them, one thing is certain: cats are very entertaining. But their strange feline behaviors, both amusing and baffling, leave many of us asking: Why do cats do that? Tony Buffington explains the evolutionary history behind some of your cat’s strangest behaviors.
Difficulty: Intermediate
India, Pakistan, United Kingdom
Physicists, philosophers, and UFO enthusiasts all have ideas on how many universes there may be or if there is extraterrestrial life. Chris Anderson summarizes the theories and expects that in the coming years physicists will arrive at more answers.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Pakistan, United Kingdom
In the first of a new TED-Ed series designed to catalyze curiosity, TED Curator Chris Anderson shares his boyhood obsession with quirky questions that seem to have no answers.
Difficulty: Intermediate
USA
Romantic chemistry is all about warm, gooey feelings that gush from the deepest depths of the heart... right? Not quite. Actually, the real boss behind attraction is your brain, which runs through a very quick, very complex series of calculations when assessing a potential partner. Dawn Maslar explores how our five senses contribute to this mating game, citing some pretty wild studies along the way.
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