Difficulty: Beginner
USA
January 6 commemorates the day that three dudes gave a bunch of gifts to baby Jesus. But... who were they and why did they have hipster beards?
Difficulty: Beginner
USA
A reading of Tomie dePaola's The Story of the Three Wise Kings, which makes use of his richly colored illustrations for the visuals. He is widely known as a writer and illustrator of children's books. He is the creator of the Barney & Friends TV series and the immensely popular Strega Nona storybook series.
Difficulty: Newbie
USA
Sigrid gives a quick explanation of what Yabla is and how the Yabla player works.
Difficulty: Beginner
USA
Annette sharpens her skydiving skills in a vertical wind tunnel in Slovakia. The wind reaches a speed of 180 kilometers per hour (112 mph).
Difficulty: Newbie
USA
The letter "R" is difficult to pronounce for lots of people, even native speakers. Sigrid shows us how "R" sounds in different kinds of words.
Difficulty: Intermediate
USA
A look at the communications of Humpback Whales and other baleen whales, which includes how they sing, why they sing, and why we might consider their vocalizations actual songs.
Difficulty: Beginner
USA
Experience kiteboarding on a secluded beach in Kenya with Hawaii-native and world-class kiteboarder Shawn Richman. Lamu Island's Kizingoni Beach is the perfect spot for Shawn to let go in the wind and the waves.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
United Kingdom
Optimus Search helps companies find the right people for the job in the specific fields of Life Science, Engineering, Digital, and Energy. The consulting firm considers itself the best in the business.
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: Newbie
USA
The letter "S" has a couple of different sounds. It's a very important letter because it's used to form the plural of many nouns as well as the third person singular of verbs.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Egypt
Egyptian athlete Omar El Ghazaly, a discus thrower and competitor in the Olympics, talks about his sport and his motivations.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
United Kingdom
Fuse School: Learn the basics about the effects of global warming on the environment. Some of the problems global warming may cause are changing climate, extremes of weather, problems for ecosystems, rising sea levels, and ocean acidification.
Difficulty: Newbie
USA
"T" is for "tricky." Depending on what letters "T" is combined with or next to, it is pronounced differently. Sigrid explains and gives some examples.
Difficulty: Intermediate
United Kingdom, USA
Enjoy clips from the most popular musicals in London's world-famous West End. Les Misérables is the longest-running musical in this top ten group, and of all time, in the West End.
Difficulty: Intermediate
USA Hawaii
Poet, activist, and scholar Jamaica Heolimeleikalani Osorio recites a poem about remembering her cultural roots by honoring her family and recalling their Hawaiian names. The last part of the poem is spoken in Hawaiian.
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