TED-Ed

TED-Ed

TED-Ed’s mission is to create lessons worth sharing. Feed and expand your curiosity with our award-winning animated shorts - published on YouTube and available with supplemental learning materials on ed.ted.com. Want to suggest an idea for a TED-Ed animation, nominate an educator or animator? Visit our website at: http://ed.ted.com/get_involved. Consider backing us on Patreon. By doing so, you directly support our nonprofit mission to create free, high-quality educational content: https://www.patreon.com/teded For more information on using TED-Ed content for commercial purposes (e.g. employee learning, in a film, or in an online course), please submit a Media Request using this link: https://media-requests.ted.com/

  1. 18 min ago

    Why do bugs cluster above water? - Luke M. Jacobus

    Trace the life cycle of mayflies, and explore why these swarming insects are a sign of healthy aquatic ecosystems.--For most of the world’s 4,000 mayfly species, adulthood lasts roughly one day. And for some species, it’s only a matter of minutes. This isn’t because they’re all eaten up by predators. Rather, this abridged adulthood is a natural part of their life cycle. So, what role do these bugs play in their ecosystems? Luke M. Jacobus explores the stunningly short life span of the winged insects.Lesson by Luke M. Jacobus, directed by Denys Spolitak.Support Our Non-Profit Mission----------------------------------------------Support us on Patreon: http://bit.ly/TEDEdPatreonCheck out our merch: http://bit.ly/TEDEDShop----------------------------------------------Connect With Us----------------------------------------------Sign up for our newsletter: http://bit.ly/TEDEdNewsletterFollow us on Facebook: http://bit.ly/TEDEdFacebookFind us on Twitter: http://bit.ly/TEDEdTwitterPeep us on Instagram: http://bit.ly/TEDEdInstagram----------------------------------------------Keep Learning----------------------------------------------View full lesson: https://ed.ted.com/lessons/if-you-re-an-adult-mayfly-you-ll-probably-die-before-the-end-of-this-video-luke-jacobusDig deeper with additional resources: https://ed.ted.com/lessons/if-you-re-an-adult-mayfly-you-ll-probably-die-before-the-end-of-this-video-luke-jacobus/digdeeperAnimator's website: https://vimeo.com/denysspolitak----------------------------------------------Thank you so much to our patrons for your support! Without you this video would not be possible! Nicole Klau Ibarra, Jesse Lira, Ezekiel Raui, Petr Vacek, Dennis, Olivia Fu, Kari Teffeau, Cindy Lai, Rajath Durgada Manjunath, Dan Nguyen, Chin Beng Tan, Tom Boman, Karen Warner, Iryna Panasiuk, Aaron Torres, Eric Braun, Sonja Worzewski, Michael Clement, Adam Berry, Ghaith Tarawneh, Nathan Milford, Tomas Beckett, Alice Ice, Eric Berman, Kurt Paolo Sevillano, Jennifer Heald, Megulo Abebe, isolwi, Kate Sem, Ujjwal Dasu, Angel Alberici, Minh Quan Dinh, Sylvain, Terran Gimpel, Talia Sari, Katie McDowell, Allen, Mahina Knuckles, Charmaine Hanson, Thawsitt, Jezabel, Abdullah Abdulaziz, Xiao Yu, Melissa Suarez, Brian A. Dunn, Francisco Amaya, Daisuke Goto, Matt Switzler, Peng, Tzu-Hsiang and Bethany Connor. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Why do bugs cluster above water? - Luke M. Jacobus

  2. 25 min ago

    Welcome to the genomic revolution - Richard Resnick

    In this accessible talk from TEDxBoston, Richard Resnick shows how cheap and fast genome sequencing is about to turn health care (and insurance, and politics) upside down. (Filmed at TEDxBoston.)Talk by Richard Resnick. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Welcome to the genomic revolution - Richard Resnick

  3. 1 hr ago

    Distant time and the hint of a multiverse - Sean Carroll

    Cosmologist Sean Carroll attacks -- in an entertaining and thought-provoking tour through the nature of time and the universe -- a deceptively simple question: Why does time exist at all? The potential answers point to a surprising view of the nature of the universe, and our place in it. (Filmed at TEDxCaltech.)Talk by Sean Carroll. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Distant time and the hint of a multiverse - Sean Carroll

  4. 1 hr ago

    Freeing energy from the grid - Justin Hall-Tipping

    What would happen if we could generate power from our windowpanes? In this moving talk, entrepreneur Justin Hall-Tipping shows the materials that could make that possible, and how questioning our notion of 'normal' can lead to extraordinary breakthroughs.Talk by Justin Hall-Tipping. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Freeing energy from the grid - Justin Hall-Tipping

  5. 2 hr ago

    Are droids taking our jobs? - Andrew McAfee

    Robots and algorithms are getting good at jobs like building cars, writing articles, translating -- jobs that once required a human. So what will we humans do for work? Andrew McAfee walks through recent labor data to say: We ain't seen nothing yet. But then he steps back to look at big history, and comes up with a surprising and even thrilling view of what comes next. (Filmed at TEDxBoston.) Talk by Andrew McAfee. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Are droids taking our jobs? - Andrew McAfee

  6. 2 hr ago

    Mosquitos, malaria and teaching - Bill Gates

    View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/mosquitos-malaria-and-education-bill-gatesBill Gates hopes to solve some of the world's biggest problems using a new kind of philanthropy. In a passionate and, yes, funny 18 minutes, he asks us to consider two big questions and how we might answer them.Talk by Bill Gates. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Mosquitos, malaria and teaching - Bill Gates

  7. 2 hr ago

    The downfall of the House of Cadmus - Iseult Gillespie

    Get to know the Greek myth of Cadmus, who unknowingly killed Ares’ serpent and faced the wrath and retribution of the gods.--When Cadmus walked the Earth, just a few generations separated him from his divine ancestors. From atop Mount Olympus, they scrutinized and meddled with mortals like himself. Cadmus was a skilled warrior and heir to the Phoenician throne, but he wouldn’t stay in the gods’ favor for long— a critical mistake would seal his tragic fate. Iseult Gillespie details the Greek myth of the serpent’s curse.Lesson by Iseult Gillespie, directed by Adriana Monteforte Lahera.Support Our Non-Profit Mission----------------------------------------------Support us on Patreon: http://bit.ly/TEDEdPatreonCheck out our merch: http://bit.ly/TEDEDShop----------------------------------------------Connect With Us----------------------------------------------Sign up for our newsletter: http://bit.ly/TEDEdNewsletterFollow us on Facebook: http://bit.ly/TEDEdFacebookFind us on Twitter: http://bit.ly/TEDEdTwitterPeep us on Instagram: http://bit.ly/TEDEdInstagram----------------------------------------------Keep Learning----------------------------------------------View full lesson: https://ed.ted.com/lessons/the-myth-of-the-serpent-s-curse-iseult-gillespieDig deeper with additional resources: https://ed.ted.com/lessons/the-myth-of-the-serpent-s-curse-iseult-gillespie/digdeeperAnimator's website: https://adrianamonteforte.myportfolio.com----------------------------------------------Thank you so much to our patrons for your support! Without you this video would not be possible! Francisco Amaya, Daisuke Goto, Matt Switzler, Peng, Tzu-Hsiang, Bethany Connor, Jeremy Shimanek, Mark Byers, Avinash Amarnath, Xuebicoco, Rayo, Po Foon Kwong, Boffin, Jesse Jurman, Scott Markley, Elija Peterson, Ovidiu Mrd, paul g mohney, Steven Razey, Nathan Giusti, Helen Lee, Anthony Benedict, Karthik Balsubramanian, Annastasshia Ames, Amy Lopez, Vinh-Thuy Nguyen, Liz Candee, Ugur Doga Sezgin, Karmi Nguyen, John C. Vesey, Yelena Baykova, Nick Johnson, Carlos H. Costa, Jennifer Kurkoski, Ryan B Harvey, Akinola Emmanuel, Jose Arcadio Valdes Franco, Sebastiaan Vleugels, Karl Laius, JY Kang, Abhishek Goel, Heidi Stolt, Nicole Sund, Karlee Finch, Mario Mejia, Denise A Pitts, Doug Henry, Keven Webb, Mihai Sandu, Deepak Iyer and Javid Gozalov. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    The downfall of the House of Cadmus - Iseult Gillespie

  8. 3 hr ago

    A novel ecosystem for electric cars - Shai Agassi

    View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/a-new-ecosystem-for-electric-cars-shai-agassiForget about the hybrid auto -- Shai Agassi says it's electric cars or bust if we want to impact emissions. His company, Better Place, has a radical plan to take entire countries oil-free by 2020.Talk by Shai Agassi. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    A novel ecosystem for electric cars - Shai Agassi
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TED-Ed’s mission is to create lessons worth sharing. Feed and expand your curiosity with our award-winning animated shorts - published on YouTube and available with supplemental learning materials on ed.ted.com. Want to suggest an idea for a TED-Ed animation, nominate an educator or animator? Visit our website at: http://ed.ted.com/get_involved. Consider backing us on Patreon. By doing so, you directly support our nonprofit mission to create free, high-quality educational content: https://www.patreon.com/teded For more information on using TED-Ed content for commercial purposes (e.g. employee learning, in a film, or in an online course), please submit a Media Request using this link: https://media-requests.ted.com/

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    TED-Ed
  • Years Active
    2026
  • Episodes
    1.3k
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