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TED-Ed Riddles

What do giant cat armies, Leonardo da Vinci, birthday cake and the Trojan War all have in common? They’re part of this brain-busting riddle series from TED-Ed meant to test your might and mettle, your cunning and concentration, your puzzling prowess! Do you have what it takes to solve them?

Most popular TED-Ed animations of 2025

Explore the most popular TED-Ed animations of 2025, covering the brain and body, myths and mysteries, and more. From the science of cholesterol and social isolation to the history of dragon legends, the health benefits of walking and more, these lessons are perfect for curious minds.

The most popular TED-Ed animations of 2023

From the science behind stretching muscles and crooked teeth to the everyday mysteries of food expiration dates and airplane mode, these TED-Ed animations captured our attention in 2023.

TED-Ed Educator Talks

TED-Ed's Educator Talks program brings educators (teachers, principals, Ed consultants, CEOs, nonprofit leaders and industry trailblazers) to consider and share the most relevant and transformational ideas in the education landscape across the globe. All of the educators featured are developed, coached and curated through TED's coaches to deliver their ideas on the TED stage.

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Talks about TED-Ed

Kristin Surak

When did we start using passports?

Alvaro Romero-Calvo, Theo St Francis

How does the space station never run out of oxygen?

Max Levy

Psychedelics, mind control, radiation-eating: The secret superpowers of fungi

Roni Shanoada

How a broken heart affects your body

Simon Trautman

What causes avalanches, and can you survive them?

Rachel Yang

Should you rinse your dishes before placing them in the dishwasher?

Connor C. Wilson

How to attack (and defend) a medieval castle

Stephanie A. Poindexter

Meet the slow loris, the only venomous primate in existence

Lee Thompson

A brief history of sumo wrestling

Why does catnip make cats go crazy?

Claudia Schwabe

The dark origins of Disney fairy tales

What toys have kids played with throughout history?

Stephanie H. Smith

The incredible engineering of Venice

Charles Rupprecht

Why is getting bitten by a rabid animal so dangerous?

Iseult Gillespie

Edgar Allan Poe's story of the Red Death

The missing ingredient in how we learn

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Exclusive articles about TED-Ed

The 10 most popular TED-Ed videos from the first 10 years!

To celebrate TED-Ed's 10th birthday, we’re taking a look back at 10 years of inspiring and informative lessons filled with great animation. Here are the most-viewed videos from each year we’ve been around.

Posted Mar 2022

These 5 Black women made history — and here’s why you should know their stories

Let this inspiring group -- which includes an explorer, a mother, a politician and two other remarkable individuals -- expand your knowledge of American history.

Posted Feb 2021

A car-trip video playlist: 8 great TED-Ed lessons to make a drive fly by

Got a car full of restless kids and miles of road ahead of you? These 8 TED-Ed lessons will entertain and amaze them -- and teach them a thing or two along the way.

Posted Nov 2019

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