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What happens if you don’t put your phone in airplane mode? - Lindsay DeMarchi
- Published_at:2023-08-08
- Category:Education
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- tags: airplane mode wifi radio waves routers satellites GPS smartphone phone signal cell towers cell signal wifi signal electromagnetic waves electromagnetic spectrum flight airplanes wavelengths cell service service interference call interference internet...
- description: Dig into how airplane mode works, and find out why it’s still important to use the setting when you fly. -- Right now, invisible signals are flying through the air all around you. Massive radio waves carry information between computers, GPS systems,...
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The life cycle of a cup of coffee - A.J. Jacobs
- Published_at:2021-01-04
- Category:Education
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- tags: coffee cup of coffee coffee beans coffea trees agriculture coffee plants coffee cherries harvest agriculture workers colombia pitalito wet milling Q grader cupping mouthfeel aroma taste coffee quality roasting machine sustainability farming farm hands...
- description: Trace the globe-spanning journey of coffee as it goes from plant to brew, and the complex infrastructure that makes it possible. -- How many people does it take to make a cup of coffee? For many of us, all it takes is a short walk and a quick pour....
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What really happened to the Library of Alexandria? - Elizabeth Cox
- Published_at:2018-08-14
- Category:Education
- Channel:TED-Ed
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- tags: TED TED-Ed TED Ed Teded Ted Education Elizabeth Cox Inna Phillimore Library of Alexandria knowledge books history
- description: Check out our Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/teded View full lesson: https://ed.ted.com/lessons/what-really-happened-to-the-library-of-alexandria-elizabeth-cox 2,300 years ago, the rulers of Alexandria set out to fulfill a very audacious...
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How exactly does binary code work? - José Américo N L F de Freitas
- Published_at:2018-07-12
- Category:Education
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- tags: TED TED-Ed TED ED Teded Ted Education José Américo N L F de Freitas Qa'ed Mai binary code Internet numbers language technology string data
- description: Check out our Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/teded View full lesson: https://ed.ted.com/lessons/how-exactly-does-binary-code-work-jose-americo-n-l-f-freitas Imagine trying to use words to describe every scene in a film, every note in a song,...
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How one scientist averted a national health crisis - Andrea Tone
- Published_at:2018-06-07
- Category:Education
- Channel:TED-Ed
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- tags: TED TED-Ed Teded Ted Education TED Ed Andrea Tone Frances Kelsey Food and Drug Administration public health medicine thalidomide drug pregnancy babies hero scientific breakthrough women in STEM
- description: TED wants to promote student ideas! Learn more here: http://bit.ly/2M7hd87 View full lesson: https://ed.ted.com/lessons/how-one-scientist-averted-a-national-health-crisis-andrea-tone In 1960, Frances Kelsey was one of the Food and Drug...
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What is dust made of? - Michael Marder
- Published_at:2018-05-24
- Category:Education
- Channel:TED-Ed
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- tags: TED TED-Ed TED Ed Ted Education Teded Michael Marder Mette Ilene Holmriis dust dust mites sand mineral particles stars skin cell pollen pollution
- description: Check out our Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/teded View full lesson: https://ed.ted.com/lessons/what-is-dust-made-of-michael-marder Less than a tenth the size of an ant, a dust mite’s whole world is contained in the dusty film under a bed or...
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Can you solve the wizard standoff riddle? - Dan Finkel
- Published_at:2018-05-22
- Category:Education
- Channel:TED-Ed
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- tags: TED TED-Ed TED Ed Ted Education Teded Dan Finkel Artrake Studio Brilliant Riddles Riddles math problem solving
- description: Practice more problem-solving at https://brilliant.org/TedEd/ Sign up to be emailed the solution to the bonus riddle: https://brilliant.org/tededpoisonapples/ You’ve been chosen as a champion to represent your wizarding house in a deadly duel against...
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What's the difference between hibernation and sleep? - Sheena Lee Faherty
- Published_at:2018-05-03
- Category:Education
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- tags: TED-Ed TEDEd TED Ed TED Education Sheena Lee Faherty Remi Cans hibernation biology animal kingdom animal biology science animals
- description: Check out our Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/teded View full lesson: https://ed.ted.com/lessons/what-s-the-difference-between-hibernation-and-sleep-sheena-faherty The Arctic Ground Squirrel hibernates by burrowing under the permafrost and...
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Why can't you divide by zero? - TED-Ed
- Published_at:2018-04-23
- Category:Education
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- tags: TED TED-Ed Teded Ted Education TED Ed Nick Hilditch zero math numbers multiply divide rules
- description: Check out our Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/teded View full lesson: https://ed.ted.com/lessons/why-can-t-you-divide-by-zero In the world of math, many strange results are possible when we change the rules. But there’s one rule that most of...
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What causes headaches? - Dan Kwartler
- Published_at:2018-04-12
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- tags: TED TED-Ed TED Ed Ted Education Teded Dan Kwartler Sharon Colman headaches doctors remedy medicine brain cure
- description: Download a free audiobook and support TED-Ed's nonprofit mission: https://adbl.co/2Hejwql Check out Oliver Sacks's "The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat": http://bit.ly/2Hk8ShM View full lesson:...
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Why isn't the world covered in poop? - Eleanor Slade and Paul Manning
- Published_at:2018-03-26
- Category:Education
- Channel:TED-Ed
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- tags: TED TED-Ed TED Ed Ted Education Teded Eleanor Slade Paul Manning Anton Bogaty poop dung beetle feces insects
- description: Learn more by reading Douglas J. Emlen's "Animal Weapons": https://amzn.to/2I2SLSw View full lesson: https://ed.ted.com/lessons/why-isn-t-the-world-covered-in-poop-eleanor-slade-and-paul-manning Check out our book rec page: http://bit.ly/2I3INQC ...
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A day in the life of an ancient Athenian - Robert Garland
- Published_at:2018-03-15
- Category:Education
- Channel:TED-Ed
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- tags: Robert Garland Zedem Media TED TED-Ed TED Ed Ted Education Teded ancient Athens greek democracy Mytilene Lesbos
- description: Check out our Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/teded View full lesson: https://ed.ted.com/lessons/a-day-in-the-life-of-an-ancient-athenian-robert-garland It’s 427 BCE, and the worst internal conflict ever to occur in the ancient Greek world is...
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The myth of King Midas and his golden touch - Iseult Gillespie
- Published_at:2018-03-05
- Category:Education
- Channel:TED-Ed
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- tags: Iseult Gillespie TED-Ed TED TED Ed Teded Ted Education Midas King Midas gold myth mythology greek mythology legend lore golden touch
- description: Check out our Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/teded View full lesson: https://ed.ted.com/lessons/the-myth-of-king-midas-and-his-golden-touch-iseult-gillespie In Greek mythology, King Midas is known as a rogue ruler whose antics bemused his...
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The myth of Thor's journey to the land of giants - Scott A. Mellor
- Published_at:2018-02-22
- Category:Education
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- tags: TED-Ed TEDEd TED Ed TED Education TED Thor mythology Norse mythology Nordic mythology Valhalla Asgard legends Scott A. Mellor Rune F.B. Hansen
- description: Download a free audiobook and support TED-Ed's nonprofit mission: http://adbl.co/2om4O4Q Check out Neil Gaiman's "Norse Mythology": http://bit.ly/2opZptA View full lesson:...
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What are mini brains? - Madeline Lancaster
- Published_at:2018-01-16
- Category:Education
- Channel:TED-Ed
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- tags: TEDEd TED-Ed TED Ed TED Education TED Madeline Lancaster Adam Wells neuroscience neurology weird science biology organoids
- description: Check out our Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/teded View full lesson: https://ed.ted.com/lessons/can-we-grow-human-brains-outside-our-bodies-madeline-lancaster Shielded by our thick skulls and swaddled in layers of protective tissue, the human...
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How to manage your time more effectively (according to machines) - Brian Christian
- Published_at:2018-01-02
- Category:Education
- Channel:TED-Ed
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- tags: TEDEd TED Ed TED-Ed TED Education animation Brian Christian Tom Griffiths Adriatic Animation algorithms computer science time managment efficiency self improvement
- description: Download a free audiobook and support TED-Ed's nonprofit mission: http://adbl.co/2lFSkUw Check out Brian Christian and Tom Griffiths' "Algorithms to Live By": http://bit.ly/2CadQrt View full lesson:...
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What is the tragedy of the commons? - Nicholas Amendolare
- Published_at:2017-11-21
- Category:Education
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- tags: TED TED-Ed TED Education TED Ed Nicholas Amendolare Garrett Hardin tragedy of the commons sustainability fish W. F. Lloyd overgrazing antibiotics coal
- description: Check out our Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/teded View full lesson: https://ed.ted.com/lessons/what-is-the-tragedy-of-the-commons-nicholas-amendolare Is it possible that overfishing, super germs, and global warming are all caused by the same...
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Why do you need to get a flu shot every year? - Melvin Sanicas
- Published_at:2017-11-20
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- tags: TED TED-Ed TED Education TED Ed Melvin Sanicas Andrew Foerster flu flu shot influenza vaccine CDC WHO virus flu season H1N1 DNA RNA influenza virus antigen antibody herd immunity
- description: Check out our Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/teded View full lesson: https://ed.ted.com/lessons/why-do-you-need-to-get-a-flu-shot-every-year-melvin-sanicas All year long, researchers at hospitals around the world collect samples from flu...
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How does your body know you're full? - Hilary Coller
- Published_at:2017-11-13
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- tags: TED TED-Ed TED Education TED Ed Hilary Coller Sashko Danylenko hunger fullness appetite food stomach digestion vagus nerve hypothalamus hormones endocrine cells digestive system intestine ghrelin insulin leptin water fiber protein
- description: Check out our Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/teded View full lesson: https://ed.ted.com/lessons/how-does-your-body-know-you-re-full-hilary-coller Hunger claws at your belly. It tugs at your intestines, which begin to writhe, aching to be fed....
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The strange case of the cyclops sheep - Tien Nguyen
- Published_at:2017-10-03
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- tags: TED TED-Ed TED Education TED Ed Tien Nguyen Anton Bogaty cyclops sheep sonic hedgehog sonic hedgehog gene SHH Philip Beachy sheep lambs wild corn lilies cyclopamine genes proteins patched smoothened basal cell nevus syndrome eye
- description: Check out our Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/teded View full lesson: https://ed.ted.com/lessons/the-strange-case-of-the-cyclops-sheep-tien-nguyen In the 1950s, a group of ranchers in Idaho were baffled when their sheep gave birth to lambs...
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The surprising cause of stomach ulcers - Rusha Modi
- Published_at:2017-09-28
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- tags: TED TED-Ed TED Education TED Ed Rusha Modi Black Powder Design ulcers stomach ulcer stress H. pylori antibiotics helicobacter pylori bacteria stomach acid Barry Marshall intestinal tract gastritis Nobel prize infection mucosal defense spicy food...
- description: Check out our Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/teded View full lesson: https://ed.ted.com/lessons/the-surprising-cause-of-stomach-ulcers-rusha-modi It’s a common misconception that stomach ulcers are caused by emotional upset, psychological...
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Are you a body with a mind or a mind with a body? - Maryam Alimardani
- Published_at:2017-09-25
- Category:Education
- Channel:TED-Ed
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- tags: TED TED-Ed TED Education TED Ed Maryam Alimardani Ivana Bošnjak Thomas Johnson Mind Body rubber hand illusion brain Rene Descartes cogito ergo sum I think therefore I am thinking soul psychology neuroscience virtual reality artificial intelligence
- description: Download a free audiobook and support TED-Ed's nonprofit mission: http://www.audible.com/teded View full lesson: https://ed.ted.com/lessons/are-you-a-body-with-a-mind-or-a-mind-with-a-body-maryam-alimardani Our bodies – the physical, biological...
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The life cycle of a t-shirt - Angel Chang
- Published_at:2017-09-05
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- tags: TED TED-Ed TED Education TED Ed Angel Chang t-shirt shirt clothing textiles fashion fast fashion cotton China India USA organic cotton pesticides blend card comb pull stretch knit slivers bleach dye carcinogen Bangladesh Turkey
- description: Learn more about TED-Ed Clubs here: https://ed.ted.com/clubs View full lesson: https://ed.ted.com/lessons/the-life-cycle-of-a-t-shirt-angel-chang Consider the classic white t-shirt. Annually, we sell and buy 2 billion t-shirts globally, making it...
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The science of smog - Kim Preshoff
- Published_at:2017-08-31
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- tags: TED TED-Ed TED Education TED Ed Kim Preshoff Juan M. Urbina Studios Smog industrial smog photochemical smog smoke fog London Los Angeles Beijing visibility health air VOCs volatile organic compounds nitrous oxide temperature inversion ozone
- description: Check out our Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/teded View full lesson: https://ed.ted.com/lessons/the-science-of-smog-kim-preshoff On July 26, 1943, Los Angeles was blanketed by a thick gas that stung people’s eyes and blocked out the Sun....
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The rise and fall of the Berlin Wall - Konrad H. Jarausch
- Published_at:2017-08-16
- Category:Education
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- tags: TED TED-Ed TED Education Konrad H. Jarausch Remus & Kiki Berlin Berlin Wall East Germany West Germany Germany Soviet Union Iron Curtain Communism World War II Allies Axis Powers Federal Republic of Germany German Democratic Republic freedom escape
- description: Check out our Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/teded View full lesson: https://ed.ted.com/lessons/the-rise-and-fall-of-the-berlin-wall-konrad-h-jarausch On August 13, 1961, construction workers began tearing up streets and erecting barriers in...
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What happens when you have a concussion? - Clifford Robbins
- Published_at:2017-07-27
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- tags: TED TED-Ed TED Education TED Ed Clifford Robbins Boniato Studio concussion PCS post concussion syndrome sub-concussive hit sports football soccer brain neuron axon axon bundle tau microtubule memory dementia chronic traumatic encephalopathy CTE injury
- description: View full lesson: https://ed.ted.com/lessons/what-happens-when-you-have-a-concussion-clifford-robbins Each year in the United States, players of sports and recreational activities receive between 2.5 and 4 million concussions. How dangerous are all...
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The left brain vs. right brain myth - Elizabeth Waters
- Published_at:2017-07-24
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- tags: TED TED-Ed TED Education TED Ed Elizabeth Waters Daniel Gray brain neuroscience psychology left brain right brain creativity logic reflex Paul Broca Carl Wernicke Dr. Jekyll Mr. Hyde Robert Louis Stevenson cortex vision Broca's area temporal lobe
- description: View full lesson: https://ed.ted.com/lessons/the-left-brain-vs-right-brain-myth-elizabeth-waters The human brain is visibly split into a left and right side. This structure has inspired one of the most pervasive ideas about the brain: that the left...
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How does caffeine keep us awake? - Hanan Qasim
- Published_at:2017-07-17
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- tags: TED TED-Ed TED Education TED Ed Hanan Qasim Adriatic Animation caffeine adenosine dopamine stimulant brain neuron receptor inhibitor coffee tea soda chocolate energy drug central nervous system ATP
- description: View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/how-does-caffeine-keep-us-awake-hanan-qasim Over 100,000 metric tons of caffeine are consumed around the world every year. That’s equivalent to the weight of 14 Eiffel Towers! Caffeine helps us feel alert,...
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Can you solve the fish riddle? - Steve Wyborney
- Published_at:2017-06-26
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- tags: TED TED Education TED-Ed TED Ed Steve Wyborney Artrake Studio fish riddle rish riddle species submarine storm table
- description: View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/can-you-solve-the-fish-riddle-steve-wyborney As the cargo director on the maiden voyage of the S.S. Buoyant, you’ve agreed to transport several tanks containing the last specimens of an endangered fish...
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How to squeeze electricity out of crystals - Ashwini Bharathula
- Published_at:2017-06-20
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- tags: TED TED-Ed TED Education TED Ed Ashwini Bharathula Karrot Animation piezoelectricity electricity crystal charge positive charge negative charge mechanical energy electrical energy Pierre Curie Jacques Curie sonar submarines World War I quartz voltage...
- description: View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/how-to-squeeze-electricity-out-of-crystals-ashwini-bharathula It might sound like science fiction, but if you press on a crystal of sugar, it will actually generate its own electricity. This simple crystal...
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