Instructional Video8:42
TED Talks

Pattie Maes + Pranav Mistry: Meet the SixthSense interaction

12th - Higher Ed
This demo -- from Pattie Maes' lab at MIT, spearheaded by Pranav Mistry -- was the buzz of TED. It's a wearable device with a projector that paves the way for profound interaction with our environment. Imagine "Minority Report" and then...
Instructional Video9:57
TED Talks

TED: Why design should include everyone | Sinead Burke

12th - Higher Ed
Sinead Burke is acutely aware of details that are practically invisible to many of us. At 105 centimeters (or 3' 5") tall, the designed world -- from the height of a lock to the range of available shoe sizes -- often inhibits her ability...
Instructional Video12:42
TED Talks

TED: A brain implant that turns your thoughts into text | Tom Oxley

12th - Higher Ed
What if you could control digital devices using just the power of thought? That's the incredible promise behind the Stentrode -- an implantable brain-computer interface that collects and wirelessly transmits information directly from the...
Instructional Video10:56
TED Talks

Who counts as a speaker of a language? | Anna Babel

12th - Higher Ed
Backed by research and personal anecdotes, Spanish professor Anna Babel reveals the intricate relationship between language and culture, showing how social categories and underlying biases influence the way we hear, regard and,...
Instructional Video7:02
TED Talks

TED: How my dad's dementia changed my idea of death (and life) | Beth Malone

12th - Higher Ed
With warmth and grace, Beth Malone tells the deeply personal story of her dad's struggle with frontotemporal lobe dementia, and how it changed how she thinks about death (and life). A moving talk about a daughter's love -- and of letting...
Instructional Video3:24
SciShow Kids

Why Do I Get Wrinkly Fingers in the Bath?

K - 5th
Have you ever noticed that your fingers and toes are all wrinkly and funny looking after you spend a lot of time in the water? Well, Jessi wants to know why that happens! Join her to find out the answer!
Instructional Video8:33
TED Talks

TED: Let's launch a satellite to track a threatening greenhouse gas | Fred Krupp

12th - Higher Ed
When we talk about greenhouse gases, carbon dioxide gets the most attention -- but methane, which often escapes unseen from pipes and wells, has a far greater immediate impact on global warming. Environmentalist Fred Krupp has an idea to...
Instructional Video6:55
Be Smart

Is Your Brain Too Old For Video Games?

12th - Higher Ed
Is Your Brain Too Old For Video Games?
Instructional Video4:21
TED-Ed

TED-Ed: Why do your knuckles pop? - Eleanor Nelsen

Pre-K - Higher Ed
Some people love the feeling of cracking their knuckles, while others cringe at the sound. But what causes that trademark pop? And is it dangerous? Eleanor Nelsen gives the facts behind joint popping.
Instructional Video16:58
TED Talks

John Maeda: My journey in design

12th - Higher Ed
Designer John Maeda talks about his path from a Seattle tofu factory to the Rhode Island School of Design, where he became president in 2008. Maeda, a tireless experimenter and a witty observer, explores the crucial moment when design...
Instructional Video12:16
SciShow

Talk Show: Brain Injuries & Pearl the Tegu

12th - Higher Ed
Ben Fowlkes joins the Talk Show to talk about mixed martial arts and how it affects the brain and body.
Instructional Video8:44
TED Talks

Jeff Han: The radical promise of the multi-touch interface

12th - Higher Ed
Jeff Han shows off a cheap, scalable multi-touch and pressure-sensitive computer screen interface that may spell the end of point-and-click.
Instructional Video18:20
TED Talks

TED: A black man goes undercover in the alt-right | Theo E.J. Wilson

12th - Higher Ed
In an unmissable talk about race and politics in America, Theo E.J. Wilson tells the story of becoming Lucius25, white supremacist lurker, and the unexpected compassion and surprising perspective he found from engaging with people he...
Instructional Video13:02
TED Talks

TED: I stepped out of grief -- by dancing with fire | Danielle Torley

12th - Higher Ed
After losing her mother in a house fire when she was just six years old, Danielle Torley saw two paths before her: a life full of fear, or one that promised healing and recovery. In this inspiring talk, she describes how she turned her...
Instructional Video2:33
MinutePhysics

Can Humans Really Feel Temperature?

12th - Higher Ed
Can Humans Really Feel Temperature?
Instructional Video4:43
TED Talks

Jane Chen: A warm embrace that saves lives

12th - Higher Ed
In the developing world, access to incubators is limited by cost and distance, and millions of premature babies die each year. TED Fellow Jane Chen shows an invention that could keep millions of these infants warm -- a design that's...
Instructional Video18:25
TED Talks

TED: Spider-Man, The Lion King and life on the creative edge | Julie Taymor

12th - Higher Ed
Showing spectacular clips from productions such as Frida, The Tempest and The Lion King, director Julie Taymor describes a life spent immersed in theater and the movies. Filmed right as controversy over her Broadway production of...
Instructional Video5:47
TED Talks

TED: A mini robot -- powered by your phone | Keller Rinaudo

12th - Higher Ed
Your smartphone may feel like a friend -- but a true friend would give you a smile once in a while. At TED2013, Keller Rinaudo demos Romo, the smartphone-powered mini robot who can motor along with you on a walk, slide you a cup of...
Instructional Video6:50
TED Talks

Christopher Emdin: Teach teachers how to create magic

12th - Higher Ed
What do rap shows, barbershop banter and Sunday services have in common? As Christopher Emdin says, they all hold the secret magic to enthrall and teach at the same time — and it's a skill we often don't teach to educators. A longtime...
Instructional Video5:42
Bozeman Science

AP Biology Lab 12: Dissolved Oxygen

12th - Higher Ed
Mr. Andersen demonstrates the azide-winkler method of dissolved oxygen analysis.
Instructional Video3:43
SciShow

Why Astronauts Have Strong Handshakes

12th - Higher Ed
If you dream of becoming an astronaut, the selection process and the job are both pretty grueling. For several reasons, you'd better practice your handshake.
Instructional Video6:23
TED Talks

Alanna Shaikh: How I'm preparing to get Alzheimer's

12th - Higher Ed
When faced with a parent suffering from Alzheimer's, most of us respond with denial ("It won't happen to me") or extreme efforts at prevention. But global health expert and TED Fellow Alanna Shaikh sees it differently. She's taking three...
Instructional Video15:38
TED Talks

Arthur Ganson: Moving sculpture

12th - Higher Ed
Sculptor and engineer Arthur Ganson talks about his work -- kinetic art that explores deep philosophical ideas and is gee-whiz fun to look at.
Instructional Video23:17
TED Talks

C.K. Williams: Poetry of youth and age

12th - Higher Ed
Poet C.K. Williams reads his work at TED2001. As he colors scenes of childhood resentments, college loves, odd neighbors and the literal death of youth, he reminds us of the unique challenges of living.