👁How we’re turning pollution into toys, toothpaste and more
🧠Xu Hao
🗣Subtitle: 🇬🇧English

👣It took alcohol 200 years to go from scientific discovery to industrial revolution, but tech innovator Xu Hao says we can’t afford to wait that long to tackle the climate crisis. He explores why most climate solutions are still stuck in labs — despite breakthrough science that can turn planet-warming CO2 into everyday products like toothpaste, water bottles and smartphone components — and explains what it will take for a clean future to arrive sooner than we think.
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#Countdown #science #technology #climate_change #innovation #engineering #sustainability #fossil_fuels

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👁This is what happens when you reply to spam email
🧠James Veitch
🗣Subtitle: 🇬🇧English | 🇹🇷Turkish

👣Suspicious emails: unclaimed insurance bonds, diamond-encrusted safe deposit boxes, close friends marooned in a foreign country. They pop up in our inboxes, and standard procedure is to delete on sight. But what happens when you reply? Follow along as writer and comedian James Veitch narrates a hilarious, weeks-long exchange with a spammer who offered to cut him in on a hot deal.
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#comedy #curiosity #communication #humor #technology

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👁Is it really that bad to eat cookie dough?
🧠Emma Bryce
🗣Subtitle: 🇬🇧English | 🇹🇷Turkish

👣Salmonella infects millions worldwide each year, causing fever, stomach cramps, and diarrhea. And these effects can be extreme: Salmonella is the leading cause of hospitalizations and deaths from food poisoning. So, how does it spread from chickens to humans? And how does it make us sick? Emma Bryce follows the journey of this crafty pathogen from farm to plate. [Directed by Denys Spolitak, narrated by Christina Greer, music by Salil Bhayani, cAMP Studio].
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#TED_Ed #education #animation #food #disease #bacteria #illness #human_body #biology

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👁What it’s really like to win the lottery
🧠Matt Pitcher
🗣Subtitle: 🇬🇧English

👣What happens when ordinary people win the lottery? Financial planner Matt Pitcher shares lessons from more than a decade of advising lotto winners, revealing how sudden wealth can unbalance life and spark consumerism — or create profound opportunities for meaning. This talk just might make you rethink the link between money and happiness.
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#happiness #money #time #personal_growth #society #culture

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👁How smart are crows?
🧠Katharina Brecht
🗣Subtitle: 🇬🇧English | 🇹🇷Turkish

👣In one of Aesop’s fables, a crow is searching for water. It spies a pitcher— but the water inside is beyond its reach. So, the crow begins dropping in pebbles. One-by-one, they displace the water, and the crow quenches its thirst. This is just one of many fascinating displays of intelligence from corvids. Katharina Brecht digs into what makes this bold, brainy family of songbirds so smart. [Directed by Irida Zhonga, narrated by Pen-Pen Chen, music by Phil Brookes].
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#TED_Ed #education #animals #animation #birds #brain

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👁Going viral taught me the internet is broken — but fixable
🧠Deja Foxx
🗣Subtitle: 🇬🇧English

👣Digital strategist Deja Foxx went viral for speaking up at a town meeting — and then learned the harsh cost of being in social media’s crosshairs. She welcomes us to the “girl internet,” a growing ecosystem of women-led platforms that prioritize privacy, community and respect. "We’re building a new, better way of being online, no matter your generation or your gender," she says.
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#society #culture #personal_growth #social_media #social_change #technology

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👁The incredible secrets hidden in your immune system
🧠Beck Brachman
🗣Subtitle: 🇬🇧English | 🇹🇷Turkish

👣Your immune system keeps a record of everything it’s ever fought, from the common cold to chronic disease. Neuroscientist and TED Fellow Beck Brachman explains how, by decoding this archive, scientists may be able to identify the root causes — and thus deduce the cures — of devastating illnesses like multiple sclerosis and schizophrenia, potentially one day taking the “chronic” out of “chronic disease.”
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#health #science #disease #medical_research #innovation #cancer #psychology #medicine

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👁The flourishing future of women's sports
🧠Kate Johnson
🗣Subtitle: 🇬🇧English

👣Women's sports are surging in popularity around the world, with record-breaking viewership, attendance and revenue growth. And yet, social media algorithms still skew towards covering men's sports. Olympic rower Kate Johnson, who now leads global marketing strategy for sports and entertainment at Google, unpacks why this is still happening — and what it will take to level the playing field for women’s sports.
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#sports #technology #AI #algorithm #media #culture

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👁The ginormous collision that tilted our planet
🧠Elise Cutts
🗣Subtitle: 🇬🇧English | 🇹🇷Turkish

👣4.5 billion years ago, Earth was struck by a rock the size of Mars flying 9 kilometers a second. The force of this collision temporarily turned Earth’s surface into an ocean of molten magma. Today, some scientists call this cosmic crash the Big Whack, and we’re still dealing with the impacts of this impact. Elise Cutts explores the pivotal role Earth’s obliquity plays in our planet's processes. [Directed by Igor Ćorić, Artrake Studio, narrated by Bethany Cutmore Scott, music by Cem Misirlioglu].
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#TED_Ed #education #animation #space #universe #science #Sun

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👁A pastry chef works his chocolatier magic — live
🧠Latif Nasser
🗣Subtitle: 🇬🇧English

👣Get a taste of the chocolatier life from world-renowned pastry chef Amaury Guichon as he shares his story — and the secrets of his craft — with podcaster Latif Nasser. Learn what it takes to construct elaborate, lifelike (and delicious) sculptures from 100 percent confectionery ingredients as Guichon puts the final touches on his signature decadent chocolate clock pastry, complete with delicate gears.
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#food #art #design #innovation #creativity

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👁The Greek tragedy of Oedipus' daughter
🧠Stephen Esposito
🗣Subtitle: 🇬🇧English | 🇹🇷Turkish

👣The gods watched as Oedipus’ daughter, Antigone, stole out of the palace in Thebes the morning after a devastating battle. Antigone was on a dangerous mission to do what she felt was right, though it meant risking her life. She sought to abide by divine law and honor her late brother Polyneices through burial— but the king had other plans. Stephen Esposito shares the tragic Greek tale of Antigone. [Directed by Josh Pilch, Augenblick Studios, narrated by Susan Zimmerman, music by Kevin MacLeod].
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#TED_Ed #education #animation #ancient_world #culture

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👁Tax the rich — and save the planet
🧠Esther Duflo
🗣Subtitle: 🇬🇧English

👣Nobel Prize-winning economist Esther Duflo brings her data-driven precision to the climate crisis — and the numbers are damning. While world leaders haggle over finances at endless summits, rising temperatures will kill millions in the poorest countries by the end of this century. She calculates the staggering cost of wealthy nations pumping greenhouse gases into the atmosphere, proving that getting billionaires to pay their fair share in taxes is the best way to cover these damages.
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#economics #health #Countdown #climate_change #finance #global_issues #poverty #ethics

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👁What happens to your brain without any social contact?
🧠Terry Kupers
🗣Subtitle: 🇬🇧English | 🇹🇷Turkish

👣Everyone needs time to themselves, and peaceful solitude has stress-relieving benefits. But when being alone is forced upon you, the effects can be surprisingly extensive. And though different people experience distinct effects, symptoms tend to become more severe and persistent the longer one’s isolated. So, how exactly does isolation affect your body and brain? Terry Kupers investigates. [Directed by Camille Bovey, narrated by Addison Anderson, music by Stephen LaRosa].
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#TED_Ed #education #animation #mental_health #prison #brain #psychology

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👁The best thing that could happen to the energy industry
🧠Matt Tilleard
🗣Subtitle: 🇬🇧English

👣History has been written by whoever controls the dominant fuel of the era — until now, says renewables entrepreneur Matt Tilleard. He explains why, as the clean energy transition ramps up, we’re moving from a world where energy comes from burning fuels to one where it will come from using technology. Learn why this could change everything about global power dynamics — and why the future belongs not to those who control resources, but to those who build and share technology.
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#energy #renewable_energy #Countdown #climate_change #politics #sustainability #fossil_fuels #solar_energy #wind_energy

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👁Why is it so hard to get rid of bed bugs?
🧠Gale Ridge
🗣Subtitle: 🇬🇧English | 🇹🇷Turkish

👣Bed bugs have tormented humans for millennia, so detested that their mere mention can make hearts race and arms itch. There are approximately 100 species of bed bugs, but thankfully only three of them feed on humans. So, why are these unwelcome houseguests so difficult to defeat? And is there any way to get rid of them for good? Gale E. Ridge investigates the tremendous staying power of bed bugs. [Directed by Devin Clark, Augenblick Studios, narrated by Addison Anderson, music by Tom Kaericher].
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#TED_Ed #education #animation #insects #history

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👁This TED Talk is full of bad ideas
🧠Gabe Whaley
🗣Subtitle: 🇬🇧English

👣What if the worst ideas turned out to be the most interesting? Mischief-making artist Gabe Whaley shares how he built a collective of artists whose seemingly bad ideas — like selling 5,000 keys to the same car — often go viral and sell for thousands of dollars. His playful experiments show why it’s worth leaning into the absurd … because you never know what might happen.
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#art #design #Ideas #creativity

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👁Are there really dead wasps in figs?
🧠Carolyn Beans
🗣Subtitle: 🇬🇧English | 🇹🇷Turkish

👣In 2023, a US grocer recalled over 10,000 cases of broccoli-cheddar soup over concerns they contained too much of an unintended ingredient. That ingredient? Bugs. We know insects regularly come into contact with our food— but how many are you actually eating? And is it okay? Carolyn Beans takes a look at figs and their conspicuously close bond with wasps. [Directed by Denys Spolitak, narrated by Alexandra Panzer, music by Cem Misirlioglu].
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#TED_Ed #education #animals #insects #animation #food #agriculture #archaeology #ancient_world

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👁Inside India's astonishing solar revolution
🧠Kanika Chawla
🗣Subtitle: 🇬🇧English

👣In 2014, the world’s second largest coal consumer made a bold promise: to increase its solar capacity from three gigawatts to 100 gigawatts in just eight years. Many people called it overly ambitious, but energy expert Kanika Chawla saw the opportunity of a lifetime. She tells the story of how India became a solar powerhouse, turning an expensive dream into an economic reality — and creating a model for other countries to follow suit.
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#climate_change #Countdown #solar_energy #renewable_energy #india #energy #finance

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👁How close can we actually get to the Sun?
🧠 TED-Ed
🗣Subtitle: 🇬🇧English | 🇹🇷Turkish

👣In 2021, the Parker Solar Probe achieved its mission to touch the Sun, skimming through its outermost atmosphere. Since then, it’s carved closer and closer paths, but probing deeper into the corona— without melting, exploding, or falling into the Sun— is a monumental engineering challenge. Is it possible? Explore the obstacles of the mission and how it could unlock the mysteries of our star. [Directed by Igor Ćorić, Artrake Studio, narrated by Addison Anderson, music by Cem Misirlioglu, WORKPLAYWORK].
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#TED_Ed #education #space #technology #design #Sun #universe #engineering

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👁3 simple ways to build stronger relationships at work
🧠Alyssa Birnbaum
🗣Subtitle: 🇬🇧English

👣Doing the best at your job isn't just about working harder — it’s also about connecting better, says psychologist Alyssa Birnbaum. She shares practical, research-backed tips for strengthening relationships with your coworkers (whether you’re together in person or working remotely) in order to boost engagement, fight burnout and make work better for everyone.
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#communication #emotions #psychology #work #relationships #business

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