👁3 reasons to take risks like a teenager
🧠Adriana Galván
🗣Subtitle: 🇬🇧English | 🇹🇷Turkish

👣Is embracing your inner teenager the key to thriving in adulthood? Neuroscientist Adriana Galván shares three powerful lessons from decades of research into adolescent brain development, exploring what teens can teach us about embracing uncertainty, challenging the status quo and taking strategic risks — all tools for a bold, brave life.
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#brain #science #health #decision_making #human_body #aging

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👁How to power the world 24/7 — without oil
🧠Cindy Taff
🗣Subtitle: 🇬🇧English

👣Deep beneath the Earth sits 50,000 times more energy than all the world's fossil fuel reserves, but accessing it requires using the same controversial technology that oil companies spent trillions to develop: fracking. Cindy Taff left Shell to prove that drilling for geothermal heat instead of hydrocarbons can deliver what solar, wind and fossil fuels can't — clean, renewable power at all times, regardless of weather. Could this be the breakthrough that finally solves our energy challenges?
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#science #technology #fossil_fuels #energy #sustainability #environment #innovation #climate_change #Countdown

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👁How scientists are creating real-life invisibility cloaks
🧠Max Levy
🗣Subtitle: 🇬🇧English | 🇹🇷Turkish

👣A spy presses a button on their suit and blinks out of sight. A wizard wraps himself in a cloak and disappears. A star pilot flicks a switch, and their ship vanishes into space. Invisibility is one of the most tantalizing powers in fiction, spanning all kinds of stories. But could this fantasy ever become a reality? Max G. Levy digs into the technologies that could make invisibility possible. [Directed by Michalis Kalopaidis, Zedem Media, narrated by Addison Anderson, music by Manolis Manoli].
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#TED_Ed #education #animation #science #invention #innovation #engineering

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👁The language you're fluent in — but forgot how to hear
🧠 Louis VI
🗣Subtitle: 🇬🇧English

👣What if the calm you feel when you hear birdsong isn't a coincidence, but ancient evolutionary wiring ... a signal that once meant safety? Musical ecologist and rapper Louis VI says humans are hardwired to nature's sonic language, but modern life has drowned it out. He explores how we can tap back into the "overwhelming chorus of aliveness" we’ve stopped hearing — and performs "Butcherbird," an original song syncing with the melody of bird calls from West Papua.
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#nature #environment #animals #biodiversity #sound #music #performance #ecology #science

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👁What is vaginal discharge, and what does it say about your health?
🧠Elizabeth Micks
🗣Subtitle: 🇬🇧English | 🇹🇷Turkish

👣Our bodies are constantly producing, purging, and recycling secretions to fulfill all sorts of functions. Our reproductive organs are no exception. Vaginas are engaged in ongoing cycles of fluid discharge. But it can be hard to know what is "normal" when there’s a taboo in talking about it. So, what’s healthy discharge? And when is there cause for concern? Elizabeth Micks investigates. [Directed by Juliana Erazo, narrated by Susan Zimmerman, music by Ana Roman].
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#TED_Ed #education #animation #human_body #health #reproductive_health #women #women's_health #science

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👁What staying up all night does to your brain
🧠Anna Rothschild
🗣Subtitle: 🇬🇧English | 🇹🇷Turkish

👣You’re just one history final away from a relaxing spring break. But you still have so much to study! You decide to follow in the footsteps of many students before you, and pull an all-nighter. So, what happens to your brain when you stay up all night? And does cramming like this actually help you prepare for a test? Anna Rothschild explores how a sleepless night impacts your cognitive function. [Directed by Biljana Labović, narrated by Jack Cutmore-Scott, music by Salil Bhayani, cAMP Studio].
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#TED_Ed #education #animation #sleep #brain #memory #health #science #biology

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👁The brilliance of bridges and roads that repair themselves
🧠Mark Miodownik
🗣Subtitle: 🇬🇧English

👣Your skin heals after a scratch. What if our roads, bridges and cities could self-repair after getting damaged, too? Scientist and engineer Mark Miodownik describes a new class of materials — animate matter — with the potential to sense damage, self-heal and even biodegrade when the job is done. Humanity's next great leap isn't making more stuff, he says — it's making stuff that doesn't fall apart.
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#engineering #science #technology #infrastructure #architecture #urban_planning #cities

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👁The biggest myths about Neanderthals
🧠Bruce Hardy
🗣Subtitle: 🇬🇧English | 🇹🇷Turkish

👣In 1856, quarriers working in Germany’s Neander Valley discovered several mysterious fossils. The remains changed hands until being identified as the skullcap and femur bones of something ancient and human, but not quite us. It soon became clear they belonged to an extinct human species— the first ever known to science: Neanderthals. Bruce Hardy explores what happened to our evolutionary cousins. [Directed by Daniel Harisberger, Team Tumult, narrated by Adrian Dannatt, music by Ardie Son, Francesco D'Andrea, Bishara Haroni, Roie Shpigler, Borrtex, Nobou].
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#TED_Ed #education #animation #history #ancient_world #evolution #science #biology

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👁Will laser blasters ever be possible?
🧠Christopher Baird
🗣Subtitle: 🇬🇧English | 🇹🇷Turkish

👣A fleet of rebel spaceships is greeted by a frenzy of laser blasts – illuminating the sector with brilliant bursts of light. Science fiction has shown us scenes like this for decades, but the lasers in our daily lives seem far less dazzling and destructive. So, could sci-fi laser weaponry ever exist? And how do lasers even work in the first place? Christopher Baird investigates. [Directed by Igor Ćorić, Artrake Studio, narrated by Addison Anderson, music by Cem Misirlioglu, Brooks Ball].
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#TED_Ed #education #animation #science #technology #science_fiction

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👁How long can hair grow?
🧠Maksim Plikus
🗣Subtitle: 🇬🇧English | 🇹🇷Turkish

👣At age 44, Xie Qiuping cut her hair for the first time in over three decades. Her impressive locks extended over 5 meters — earning the Guinness World Record for the world’s longest hair. But even with this record-setting feat, her hair might not have reached its maximum possible length. So, just how long can human hair actually grow? Maksim Plikus digs into what factors influence hair growth. [Directed by Matt Partridge, narrated by Jack Cutmore-Scott, music by Thomas Bell].
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#TED_Ed #education #animation #health #science #biology #human_body

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👁What happens when you break a bone?
🧠Gurpreet Baht
🗣Subtitle: 🇬🇧English | 🇹🇷Turkish

👣The human body’s 206 bones come in many shapes and sizes: short bones, long bones, flat bones, irregular bones. Roughly 50% of people will break a bone at some point in their lives. But whether the cause is as mundane as a slip on the ice or as dramatic as a tightrope-walking accident, how do our broken bones heal? Gurpreet Baht and Natalie Pang dig into the incredible biological process. [Directed by Eliška Oz, Lee Oz, Oz Animation, narrated by Bethany Cutmore-Scott, music by Stephen LaRosa, Wonder Boy Audio].
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#TED_Ed #education #animation #health #human_body #biology #science #health_care

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👁3 surprising ways microplastics can enter your body
🧠 TED-Ed
🗣Subtitle: 🇬🇧English | 🇹🇷Turkish

👣Plastic is everywhere. It’s in our clothes, our food, the air we breathe. And plastic is now also in our bodies. Micro and nanoplastics generally enter our bodies in one of three ways: the air, our skin, and what we eat and drink. But how exactly do these microscopic particles affect our health? Dig into how they can interrupt your body’s processes, and how we can begin to fix our plastic problem. [Directed by Vicente Nirõ, AIM Creative Studios, narrated by Addison Anderson, music by André Aires].
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#TED_Ed #education #animation #plastic #science #human_body #health #public_health

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👁I taught rats to drive. They taught me to enjoy the ride
🧠Kelly Lambert
🗣Subtitle: 🇬🇧English

👣What can happy rats teach us about human joy? Behavioral neuroscientist Kelly Lambert describes how her team trained rats to drive tiny cars to earn treats — and noticed something surprising about how effort and anticipation affect the brain. The experiment opens new questions about how reward, agency and "behaviorceuticals" might help build resilience and support mental health.
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#neuroscience #science #happiness #emotions #brain #animals

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👁Is luck random — or can you cultivate it?
🧠Christian Busch
🗣Subtitle: 🇬🇧English

👣When the 2025 Los Angeles wildfires destroyed his home and neighborhood, scientist Christian Busch encountered the opposite of serendipity: "zemblanity," or bad luck by design. Drawing on more than a decade of scientific research, he explores how people can navigate unpredictability by adopting a serendipity mindset that transforms setbacks into unexpected new beginnings. He asks: What if good luck isn't random but can actually be cultivated?
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#decision_making #personal_growth #future #science

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👁Stress resets, the ultimate mental health hack
🧠Jenny Taitz
🗣Subtitle: 🇬🇧English

👣Stress is contagious — but so is calm. Psychologist Jenny Taitz explains why one stressful moment tends to snowball into the next, and shares small, immediate resets you can practice anywhere to break the spiral before it starts.
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#psychology #mental_health #emotions #personal_growth #science #relationships

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👁How do snakes swallow animals so much bigger than they are?
🧠Niko Zlotnik
🗣Subtitle: 🇬🇧English | 🇹🇷Turkish

👣Since slithering onto the scene some 150 million years ago, evolving length and limbless-ness out of their ancestral lizard forms, snakes have diversified rapidly. Their noodly bodies and flexible heads granted them access to novel places and prey. And today, there are nearly 4,000 snake species, spanning habitats high and low. Niko Zlotnik explores how snakes evolved into incredible predators. [Directed by Anna Benner, narrated by Adrian Dannatt, music by Raphael Tschernuth].
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#TED_Ed #education #animation #animals #evolution #science #biology #nature

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👁The art and science of wine tasting
🧠Qian Janice Wang
🗣Subtitle: 🇬🇧English

👣No two people taste wine the same way, and science is starting to show us why. Sensory scientist Qian Janice Wang explores why experts and beginners experience complexity so differently — revealing that what makes a wine great may have less to do with what's in the glass and more to do with what's happening in your brain.
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#science #brain #food

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👁The nurse who can smell Parkinson’s
🧠Joy Milne
🗣Subtitle: 🇬🇧English

👣What does Parkinson's smell like? Ask nurse Joy Milne. Born with a hypersensitive nose, she spent a lifetime learning to recognize diseases through their scents. When she smelled Parkinson's on her husband years before his diagnosis, she decided to put her gift to the test. Today, her extraordinary nose has been translated into a non-invasive test — helping researchers diagnose what was right under their noses all along.
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#science #health #disease #innovation #health_care #biology #medicine

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👁What causes avalanches, and can you survive them?
🧠Simon Trautman
🗣Subtitle: 🇬🇧English | 🇹🇷Turkish

👣Avalanches are the rapid descent of snow, ice, rock, or a combination of these down a slope. They can be destructive natural disasters and personal tragedies: killing an average of 27 people annually in the US. These alpine nightmares don’t just awaken out of nowhere; they need three specific conditions. So, what causes an avalanche? And is there any way to survive? Simon Trautman investigates. [Directed by Denys Spolitak, narrated by Bethany Cutmore-Scott, music by Stephen LaRosa, Wonder Boy Audio].
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#TED_Ed #education #animation #natural_disaster #nature #science

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👁How does the space station never run out of oxygen?
🧠Theo St Francis
🗣Subtitle: 🇬🇧English | 🇹🇷Turkish

👣For over 25 years, the International Space Station’s air supply systems have revolutionized space missions. Yet the need for regular maintenance, repairs, and upgrades has pushed engineers to develop even more reliable systems for future spacecraft. How do we create breathable air in space? And what does that look like for longer expeditions? Alvaro Romero-Calvo and Theo St Francis investigate. [Directed by Lazy Chief, narrated Addison Anderson, music by George Rodriguez].
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#TED_Ed #education #animation #space #science #invention #innovation #technology #design

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