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Naohiko Umewaka’s family lineage in the art of Noh dates back six hundred years. His greatgrandfather, Umewaka Minoru, is credited with saving Noh the

View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/sunlight-is… It takes light a zippy 8 minutes to reach Earth from the surface of the Sun. But how lo

View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/what-gives-… The value of money is determined by how much (or how little) of it is in circulation. B

View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/making-a-te… Ever wondered how a TED-Ed animation is made? Go behind-the-scenes of “How do can

Emily May talks about her successful efforts to fight street harassment using social media. She is the cofounder of Hollaback!, the anti-street-harass

View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/the-network… Deforestation causes more greenhouse gas emissions than all trains, planes and automobi

This talk was given at a local TEDx event, produced independently of the TED Conferences. Rejecting the present conception of gender as a value reduce

View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/one-of-the-… As simple as it seems, it’s often impossible to accurately translate the word you witho

Edward Suzuki worked alongside master architect and futurist Buckminster Fuller while attending Harvard on a Fulbright scholarship. Perhaps that’s one

View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/how-to-dete… Just now, somewhere in the universe, a star exploded. In fact, a supernova occurs every

While anger can feel powerful in our bodies, many of us use angry behavior to avoid dealing with things that make us uncomfortable. Compassion gives u

Classic Edo magic, known as tezuma, is the captivating integration of illusion, traditional Japanese acting, musical performance, costumes and stories

Nancy Frates has worked tirelessly for ALS awareness since her son, Pete, was diagnosed in 2012. Pete is the inspiration behind the Ice Bucket Challen

View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/the-basics-… In 2012, scientists at CERN discovered evidence of the Higgs boson. The what? The Higgs

View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/is-there-a-… It’s been a long road to the discovery that Earth is not the center of the Solar

View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/mysteries-o… How did venom get its poisonous meaning? Jessica Oreck and Rachael Teel follow venom fr