Event Series

TED-Ed

TED-Ed is an educational event series held in New York, United States, focused on sharing ideas across science, history, mathematics, and social impact. The event has run continuously across tracked editions from 2011 through 2026, with notable speakers including neuroscientist Claudia Aguirre, historian Adrienne Mayor, mathematics education innovator James Tanton, and biostatistics professor Jeff Leek. The speaker lineup reflects expertise spanning neuroscience and brain-skin science, historical scholarship on ancient myths and witch trials, data-driven environmental solutions, behavioral science, astrophysics, and design for social impact. Educational content creators and university researchers have featured prominently, suggesting the event serves to make complex scientific and historical topics accessible to its audience.

New York, United States

All talks at TED-Ed

Showing 1-24 of 60 talks

Can you survive the creation of the universe by solving this riddle?

James Tanton
2022Watch

The dark history of the overthrow of Hawaii

Sydney Iaukea
2022Watch

The myth of Gawain and the Green Knight

Daniel Kwartler
2022Watch

Why is the Mona Lisa so famous?

Noah Charney
2022Watch

Are locust plagues unstoppable?

Jeffrey Lockwood
2021Watch

How to get better at video games, according to babies

Brian Christian
2021Watch

Why is this 2,500 year old shipwreck so well-preserved?

Helen Farr
2021Watch

Can you solve the risky disk riddle?

James Tanton
2021Watch

Why don't we cover the desert with solar panels?

Daniel Kwartler
2021Watch

You could have a secret twin (but not the way you think)

Kayla Mandel Sheets
2021Watch

The rise and fall of the Lakota Empire

Pekka Hämäläinen
2021Watch

What is MSG, and is it actually bad for you?

Sarah Tracy
2021Watch

The rise and fall of the Kingdom of Man

Andrew Macdonald
2021Watch

Could we build a wooden skyscraper?

Stefan Al
2021Watch

Can you cheat death by solving this riddle?

Shravan S K
2021Watch

These salamanders snack on each other (but don't die)

Luis Zambrano
2021Watch

Why was India split into two countries?

Haimanti Roy
2021Watch

What happens to your brain during a migraine?

Marianne Schwarz
2021Watch

How long should your naps be?

Sara Mednick
2021Watch

Whatever happened to acid rain?

Joseph Goffman
2021Watch

A brief history of the devil

Brian Pavlac
2021Watch

How do antidepressants work?

Neil Jeyasingam
2021Watch

Debunking the myth of the Lost Cause: A lie embedded in American history

Karen Cox
2021Watch

Why do we, like, hesitate when we, um, speak?

Lorenzo García-Amaya
2021Watch