How does alcohol make you drunk? – Judy Grisel
Follow alcohol on its journey through the body to find out how it causes drunkenness and why it affects people differently. —...
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How the Monkey King escaped the underworld – Shunan Teng
Meet Sun Wukong, the Monkey King, and follow his journey to the Realm of the Dead and his fierce battle to escape the underworld. &#...
The art forger who tricked the Nazis – Noah Charney
Discover how the notorious art forger Han van Meegeren tricked the world— and the Nazis— with his counterfeit Vermeer paintings. ...
Can you solve the sea monster riddle? – Dan Finkel
Practice more problem-solving at https://brilliant.org/TedEd/ — According to legend, once every thousand years a host of sea m...
History vs. Sigmund Freud – Todd Dufresne
Download a free audiobook version of “Why We Sleep” and support TED-Ed’s nonprofit mission: https://www.audible.co...
How the world’s longest underwater tunnel was built – Alex Gendler
Discover how the English Channel Tunnel was built and the engineering challenges of building a 200 kilometer long tunnel underwater....
What is schizophrenia? – Anees Bahji
Discover what we know— and don’t know— about the symptoms, causes, and treatments of schizophrenia. — Schizophrenia was first...
Why isn’t the Netherlands underwater? – Stefan Al
Dig into the incredible engineering of the Netherlands’ Delta Works— the most sophisticated flood prevention system in the world. &#...
Who was the world’s first author? – Soraya Field Fiorio
Travel back in time to ancient Mesopotamia and meet Enheduanna, a high priestess and the world’s first author. — 4,300 years a...
The imaginary king who changed the real world – Matteo Salvadore
Get to know the legend of the king known as Prester John, whose myth would impact the decisions of European leaders for 400 years. &...