Schedule for TED

Overlooked History EP06

Overlooked History EP06

1) What really caused the Irish Potato Famine | Stephanie Honchell Smith 2) History vs. Egypt's "most powerful" pharaoh | Jessica Tomkins 3) A day in the life of a Celtic Druid | Philip Freeman 4) One of history's most dangerous myths | Anneliese Mehnert 5) Why did the US try to kill all the bison? | Andrew C. Isenberg 6) How horses changed history | William T. Taylor 7) What few people know about the program that "saved" America | Meg Jacobs 8) How did Apartheid happen, and how did it finally end? | Thula Simpson 9) What happened when the United States tried to ban alcohol | Rod Phillips 10) How does impeachment work? - Alex Gendler

2026-07-19 22:55:18 +0000 UTC2026-07-20 00:04:48 +0000 UTC(1h9m)
Get Smart(er) EP12

Get Smart(er) EP12

1) This ancient rock is changing our theory on the origin of life | Tara Djokic 2) What your smart devices know (and share) about you | Kashmir Hill and Surya Mattu 3) Why should you read "The Handmaid's Tale"? - Naomi R. Mercer 4) 3 ideas for communicating across the political divide | Isaac Saul 5) How to use family dinner to teach politics | Hajer Sharief 6) Group theory 101: How to play a Rubik's Cube like a piano - Michael Staff

2026-07-21 10:30:04 +0000 UTC2026-07-21 11:31:33 +0000 UTC(1h1m)
Did You Know ... ? EP08

Did You Know ... ? EP08

1) Why do we have crooked teeth when our ancestors didn't? | G. Richard Scott 2) The myth of Icarus and Daedalus - Amy Adkins 3) Who owns the "wilderness"? | Elyse Cox 4) Where do werewolves come from? 5) The Egyptian myth of the death of Osiris | Alex Gendler 6) Why do you get a fever when you're sick? | Christian Moro 7) Why do animals form swarms? - Maria R. D'Orsogna 8) The myth of the Sampo— an infinite source of fortune and greed | Hanna-Ilona Härmävaara 9) How do ventilators work? | Alex Gendler 10) Why are human bodies asymmetrical? - Leo Q. Wan 11) The Chinese myth of the white snake and the meddling monk | Shunan Teng

2026-07-21 09:22:51 +0000 UTC2026-07-21 10:30:04 +0000 UTC(1h7m)
Did You Know ... ? EP07

Did You Know ... ? EP07

1) The physics of the "hardest move" in ballet - Arleen Sugano 2) If you're scared of snakes, watch this | Andrew Whitworth 3) Why do we eat popcorn at the movies? | Andrew Smith 4) How do pain relievers work? - George Zaidan 5) The infamous overpopulation bet: Simon vs. Ehrlich | Soraya Field Fiorio 6) The myth of Ireland's two greatest warriors | Iseult Gillespie 7) How did feathers evolve? - Carl Zimmer 8) The method that can "prove" almost anything | James A. Smith 9) Why bats don't get sick | Arinjay Banerjee 10) Why is it so hard to cure the common cold? | TED-Ed 11) The myth of Jason, Medea, and the Golden Fleece | Iseult Gillespie

2026-07-21 08:14:06 +0000 UTC2026-07-21 09:22:51 +0000 UTC(1h8m)
Close Up and Personal EP13

Close Up and Personal EP13

1) The real-life superheroes helping Syrian refugees | Feras Fayyad 2) Why is William Faulkner so difficult to read? | Sascha Morrell 3) The seeds of change helping African farmers grow out of poverty | Andrew Youn 4) In the opioid crisis, here's what it takes to save a life | Jan Rader 5) How I went from child refugee to international model | Halima Aden 6) The dream we haven't dared to dream | Dan Pallotta

2026-07-21 07:13:04 +0000 UTC2026-07-21 08:14:06 +0000 UTC(1h1m)
Close Up and Personal EP07

Close Up and Personal EP07

1) My secret to staying focused under pressure | Russell Wilson 2) The press trampled on my privacy. Here's how I took back my story | Kate Stone 3) The life, legacy & assassination of an African revolutionary - Lisa Janae Bacon 4) 3 stories of Pakistani resilience, told in film | Jawad Sharif 5) Online predators spread fake porn of me. Here's how I fought back | Noelle Martin 6) A juror's reflections on the death penalty | Lindy Lou Isonhood

2026-07-21 06:13:23 +0000 UTC2026-07-21 07:13:04 +0000 UTC(59m)
Lead the Way EP05

Lead the Way EP05

1) The one question every aspiring leader needs to ask | Constance Hockaday 2) An Olympic champion's unwavering advocacy for mothers in sports | Allyson Felix 3) 3 tips for leaders to get the future of work right | Debbie Lovich 4) Is capitalism actually broken? | TED-Ed 5) Management lessons from Chinese business and philosophy | Fang Ruan 6) Make your actions on climate reflect your words⇥ | Severn Cullis-Suzuki

2026-07-20 20:14:10 +0000 UTC2026-07-20 21:16:01 +0000 UTC(1h1m)
Psych Out EP10

Psych Out EP10

1) What is "normal" and what is "different"? | Yana Buhrer Tavanier 2) A colorful case for outside-the-box thinking on identity | Olivia Vinckier 3) Lessons from losing my mind | Andy Dunn 4) The origin of countless conspiracy theories - PatrickJMT 5) Dear fellow refugees, here's how I found resilience | Chantale Zuzi Leader 6) How we can use the hiring process to bring out the best in people | Gil Winch 7) Pros and cons of public opinion polls - Jason Robert Jaffe

2026-07-20 13:13:10 +0000 UTC2026-07-20 14:16:07 +0000 UTC(1h2m)