Petra Sijpesteijn and Birte Kristiansen of of Leiden University detail the rise and fall of the medieval Islamic Empire. A TED-Ed video directed by Elahe Baloochi and Fardi Mahmoodi.
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Why do we see misleading patterns? PatrickJMT describes Ramsey theory, which states that given enough elements in a set or structure, some interesting pattern among them, of some kind, is guaranteed to emerge. The key to some of the more kabbalistic conspiracy theories we’ve seen in the past few years.
A TED-Ed video directed by Aaron, Sean & Mathias Studios, narrated by Addison Anderson, with music by Manuel Borda.
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By the end of the 19th century, 38% of American cars were electric. But early car batteries were expensive and inefficient, and the vehicles were twice the price of a gas-powered car. Enter the cheap Model T, and goodbye electric autos. Now that gas-powered cars have warmed the climate, can the market for electric cars heat up again? A TED-Ed video by Daniel Sperling and Gil Tal, narrated by Jack Cutmore-Scott, and animated by Lobster Studio.
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The Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882 suspended Chinese immigration to the U.S. and blocked Chinese immigrants from citizenship. Robert Chang explains in this TED-Ed video, directed by Mohammad Babakoohi and Yijia Cao.
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How long should your naps be? Sara C. Mednick explains. A TED-Ed video directed by Qian Shi.
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The Netherlands would be underwater, if not for the Delta Works. A TED-Ed video by Stefan Al, animated by Jody Ghani Nordby.
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Who was Grigori Yefimovich Rasputin? Eden Girma explores the history of the “Mad Monk.” A TED-Ed video animated by Luisa Copetti.
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The city of Pisa’s name comes from a Greek term meaning “marshy land,” so you can guess why its famous tower tilts. A TED-ed video explainer by Alex Gendler.
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“The history of the world according to cats,” a TED-Ed video by by Eva-Maria Geigl, dircted and animated by Chintis Lundgren.
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