“Red Dead Redemption 2,” developed by Rockstar Games, is an open-world action-adventure game released in October 2018. It’s the prequel to “Red Dead Redemption” (2010) and is set in the late 1800s,... Read more »
What makes a great leader? Management theorist Simon Sinek suggests, it’s someone who makes their employees feel secure, who draws staffers into a circle of trust. But creating trust and safety —... Read more »
Marie Antoinette became a symbol for the evils of excess— but was she a wasteful queen or a convenient scapegoat? You decide. — She was the Queen of France, notorious for living... Read more »
View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/why-wildfires-are-necessary-jim-schulz Our early ancestors relied on lightning to cause forest fires, from which they could collect coals and burning sticks to help them cook food and clear land. Yet,... Read more »
Get informed on the science behind post-traumatic stress disorder, PTSD, its symptoms and how the brain reacts to trauma. — Many of us will experience some kind of trauma during our lifetime.... Read more »
How much do you know about the world? Hans Rosling, with his famous charts of global population, health and income data (and an extra-extra-long pointer), demonstrates that you have a high statistical... Read more »
Download a free audiobook version of “Into Thin Air“ and support TED-Ed’s nonprofit mission: https://www.audible.com/ted-ed — It’s a bustling day in Pompeii. After a quick visit to the market, Fabia spots her... Read more »
View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/what-is-entropy-jeff-phillips There’s a concept that’s crucial to chemistry and physics. It helps explain why physical processes go one way and not the other: why ice melts, why cream spreads... Read more »
Discover what causes acid rain, and how scientists were able to largely eliminate this major environmental threat. — In 1963, scientists studying Hubbard Brook Experimental Forest made a shocking discovery. Their most... Read more »
Dive into the science of ocean currents (including the Global Conveyor Belt current), and find out how climate change affects them. — In 1992, a cargo ship carrying bath toys got caught... Read more »