what are some of ur fav ted-ed vids?
i’m gonna answer with more channels than just ted-ed bc honestly i love this sort of stuff, it’s great to watch while cooking or eating or doing household chores! hope y’all enjoy watching these
YOUTUBE MASTERPOST: educational videos
the world’s most mysterious book
the neuroscience of imagination
rosalind franklin: dna’s unsung hero
who am i? (feat. theseus’s ship problem)
mary’s room: a thought experiment
the art of being yourself
planting seeds for happiness, the danish way
yuval noah harari on why humans run the world
perspectives on death (for someone who’s deeply terrified of dying this was super soothing)
actually watch all of the crash course philosophy playlist you’re welcome
crash course world history is cool too although i like overly sarcastic productions’ videos better on this topic
overly sarcastic productions
storytelling tropes playlist!
miscellaneous myths: atalanta
miscellaneous myths: fionn mac cumhaill
classics summarized playlist!
dante’s inferno + sequels
seriously if you’re studying any classic book ever they probably talked about it
alcibiades (what a legend)
historical models: double world wars
historical models: revolutions
are languages getting simpler?
how nazis stole the word “aryan”
proto-world and the origins of language
proto-indo-european culture
the linguistics of afro-american vernacular english
does time work differently in different languages?
how long can a language last?
the hardest language to spell
taboos: the tribe that cursed too much
how to ALWAYS win an argument
why the stories we tell ourselves matter
mindfield: the greater good
when will we run out of names?
is your red the same as my red?