How did South African Apartheid happen, and how did it finally end?
By TedEd Explore how Dutch and British colonization of South Africa led to Apartheid, the strict national policy of racial […]
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Can you transplant a head to another body?
By TedEd Follow a neurosurgeon\’s attempts to perform a head transplant, and dig into the ethical and biological questions the
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The Problem With Being “Too Nice” at Work
By TedEd Are you \”too nice\” at work? Social psychologist Tessa West shares her research on how people attempt to
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What happened when these 6 dictators took over?
By TedEd Examine the myth of the benevolent dictator, which is a leader who holds absolute power yet only uses
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Scientists are obsessed with this lake
By TedEd Explore the depths of Lake Cadagno, a meromictic lake that is considered a model for Earth before the
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How did ancient civilizations make ice cream?
By TedEd Trace the history of ice cream, from the first accounts of cold desserts in the 1st century to
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What causes addiction, and why is it so hard to treat?
By TedEd Take a look at the science of how addictive drugs affect your body and why substance addiction can
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The secret society of the Great Dismal Swamp
By TedEd Uncover the history of the hidden communities that inhabited the Great Dismal Swamp in North America. Straddling Virginia
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Why do we have hair in such random places?
By TedEd Discover how humans lost their fur as they evolved from primates, and why we still have hair on
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How could so many people support Hitler?
By TedEd Explore the philosophy of Hannah Arendt, and get to know her strategies to combat the threat of totalitarianism
