Why Beautiful Things Make us Happy
AdultsDesignHumanPsychology...It’s hard to define what makes something beautiful, but we seem to know beauty when we see it. Why is that and how does beauty affect our subconscious?
Why I Hate School But Love Education
TeachersTeacher CafeArtEducation...English rapper-poet Suli Breaks is out with a video that's taking the Internet by storm, and young people are loving it.
April - National Poetry Month! Poetry Starters for Every Classroom
TeachersArtTeacher CafeWriting...April is National Poetry Month and no matter what you teach, you can transform the first five minutes of class to an empowering, issues-packed, discussion-based, poetry-friendly space.
8 Living Artists Every Educator Should Know
TeachersArtTeacher CafeWriting...Here are a few living artists to get you started at looking at the connections that can be made between the subjects and the themes that you might be addressing with your students.
Where the Sounds From the World's Favorite Movies Are Born
AdultsArtFilmMusicWIRED gets a tour from veteran Foley artist John Roesch of the Skywalker's custom built soundstage. Roesch reveals some of the strangest audio props that were used in films like 'Who Framed Roger Rabbit,' 'Back to the Future' and 'Braveheart'.
Havana - Pentatonix
AdultsArtMusicEntertainmentPentatonix is an American a cappella group from Arlington, Texas, consisting of vocalists Scott Hoying, Mitch Grassi, Kirstin Maldonado, Kevin Olusola and Matt Sallee.
Marvel Studios' Avengers: Infinity War - Big Game Spot
AdultsArtCreativityFilm...New "Avengers: Infinity War" Trailer Has Our Superheroes Prepare For The End
What Happens When You Give Graffiti Artists An Abandon Warehouse
AdultsArtCreativityMusic...No wall is safe in the presence of a graffiti artist with a can in his hand. Here's an incredible time-lapse footage of what happens when Sofles, Fintan Magee, Treas and Quench are let loose in an empty warehouse.
See With Your Ears: Spielberg And Sound Design
AdultsCreativityFilmArtA look at how sound design can structure a movie scene.
Outlaw Tattoo Artist // 60 Second Docs
AdultsArtBusinessCreativity...In South Korea, it is illegal to be a tattoo artist without a medical license. Despite this, Apro Lee pursues tattooing as his passion, working in his basement and oftentimes avoiding the public as a result of the judgement he encounters for his own tattoos. He continues to see the beauty in the human body and its transformation through tattoos.
How To Design A Comic Book Page
AdultsArtVisual DesignCreativityA closer look at how Art Spiegelman designed pages in his comix masterpiece Maus.
I Rescued Kittens That Almost Died
AdultsAnimalsArtFilm...Jenna and her Mom live in an apartment complex, on the second floor with their two cats - Bella and Kitty. Their apartment has a little terrace attached to it, and she and her Mom, and the two cats love to hang out and watch all the activity going on in the courtyard, and sometimes in the other apartments across the way.
Harry Potter & The Prisoner of Azkaban: Why It's The Best
AdultsArtFilmBooksHarry, Ron and Hermione return as teenagers for a third term at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. But Harry's fate, and that of the entire community of wizards, looks bleak when the infamous Sirius Black--convicted of abetting evil Lord Voldemort by killing 13 people with a single curse--escapes from prison.
The myth of Prometheus - Iseult Gillespie
AdultsArtHistorySpiritualityBefore the creation of humanity, the Greek gods won a great battle against a race of giants called the Titans. Most Titans were destroyed or driven to the eternal hell of Tartarus. But the Titan Prometheus, whose name means foresight, persuaded his brother Epimetheus to fight with him on the side of the Gods. Iseult Gillespie shares the myth of Prometheus.
Explore cave paintings in this 360 animated cave - Iseult Gillespie
AdultsArtHistoryCultureThe paintings of our ancestors have been preserved in caves all over the world; the oldest we've found were made up to 40,000 years ago. What do these images tell us about the ancient human mind and the lives of their creators? In this special 360 TED-Ed animation, explore an ancient cave and its surroundings as Iseult Gillespie shares a brief history of cave paintings.