From: TED-Ed - Sunday May 27, 2018 02:15 pm
How to stay calm under pressure 
Can you solve the wizard standoff riddle?
Lesson by Dan Finkel, animation by Artrake Studio.
You’ve been chosen as a champion to represent your wizarding house in a deadly duel against two rival magic schools. Your opponents are a powerful sorcerer who wields a wand that can turn people into fish, and a powerful enchantress who wields a wand that turns people into statues. Can you choose a wand and devise a strategy that ensures you will win the duel? Dan Finkel shows how.
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How to stay calm under pressure
Lesson by Noa Kageyama and Pen-Pen Chen, animation by Olesya Shchukina.
Your favorite athlete closes in for a win; the crowd holds its breath, and at the crucial moment ... she misses the shot. That competitor just experienced the phenomenon known as “choking,” where despite months, even years, of practice, a person fails right when it matters most. Why does this happen, and what can we do to avoid it? Noa Kageyama and Pen-Pen Chen explain why we choke under pressure.
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What is dust made of?
Lesson by Michael Marder, animation by Mette Ilene Holmriis.
Less than a tenth the size of an ant, a dust mite’s whole world is contained in the dusty film under a bed or in a forgotten corner. This realm is right under our noses, but from our perspective, the tiny specks of brilliant color blend together into a nondescript grey. What are these colorful microscopic particles? Michael Marder explores the science of dust.
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How squids outsmart their predators
Lesson by Carly Anne York, animation by Jérémie Balais and Reza Riahi.
There are about 500 species of squid, and they live in all the world’s oceans, making them a reliable food source for whales, dolphins, sharks, seabirds, fish - and even other squid. As a result, the squid's most extraordinary adaptations are those that have evolved to help them thwart these predators. Carly Anne York explains how these stealthy cephalopods have mastered deep sea survival.
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