| | | A riddle of ice and fire dragons By Henri Picciotto, directed by Igor Coric, Artrake Studio It’s your first day as Center Realm’s official cartographer, and you’ve already got a big problem. Center Realm is home to three elder dragons: two ice, one fire, and they’ve lived in harmony for centuries. But scouts have sighted three fire dragons and five ice dragons flying towards the region. Can you figure out where to place the new dragons? Henri Picciotto shows how. View the animation » | | | Could a solar storm destroy modern civilization? By Fabio Pacucci, directed by Nick Hilditch In September 1859, miners following the Colorado gold rush woke up to another sunny day. Or so they thought. To their surprise, they soon discovered it was actually 1am and the sky wasn’t lit by the sun, but rather by brilliant drapes of light. The blazing glow was a solar storm— the largest in recorded history. So what exactly is a solar storm? Fabio Paccuci explains this astrophysical phenomena. View the animation » | | | | | Are you a researcher, historian, educator, service provider, principal, ED, or policymaker in Education? TED needs you! TED-Ed is looking to understand the biggest challenges & ideas in Education. Take this 10 minute survey to help us! Fill out the form here » | | | Even TED speakers need coaching to share their ideas with the world. Learn the techniques that our most popular speakers use to captivate their audience. Learn more here» | | | | | | | |