This TED Talk has a puzzle in it

["Puzzles can be found in the most unexpected of places..."]( [Read online]( [TED]( This week on TED.com December 22, 2018 [Talk of the week]( [Alex Rosenthal: The joyful, perplexing world of puzzle hunts]( 11:55 minutes · Filmed Nov 2018 · Posted Dec 2018 · TED Salon: Radical Craft Welcome to the strange, deviously difficult and incredibly joyful world of puzzle hunts. Follow along as puzzle creator Alex Rosenthal lifts the veil on the MIT Mystery Hunt -- and reveals how puzzles (and their solutions) can be found in the most unexpected places. And see if you can spot the puzzle hidden in this TED Talk. [Watch now »]( [Playlist of the week]( [Incredibly soothing TED Talks]( The voices of these speakers will gently pull you in with their warm delivery. [Watch »]( Total run time 1:48:51 [This week's new TED Talks]( In this delightful scientific talk and live demo, Li Wei Tan shares the secrets of bubbles -- from their relentless pursuit of geometric perfection to their applications in medicine, shipping, even champagne. Learn more about these marvels and tap into the magic hidden in the everyday world. [Watch »]( Who deserves to be in a history museum? Curator Ariana Curtis has a visionary answer: everybody. In this fascinating talk, she imagines a way that museums can better represent history by honoring the lives of people both extraordinary and everyday, prominent and hidden. [Watch »]( This language hack could reframe the way you ask and answer important questions. When Dana Kanze was researching the gender gap in startup funding, she and collaborators found a surprising, consistent trend: in meetings with funders, men and women were being asked completely different types of questions. She highlights what the difference is, why it exists -- and how to get the conversation back on track. [Watch »]( No matter your politics, there's something unfair about inequality that begins at birth -- the fact that some babies are born rich and others poor. That inequality, try as we might, tends to perpetuate through life. Economist Darrick Hamilton proposes a bold idea to level the playing field: "baby bonds," a trust account for every newborn, calibrated to the wealth of their family, to give every child the seed money to start life. Would it work? Give an ear to this thoughtful idea. [Watch »]( [Read more on ideas.ted.com]( [Quiz: Which TED talk are you?]( Wondering what TED talk you should watch next? Take this short quiz and receive a recommendation that matches your personality. [Take the quiz »]( [Meet perovskite, the mineral that could transform our solar energy future]( Someday, solar panels may be light and cheap enough that they could be hung on a clothesline, thanks to a synthetic mineral called perovskite. [Read »]( [Inside the fascinating (and delicious!) science of sourdough bread.]( makes a baker’s hands different from anyone else’s hands? And how does flour, water, bacteria and wild yeast from the air result in something as delicious and as unique as a loaf of sourdough? [Read »]( [New podcast: The TED Interview]( [Sir Ken Robinson (still) wants an education revolution](. Do schools kill creativity? Back in 2006, Sir Ken Robinson posed this question to the TED audience -- and boy, did it touch a nerve. More than fifty million views and a decade later, head of TED Chris Anderson sits down with Sir Ken to dig into the changes and progress that have been made, and see if the answer now is any different. How are educators thinking about creativity these days? And why should creativity be a focus at all? With his characteristic verve, wit and sparkle, Sir Ken explains all. Subscribe for free on [Apple Podcasts]( or wherever you listen. Download the TED mobile app for iOS and Android [App store]( [Google Play]( You are receiving this email because you've subscribed to our mailing list. We also send out [daily emails]( if you can't get enough of us. We love you too. Copyright © 2018 TED, All rights reserved. You're receiving the TED Talks weekly newsletter because you subscribed to it on TED.com. (Was this forwarded by a friend? You can sign up here: ) Our mailing address is: TED 330 Hudson Street 12th FloorNew York, NY 10013 [Add us to your address book]( [unsubscribe from this list]( [update subscription preferences]( [view email in browser](