How we know Shakespeare wrote his plays

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TED-Ed Original Lessons Did Shakespeare write his plays? - Natalya St. Clair and Aaron Williams Animation by Pink Kong Studio Some people question whether Shakespeare really wrote the works that bear his name – or whether he even existed at all. Could it be true that the greatest writer in the English language was as fictional as his plays? Natalya St. Clair and Aaron Williams show how a linguistic tool called stylometry might shed light on the answer. View full lesson » The last banana: A thought experiment in probability - Leonardo Barichello Animation by Ace & Son Moving Picture Co, LLC Imagine a game played with two players and two dice: if the biggest number rolled is one, two, three, or four, player 1 wins. If the biggest number rolled is five or six, player 2 wins. Who has the best probability of winning the game? Leonardo Barichello explains how probability holds the answer to this seemingly counterintuitive puzzle. View full lesson » The law of conservation of mass - Todd Ramsey Animation by Vegso/Banyai Everything in our universe has mass — from the smallest atom to the largest star. But the amount of mass has remained constant throughout existence even during the birth and death of stars, planets and you. How can the universe grow while maintaining its mass? Todd Ramsey answers that question by unravelling the law of conservation of mass. View full lesson »

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