Comprehensible input in English

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The number on each thumbnail is its difficulty score out of 100: mostly speaking pace, partly vocabulary load. How it is measured →

35/1006:52What happens to your brain without any social contact? - Terry KupersC1-C2 · ~15,000 words · slowTED-Ed36/1007:47The Accidental Brilliance of Makeshift Signs | Kate Canales | TEDB1-B2 · ~4,000 words · mediumTED36/1005:57The infamous JoJo thought experiment - Michael Vazquez and Sarah StroudB2-C1 · ~9,000 words · mediumTED-Ed36/1006:18The machine that changed our understanding of human history - Max G. LevyC1-C2 · ~13,000 words · slowTED-Ed36/1006:09The murderous medieval king who inspired "Macbeth" - Benjamin HudsonC1-C2 · ~12,000 words · slowTED-Ed36/1007:16What caused the fall of one of the most influential empires in history? - Mostafa MinawiC1-C2 · ~13,000 words · slowTED-Ed36/1006:23The biggest mistake lottery winners makeB2-C2 · ~8,000 words · mediumTED-Ed37/1006:04Why don’t companies want you to repair your stuff? - Aaron PerzanowskiC1-C2 · ~9,000 words · mediumTED-Ed37/10044:24Excavating the Business of Death (Full Episode) | Kingdom of the Mummies | Nat GeoB2-C2 · ~10,000 words · mediumNational Geographic37/10014:47AI’s Next Frontier Isn’t Where You Might Expect | Hardy Pemhiwa | TEDB2-C2 · ~7,000 words · mediumTED37/1006:35The real reason polio is so dangerousC1-C2 · ~20,000 words · slowTED-Ed37/1009:29How to Introduce Yourself — and Get Hired | Rebecca Okamoto | TEDB1-B2 · ~4,000 words · mediumTED37/1006:01Ethical dilemma: Should knowledge be free? - Michael Vazquez and Will KanwischerB2-C2 · ~9,000 words · mediumTED-Ed37/1006:30One of the most controversial medical procedures in history - Jenell JohnsonC1-C2 · ~14,000 words · slowTED-Ed38/1006:05Can you survive a Komodo dragon bite? - Achmad AriefiandyC1-C2 · ~11,000 words · mediumTED-Ed38/1005:58The tale of the Monkey King and the Buddha - Ji HaoB2-C1 · ~10,000 words · mediumTED-Ed38/1005:43The dark history of Graham crackers - Stephanie Honchell SmithC1-C2 · ~17,000 words · slowTED-Ed38/1006:05This is how nomadic farmers liveC1-C2 · ~20,000 words · slowTED-Ed39/10017:36How I Created OpenClaw, the Breakthrough AI Agent | Peter Steinberger | TEDB2-C1 · ~5,000 words · mediumTED39/1005:49Is this the grossest parasite? - Niko ZlotnikC1-C2 · ~16,000 words · slowTED-Ed39/1006:47What actually causes high cholesterol? - Hei Man ChanC1-C2 · ~20,000 words · slowTED-Ed39/1006:14Can you figure out the savanna mystery? - Cella WrightC1-C2 · ~20,000 words · slowTED-Ed39/1002:12:20What have Archaeologists Discovered? | Lost Treasures of Rome MEGA Episode | National GeographicB2-C2 · ~9,000 words · mediumNational Geographic39/1005:57Will laser blasters ever be possible? - Christopher BairdC1-C2 · ~10,000 words · mediumTED-Ed

Which English channel to start with

Ranked by median difficulty, easiest first. The bar is a range, not a label — a channel typically spans a wide stretch of the scale, so one level would be false for its own hardest videos.

3 of these 4 channels carry the same vocabulary band (B1-B2), and their scores still run from 0 to 86. That gap is pace: what separates the easiest of these channels from the hardest is how fast people talk, not which words they use. How that is measured →