{"podcast":{"title":"TED-Ed","slug":"ted-ed-7859430","podcast_index_feed_id":7859430,"rss_url":"https://feeds.megaphone.fm/ted-ed","website_url":null,"image_url":"https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/b7403760-4a33-11f1-9f4d-0b7f17190ea0/image/74cc63dc47cf18e2bcec0e2d83f0aaf9.jpg?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress","author":"TED-Ed","episode_count":1210,"summary":"TED-Ed’s mission is to create lessons worth sharing. Feed and expand your curiosity with our award-winning animated shorts - published on YouTube and available with supplemental learning materials on ed.ted.com. Want to suggest an idea for a TED-Ed animation, nominate an educator or animator? Visit our website at: http://ed.ted.com/get_involved. Consider backing us on Patreon. By doing so, you directly support our nonprofit mission to create free, high-quality educational content: https://www.patreon.com/teded For more information on using TED-Ed content for commercial purposes (e.g. employee learning, in a film, or in an online course), please submit a Media Request using this link: https://media-requests.ted.com/","last_synced_at":"2026-07-25T10:18:01.246496+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/ted-ed-7859430"},"episode":{"title":"The woman who stared at the Sun - Alex Gendler","slug":"the-woman-who-stared-at-the-sun-alex-gendler","published_at":"2026-06-20T00:37:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/ted-ed-7859430/the-woman-who-stared-at-the-sun-alex-gendler","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/ted-ed-7859430","url":"https://traffic.megaphone.fm/VG2575974979.mp3","audio_url":"https://traffic.megaphone.fm/VG2575974979.mp3","summary":"Get to know the legacy of Hisako Koyama, whose drawings of the Sun’s surface helped scientists reconstruct 400 years of sunspot activity.--In 1944, amateur astronomer Hisako Koyama’s latest endeavor was sketching the Sun’s shifting surface. She spent weeks angling her telescope towards the Sun and tracking every change she saw with drawings. Little did she know, these drawings were the start of one of the most important records of solar activity in human history. Alex Gendler details the incredible legacy of Koyama's work.Lesson by Alex Gendler, directed by Martina Meštrović.Support Our Non-Profit Mission----------------------------------------------Support us on Patreon: http://bit.ly/TEDEdPatreonCheck out our merch: http://bit.ly/TEDEDShop----------------------------------------------Connect With Us----------------------------------------------Sign up for our newsletter: http://bit.ly/TEDEdNewsletterFollow us on Facebook: http://bit.ly/TEDEdFacebookFind us on Twitter: http://bit.ly/TEDEdTwitterPeep us on Instagram: http://bit.ly/TEDEdInstagram----------------------------------------------Keep Learning----------------------------------------------View full lesson: https://ed.ted.com/lessons/the-woman-who-stared-at-the-sun-alex-gendlerDig deeper with additional resources: https://ed.ted.com/lessons/the-woman-who-stared-at-the-sun-alex-gendler#digdeeperAnimator's website: https://vimeo.com/martinamestrovic----------------------------------------------Thank you so much to our patrons for your support! Without you this video would not be possible! Keven Webb, Mihai Sandu, Deepak Iyer, Javid Gozalov, Kyanta Yap, Rebecca Reineke, William Biersdorf, Patricia Alves Panagides, Valeria Sloan Vasquez, Yvette Mocete, Cyrus Garay, Samuel Barbas, Brighteagle, LadyGeek, Curtis Light…","meta_description":"Get to know the legacy of Hisako Koyama, whose drawings of the Sun’s surface helped scientists reconstruct 400 years of sunspot activity.--In 1944, amateu…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":482,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/ted-ed-7859430/episodes/the-woman-who-stared-at-the-sun-alex-gendler/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/ted-ed-7859430/the-woman-who-stared-at-the-sun-alex-gendler.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}