# Can you solve the prisoner hat riddle?

- Institution: TED
- Department: TED-Ed
- Speaker: Alex Gendler
- Year: 2015
- Level: For everyone
- Language: English
- Subjects: Philosophy
- Source: [TED](https://www.ted.com/talks/alex_gendler_can_you_solve_the_prisoner_hat_riddle)
- Licence: [CC BY-NC-ND 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) (Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions.)
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

You and nine other individuals have been captured by super-intelligent alien overlords. The aliens think humans look quite tasty, but their civilization forbids eating highly logical and cooperative beings. Unfortunately, they're not sure whether you qualify, so they decide to give you all a test. Can you solve this hat riddle? Alex Gendler shows how. \[Directed by Artrake Studio, narrated by Addison Anderson, music by WORKPLAYWORK and Cem Misirlioglu\].

## Lectures

1. [Can you solve the prisoner hat riddle?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/ted/alex_gendler_can_you_solve_the_prisoner_hat_riddle/00758899c2fb), 5 min (TED's player)