# Can you cheat death by solving this riddle?

- Institution: TED
- Department: TED-Ed
- Speaker: Shravan S K
- Year: 2021
- Level: For everyone
- Language: English
- Subjects: Mathematics, Teaching and learning
- Source: [TED](https://www.ted.com/talks/shravan_s_k_can_you_cheat_death_by_solving_this_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 your best friend Bill are the greatest bards in the kingdom— but maybe not the brightest. Your hit song has insulted the king and now you're slated for execution. Luckily, Death is a connoisseur of most excellent music and has decided to give you a chance to escape your fate. Can you beat him at a game of life-sized Snakes and Ladders and live to sing another day? Shravan S K shows how. \[Directed by Igor Coric, Artrake Studio, narrated by Addison Anderson, music by Cem Misirlioglu\].

## Lectures

1. [Can you cheat death by solving this riddle?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/ted/shravan_s_k_can_you_cheat_death_by_solving_this_riddle/df320474d196), 5 min (TED's player)