How it works
Everything you can do
Talk with them, open their world, live their moments, put them in one room and keep what you learn
Talk
Say it out loud, or type it
Talk with them in real time by voice or chat by text, they answer out loud too, and every answer shows where it came from
- Voice
- Text
- Sources on every answer
Their world
Open anything in the room
Tap anything in their room: hear the music they listened to, read their letters and books, try the recipes from their kitchen, and ask them about any of it
- Music
- Letters
- Books
- Recipes
- Objects
Journeys
Live a chapter of their life
Move through real moments chapter by chapter, make the choices they faced and collect what you find along the way
- Chapters
- Choices
- Finds
- Then and now
Debates across eras
Put eras in one room
Choose people from different centuries and a topic, pick how they meet, then listen and jump in
- Debate
- Podcast
- Interview
- Lesson
- Panel
Learn and keep it
Learn your way
Ted, your companion, travels with you, remembers where you left off and keeps a record of everyone you have met, while quick checks pop up as you explore
- Quizzes
- Flashcards
- Storybooks
- Explainers
- Videos
- Games
Sources
Every answer, checkable
Built from their letters, books, speeches and recordings with historians and museums, and you can tap the source under any answer to read the original
When the record does not say, they tell you so instead of making something up
“I promise you four papers”
Questions
How do you make sure the answers are right?
Every answer is written from passages in what they really wrote and said, with the source under it so you can check it, and when the record is silent they say so
Who can I meet?
More than 20 figures today, from scientists and leaders to writers and composers, with more on the way
Who can use it?
Anyone 13 and over, and schools have their own version for grades 5 to 12
Can my school or museum use it?
Yes, see For schools and For museums and archives