SciShow
SciShow Quiz Show: Winter Edition with Henry Reich
Hank goes head-to-head with Minute Physics’ Henry Reich to test their wits about the winter solstice, reindeer, and the science of snow! Chapters View all HANK GREEN 0:20 HENRY REICH 0:28 MAX LOUTZENHEISER 1:03 FLORIAN STINGLMAYR 1:06...
TED Talks
TED: How Christmas lights helped guerrillas put down their guns | Jose Miguel Sokoloff
In my lifetime, I have never lived one day of peace in my country, says Jose Miguel Sokoloff. This ad executive from Colombia saw a chance to help guerrilla fighters choose to come home -- with smart marketing. He shares how some...
MinuteEarth
MinuteEarth Explains: Stuff That...Isn’t
In this collection of classic MinuteEarth videos, we find out that lots of what we thought we knew about the world around us isn’t quite right.
MinuteEarth
This Is Not A Pine Tree
True Pines (conifer trees in the genus Pinus) are often confused with other members of the Pinaceae family like Picea (Spruces), Abies (Firs), Pseudotsuga (Douglas-firs) or Larix (Larches). So is very likely that your Christmas tree is...
Curated Video
Ensuring Christmas Safety: Lights, Trees, and Dishware
Discover essential safety tips for a hazard-free Christmas. From choosing the right Christmas lights and trees to understanding the risks of various plastics in your kitchen, this segment provides expert advice to keep your holiday...
Sir Linkalot
Sir Linkalot Live - Friday at 5 [Episode #4]
Sir Linkalot Live - Friday at 5 [Episode #4]
Step Back History
The Christmas Truce: The Day the War Stood Still
The Christmas Truce was one of the most memorable moments of the First World War. Today, we'll talk about what it was and why it's so damn important to me.
PBS
How Did Edison Invent Christmas Lights?
Did Thomas Edison pave the way for today's EduTubers? Danielle tracks the path from Edison's Christmas light demonstrations in the late 19th century all the way to the science explainer videos of today.
Brainwaves Video Anthology
Joe Weil - 'Painting the Christmas Trees'
Joe Weil is an assistant professor at Binghamton University. His reviews, essays, poems and short stories have appeared in Paterson Literary review, The Literati Quarterly, Rattle, Barnstorm, Blue Collar Review, Lips, The Boston Review,...
Wonderscape
Great Authors: Charles Dickens
In this video, we learn about the life and work of the famous writer Charles Dickens. The video covers his early years, including his family's struggles with debt and his own experience working in a factory as a child. We also learn...
Wonderscape
Holiday Kids: All About Christmas
This video is a lesson discussing the history, customs, and traditions of the Christmas holiday. The teacher explains the origins of Christmas, including the celebration of Jesus Christ's birth and the choice of December 25th as the...
Press Association
Christmas trees collected for new recycling scheme
Christmas trees wait to be collected at Victory Field in Sunninghill, near Ascot, Berkshire, as part of a recycling scheme provided by the Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead Council.
Curated Video
U.S. Coast Guard Ship Brings Christmas Trees To Chicago Families
The journey reenacts the odyssey made by the original Christmas tree ship in the 1900s, the schooner Rouse Simmons.
AFP News Agency
CLEAN : Jerusalemites collect Christmas trees at distribution point
Christian residents of Jerusalem collect their Christmas trees from a municipality distribution point at Jaffa Gate, while Santa roams the streets of the Old City on a camel, wishing residents a merry Christmas (Footage by AFPTV via...
Curated Video
Recycled Christmas Trees In New Orleans Protect Wildlife And Residents
Helicopters are dropping thousands of Christmas trees into the Bayou Sauvage National Wildlife Refuge to protect marsh land from severe weather.
Curated Video
Major U.S. Cities Host Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremonies
Christmas trees are being lit up across the country as cities continue decades-old traditions.
AFP News Agency
CLEAN : Texas town uses Christmas trees to rebuild storm-ravaged dunes
In the town of Surfside Beach, in Brazoria County, Texas, a volunteer-driven association recycles Christmas trees to build up new dune barriers and protect sensitive areas of land from the ravages of powerful storms (Footage by AFPTV via...
Bridgeman Arts
Germans return to homeland, poverty in germany, workers' riots, December 1918.
Germans return to homeland, poverty in germany, workers' riots, December 1918.
Deep Look
The Sex Lives of Christmas Trees
Coniferous trees produce both male and female pine cones. The video explains the differences, how these trees reproduce, and why it is beneficial. It includes facts about the location, size, and age of pine trees.
MinuteEarth
This Is Not a Pine Tree
Many people refer to all coniferous trees as pine trees and the video addresses that misconception. It details the differences in pines, spruces, firs, and other related trees. Then it shares the family of trees and their branches.
Science Friday Initiative
Science Friday: The Hidden Science of Christmas Trees
Researchers report that they've been able to block the decay process that causes cut Christmas trees to shed their needles.