TED Talks
TED: A socialist perspective on the pursuit of happiness | Aaron Bastani
Several crises are set to define the next century -- but journalist Aaron Bastani believes we have the technological ability to meet our biggest challenges and create unprecedented levels of prosperity for all. He shows how we could get...
TED Talks
Stuart Oda: Are indoor vertical farms the future of agriculture?
By 2050, the global population is projected to reach 9.8 billion. How are we going to feed everyone? Investment-banker-turned-farmer Stuart Oda points to indoor vertical farming: growing food on tiered racks in a controlled,...
SciShow
The Biggest Volcanic Eruption in Human History
Around 74,000 years ago, a volcano called Toba in Sumatra exploded, and some scientists think it had a serious impact on the human population and some...don't.
Curated Video
What Happens When Demographics Change Forever?
Our demographics look different than they did even seventy years ago. People are choosing to have less children, which leads to an aging population that could strain social services and deal a blow to the economy. But isn’t slower...
Curated Video
Populating the World: Migration
Migration to other countries is more prevalent than ever. What human factors determine our movement around the world? Human Geography - Orientation And Settlements - Learning Points. Emigration is the act of leaving one's country to...
Curated Video
Overpopulation
The global population is growing rapidly and soon the world could be overpopulated. Life as we know it could become unsustainable. What can we do to avoid this? Human Geography - A Changing World - Learning Points. There are over 7.5...
Curated Video
Demographic Transition Model
Exploring models which describe changes in birth and death rates as countries go through five stages of development. How does development impact population age and rate of change? Human Geography - A Changing World - Learning Points. The...
PBS
The Macabre Origins of the Grim Reaper
There are fewer images of Death personified than the scythe-wielding skeletal form of the Grim Reaper. But where did it come from? You may have heard that this haunting figure emerged as a result of the Black Plague, but that’s only a...
FuseSchool
BIOLOGY - Environment - Global population growth
From about 2 million years ago until 13,000 years ago there were several human species inhabiting the earth. In fact, 100,000 years ago there were at least 6 different human species! Today there’s just us: Homo sapiens. In this video...
Bloomberg
Powell: Bond Market Reducing Some Impetus to Hike
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell tells Wall Street Week that evidence in the economy suggests that monetary policy is not too tight. He also says that recent moves in bonds reduce some of the impetus to raise rates. He speaks with...
Bloomberg
GGV Capital's Lee Sees Chinese Startups With Disruptive Technologies
Sep.05 -- Jenny Lee, managing partner at GGV Capital, talks about Chinese startups, technology companies including Xiaomi, and the venture capital's investments in Airbnb. She also discusses China's venture capital market on the...
Curated Video
World Population Hits 8 Billion, Creating Many Challenges
The upward trend in global population threatens to leave even more people in developing countries further behind.
Crash Course
The Anthropocene and the Near Future: Crash Course Big History #9
The Anthropocene covers the last century in an unofficial geological era. An informative video considers both the pros and cons of progress. It discusses the environmental impact, changes in lifestyle, political changes, wars, and...
PBS
Growing Appetites, Limited Resources
Did you know that, as the world's population increases, its demand for energy increases at an even faster rate? Learners watch a short video about the world's energy crisis before discussing the sustainable alternative energy sources....
PBS
Singularities Explained
Math versus physical reality ... who wins? A short video discusses singularities, starting with division by zero in rational functions and moving on to real-world examples. It covers population growth doomsday equations, Navier-Stokes...
PBS
Pbs: Human Numbers Through Time
In the following interactive you will examine global population growth over the past two millennia, and see what's coming in the next 50 years.