TED Talks
TED: The next global superpower isn't who you think | Ian Bremmer
Who runs the world? Political scientist Ian Bremmer argues it's not as simple as it used to be. With some eye-opening questions about the nature of leadership, he asks us to consider the impact of the evolving global order and our...
TED Talks
TED: The outlaws of the ocean -- and how we're reeling them in | Tony Long
Pirate fishing, oil spills and other undetected crimes are destroying ocean ecosystems -- but we can't stop what we can't see. Harnessing the power of satellite data and AI to catch maritime offenders in the act, ocean conservation...
TED-Ed
TED-Ed: Are solar panels worth it? | Shannon Odell
Today in many countries solar is the cheapest form of energy to produce. Millions of homes are equipped with rooftop solar, with most units paying for themselves in their first seven to 12 years and then generating further savings. So,...
TED Talks
TED: How "second chance" laws could transform the US justice system | Sheena Meade
More than 30 million people in the US are eligible to have their arrest and conviction records cleared -- but most people who qualify either can't afford it or simply don't know it's an option. In this gripping talk, second chance...
PBS
Decades on, millions of unexploded U.S. bombs left in Laos
The United States dropped 270 million bombs on Laos between 1964 and 1973. On Tuesday, President Obama became the first U.S. president to visit the country, promising to provide the Laotian people to remove the unexploded bombs that...
Curated Video
Rights Groups Ask Obama To Pardon Snowden
National Security Agency leaker Edward Snowden says he is not directly asking President Barack Obama for a presidential pardon, but is appreciative that a group of civil rights organizations are doing so on his behalf. Snowden spoke by...
Curated Video
Snowden: "Comfortable with the decisions I made"
National Security Agency leaker Edward Snowden says he is not directly asking President Barack Obama for a presidential pardon, but is appreciative that a group of civil rights organisations are doing so on his behalf. Snowden spoke by...
Curated Video
Rep. Chaffetz: OPM Breach 'Entirely Preventable'
RESTRICTION SUMMARY: AP CLIENTS ONLYSHOTLIST:AP TELEVISION - AP CLIENTS ONLYWashington - 6 September 20161. Wide of Rep. Jason Chaffetz2. SOUNDBITE (English) Rep. Jason Chaffetz, (R) Utah: "We had, literally, tens of millions of...
Bozeman Science
PS3D - Energy in Chemical Processes and Everyday Life
In this video Paul Andersen explains how energy is used in chemical processes and everyday life. Students should understand that energy is neither created or destroyed but is converted. Most of the energy is delivered to our planet from...
SciShow
Is the Y Chromosome Disappearing?
Scientists know that the Y chromosome has been shrinking in size over millions of years, but recent studies suggest that it has more important genes, besides the ones that cause biological maleness.
Crash Course
The Fall of Communism: Crash Course European History
The aftermath of the collapse of the Soviet Union and its Warsaw Pact had a huge impact on the countries of Eastern Europe. As the former satellite states turned away from communism and Soviet influence, some of them shifted toward...
TED-Ed
TED-Ed: Chris Anderson (TED): Questions no one knows the answers to
TED curator Chris Anderson shares his obsession with questions that no one (yet) knows the answers to. A short intro leads into two questions: Why can't we see evidence of alien life? And how many universes are there?
SciShow
Luzia Among Specimens Likely Lost in Brazil Museum Fire SciShow News
Luzia, the oldest human fossil in the Western hemisphere, was lost to the Brazil National Museum fire, but around same time, three new species of ancient primates were discovered in San Diego Natural History Museum.
Crash Course
21st Century Challenges: Crash Course European History
The 21st century brought a whole new host of challenges to the world, and Europe was no exception. In this video you'll learn about how an increasingly connected and complex world led to some pretty deep rifts in countries across the...
TED-Ed
TED-Ed: Gillian Gibb: Why can't some birds fly?
Though the common ancestor of all modern birds could fly, many different bird species have independently lost their flight. Flight can have incredible benefits, especially for escaping predators, hunting and traveling long distances. But...
TED Talks
TED: The shift we need to stop mass surveillance | Albert Fox Cahn
Mass surveillance is worse than you think, but the solutions are simpler than you realize, says lawyer, technologist and TED Fellow Albert Fox Cahn. Breaking down the crude tactics law enforcement uses to sweep up massive amounts of data...
SciShow Kids
Mysterious Trilobites! | The History of Life! | SciShow Kids
Squeaks and Mister Brown pretend to go back in time to learn more about Trilobites, using special clues from fossils!
Second Grade Next Generation Science Standards
Crosscutting Concepts
Patterns: Observed patterns in nature guide...
SciShow
How Ancient Human Clues Ended Up in Rock
A lot of what we know about ancient human civilizations comes from the things they leave behind. But sometimes, humans don’t live in places long enough to leave these clues. So, some researchers have turned to techniques outside...
SciShow
Weird Places Movile Cave
In 1986, a prospecting crew in southern Romania was looking for a good place to build a geothermal power plant, when they accidentally discovered one of the oddest caves of all...
TED Talks
TED: The deep sea's medicinal secrets | Sam Afoullouss
Under the sea, untold wonders await in the form of untapped medicinal potential. Chemist Sam Afoullouss dives into the science behind natural remedies, explaining why the ocean's great (and still largely unexplored) biodiversity is ideal...
TED Talks
TED: How the US fails working parents -- and what they need to thrive | Reshma Saujani
The pandemic brought into sharp focus the crisis in caregiving in the United States, which woefully under provides support for parents. Activist and Girls Who Code founder Reshma Saujani has a proposal to address that -- something she...
SciShow
Volcanoes: Mother of Disasters
Volcanoes can show nature's rage. What are the biggest eruptions we've witnessed in our history?
TED-Ed
TED-Ed: Are naked mole rats the strangest mammals? - Thomas Park
What mammal has the social life of an insect, the cold-bloodedness of a reptile, and the metabolism of a plant? Bald and buck-toothed, naked mole rats may not be pretty, but they are extraordinary. Thomas Park explains how mole rats'...
TED Talks
TED: To save the climate, we have to reimagine capitalism | Rebecca Henderson
Business is screwed if we don't fix climate change, says economist Rebecca Henderson. In this bold talk, she describes how unchecked capitalism destabilizes the environment and harms human health -- and makes the case for companies to...