TED Talks
Amanda Burden: How public spaces make cities work
More than 8 million people are crowded together to live in New York City. What makes it possible? In part, it’s the city’s great public spaces — from tiny pocket parks to long waterfront promenades — where people can stroll and play....
Be Smart
Is There Intelligent Life Beyond Earth?
Now that we know planets are common in our galaxy, how would we tell if one holds life? Sure, it will take incredibly powerful telescopes and ambitious new space missions, but what are we looking for? What are we listening for? How do we...
TED Talks
TED: Art that lets you talk back to NSA spies | Mathias Jud
In 2013, the world learned that the NSA and its uK equivalent, GCHQ, routinely spied on the German government. Amid the outrage, artists Mathias Jud and Christoph Wachter thought: Well, if they're listening ... let's talk to them. With...
TED Talks
Evelyn Glennie: How to truly listen
In this soaring demonstration, deaf percussionist Evelyn Glennie illustrates how listening to music involves much more than simply letting sound waves hit your eardrums.
SciShow
Personalized Cancer Treatment Just Got Harder
Scientists are working to develop personalized cancer treatments, but one obstacle in the way is figuring out how different cells react to one another.
Crash Course
Minimum Viable Product and Pivoting Crash Course Business Entrepreneurship
Imagine if the only videos on YouTube were people looking for love. That could have been the world we lived in! Before it had 1.9 billion users per day, YouTube started as a video-based dating service, complete with the truly excellent...
TED Talks
Stefon Harris: There are no mistakes on the bandstand
What is a mistake? By talking through examples with his improvisational jazz quartet, Stefon Harris walks us to a profound truth: many actions are perceived as mistakes only because we don't react to them appropriately.
TED-Ed
TED-Ed: 4 things all great listeners know | TED-Ed
It's easy to tell when someone's not paying attention, but it can be surprisingly tricky to know what good listening looks like. Good listening is one of the most important things we can do to improve our relationships, develop our...
TED Talks
TED: Documentary films that explore trauma -- and make space for healing | Almudena Toral
TEDmakes a documentary films that explore trauma
TED Talks
TED: 5 hiring tips every company (and job seeker) should know | Nithya Vaduganathan
To keep up with a rapidly evolving job market, hiring practices need to change, too. In this practical talk, talent strategy expert Nithya Vaduganathan shares five crucial tips every hiring manager (and job seeker) should know in order...
TED Talks
TED: A better way to talk about abortion | Aspen Baker
Abortion is extremely common. In America, for example, one in three women will have an abortion in their lifetime, yet the strong emotions sparked by the topic -- and the highly politicized rhetoric around it -- leave little room for...
TED Talks
TED: Walk the earth ... my 17-year vow of silence | John Francis
For almost three decades, John Francis has been a planetwalker, traveling the globe by foot and sail with a message of environmental respect and responsibility (for 17 of those years without speaking). A funny, thoughtful talk with...
Crash Course
Perceiving is Believing - Crash Course Psychology
So what does perception even mean? What's the difference between seeing something and making sense of it? In today's episode of Crash Course Psychology, Hank gives us some insight into the differences between sensing and...
SciShow
How the Right Tunes Can Improve Your Workout
Listening to music while you work out doesn’t just make the experience more fun—scientists have found music makes working out more effective, and could be the difference between a bronze medal and a gold.
SciShow Kids
Squeaks Loves Music! | SciShow Kids Compilation
Sometimes, Squeaks needs to recharge his batteries. And when he does, he hangs out in his room and listens to his favorite music!
TED Talks
TED: 10 ways to have a better conversation | Celeste Headlee
When your job hinges on how well you talk to people, you learn a lot about how to have conversations -- and that most of us don't converse very well. Celeste Headlee has worked as a radio host for decades, and she knows the ingredients...
TED Talks
Michael C. Bush: This is what makes employees happy at work
There are three billion working people on this planet, and only 40 percent of them report being happy at work. Michael C. Bush shares his insights into what makes workers unhappy -- and how companies can benefit their bottom lines by...
TED-Ed
TED-Ed: What are stem cells? - Craig A. Kohn
Is personalized medicine for individual bodies in our future? Possibly -- with the use of stem cells, undifferentiated cells with the power to become any tissue in our bodies. Craig A. Kohn describes the role of these incredible,...
TED Talks
TED: How Black girls can reclaim their voice in music | Kyra Gaunt
How does music shape us? Digital ethnomusicologist and TED Fellow Kyra Gaunt studies how Black girls can preserve the integrity of their own voices while listening, dancing and singing to pop songs largely engineered by men, often with...
TED-Ed
TED-Ed: Why we love repetition in music - Elizabeth Hellmuth Margulis
How many times does the chorus repeat in your favorite song? How many times have you listened to that chorus? Repetition in music isn't just a feature of Western pop songs, either; it's a global phenomenon. Why? Elizabeth Hellmuth...
SciShow
Why Is That Song Stuck in My Head?!
Why do songs get stuck in our heads? And what can we do to get rid of them!? Michael Aranda explains current scientific thought on the subject (and also does a pretty good Shia LaBeouf impression).
TED Talks
TED: Kids are speaking up for the environment. Let's listen | Olafur Eliasson
Known for big, attention-grabbing installations -- like his four towering waterfalls in New York's East River -- Olafur Eliasson has scaled down his latest project, Earth Speakr: an art platform for kids designed to spur budding climate...
TED Talks
TED: How to speak so that people want to listen | Julian Treasure
Have you ever felt like you're talking, but nobody is listening? Here's Julian Treasure to help. In this useful talk, the sound expert demonstrates the how-to's of powerful speaking -- from some handy vocal exercises to tips on how to...
SciShow
Do Fidget Spinners Really Help You Focus?
Earlier this year, fidget spinners claimed their place as the hot new fad of 2017. Some people, however, claim that fidget toys could help people manage symptoms of anxiety and ADHD.