Crash Course
Card Games: Crash Course Games
Today, we're going to step away from video games and take a closer look at a game type that has been with us for over a millennium - card games. Since Tang Dynasty China, cards have proven to have quite the staying power spawning a...
PBS
From Sherlock Holmes to 50 Shades of Grey
You've probably heard of the risque novel "50 Shades of Grey," now the best selling paperback of all time. But you may not know that it's actually fan fiction! It seems shocking that a fan fiction novel has become so popular, but 50...
PBS
Can Video Games Become the Next Spectator Sport?
As our South Korean friends can confirm, video games can most definitely be a spectator sport. But will they ever catch on in a huge way in the good ol' U.S. of A?
SciShow
10 Dangerous Fashion Trends
As you know, in fashion, one day you're in and the next day your skin is falling off and your lungs are melting.
SciShow
The Problem With Those 9 Personality Types
The Enneagram, like many personality tests, isn't well backed-up by scientific research, but its popularity in spite of that can give us a window into how the human mind works.
TED-Ed
TED-Ed: A brief history of video games (Part I) - Safwat Saleem
Video games are everywhere these days, but where did they actually come from? The history of video games is a complicated story that involves giant computers in science labs, the founder of Chuck E. Cheese and billions of dollars in...
Curated Video
The Future of Football in the United States and South Africa
This video discusses the popularity of soccer in the United States and the potential for it to become one of the dominant sports in the country. It also explores the efforts to promote soccer through the Major League Soccer competition...
Curated Video
Xenadin Zidane: A Football Legend Spreading Goodwill Across the World
Xenadin Zidane, a renowned football player and ambassador for good causes, has traveled the world spreading the football gospel and contributing to numerous charities. He has helped rebuild hospitals in Algeria after a devastating...
Curated Video
Butler's Tourism Model
Butler's Tourism Model can be applied to any tourist resort to show six key stages of development. Discover how Blackpool, in the UK, has progressed over the past few hundred years. And how it may be entering a new seventh phase. Human...
PBS
The Untold Secrets of Pokémon’s Monster Mythology
Pokémon are inspired by flora and fauna, science, religion, yokai and other supernatural beings. But the series is teeming with not just Japanese folklore, but versions of monsters from across the globe made cute with softened features.
Great Big Story
The rise and fall of Hollywood's Mid-Atlantic accent
Discover the history of the Mid-Atlantic accent, from its Hollywood heyday to its decline in modern times.
Curated Video
Rust Programming 2023 - A Comprehensive Course for Beginners - Rust's Growth in Popularity
This video talks about Rust's growth in popularity. This clip is from the chapter "What Is Rust and Why Does It Matter" of the series "Rust Programming 2023 - A Comprehensive Course for Beginners".This section focuses on what, how, and...
Curated Video
AWS Certified Solutions Architect Associate (SAA-C03) - Why Use AWS?
What can AWS do for you? Should your business transition to AWS? What are the costs and benefits? Find out in this video.
PBS
Martians! How Aliens Invaded Earth
From the invading, high-tech aliens of ‘War of the Worlds’ to post-world war escapism literature and even real-life scientific exploration today, the stories of Martians have changed throughout time. Find out how we’ve gone from viewing...
Curated Video
Marilyn Monroe: The Rise and Fall of a Pop Icon
This video provides a detailed account of the life and career of Marilyn Monroe, highlighting her rise to fame as a movie star and pop icon, her tumultuous personal life, and her enduring legacy even after her tragic death at a young...
Curated Video
What is NLP? Neuro Linguistic Programming
NLP is, frankly, problematic. Its popularity in management and business goes through phases and it has a lot of tools that are useful. So, what is NLP?
Financial Times
Queen Elizabeth II: a long life of duty and service
The Queen's reign spanned Britain’s journey from empire to Brexit, from the wireless to the smartphone. The FT reviews the important moments in her life.
Curated Video
Breakfast Foods In The United States
Weird History Food is serving you some breakfast. When you think of American breakfast food, what comes to mind? For many, it's likely things like cereal and milk, toast, eggs, and coffee. On weekends, there might be more elaborate...
Curated Video
History of Ketchup
Weird History Food will hit the "57" on the side of this video to give you the History of Ketchup. You might be surprised to learn ketchup's true origins and the fact that the first ketchup had no tomatoes in it at all. Let's pour this...
The Guardian
Fewer wrestlers, more fans: Sumo at a crossroads
The ancient Japanese sport of sumo is in well-documented crisis. Years of controversy and scandal have hurt the sport's ability to attract new talent. But new energy is brewing in Tokyo's Ryōgoku district, where the sport is slowly...
Religion for Breakfast
The Camel and Needle: Did Scholars Mistranslate Jesus's Famous Saying?
Mark 10:25 says: "It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for someone who is rich to enter the kingdom of God." This is one of the most famous sayings of Jesus. But did we translate his saying correctly?
ProTeachersVideo
KS3 Britain's Black History - Coffee Houses and the Slave Trade
Learn about the growth in popularity of coffee and its connections with black history in Britain, in this lesson starter for use with KS3 pupils. Historian Tony Warner shows how you can discover where to find Black History in your Town...
Two Minute Music Theory
The Surprising Reason Baseball Games Feature Organ
Why is the organ played at baseball games? Why do we sing Take Me Out To The Ball Game? Why did Cracker Jacks even get brought up? Today we look at the fascinating history of some of baseball's most beloved traditions.
AllTime 10s
10 Most Dangerous Places On The Internet
The Internet is a dark place, with scams, predators and viruses lurking everywhere. So which sites are the most dangerous? Alltime 10s investigates'