TED Talks
TED: How art transforms brokenness into beauty | Lily Yeh
Lily Yeh calls herself a barefoot artist: she travels the world with a suitcase full of art supplies, working with whoever wants to join her. In an inspiring talk, she shares the fruits of her collaborative art projects that bring color,...
PBS
Henry Kissinger reflects on leadership, global crises and the state of U.S. politics
Between the war in Ukraine and tensions with China, President Biden's handling of foreign policy issues is being put to the test. In former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger's new book, "Leadership: Six Studies in World Strategy," he...
SciShow
Music in Your DNA and A New Species of Human?
Is musical ability genetic? And were there more species of ancient humans than we once thought? SciShow News investigates!
SciShow
Ecstasy in Rivers and The World's First Geological Map
SciShow News shares new research into how music festivals can lead to high levels of drugs in your drinking water, and celebrates the man who created the world’s first geological map.
TED Talks
TED: 3 ways to make flying more climate-friendly | Ryah Whalen
Air travel opens our eyes to the world, but it also comes at a high cost to the environment. Piloting us into a future of green aviation, innovator Ryah Whalen shares three ways to lower the industry's carbon footprint through smarter...
TED Talks
TED: This is what LGBT life is like around the world | Jenni Chang and Lisa Dazols
As a gay couple in San Francisco, Jenni Chang and Lisa Dazols had a relatively easy time living the way they wanted. But outside the bubble of the Bay Area, what was life like for people still lacking basic rights? They set off on a...
Curated Video
Japan History
New ReviewAlthough myth indicates that Japan was founded in 660 BCE by Emperor Jimmu, the first clear records concerning Japan are provided by the Chinese almost one thousand years later, in the third century CE. Since its beginnings, Japan has...
Curated Video
China Religion
New ReviewOfficially, China is an atheist society, although freedom of worship is guaranteed under the Chinese constitution. Religious beliefs vary widely, which isn’t surprising in a country with 56 officially recognized national minorities....
Curated Video
China Geography
New ReviewChina is the third-largest country in the world after Russia and Canada, covering 3.7 million square miles (9.6 million square kilometers). Its massive geography stretches from the Himalayan Mountains of Tibet in the west to the Yangtze...
The Daily Conversation
The World's Largest Airport | China's Future MEGAPROJECTS: Part 3
New ReviewChina is building the world's largest airport, the Beijing Daxing International Aiport, to serve the Jing-Jin-Ji megalopolis.
The Daily Conversation
Jing-Jin-Ji, A MEGALOPOLIS | China's MEGAPROJECTS
New ReviewJing-Jin-Ji: China is in the midst of a construction spree unparalleled in human history. These are the Megaprojects that will lift China into the future. China wants to make its capital, Beijing, the center of the world’s largest...
The Daily Conversation
India Wins Independence: Revolutions, Part 4
New ReviewGandhi gains power and leads India's independence movement. Part 4 of our timeline of the greatest revolutions in history--moments that shaped modern civilization.
The Daily Conversation
Dueling MEGA-Bridges | China's Future MEGAPROJECTS: Part 8
New ReviewHong Kong and Shenzhen are each racing to finish multi-billion dollar mega-bridges across the Pearl River Delta to take advantage of inexpensive land and labor costs on the western side.
The Daily Conversation
China's Stock Market Collapse Explained
New ReviewThis summer, China's frankenstein-like, hybrid economy turned on its creator, forcing the government to take unprecedented action to prevent its collapse.
The Daily Conversation
China's Amazing Water Canal | China's Future MEGAPROJECTS: Part 2
New ReviewSouth-to-North Water Transfer Project: The huge populations filling China's northern megacities have a shortage of the single most necessary resource for life: water. To solve that problem, the Chinese will soon be moving 44.8 billion...
Curated Video
Examining Trade Relationships
A short video describing how different countries in Asia experience economic success.
Curated Video
Communists Take Power in China
A video that describes how civil war caused China to split into two different nations.
Curated Video
Ice Monster
What you are dealing with here is the original legendary mango shaved ice store, if you will. Smack dab in the middle of Taipei's main shopping district of DONG CHU, stop in to restore your worn body with a ginormous bowl of BAO BING...
Curated Video
Artifacts
A boutique that reflects an eye for bright, minimalist decor and equally simple, yet creative window displays, think of Artifacts as a place to go for a tastefully-edited collection of products for modern life.In addition to the latest...
Curated Video
Alchemy Bar
Sure, owner and world cocktail champion ANGUS ZOU is particular about preserving the ambiance of this decadent homage to the 1920s speakeasy, but he’s also particular about crafting serious artisanal cocktails that are tailored like a...
Curated Video
Antique Delicate
It all comes from the owner's sharp eye for “WABI-SABI” (which of course you know as the Japanese aesthetic described as beauty that's imperfect and incomplete). We'll call him JIN – because that's his name. Say hello when you're in...
Curated Video
G-Woo
Legendary chicken soup. We don't need to say more but we will. The showstopper - free range chicken, Hokkaido scallops and Chinese ham boiled for over 20 hours - comes in one size and one size only: massive. G-Woo features other home...
Curated Video
Elephant Mountain
Some people like to travel far and wide to find the most beautiful hiking trails in the world. Which is great. But you're more of a '15-minutes from a city epicenter' kind of person…Lace up for The Elephant Mountain Hiking Trail located...
Curated Video
Da Wan
Step one: enter and salivate from the smells.Step two: use the special lockers for whatever bags and random stuff you don't want to succumb to said succulent smells.Step three: sit back and observe how this team of Yakiniku ninjas...