PBS
War and Peace and Everything Else (Feat. Lindsay Ellis and Princess Weekes)
According to Tolstoy himself, War and Peace was "not a novel, even less is it a poem, and still less a historical chronicle." And in this day and age of publishing, where word count, “readability”, and topical relevance are the lifeline...
Music Matters
Holst's use of Impressionist Colour - Composer Insights
An insight into the orchestration and harmonic language contained within Holst’s “Venus - the bringer of peace” from his Suite ‘The Planets’. Holst makes an original and colourful combination of a Horn solo with 4 Flutes and 3 Oboes,...
US Department of Agriculture
Pennsylvania Leopold Conservation Award winner
The DiFebo family farm in Bangor, Pennsylvania has won the prestigious Aldo Leopold Conservation Award, presented by the Sand County Foundation. The DiFebos have partnered with USDA's Natural Resources Conservation Service to protect...
The Wall Street Journal
Ray Dalio on the Financial Outlook
Bridgewater Associates founder Ray Dalio discusses how income inequality threatens economic prosperity, the importance of investing in China and his thoughts on inflation.
Jabzy
Viking Invasion of England - 3 Minute History
In this video, Jabzy brings us historical tidbits and unknown facts about the Viking Invasion of England
Odd Quartet
Music History - Toccata & Fugue In D Minor, BWV 565
Toccata and Fugue in D minor is as mysterious as it is well known. In this episode, we take a closer look at the history of the organ piece.
Odd Quartet
Music History - Chopin Nocturne In E-flat Major Op. 9 No. 2
In this episode of Music History Crash Course we look at one of the most well known composers for piano, Frederic Chopin. Specifically, his Nocturne in E-flat major Opus 9 Number 2. We look at the structure of the composition as well as...
Mr. Beat
Why the Supreme Court Is Relevant Marbury v. Madison
The Supreme Court becomes kind of a big deal by getting judicial review.
Makematic
UN Global Goal 16: Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions (Ages 5 - 11)
Short animation explaining UN Sustainable Development Goal 16: Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions for younger students
Curated Video
Dividing Unit Fractions by Whole Numbers
This video is a lesson on dividing unit fractions by whole numbers. The teacher uses fraction bars to visually represent the division process and emphasizes the importance of considering the resulting piece in relation to the whole....
After Skool
Moon Speech - John F. Kennedy (Animated)
On September 12, 1962, John F. Kennedy gave one of the best speeches in recorded history. "We choose to go to the moon in this decade and do the other things, not because they are easy, but because they are hard, because that goal will...
The Africa Channel
Currency of Wealth: Ancient African weaponary and crafts
Host Gugulethu Zuma-Ncube introduces the unusual yet fascinating forms of ethnographic African currencies; from personal adornments such as beads, shells, jewelry and even massive iron forms weighing as much as 100 pounds, to the...
Espresso Media
Discovering Picasso's Pottery and Peace Mural in Vallauris, France
This video explores the life and work of Pablo Picasso in the little mining town of Vallauris, where he discovered pottery and turned it into art. It showcases some of his celebrated pottery pieces and his mural called War and Peace,...
Jabzy
Third Crusade - 3 Minute History
In this video, Jabzy brings us historical tidbits and unknown facts about the Third Crusade
History Hit
Voices of the Victims, Ruth Becker: Liberating the camps
What stayed with her after the war? Why does she want to keep telling her story? Voices of the Victims, Ruth Becker, Part 3
The Economist
War is in decline, but for how long?
One hundred years after the end of the first world war, battle-related deaths have fallen worldwide. But flashpoints remain and new threats are looming
Jabzy
The Great Game - 3 Minute History
In this video, Jabzy brings us historical tidbits and unknown facts about The Great Game
Hip Hughes History
1964 Presidential Election Explained
One heaping serving of the electoral college for you in this short and sweet summary of the election of 1964. For AP Gov. students, lost students in intro to political science classes and strange people who click weird videos online.
Curated Video
Understanding Place Value and Decimal Notation
In this video, the concept of place value and the relationship between digits in a number are explained using base 10 blocks. The video also addresses the misconception that having the same digit in a certain place means having the same...
Curated Video
Stop the Vietnam war!
One of the greatest wars in the noted American history. However, collateral damage is always a part of a war. President Nixon deals with one of the most difficult situations put across his table.
Curated Video
Why Did They Make Me Read This in High School? (Feat. Lindsay Ellis)
Literary critics, writers, philosophers, bloggers--all have tried to tackle where and why and how an author may strike such lightning in a bottle that their works enter the pantheon of “Classical Literature”. Why this book is required...
Curated Video
Democracy
We’re often taught that it was the ancient Greeks who invented our democracy. What they forget to mention is the group of Native Americans who helped showed us the way.
Curated Video
What Does NATO Actually Do? - TLDR Explains
This week NATO are meeting in London for their annual summit, which leads us to ask the question - what does NATO actually do? We explain who the members are, how people can join, the commitments members make and why the group exists.