Curated Video
Literature in Art
A video entitled “Literature in Art” which compares artistic representations of the same scene.
Hip Hughes History
Socrates, Plato and Aristotle: Global History Review
A short summary of the big three Greek philosophers.
Professor Dave Explains
The Roots of Logic in the Ancient World
I did promise that this playlist would include logic in addition to philosophy, so it's time to get rolling with that. How did logic emerge, and how did it evolve over time? Let's focus first on its origins and its status leading up to...
Professor Dave Explains
Classical Greek Philosophy: Socrates and Plato
When you think of philosophy, the first figures you likely think of are the classical Greek philosophers, Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle. It's time to dig into these enormous figures in the history of philosophy, starting with Socrates...
Professor Dave Explains
Early Philosophical Thought (East Asia and India)
Philosophy has its roots all over the world, and although the best preserved documents are from the Western world, which is why this topic is so frequently studied from a Western perspective, there are a number of Eastern thinkers that...
Brainwaves Video Anthology
Lewis R. Gordon - Freedom, Justice, and Decolonization
Lewis R. Gordon is Professor and Head of the Department of Philosophy at the University of Connecticut at Storrs; Honorary President of the Global Center for Advanced Studies; Honorary Professor in the Unit for the Humanities at Rhodes...
Science Buddies
Squishy Circuits: Light Up Your Play Doh® Creations!
Do you like arts and crafts? How about making sculptures with Play Doh® or modeling clay? Imagine how cool it would be if you could add lights to your creations? That is exactly what you will get to do in this activity! Keep reading to...
Amor Sciendi
Andy Warhol and the Mimetic Theory of Art | AmorSciendi
I've been reading a lot of art theory lately and this video is a product of that. I also have been inspired by the long videos of the Art Assignment.
Religion for Breakfast
The Archaeology of Ancient Magic
My research as an apprentice-scholar of religion is ancient Greco-Roman magic. Many people do not realize that archaeologists have discovered hundreds of ancient objects that attest to the ubiquity of magic in ancient daily life.
The Art Assignment
Art Must Be Beautiful
Should art be beautiful? Revisit ancient philosophers' thoughts on beauty and consider why we might be skeptical of beauty today.
Science360
National Inventors Hall of Fame Honoree Donald Bitzer
Computer scientist Donald Bitzer discusses how NSF support of PLATO, the first computer system to offer students free, computer-assisted instruction, provided an incentive for continued development and use of plasma displays.
Religion for Breakfast
The History of Demons
In this episode we examine the topic: The History of Demons
Professor Dave Explains
A Brief History of Psychology: From Plato to Pavlov
Before we dive into all the particulars of modern psychology and its research methods, we need to get a little context. When was psychology first developed, and by whom? Was it scientific at that time, or more philosophical? Who was the...
NASA
Snacktime with NASA: Ceviche
Snacktime with NASA digs into the science behind what’s on your plate from a tasty cheese board, to seafood, to fresh produce, to chips and dip. Food can bring us a sense of home, and it connects people all around the world. With...
Oxford Comma
Ancient Greek Tragedy: An Introduction and How I Fell in Love with Teaching It
Throughout my traditional education I hated ancient tragedies. But years down the road, I was told I had to teach Antigone... This video explains how I went from hating to loving Greek tragedies, and how, by putting the works into some...
Curated Video
Is The 'Sunken City' Of Atlantis Real?
We do not know for sure if the sunken city of Atlantis is real. The only written record of its existence is from the great philosopher Plato. Even the location of this utopia is a mystery. Many different locations have been proposed as...
Professor Dave Explains
Introduction to Philosophy and Logic
Humans are on a quest to understand the world around us. How did this quest begin? What are the tools we use to gather knowledge? How do we know what is possible to know? What do we mean when using words like ethics, ontology,...
Amor Sciendi
The Birth of Venus and The Golden Ratio | AmorSciendi
Sandro Botticelli's well-known painting, The Birth of Venus has a very particular philosophy of beauty embedded within in. He used the Golden Ratio in his composition. Here's the story behind the painting.
Amor Sciendi
The School of Athens: Visually Representing the Flow of Knowledge
We begin a two part series on Raphael's The School of Athens, located inside the Vatican Museum in Vatican City. Originally this painting sat above the philosophy books owned by Pope Julius II.
Mr. Beat
NATO Explained
On April 4, 1949, the leaders of 12 countries in both North America and Western Europe got together in Washington, D.C. in response to the growing threat of the Soviet Union, a Communist country that had been fairly aggressive trying to...
Communication Coach Alex Lyon
What is Rhetoric?
What is Rhetoric? It's one of the oldest areas of study in history (about 400 BC). Rhetoric is all about the study of persuasive communication and is grounded in the teachers of philosophers like Plato, Aristotle, and Cicero and sophists...
Easy Languages
Chorrillos | Easy Spanish 23
Easy Languages is an international video project aiming at supporting people worldwide to learn languages through authentic street interviews and expose the street culture of participating partner countries abroad. Episodes are produced...