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The Wall Street Journal
Who Owns Your Genome?
Direct-to-consumer genetic testing offers to give people new insights into their history and their health. But your DNA has value to others as well. What are the tradeoffs when you give your DNA to a company?
The Wall Street Journal
Anne Wojcicki on Covid-19 and Genetics: Discovering Clues in Big Data
23andme CEO Anne Wojcicki discusses the potential for crowdsourced data to help provide new insights into the coronavirus at WSJ Tech Live.
Curated Video
America's First Prima Ballerina
In a world dominated by mainly caucasian dancers, Native American Maria Tallchief overcame discrimination to become the United States’ first prima ballerina.
Brainwaves Video Anthology
Sean Frederick Forbes "Ancestry"
Born in Heidelberg, Germany, and raised in Southside Jamaica, Queens, New York City, Sean Frederick Forbes is the author of Providencia (2013). Sean identifies as Afro-Latino and connects to the Afro-Caribbean diaspora. Recent poems...
Kult America
Death, Heritage, and Poland
Last September I received a phone call informing that my estranged father had passed away. At his funeral in Chicago a family member presented me an old photo album, but she was unsure of who it once belonged to, though they suspected...
Science360
Solving Crimes with DNA - Scientists & Engineers on Sofas (and other furnishings)
DNA Scientist and Mentor Bruce Jackson, PhD, traces ancestry and solves crimes with the powerful tool of DNA on this edition of "Scientists & Engineers on Sofas (and other furnishings)"!
Wonderscape
Science Kids: Unraveling the Neanderthal Mystery
This video explores the history and characteristics of Neanderthals, our closest extinct human relatives. It discusses their relationship to modern humans, their physical traits, their way of life, and theories about their extinction....
Kult America
Finding My Lost Polish Family
Growing up in America I always identified myself as “Half Polish”, this was a normal part of my identity as my Great Grandmother sent packages containing my childhood clothing to relatives in Poland. When she passed away the contact...
Wonderscape
Social Studies Kids: Cultural Diversity
This video explores the importance of cultural diversity and multiculturalism. It discusses the definition of culture, the benefits of embracing diverse perspectives, and the barriers to multiculturalism. It also provides suggestions for...
Curated Video
Are you 'Black' or 'African American?'
Throughout American history people of the African Diaspora have been called so many things...all the things...but what does it truly mean, and how does it impact or affect the way we see ourselves.
PBS
What Was the Ancestor of Everything?
As part of evolution species branch off of others species. But what did the original limb look like? Young scientists discover the exciting study of the last universal common ancestor as they hear from specialists in multiple scientific...
Crash Course
Why Human Ancestry Matters: Crash Course Big History #205
Genetic variation makes for stronger species, but for a mammalian species, humans are disturbingly closely related. Help your class explore human ancestry and genealogy using the 15th video in a 16-part series. It describes how we became...
PBS
Pbs Frontline: Secret Daughter
PBS FRONTLINE tells the story of a biracial daughter and the white mother who gave her up. Content also includes a focus on the blurred racial lines of famous families. Includes a written transcript of the FRONTLINE episode "Secret...
Bozeman Science
Bozeman Science: Evidence of Common Ancestry & Diversity
In this video, Paul Andersen describes several types of evidence for common ancestry. This evidence is contained in the fossils, embryos and molecules of living organisms. Even though life on our planet is incredibly diverse there are...