Next Animation Studio
New deep-sea animal might not be seen again for centuries
The rare animal glows delightfully and was found almost 4km deep on a deep-sea shelf called the Aricebo amphitheater.
Curated Video
CISSP®- Risk Management - Identification
This video discusses how to identify and manage risks. This clip is from the chapter "Certified Information Systems Security Professional CISSP Domain 1 - Security and Risk Management" of the series "CISSP® Certification Domain 1:...
Weatherthings
Hurricane Maria - The Meteorology, and the Impact on Society
In 2018, Puerto Rico was devastated by Hurricane Maria. It was a Category 5 storm that may have killed 3,000 people. This 90 billion-dollar extremely powerful storm was a catastrophe in property damage, destruction, and deaths due to...
NASA
Inside Hurricane Maria in 360°
Two days before Hurricane Maria devastated Puerto Rico, the NASA-Japan Global Precipitation Measurement Core Observatory satellite captured a 3-D view of the storm. At the time Maria was a Category 1 hurricane. The 3-D view reveals the...
TLDR News
Washington D.C. & Puerto Rico's Statehood: Will Biden Add Two New States to the Union - TLDR News
Everyone knows the iconic US flag with its 50 stars representing the 50 states of the union, however, that could be set to change. That's because there's increasing pressure to enfranchise voters in Washington D.C. & Puerto Rico - with...
Step Back History
Why is Puerto Rico not a State?
Puerto Rico lies at a strange place in the greater American empire. It's one of the oldest colonized places in the Americas, and a debate about its fate has roiled for centuries. Let's talk about it!
Next Animation Studio
Did an earthquake finish off giant Arecibo mega-telescope?
The telescope’s towers and detector platform came crashing down last week, just as a regional earthquake’s wave train passed through the site.
Easy Languages
Easy German: Culture Shocks: Germany vs. Latin America
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...
NASA
NASA Surveys Hurricane Damage to Puerto Rico’s Forests
On September 20, 2017, Hurricane Maria barreled across Puerto Rico with winds of up to 155 miles per hour and battering rain that flooded towns, knocked out communications networks and destroyed the power grid. In the rugged central...
Professor Dave Explains
William McKinley: Annex Like the Dickens (1897 - 1901)
William McKinley ushered in a new era for America, one of imperialism that would foreshadow things to come. He was also the third president to be assassinated. He manufactured a reason to go to war, he strengthened the government, hey...
NASA
NASA | NASA Ve las Luces de Festividades desde el Espacio
Ya es oficial - nuestras luces de Navidad son tan brillantes que podemos verlas desde el espacio. Gracias al instrumento VIIRS en el satélite Suomi NPP, en una misión conjunta entre NASA y NOAA, los científicos están presentando una...
The Guardian
Puerto Rico after Hurricane Maria: 'We're American, too, why don't they help?'
More than six months after Hurricane Maria, Puerto Rico is still struggling to recover from the devastation. Thousands of homes and businesses have no electricity and are waiting for insurance payouts. Frontline services are being denied...
NASA
NASA's Black Marble Maps Puerto Rico's Energy Use After Hurricane Maria
At night, a satellite's view of Earth lights up in bright strings of roads dotted with pearl-like cities and towns as humans take center stage in artificial light. In Puerto Rico, during Hurricane Maria, the entire island's lights went...
Curated Video
Vanishing Species - Biological Diversity and Conservation
In this lecture, I introduce the topic of biodiversity, and talk about why biodiversity is important. I end the section talking about threats to biodiversity. Things like Habitat loss, habitat fragmentation and habitat degradation.
Hip Hughes History
Imperialism in 20 minutes (2/2)
Geared for students taking high school level US History, specifically covering Industrial Age concepts.
Curated Video
Antonia Pantoja: Grassroots Organizer and Activist
The story of Latina activist Antonia Pantoja, who fought for bilingual education programs.
Curated Video
Get Schooled! How the Electoral College Works
It's a system that's unique to the United States of American – but exactly is the electoral college, how does it work and what part does it play in our democracy? Discover more about the group of "electors" who have the final say.
Soliloquy
Why is Puerto Rico not part of the United States of America?
Puerto Rico is an unincorporated territory of the United States of America? She sits in an in-between limbo, neither a state or an independent nation. So how did Puerto Rico become owned by, but not part of America?
Curated Video
Who has the Right to Vote in the United States?
Puerto Ricans pays taxes but can't vote in Presidential Elections. While in Chicago, between 2006 and 2016, 199 dead voted from beyond the grave! So how does voting law really work in the United States?
Wonderscape
History Kids: Spanish-American War
This video provides a historical account of the sinking of the USS Maine in 1898, which played a significant role in the outbreak of the Spanish-American War. It explores the events leading up to the explosion, the role of yellow...
Curated Video
Roberto Clemente: True Baseball Hero
He hit 240 home runs. Was a two-time World Series champion. And won the coveted Golden Glove twelve years in a row. But life in America for Puerto Rican All-Star Roberto Clemente was anything but easy.
Professor Dave Explains
Biochemist María del Mar Maldonado (Get to Know a Scientist!)
Maria is a biochemist from Puerto Rico! Actually technically she is both a biochemist and a pharmacist, since she has a dual degree called a Pharm.D-PhD. Her research centers around metastatic breast cancer, so let's check out precisely...
Cerebellum
America, An Emerging World Power: 1896-1916 - Hay-bunau-varilla Treaty (1903)
American democracy has a lineage of written records that we can trace to show the development of our nation, and how each document builds on those before it to make our foundation of freedom stronger. This video focuses on documents...
Wonderscape
Holiday Kids: History of the Calendar and New Year's Traditions Around the World
This video provides a brief history of the calendar and explores New Year's traditions and customs around the world. The video also discusses the tradition of making New Year's resolutions and the significance of the song "Auld Lang...