TED Talks
Lakshmi Pratury: The lost art of letter-writing
Lakshmi Pratury remembers the lost art of letter-writing and shares a series of notes her father wrote to her before he died. Her short but heartfelt talk may inspire you to set pen to paper, too.
TED Talks
TED: Sex education should start with consent | Kaz
Consent can be a tricky topic to talk about in sex education curriculums, but it doesn't have to be. In this hilarious and relatable talk, sex educator and TED Fellow Kaz offers a fresh look at teaching young people about the core...
TED-Ed
TED-Ed: 4 signs of emotional abuse | Viann Nguyen-Feng
Emotional abuse can be incredibly damaging, increasing a person's chances of developing depression and anxiety. But these behaviors can be subtle and difficult to spot, both from within and outside a relationship. It also often makes...
SciShow
Codependency When Relationships Become Everything
Interpersonal relationships are important to humans, but there are also times when these relationships can be unhealthy.
Crash Course
How to Build Customer Relationships: Crash Course Entrepreneurship
Like any committed relationship, the relationship between a business and its customers needs nurturing. And that shouldn’t come as a surprise! We need customers to run a successful business, and naturally they’re going to have certain...
Crash Course
Atomic Hook-Ups - Types of Chemical Bonds: Crash Course Chemistry
Atoms are a lot like us - we call their relationships "bonds," and there are many different types. Each kind of atomic relationship requires a different type of energy, but they all do best when they settle into the lowest stress...
TED-Ed
TED-Ed: What is bipolar disorder? - Helen M. Farrell
The word bipolar means 'two extremes.' For the many millions experiencing bipolar disorder around the world, life is split between two different realities: elation and depression. So what causes this disorder? And can it be treated?...
SciShow
How to Get to Know Yourself in a Healthy Way
Self-reflection could link to negative feelings, but it could also be helpful if you know how to avoid those pitfalls. So let’s learn how self-reflection works and get to know yourself in a healthy way!
TED Talks
TED: How to overcome our biases? Walk boldly toward them | Vernā Myers
Our biases can be dangerous, even deadly — as we've seen in the cases of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri, and Eric Garner, in Staten Island, New York. Diversity advocate Vernā Myers looks closely at some of the subconscious attitudes...
Crash Course
Social Interaction & Performance: Crash Course Sociology
How do sociologists study and understand social interaction? Today we’ll explain the language sociologists use to discuss how we interact with the social world. What are statuses and roles? How are they different? How do you acquire...
TED Talks
Read Montague: What we're learning from 5,000 brains
Mice, bugs and hamsters are no longer the only way to study the brain. Functional MRI (fMRI) allows scientists to map brain activity in living, breathing, decision-making human beings. Read Montague gives an overview of how this...
TED Talks
TED: What makes a good life? Lessons from the longest study on happiness | Robert Waldinger
What keeps us happy and healthy as we go through life? If you think it's fame and money, you're not alone - but, according to psychiatrist Robert Waldinger, you're mistaken. As the director of a 75-year-old study on adult development,...
SciShow
Why Is It Important to Express Your Feelings?
Expressing your emotions is important—not just for your mental health, but for your physical health as well.
Visual Learning Systems
Ecosystems and Food Chains
In this video students will learn how living things and nonliving things interact in ecosystems. Specific attention is given to identifying producers, consumers and decomposers. Vivid, live-action video shows these relationships in...
Curated Video
Exploring Technology and the Importance of Human Connections
In this video, children learn about different types of technology and how they are used in personal transportation. The teacher emphasizes the importance of appreciating and understanding technology, while also highlighting the value of...
Curated Video
Get Promoted: How to Get a Promotion.
Do you want to get a promotion? Okay, here’s how. Promotions tend to result from the intersection of luck and preparedness. 1. Prepare to Spot Opportunities 2. Bring those opportunities to you 3. Keep Learning 4. Innovation and Problem...
Brainwaves Video Anthology
Andy Hargreaves - Leadership from the Middle: The Beating Heart of Educational Transformation
Andy Hargreaves is Visiting Professor at the University of Ottawa in Canada and Research Professor at Boston College in the US. He is an elected member of the US National Academy of Education, former President of the International...
Curated Video
Personal Effectiveness: 5 Tips for Project Managers
Project Management is a professional discipline. It’s not enough to be skilled in the methods. You need to cultivate personal effectiveness. So, I'll offer you five of my best personal effectiveness tips. These tips are inspired by our...
Curated Video
How to Motivate People - 20 Ways to Give Motivation
Why do people do (or not do) things? It's all a matter of motivation. If you can provide the right motivation, then people will do as you ask: if not, they won't... So, here are my top 20 ways to motivate people on your projects. There...
Curated Video
Conflict in Project Management: It's Your Fault
Conflict seems to be a big part of a Project Manager's life... So, you'd better learn to suck it up. And you also need to learn to handle it effectively... and with respect. But you can do better The ideal position is to make conflict a...
Curated Video
The Story You Tell Yourself: Understanding Your Narrative Identity
The story you tell yourself about your life has immense power. This is your narrative identity – it shapes how you think, feel, and act. In this video, psychiatrist Dr. Tracey Marks helps you understand the key elements of your...
Curated Video
The Future of Dating is Weirder Than You Think
Tired of swiping? From AI companions like Replika to matchmaking services that use DNA to predict compatibility, scientific breakthroughs offer new and exciting paths to romance. How will these developments change the ways we fall in...
Curated Video
Understanding Defense Mechanisms: The Mind's Protection Squad
Have you ever said or done something you later regretted? Or felt like your emotions run the show? Our minds use hidden strategies called defense mechanisms to protect us from uncomfortable feelings. In this video, I explain what they...
After Skool
5 Keys to Beating Stress - Tony Robbins
Tony Robbins' 5 Keys to Beating Stress 1. Feed Your Mind 2. Strengthen Your Body/Change Your Physical State 3. Find a Mission Bigger Than Yourself 4. Get a Role Model 5. Help Someone Worse Off Than You