Great Big Story
She_s Bringing Ballet to the Streets of New York
A story of determination, representation, and empowerment through ballet, challenging stereotypes and inspiring inner-city communities.
Great Big Story
The Salam Stars Are the Changing Face of Basketball
Meet the Slam School Stars, an all-female Muslim varsity basketball team breaking stereotypes on and off the court. Led by senior captain Joumana Bedouin, these teenage girls from Slam School play with passion, representing not only...
Curated Video
Cultural Conversion
Chinese scholar and literary translator Michael Berry (UCLA) discusses Chinese perceptions of America.
Curated Video
What Everyone Thinks AI Is vs Reality
What stereotypes do you believe about AI? Let me know in the comments and we can discuss :)
Curated Video
Mindsets and Gender
Psychologist Carol Dweck (Stanford) discusses the links between mindsets and gender.
Brainwaves Video Anthology
Peter Gottschalk - Religious Intolerance
Conflict between Islamic, Hindu, Christian, and scientific traditions, and how antagonism shapes cultural and political debate – fueling Islamophobia and other discrimination – form the basis of Peter Gottschalk’s work. As well as...
Mediacorp
Exploring Poverty in Singapore
This video focuses on government handouts and there attempts to bridge the ever widening class gap. Furthermore, it questions whether it is structural or social factors which best explain the class disparity. Regardless of Class part 7/8
Brainwaves Video Anthology
Avi Ben Zeev - Diversifying Education and Workforce
Avi received his Ph.D. in Cognitive Psychology from Yale University in 1997 and have taught and conducted research at Brown University and at Williams College before joining the faculty at San Francisco State University (SFSU) in 2001....
Science360
Fossilized skull reveals origins of a 250-million-year-old shark-like fish!
In this week’s episode of NSF Science Now, we learn about a new app for bird watchers, girls and stereotypes, beluga whale migration and, finally, the discovery of a 250-million-year-old shark-like fish. Check it out!
The Africa Channel
Behind the Words: Chimamanda Ngozi Adiche talks about challenging stereotypes
Go, Behind the Words of some of Africa’s literary icons and hear what inspired their writings. Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, author of bestselling novel, Americanah the soon to be produced HBO Max series starring Lupito Nyong’o, and Half of...
Mediacorp
Examining Wealth Disparity and Social Integration in Singapore
This video focuses on whether it is possible to break down preconceived ideas and stereotypes and live in an integrated class society. Regardless of Class part 4/8
Barcroft Media
My Husband Is An Asexual Drag Queen | EXTREME LOVE
AN UNCONVENTIONAL couple are breaking relationship stereotypes: both consider themselves asexual and the husband is an agender drag queen. Dancing on stage in full make-up and a revealing metallic one-piece, Jeremiah Dauberly has a...
Mediacorp
Breaking Down the Class Divide in Singapore
This video looks at the growing class divide in Singapore and begins to investigate what life is like at the bottom of the class ladder. Regardless of Class part 1/8
Barcroft Media
Love and Drag: Embracing Unconventional Relationships and Self-Expression
This video follows the story of Meagan and Jeremiah, an unconventional couple who explore the world of drag together. Jeremiah's passion for drag leads him to question his own sexual identity, while Meagan learns to embrace and support...
Curated Video
Black sounding' names and their surprising history
What's in a name? Sometimes it's just our imagination, and other times it's an attempt at a political statement. Black names have been satirized and stereotyped for a long time, but they have a unique and downright surprising history....
Barcroft Media
My Wheelchair Won't Stop Me Being A Pole Dancer
SPAIN, 2016: This disabled pole dancer is making waves in the pole world as a champion of adaptive athletes. Erin Clark, 36, first started pole dancing in April of this year and within months she had secured a national title and was on...
Mr. Beat
Why Don't Politicians Have Beards?
It seems silly that so many people "fear the beard," by why? Here is a brief history of politicians with beards. It's been since William Howard Taft when the United States had its last President with facial hair other than sideburns....
Brainwaves Video Anthology
Mahzarin R. Banaji - Blindspot Hidden Biases of Good People
Mahzarin R. Banaji received her PhD from Ohio State University and was a postdoctoral fellow at University of Washington. She taught at Yale University for 15 years, receiving the Lex Hixon Prize for Teaching Excellence. She is currently...
Brainwaves Video Anthology
Sumbul Ali-Karamali - Growing Up Muslim
Sumbul Ali-Karamali grew up in Southern California, answering questions about Islam. She holds a B.A. from Stanford University, a J. D. from the University of California at Davis, and a graduate degree in Islamic Law from the University...
Mediacorp
Decoding Social Class: A Social Experiment on Stereotypes and Perception
This video features a social experiment that explores how people determine someone's social class. Through a series of questions about lifestyle choices, habits, and preferences, they try to decipher the social class of strangers....
Curated Video
B1 English Listening Practice - Stereotypes
This video serves as English listening comprehension practice for intermediate-level students. In this video, a native English speaker talks in a natural way about the topic of stereotypes. The subtitles are included at the bottom of the...
Brainwaves Video Anthology
Nilanjana Dasgupta - Implicit Bias
As the director of faculty equity and inclusion, Nilanjana (Buju) Dasgupta works with faculty and develops policies and programs that can be implemented college-wide to increase diversity in the hiring, retention, success, and...
The Guardian
Six packs, success and solitude: men in the media
Guardian journalist Iman Amrani looks at how images of men in advertising and the media may be negatively affecting how men see themselves. While campaigns targeted at women have changed hugely in the past 20 years – with campaigns such...
The Guardian
Swipe my race: 'If you're only dating someone for their skin colour, you should consider why'
Against the backdrop of London in 2017 (one of the most multicultural cities in the world) and with a quarter of young people reportedly on dating apps, we hear from BAME people on race preference in dating and in apps like Tinder or...