TED Talks
How distributed work can unlock your potential | Avani Prabhakar
The option to work from home means that work truly works for everyone, says Avani Prabhakar, chief people officer of a large tech company. She explains how flexibility and asynchronous collaboration in a distributed workplace can unlock...
PBS
Singularities Explained
Mathematician Kelsey Houston-Edwards explains exactly what singularities are and how they exist right under our noses.
TED-Ed
TED-Ed: How did trains standardize time in the United States? - William Heuisler
If you live in the United States, you may live in the Eastern Standard Time Zone. Or maybe you live in Mountain Standard Time or one of the other standardized time zones. But these time zones have not always been around. In fact, it's a...
Curated Video
The History and Importance of Timekeeping: From Sundials to Wristwatches
In this video, we explore the concept of time and its measurement. From the Earth's time zones to our internal circadian rhythms, we delve into how time affects our daily lives. We also learn about various timekeeping devices throughout...
Curated Video
How to Survey Changes to Your External Business Environment
A wise Project Manager knows that their job is not constrained by the boundaries of their project. You need to be able to Survey Changes to Your External Business Environment. Your project sits within the context of your organization....
Curated Video
Time Zones
The time on your watch is more complicated than you might think. Find out how and why time changes as you move around the planet, and how these changes affect you. Human Geography - Orientation And Settlements - Learning Points. Time...
Curated Video
Time zones – Pixelate
What is it? ... These are clocks! People and places - Mapping - Time zones A Twig Tidbit Film - Pixelate. A pixelated image unscrambles. The children have to guess what it is.
Curated Video
Time Zones: The International Date Line
Did you know that the International Date Line is not straight? People and places - Mapping - Time zones A Twig Tidbit Film - Did you know? A fascinating fact is revealed.
Curated Video
Time Zones: Jet Lag Explained
Did you know that travelling across different time zones can cause jet lag? People and places - Mapping - Time zones Learning Points Crossing time zones can cause travellers to experience jet lag. A Twig Tidbit Film - Did you know? A...
Curated Video
Time zones – True or false
True or false ... Antarctica is located in a single time zone? People and places - Mapping - Time zones A Twig Tidbit Film - True or False? The children have to determine if a statement is true or false.
Curated Video
Time zones – Odd one out
Four countries are shown, but which is the odd one out? People and places - Mapping - Time zones A Twig Tidbit Film - Odd one out. The children have to work out which of four images is the odd one out.
Curated Video
International date line
Welcome to the Alaskan island where, thanks to the international date line, you can look back in time. People and places - Mapping - Time zones Learning Points The imaginary line that marks the point where the date changes is known as...
Curated Video
What time is breakfast?
What time is it in Nairobi? See how standard time zones allow us to find out! People and places -Mapping - Time zones Learning Points The Earth is divided into around 24 time zones and each is exactly one hour different from the last....
Curated Video
Early explorers
Find out how early explorers navigated the seas before they had maps to guide them. People and places - Mapping - Mapping the seas Learning Points Fifteenth-century explorers used dead reckoning to estimate longitude. Explorers in the...
Sir Linkalot
Sir Linkalot Live - Friday at 5 [Episode #1]
Sir Linkalot Live - Friday at 5 [Episode #1]
NASA
NASA in Silicon Valley: Erin Flynn-Evans, Fatigue Countermeasures: NASA in Silicon Valley Podcast
A conversation with Dr. Erin Flynn-Evans, Research Psychologist and the Director of the Fatigue Countermeasures Laboratory at NASA’s Ames Research Center in Silicon Valley.
The Wall Street Journal
A Return to the Workplace
Mike Wells, group chief executive of Prudential PLC, discusses how the company is approaching the challenges of returning to the work place across its operations in the U.S., Europe and Asia.
Brainwaves Video Anthology
Lisa Martin - Online Model United Nations
Lisa Martin teaches in Amman, Jordan. She is the founder of the Online Model United Nations.
Brainwaves Video Anthology
Ann Oro - Global Connections
Ann Oro is a New Jersey computer teacher. In this video she talks about ways to use technology to connect students globally.
The Wall Street Journal
Mastering Incident Reporting
Hear from three cybersecurity and privacy executives on how to navigate incident-reporting after a cyberattack amidst a tangle of complex requirements and proposed rules from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
Bill Carmody
Global Project Management: Unlocking the Power of a Global Team
In this video, Bill discusses the benefits and challenges of global project management. He highlights the opportunity to leverage resources from around the world and the advantages of working asynchronously using tools like Slack and Asana.
Independent Producers
Significance of Time Zones
Time zones have reflected a changing world of politics, commerce and technology. This audio story explores the history of time zones and the transition from local time to a global, coordinated standard time, which wasn’t always an easy...