TED Talks
TED: Why science needs to get behind natural medicine | Jeff Chen
Pharmaceutical companies often only patent drugs they can monetize, creating synthetic versions of remedies already available in nature. In this quick talk, physician and entrepreneur Jeff Chen offers a path to affordable, effective...
SciShow
Placebos & Nocebos: How Your Brain Heals and Hurts You
You've probably heard how some drugs and treatments make people feel better, even when they turn out to be fake. That's the placebo effect, but how does it work? And could the same effect backfire, causing your brain to make you feel...
SciShow
What's Up With That Russian Vaccine? | SciShow News
You might be wondering what we know about Sputnik V, the world’s first vaccine for widespread use against COVID-19. Well, so is everyone. Many experts are skeptical as to whether the vaccine actually works, because it’s been tested in a...
SciShow
What Does a 95% Effective Vaccine Really Mean?
If you've received a vaccine that's 95% effective, that does not mean you have a 5% chance of getting sick. That’s just not how the numbers are calculated. So let’s take a closer look at how it does work, why we can’t compare these...
SciShow
An Alzheimer’s Drug That Doesn’t Treat Alzheimer’s?
In 2021, the FDA approved a treatment that claims to stop Alzheimer's at the source, removing the plaques in the brain long thought to cause the symptoms of the disease. But, as is often the case, things are more complicated than they...
TED-Ed
TED-Ed: What caused the Rwandan Genocide? | Susanne Buckley-Zistel
For one hundred days in 1994, the African country of Rwanda suffered a horrific campaign of mass murder. Neighbor turned against neighbor as violence engulfed the region, resulting in the deaths of over one-tenth of the country's...
Curated Video
WRAP Cleric appears in court for trial verdict, s''bites, reaction
1. Police van arriving at court
2. Muslim cleric Abu Bakar Bashir being led into court
3. Cutaway of security
4. SOUNDBITE: (Bahasa Indonesia) Abu Bakar Bashir, Muslim cleric:
"George Bush is the master of all evil. George Bush is...
Curated Video
UK man accused of cocaine smuggling bailed
A Kenyan judge Friday ruled that a British national and a Kenyan charged with trafficking nearly 100 kilograms (220 pounds) of cocaine should be released on bail.Jack Alexander Wolf Marrian should be released on bail of 690,000 US...
Curated Video
USA: WOODWARD TRIAL: PRESSURE GROWS FOR JUDGE TO QUASH VERDICT
English/Nat
The judge in the murder trial of British au pair Louise Woodward is coming under increasing pressure to overturn the jury's guilty verdict.
In a new twist to the story, a juror told an English newspaper that no one on the...
Curated Video
End of 2nd day of Demjanjuk trial
1. John Demjanjuk, accused of being accessory to murder of 27,900 Jews at Sobibor death camp, being wheeled on stretcher from courtroom after end of second day of his trial, pan of Demjanjuk covering his face with his hand
2. Demjanjuk...
Curated Video
Alleged Dutroux victims Dardenne and Delhez in court
1. Courtroom with lawyers and witnesses; zoom into defendant Marc Dutroux in glassed-in dock as he has handcuffs taken off
2. Pan right across seated defendants, Michel Nihoul (white hair), Michel Lelievre, Michelle Martin, Dutroux
3....
Curated Video
Judges take genocide tribunal a step forward by adopting judicial rules
Phnom Penh - 13 June 2007
1. Wide of exterior of tribunal court building
2. Wide of Cambodian and international judges taking their seats
3. Cutaway of observers
4. Various of international judges
FILE: Kampot Province - 20 May 2007...
Curated Video
Trial of former prison commander charged with torturing and causing deaths of 12 political prisoners in 1950s and 1960s
A former commander of a communist prison in Romania who is charged with responsibility for the torture and deaths of 12 inmates has told a court that he was only following orders and that the fatalities were the result of natural...
Curated Video
Judge takes stand in his trial relating to civil war atrocities
1. Wide, Judge Baltasar Garzon, approaches small table in middle of court
2. Wide, Judge Baltasar Garzon stands by a small table, pointing at it as if asking whether he is allow to sit down UPSOUND of the Judge saying "Yes", then Garzon...
Curated Video
Popstar Michael Jackson arrives for trial, voxpops
1. Michael Jackson and family walking through supporters during recess
2. Fans waiting for the Jackson entourage (MUTE)
3. Jackson pointing to supporters
4. Jackson walking past bus
5. Jackson lawyer Tomas Mesereau Jr. walking toward...
Curated Video
Trial of Femen activists accused of damaging Notre-Dame cathedral bells delayed until July
The trial of nine feminist activists accused of causing damage to Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris has been delayed until July, their lawyer said on Wednesday.
If found guilty, they could face up to five years in prison and a 75-thousand...
Curated Video
Defendants arrive at court as murder trial draws to a close
1. Wide of Perugia
2. Exterior of courthouse, tilt down to newspaper on display with headlines with picture of defendant Amanda Knox
3. Close up of newspaper headline reading (Italian): "Mez Trial, Amanda and Raffaele make final plea,...
Curated Video
KOREA: SEOUL: TRIAL OF FORMER PRESIDENT CONTINUES
Korean/Nat
The former President of South Korea, Roh Tae-Woo has refused to enter the witness ox ager for government projects.
His decision appears to be part of a new defence tactic to attack prosecutors who they allege are politically...
Curated Video
ZIMBABWE: PROTESTORS DISRUPT GUERRILLA LEADER FRAUD TRIAL
Natural Sound
A judicial hearing in Zimbabwe investigating pension fraud by an ex-guerrilla leader had to be postponed after his supporters caused a near-riot in the courthouse.
Chenjerai Hitler Hunzvi, head of the National War Veteran...
Crash Course Kids
Try Trials
We've talked about variables and solving problems. But how do we keep working on a problem if the first solution doesn't fix it? Trials! In this episode of Crash Course Kids, Sabrina shows us how to use Trials to figure out what the...
SciShow
Could Eye Drops Replace Your Glasses?
Getting older means it’s likely that your eyes will have trouble focusing on things at close distances, so we are often prescribed glasses to combat this problem. But what if there were eye drops that could achieve the same results?
TED Talks
TED: How COVID-19 human challenge trials work -- and why I volunteered | Sophie Rose
In April 2020, epidemiologist-in-training Sophie Rose volunteered to be infected with the virus that causes COVID-19. As a young, healthy adult, she's offering to take part in a human challenge trial, a study where participants are...
SciShow
What's Up With That Russian Vaccine? | SciShow News
You might be wondering what we know about Sputnik V, the world’s first vaccine for widespread use against COVID-19. Well, so is everyone. Many experts are skeptical as to whether the vaccine actually works, because it’s been tested in a...