TED-Ed
TED-Ed: The merciless mercenaries of the Italian Renaissance | Stephanie Honchell Smith
During the 14th and 15th centuries, mercenaries known as condottieri dominated Italian warfare, profiting from— and encouraging— the region's intense political rivalries. As rulers competed for power and prestige, their disputes often...
TED Talks
TED: War, AI and the new global arms race | Alexandr Wang
Lethal drones with facial recognition, armed robots, autonomous fighter jets: we're at the dawn of a new age of AI-powered warfare, says technologist Alexandr Wang. He explores why data will be the secret weapon in this uncharted...
SciShow
Abundant Water on Mars, and Mongols Rule!
This week on SciShow news Hank explains what Curiosity has found, . . .water on Mars!
SciShow
The Real Mayan Apocalypse
There are just six weeks left until the celestial odometer that is the Mayan calendar clicks over to the next b'akt'un, but in the meantime, scientists have been trying to solve the mystery behind the collapse of the Mayan civilization....
Crash Course
War & Human Nature: Crash Course World History 204
In which John Green teaches you about war! Specifically, John talks about whether humanity is naturally warlike, hard-wired to kill, or if perhaps war is a cultural construct. John will talk about the Hobbes versus Rousseau debate, the...
SciShow
"Abundant Water" on Mars, and Mongols Rule!
This week on SciShow news Hank explains what Curiosity has found, . . .water on Mars!
SciShow
Big Idea: Gunpowder
Chinese alchemists searching for an elixir of eternal life discovered the world's first chemical explosive. Hank has the full story on gunpowder in this SciShow about a big idea of science.
Crash Course
18th Century Warfare: Crash Course European History
European powers had a lot of wars in the 18th century, and they weren't confined to Europe. Conflict raged across the globe, in what might be called a World War...but we don't call it that, because we already have a couple of those...
Curated Video
What is VUCA? ...and VUCA' (VUCA Prime)
VUCA. It's a VUCA world. You've heard it a lot. Have you ever wondered what it means? If you don't know and have wondered, well now's your chance to find out. I'll answer the questions: What is VUCA, and What is VUCA' (VUCA Prime) VUCA...
Curated Video
Blood Transfusion: Falklands
Lessons from the frontline: why the experiences of soldiers in the Falklands War made doctors rethink how they treat severe trauma wounds. Biology - Human Body - Learning Points. During the Falklands conflict, wounded soldiers in the...
Curated Video
Blood Transfusion: Vietnam
Lessons from the frontline: why the experiences of soldiers in the Vietnam War made doctors rethink how they treat severe trauma wounds. Biology - Human Body - Learning Points. During the Vietnam War, emergency blood transfusions given...
Weird History
The Toughest Warriors in History
In the era of the battle royale, it’s no wonder that renewed interest has arisen in deciphering once and for all who the toughest warriors of all time were, both in the general sense and in the specific. Ranking various historical armies...
Curated Video
A Midsummer Night's Dream 1.2.100 | Proverb: Bowstring
Learn how the expression "hold or cut bowstrings" traces back to medieval warfare tactics. At that time, archers often had to quickly decide whether to stand their ground and continue shooting or retreat and cut their bowstrings to...
Financial Times
China's unseen war for strategic influence
Whether through security deals with the Solomon Islands or seeking to control the Chinese diaspora in Australia, Beijing puts huge resources into trying to influence how other countries view China. The FT's global China editor James...
Curated Video
Influence of Native Americans
Dr. Forrester discusses the impact of Native Americans on the British settlers and modern American culture.
Curated Video
Civil War and The Romans
Historian David Armitage (Harvard) details the deep revulsion that civil war held for ancient Romans and how it deeply threatened their ideas of citizenship and belonging.
Curated Video
Evolving Moral Understanding
Anthropologist Frans de Waal, Emory University, describes how the genetic commonalities between humans, bonobos and chimpanzees cast suspicions on the long-held claim of anthropologists that humans are an extremely aggressive species...
Curated Video
Martha Gellhorn: The War Correspondent who Covered D-Day
One of the United States’ finest war correspondents, Martha Gellhorn battled sexism and misogyny to report on the D-Day landings during the Second World War.
Curated Video
The Secrets of the Zimmermann Telegram
The Zimmerman Telegram, a secret message from Germany to Mexico during the First World War, ended the United States’ neutrality and sealed the fate of the Central Powers.
One Minute History
113 Tanks - One Minute History
Armored, all-terrain battle vehicles, AKA Tanks, were first created by the British Landship Committee in 1915, for trench warfare in World War I. Despite being bulky, slow and frequently stuck, the tank ushered in a new era of moveable...
Hip Hughes History
The Road to Tokyo Exhibit: The National WW2 Museum
After visiting New Orleans and the National WW2 Museum I had to make a video about the "Road to Tokyo" exhibit. Visit the museum online for information about scheduling your class or family trip!
Curated Video
The Link - LGBTQ History
National Archives: This video explores the story of a 1920's romance magazine, celebrating mutiple forms of non-matrimonial love.This film is part of ‘Uncovering LGBTQ+ lives in the archive’, a series of films combining puppetry,...
Curated Video
What is Cyber Warfare
The employment of cyberattacks against an adversary state to disrupt critical computer systems and/or inflict damage on the same scale as physical conflict is known as cyberwarfare. Espionage, sabotage, propaganda, manipulation, and...
Curated Video
Civil War Hospitals
The medical hospitals established during the American Civil War helped save thousands of lives – and change how the US military cares for troops to this day.