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Fish Need a Better Weather Forecast
Climate disruption threatens food security around the world, but it's especially dangerous for fish farmers. Here's how high-tech climate information services can help then adapt.<b<br/>r/>
Hosted by: Hank Green (he/him)
Hosted by: Hank Green (he/him)
TED Talks
Hans Rosling: Religions and babies
Hans Rosling had a question: Do some religions have a higher birth rate than others -- and how does this affect global population growth? Speaking at the TEDxSummit in Doha, Qatar, he graphs data over time and across religions. With his...
TED-Ed
TED-Ed: Where will you be able to live in 20 years? | Carol Farbotko and Ingrid Boas
Humanity has always adapted to changing weather and moved to regions that best support cultural lifestyles and livelihoods. However, the rise in extreme weather is endangering coastal communities, and even for those with the resources to...
SciShow
Starfish Eyes, Octopus Blood, and Human Evolution in Action
You're probably aware that nature has come up with some pretty fascinating animal adaptations over the millennia, and in general, the stranger the adaptation, the more important it is to that organism. Today on SciShow News, Hank has...
SciShow
4 Things We've Forgotten How to Make
Our knowledge of specific technologies or techniques can sometimes be lost to time. And that can be because of changing economic conditions, or, sometimes, it's because the technology was so deadly that only a few were allowed to know it.
TED Talks
TED: 4 steps to ending extreme poverty | Shameran Abed
At least 400 million people worldwide live in ultra-poverty: a state of severe financial and social vulnerability that robs many of hope and dignity. At BRAC, an international development organization focused on fighting poverty,...
TED Talks
Larry Brilliant: The case for optimism
We've known about global warming for 50 years and done little about it, says Google.org director Larry Brilliant. In spite of this and other depressing trends, he's optimistic and tells us why. From Skoll World Forum, Oxford, UK,...
TED Talks
TED: The most powerful untapped resource in health care | Edith Elliott and Shahed Alam
Whether we're rushing a child to the emergency room after a fall or making chicken soup for a feverish spouse, love inspires us to act when a family member gets sick. Global health activists Edith Elliott and Shahed Alam believe we can...
TED Talks
Nathaniel Kahn: Scenes from "My Architect"
Nathaniel Kahn shares clips from his documentary "My Architect," about his quest to understand his father, the legendary architect Louis Kahn. It's a film with meaning to anyone who seeks to understand the relationship between art and love.
Crash Course
Decolonization: Crash Course European History
After World War II, Europe was changing radically, and its place in the world was changing as well. European powers had colonized around the world in the 18th and 19th centuries, and in the 20th century, it all came crashing down. Of...
Crash Course
What Are the Different Types of Cyclones? Crash Course Geography
Today we’re going to talk about two types of cyclones: mid-latitude cyclones and tropical cyclones. Mid-latitude cyclones are huge weather systems that bring day-to-day weather in the mid-latitudes. They're the reason the weather is...
TED-Ed
Why was India split into two countries? | Haimanti Roy
In 1947, the British viceroy announced that after 200 years of British rule, India would gain independence and be partitioned into Hindu India and Muslim Pakistan. What followed was one of the largest and bloodiest forced migrations in...
Curated Video
How They Transport Millions of Tons of Sugarcane With Primitive Trains
Welcome back to the Fluctus Channel, where we explore how rustic narrow-gauge trains, used in sugarcane plantations across Asia, transport millions of tons of sugarcane, shaping both local communities and historic railways. Fluctus is a...
Curated Video
India Geography
India is officially called the Republic of India and is also known as Hindustan or Bharat. It’s the seventh-largest country in the world. India is often referred to as a peninsula, as it’s mostly surrounded by water bodies on three...
Curated Video
Explore India
One of the most diverse nations, India is best understood as a land of contrasts. From its vast deserts to its snowy mountain peaks, India is home to many different ethnicities and cultural traditions that can be traced back more than...
Curated Video
India History
The first organized state in India came into being around 3000 BCE along the Indus River Valley in what is now Pakistan. Over the centuries, kingdoms rose, flourished, and fell, eventually leading to British colonization and subsequently...
Curated Video
Understanding Modern India
India is a land of stark contrasts—from its deserts to its snowy mountains, it’s home to many different ethnicities and cultural traditions that can be traced back thousands of years. Boasting a rich and complicated cultural heritage,...
The Daily Conversation
Future Sea Level Rise: Top 10 Countries In Danger
These are the top 10 countries threatened by the 6 meter sea level rise we are almost guaranteed to see in the not-too-distant future, according to the projected pace of global warming and ice melt in Greenland and Antarctica.
Curated Video
Why People Risk Their Lives Traveling on Heavily Loaded Train in Bangladesh
Welcome back to the FLUCTUS channel for a discussion about how Bangladeshi Muslims crowd train cars during the Eid. Fluctus is a website and YouTube channel dedicated to sea geeks. Whenever you are curious or an incorrigible lover of...
Curated Video
A Day in Life of Captain Piloting Overcrowded Ferry Boat
Welcome back to the FLUCTUS channel for a discussion about how captains pilot overcrowded ferry boats down the rivers of Bangladesh. Fluctus is a website and YouTube channel dedicated to sea geeks. Whenever you are curious or an...
Curated Video
A Day in Life of an Insanely Overcrowded Ferry in Bangladesh
Welcome back to the Fluctus Channel for a feature on the logistics of overcrowded ferry boats in Bangladesh. Fluctus is a website and YouTube channel dedicated to sea geeks. Whenever you are curious or an incorrigible lover of this...
Curated Video
A Day in Life of Rusty Trains Transporting Million of Tons of Sugarcane per Year
Welcome back to the Fluctus Canal for a journey through the sugarcane plantations of Indonesia on a rustic sugar train. Let’s explore the craftsmanship involved in maintaining these tireless railway machines.
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Curated Video
Cheap But Genius Way they Found to Unload Sand from Gigantic Barge
Welcome back to the Fluctus channel for a feature on the extractive processes of geological resources such as sand and sulfur, as well as the craftsmanship involved in these practices.
Fluctus is a website and...
Fluctus is a website and...
The Daily Conversation
Dhaka, Bangladesh: World's Fastest Growing Megacity
Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh, is the fastest-growing city in the world, fueled by flooding, poverty, and people seeking jobs. It faces huge challenges like overcrowding, unsafe water, weak government services, and rising threats from...