Curated Video
Positive Emotions and Evolution
Psychologist Barbara Fredrickson (UNC Chapel Hill) addresses a fundamental puzzle: What evolutionary role might positive emotions play?
One Minute History
081 Dia De Los Muertos - One Minute History
The ancient Aztecs believed that the souls of their ancestors went to a place called Mictlan. Protected by the goddess Mictecacihuatl, these souls would return to earth to visit their living relatives during a festival dedicated to her...
Neuro Transmissions
Why nature is good for your mental health
Back in the day, doctors would send patients with anxiety and depression into the mountains because the fresh air would do them good. Though they did not have the research to back it up, they knew that nature was good for our mental...
Bizarre Beasts
Tenrecs Will Not Stay In Their Lane
If all crustaceans “want” to look like crabs, then tenrecs “want” to look like basically any other small mammal. These weird little guys are endemic to Madagascar – they’re native to nowhere else on Earth.
Curated Video
High Five Facts - Day of the Dead
This video explores five fun facts about Day of the Dead.
Curated Video
I WONDER - What Celebrations Take Place On Day Of The Dead?
This video is answering the question of what celebrations take place on Day Of The Dead.
Curated Video
Mohican Indians Reclaim Their History
American history is filled with tragic stories of the conquest of Native American land and people. One of the lesser-known stories is that of the Stockbridge-Munsee Band of Mohican Indians. Today, their descendants are based in...
Learning Mole
Evolution of Birds
This animated science video lesson is all about how birds evolved. Students will love this engaging and interactive video as they learn more about cultures and stories of birds.
TMW Media
Visiting the Menominess sturgeon feast and celebration pow wow
This program explores the mysterious world of Wisconsin's only living fossil, the lake sturgeon. This prehistoric throwback that once faced possible extinction is a conservation success story with the restored populations in Lake...
Cerebellum
Prehistoric Man Human Evolution - The Human Family Tree
Beginning in the late nineteenth century and throughout the twentieth century, geologists, archaeologists and paleoanthropologists have given the world evidence of the physical and cultural development of humans. This video looks at how...
Soliloquy
Frisland, the Fake Isles
In 1558 Nicolo Zeno announced to the world he had found in his family home in Venice, a map and accompanying letters that described a long voyage made by the his ancestors. On this voyage the Zeno Brothers found an island called...
Religion for Breakfast
What is Day of the Dead?
In this episode we examine the topic: What is Day of the Dead?
The Art Assignment
Art about Migration
Migration is central to human experience, and art history reflects that. Skipping through time and geography, we explore Jacob Lawrence's Migration Series, Lapita pottery, the Akbarnama, and the Mexica codex "Tira de la Peregrinación,"...
Restoration Planet
Bighorns at the Junction: First Nations history in the grasslands of BC
How do humans fit in to the long history of our natural world? Robert Moberg examines the history of First Nation people in Chilcotin and the blessing nature provides to human populations. Filmed over a two year period in the rare...
Next Animation Studio
Fossilised egg could be linked to ancient marine peptile
New research published in the journal Nature suggests a 68-million-year-old fossil egg may have belonged to an ancient marine reptile called a mosasaur.
Cerebellum
It's About Time: Historic Time - Decades, Centuries And Eras
Historic Time expands the concept of time into the larger units of years, decades, centuries, and eras. The video explains the meaning of generations and ancestors and illustrates where the viewer fits into the family history - this is...
Religion for Breakfast
Animism: The First Religion?
Anthropologists in the late 19th and early 20th centuries hypothesized that animism was the earliest religion. But later scholars have called this theory into question. What is animism? And how should we categorize it? This video was...
CuriosaMente
Who was the first human being?
We all were born to someone else. But who was the first person ever? And whom was she born to? Could it be a being who was not completely human? Who was the first person on earth? The question of who the first human being was is complex....
Religion for Breakfast
Does Humanity Still Believe in Magic?
As far as science and technology goes, the 21st century is an exciting time to be alive. We are curing more and more diseases. We are developing better and better space travel. Some see these advances as evidence that religion and magic...
Cerebellum
Prehistoric Man Human Evolution Upper Paleolithic - Introduction
Beginning in the late nineteenth century and throughout the twentieth century, geologists, archaeologists and paleoanthropologists have given the world evidence of the physical and cultural development of humans. Amazing discoveries...
Cerebellum
Prehistoric Man Human Evolution Upper Paleolithic - Life Styles Of Neanderthals
Beginning in the late nineteenth century and throughout the twentieth century, geologists, archaeologists and paleoanthropologists have given the world evidence of the physical and cultural development of humans. Amazing discoveries...
Schooling Online
Shakespeare Today: Julius Caesar - Key Quotes 1
After watching this lesson, you will be able to support your discussion of Julius Caesar’s themes with detailed textual analysis! This lesson unpacks the most famous and significant quotes uttered by Brutus, the main character. These...