TED Talks
This is what the future of media looks like | Hamish McKenzie
What if the polarizing mess of social media, clickbait headlines and addictive algorithms isn't a breakdown of media but a transition to something better? Substack cofounder Hamish McKenzie explores how independent creators are growing a...
TED Talks
How to handle grief at work and beyond | Meredith Wilson Parfet
What happens when personal grief collides with your professional life? Drawing on her experience as the CEO of a crisis management firm and a hospice chaplain, Meredith Wilson Parfet breaks down the reality of grief — at work and beyond...
TED-Ed
TED-Ed: The real tale of the Monkey King in Heaven | Ji Hao
While his disciples loved their roguish leader, Sun Wukong’s misadventures had spread chaos throughout the land. The Jade Emperor, watching from his throne in Heaven, decided he would no longer stand by as this monkey wreaked havoc...
Crash Course
Dada, Surrealism, and Symbolism: Crash Course Theater #37
Watch. Dime. Develop. Powder. Pantry. Dirt. That's right, it's time for a dip into the random, because we're talking about the Dada theater that grew out of Symbolism, and the Surrealist theater that followed Dada. You'll learn about...
TED Talks
TED: The surprising psychology behind your urge to break the rules | Paul Bloom
We all experience it: that desire to do something wrong just for the sake of it. Whether it's walking on manicured grass or sticking your finger in a friend's ice cream, psychologist Paul Bloom invites us to see the clever, creative and...
PBS
18 Years After September 11th, An Oral History That Recalls The Details
For everyone old enough to remember September 11th, 2001, their experience of that catastrophic day is seared into memory. But details of what the victims, survivors and emergency responders endured have faded from national consciousness...
TED Talks
Renzo Vitale: What should electric cars sound like?
Electric cars are extremely quiet, offering some welcome silence in our cities. But they also bring new dangers, since they can easily sneak up on unsuspecting pedestrians. What kind of sounds should they make to keep people safe? Get a...
TED Talks
Janine di Giovanni: What I saw in the war
Reporter Janine di Giovanni has been to the worst places on Earth to bring back stories from Bosnia, Sierra Leone and most recently Syria. She tells stories of human moments within large conflicts -- and explores that shocking transition...
TED-Ed
TED-Ed: What's the definition of comedy? Banana. - Addison Anderson
What makes us giggle and guffaw? The inability to define comedy is its very appeal; it is defined by its defiance of definition. Addison Anderson riffs on the philosophy of Henri Bergson and Aristotle to elucidate how a definition draws...
3Blue1Brown
Visualizing turbulence
A look at what turbulence is (in fluid flow), and a result by Kolmogorov regarding the energy cascade of turbulence.
TED-Ed
TED-ED: What is abstract expressionism? - Sarah Rosenthal
If you visit a museum with a collection of modern and contemporary art, you're likely to see works that sometimes elicit the response, _My cat could make that, so how is it art?" But is it true? Could anyone create one of Jackson...
Crash Course
Cosmic Sexy Time, Eggs, Seeds, and Water: Crash Course World Mythology
In which Mike teaches you about the creation of the universe, with sex. This week we're talking about creations stories from Egypt, West Africa, Greece, China, and Persia that have a lot in common with human sexual reproduction. And also...
TED Talks
Yuval Noah Harari: What explains the rise of humans?
Seventy thousand years ago, our human ancestors were insignificant animals, just minding their own business in a corner of Africa with all the other animals. But now, few would disagree that humans dominate planet Earth; we've spread to...
SciShow
How a Butterfly’s Wingbeat CAN Change the Weather
You may have heard of the butterfly effect, where butterflies flapping their wings somehow cause tornadoes. Although it seems pretty unlikely, butterflies can affect the weather, just not in the way you might think.
TED-Ed
TED-Ed: Iseult Gillespie: Why is this painting so shocking?
In 1937, in one of the worst civilian casualties of the Spanish Civil War, Fascist forces bombed the village of Guernica in Northern Spain. For Pablo Picasso, the tragedy sparked a frenzied period of work in which he produced a massive...
TED-Ed
TED-Ed: The Maya myth of the morning star | TED-Ed
Chak Ek', the morning star, rose from the underworld to the surface of the eastern sea and on into the heavens. His brother K'in Ahaw, the sun, followed. Though Chak Ek' had risen first, K'in Ahaw outshone him, and the resentful Chak Ek'...
Crash Course
Mythical Caves and Gardens: Crash Course World Mythology
This week, Mike Rugnetta is teaching you about mythical gardens and caves, which appear in cultures all over the world. Caves and gardens can stand for different things, but in the two stories we're talking about today, they tie into the...
Curated Video
India History
New ReviewThe 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...
Oxford Comma
How Mary Shelley's Fascination with Graveyards Inspired Frankenstein
New ReviewFrom early in life, Mary Shelley found inspiration and solace at the foot of the grave. Biographical insight into this relationship with the departed clearly shows that Victor Frankenstein's journey is a terrible lesson in how to respect...
Curated Video
Tokugawa Leaders
New ReviewThis World Cultures instructional video discusses the rise of the Tokugawa.
Curated Video
After Deadly Sweida Violence, Turkey Warns Against Syria's Division; 'Will Intervene If...' | Watch
Turkey has issued a sharp warning to Israel, vowing direct intervention if Syria fractures further. Turkish FM Fidan accused Israel of deliberately sowing chaos to prevent regional stability. The warning follows Israeli airstrikes in...
Curated Video
Warhammer 40K Space Marine Walkthrough Part 47: Man Against Daemon
Howcast - Check out part 48 of this walkthrough for the third person action shooter "Warhammer 40K Space Marine" and beat Chapter 5 with this online demo.
Curated Video
Warhammer 40K Space Marine Walkthrough Part 48: Ending
Howcast - Check out this walkthrough for the third person action shooter "Warhammer 40K Space Marine" and beat Chapter 5 with this online demo.
Curated Video
Warhammer 40K Space Marine Walkthrough Part 40: Victory and Sacrifice
Howcast - Check out part 41 of this walkthrough for the third person action shooter "Warhammer 40K Space Marine" and beat Chapter 4 with this online demo.