TED Talks
TED: How to be an active citizen and spark change | Gabriel Marmentini
What does it mean to be an active citizen? It's about more than just voting and paying taxes, says social entrepreneur Gabriel Marmentini. He explains why we can't rely on the state alone to solve all our problems — and presents the four...
Curated Video
Opposition group denies connection to deadly Damascus blasts
1. Mid of Bassam Imadi, former Syrian diplomat and member of the opposition Syrian National Council, reading a newspaper
2. Close of Imadi's face
3. Mid of Imadi reading a newspaper, headline reads (English) "Blasts ravage Annan plan,...
Curated Video
French Muslim leader condemns attack on French newspaper
The president of the Union of French mosques strongly condemned Wednesday's attack on the Paris offices of a satirical newspaper in which 12 people were killed.
Mohammed Moussaoui, was speaking from the Vatican in Rome where he was...
Curated Video
Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer says she and President Barack Obama have agreed to try to work together on a solution to the nation's immigration and border security woes. (June 3)
HEADLINE: Arizona Gov. encouraged following Obama meeting
CAPTION: Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer says she and President Barack Obama have agreed to try to work together on a solution to the nation's immigration and border security woes. (June 3)
Crash Course
Breaking the Silence: Crash Course Film History
Nothing changed movies like the arrival of synchronous sound. NOTHING! Acting, directing, cinematography, and presentation all had to be rethought. Some studios were more quick to take on the challenge while others waited until the last...
TED Talks
TED: The arts festival revolution | David Binder
David Binder is a major Broadway producer, but last summer he found himself in a small Australian neighborhood, watching locals dance and perform on their lawns -- and loving it. He shows us the new face of arts festivals, which break...
SciShow
Why Is It So Hard to Make a Realistic Twitter Bot?
What are the methods twitter bots use to fool us, and what are some of the challenges in doing so?
Crash Course
Divine Command Theory: Crash Course Philosophy
As we venture into the world of ethics, there are a lot of different answers to the grounding problem for us to explore. One of the oldest and most popular is the divine command theory. But with age comes a long history of questions,...
TED Talks
David Rockwell: A memorial at Ground Zero
In this emotionally charged conversation with journalist Kurt Andersen, designer David Rockwell discusses the process of building a viewing platform at Ground Zero shortly after 9/11.
TED Talks
TED: In defense of dialogue | Jonas Gahr Støre
In politics, it seems counterintuitive to engage in dialogue with violent groups, with radicals and terrorists, and with the states that support them. But Jonas Gahr Støre, the foreign minister of Norway, makes a compelling case for open...
TED Talks
TED: How our friendship survives our opposing politics | Caitlin Quattromani and Lauran Arledge
Can you still be friends with someone who doesn't vote the same way as you? For Caitlin Quattromani and Lauran Arledge, two best friends who think very differently about politics, the outcome of the 2016 uS presidential election could...
TED Talks
TED: An artist's unflinching look at racial violence | Sanford Biggers
Conceptual artist and TED Fellow Sanford Biggers uses painting, sculpture, video and performance to spark challenging conversations about the history and trauma of black America. Join him as he details two compelling works and shares the...
TED-Ed
Why do we, like, hesitate when we, um, speak? | Lorenzo García-Amaya
For as long as we've had language, some people have tried to control it. And some of the most frequent targets of this communication regulation are the ums, ers, and likes that pepper our conversations. These linguistic fillers occur...
TED Talks
TED: Why I have coffee with people who send me hate mail | Ozlem Cekic
* Viewer discretion advised. This video includes discussion of mature topics and may be inappropriate for some audiences. Ozlem Cekic's email inbox has been full of hate mail since 2007, when she won a seat in the Danish Parliament --...
TED-Ed
TED-Ed: Three anti-social skills to improve your writing - Nadia Kalman
You need social skills to have a conversation in real life -- but they're quite different from the skills you need to write good dialogue. Educator Nadia Kalman suggests a few "anti-social skills," like eavesdropping and muttering to...
Crash Course
All Night Demon Dance Party - Kathakali: Crash Course Theater #24
This week, we're headed back to India to learn about the all night dance shows that culminate in killing a Demon (metaphorically): Kathakali! This form arose in the Kerala region of India, and tells traditional Indian stories, but with...
TED Talks
Thelma Golden: How art gives shape to cultural change
Thelma Golden, curator at the Studio Museum in Harlem, talks through three recent shows that explore how art examines and redefines culture. The "post-black" artists she works with are using their art to provoke a new dialogue about race...
TED-Ed
TED-Ed: Insults by Shakespeare - April Gudenrath
"You're a fishmonger!" By taking a closer look at Shakespeare's words--specifically his insults--we see why he is known as a master playwright whose works transcend time and appeal to audiences all over the world.
Curated Video
The Magic of the Theater: Exploring the World of Plays and Performances
In this video, Nova takes the viewers on an adventure to learn about the magic of the theater. Exploring the different roles and genres in theater, Nova explains how plays are created and performed live. The video also introduces the...
Curated Video
Challenging Communication Tips for Better Project Communication
Project Management is 80 percent communication. And the bit we fear is the challenging communication that comes with pressure, emotions, bad news, and high stakes. But a project manager needs the communication skills to handle these...
Curated Video
Talk is cheap... or is it?
Talk is cheap' they say. But what matters is the thinking behind it and the deeds that follow it. In this short opinion-video I argue for the value of careful consideration. Talk may be cheap. But, as my father said: 'Cheap is Dear'.
Curated Video
Build and Learn ASP.NET 6.0 Blazor Hands-On - Create a Modal Popup Dialog to Add a Movie
This tutorial teaches how to make a modal popup dialog as a means for user input data for adding a movie. This clip is from the chapter "Create a CRUD Application in Blazor" of the series "Build and Learn ASP.NET 6.0 Blazor...
Curated Video
Build and Learn ASP.NET 6.0 Blazor Hands-On - Create a Nested Component in Blazor
This video explains how to create a child component that is nested in a parent component. You will know about the parameter attribute and RenderFragment delegate and their use in the app. This clip is from the chapter "Components in...
Professor Dave Explains
Epistemology Part 1: Quine, Sellars, Gettier, and Putnam
Having gotten a sense of the continental and analytic traditions in contemporary philosophy, we are ready to examine advancements in the field of epistemology that occurred around that time. Let's see how Willard Quine, Wilfrid Sellars,...