TED Talks
Elizabeth Stordeur Pryor: Why it's so hard to talk about the N-word
Historian Elizabeth Stordeur Pryor leads a thoughtful and history-backed examination of one of the most divisive words in the English language: the N-word. Drawing from personal experience, she explains how reflecting on our points of...
SciShow
Poor, Misunderstood Poison Ivy
It sure seems like some plants really don't want you hiking through their woods, but maybe your immune system is just overreacting.
SciShow
How to Form a Habit
We all have habits we’d love to make or break. Understanding exactly what a habit is might be the best way to start making them work for you.
PBS
Oumuamua Is Not Aliens
To repeat the space time maxim: it's never aliens .... until it is. So let's talk about 'oumuamua.
TED-Ed
TED-ED: The terrors of sleep paralysis - Ami Angelowicz
Imagine you're fast asleep and then suddenly awake. You want to move but can't, as if someone is sitting on your chest. And you can't even scream! This is sleep paralysis, a creepy but common phenomenon caused by an overlap in REM sleep...
SciShow
Why These Rovers Will Never Go To Mars
It’s nice to think that every rover we land on Mars is totally unique, but isn’t it even nicer to know that they’ve got a twin or even a triplet here on Earth making sure they’re up for the job ahead?
TED Talks
TED: My year reading a book from every country in the world | Ann Morgan
Ann Morgan considered herself well read -- until she discovered the "massive blindspot" on her bookshelf. Amid a multitude of english and American authors, there were very few books from beyond the english-speaking world. So she set an...
Crash Course
Evaluating Photos & Videos: Crash Course Navigating Digital Information #7
With the amount of fake and doctored photos and videos out there, how can we know what to trust? Most of us are used to thinking that "seeing is believing" but as technology makes it easier and easier to spread unreliable content online...
SciShow
Do These Eyes Freak You Out?
If gigantic googly eyes make you want to run away, it’s because you are responding to a supernormal stimulus. But what is it, and why our brain responds to it?
SciShow
Why Space Over South America is Deadly for Satellites
There's a region of Earth's atmosphere known as the South Atlantic Anomaly, and it’s one of the most dangerous near-Earth areas of space, both for satellites and humans.
Curated Video
Solving Problems in the GRAY AREAS of Projects
We often encounter tricky problems in our projects. And what can make them difficult is that the issues involved are not simply black and white; good or bad. Sometimes they are a little murky: shades of gray. 'Managing in the Gray', by...
Curated Video
Practical Cyber Hacking Skills for Beginners - The Bad Guys - Black Hats, Cyber Criminals and Disgruntled Employees
Here, you will learn more about hackers, how they operate, their intentions, and how they differ based on the hacking methodologies.
Curated Video
Diffraction
The bending or spreading of waves when they encounter an obstacle. A Twig Science Glossary Film. Key scientific terms defined in just 60 seconds using stunning images and concise textual definitions. Twig Science Glossary Films reinforce...
Curated Video
Concurrent and Parallel Programming in Python - Locking
This lecture will cover the locking process and things we need to vary when threading.
Curated Video
CompTIA A+ Certification Core 2 (220-1102) - Dealing with Difficult Customers
In this video, you will learn how to effectively communicate with particularly difficult customers and examine some phrases that you can immediately use in similar encounters. This clip is from the chapter "Safety and Professionalism" of...
Curated Video
Hamlet 3.1 What the Critics Say (162) - Hamlet's Treatment of Ophelia
This video analyzes a crucial scene from Act 3, Scene 1 of Shakespeare's "Hamlet," where Hamlet's complex feelings towards women, particularly Ophelia, are vividly displayed. The video discusses how Hamlet's behavior transitions from...
PBS
Tikbálang: The Filipino Nightmare Shapeshifter
A malevolent spirit lurks in the shadows of forests and the darkest mountains of the Philippines. Capable of adopting physical form, the most terrifying of which being a massive half-human, half-horse hybrid, the Filipino Tikbálang...
Curated Video
Four Primary Negotiating Behaviors - Key Concepts in Negotiation
Sometimes, negotiations bring out the worst in people. After all, they are really conflict played out following a process and, we hope, in a respectful way. So, what can you expect? In this video, you'll learn about the four primary...
Curated Video
Understanding James Joyce's Ulysses
After leaving Dublin at age 22, James Joyce's life became a continuous journey of physical and intellectual exploration, which is reflected in his masterwork "Ulysses," inspired by Homer's Odyssey. The novel, which Joyce spent seven...
Curated Video
Feels Like Temperature: What It Really Means and How It's Calculated
Measuring actual temperature consists of recording the air temperature from a thermometer that has been kept inside a Stevenson screen or by using any other appropriate instrument. “Feels like temperature,” on the other hand, is a...
Curated Video
Latin Roots
Latin Roots teaches how to expand vocabulary by using knowledge of Latin roots to determine the meaning of unfamiliar complex words.
Curated Video
What Is Stellar Evolution? | Facts About The Lifecycles of Stars
Learn about the evolution of a star and how stars are created and develop with this Stellar Evolution video by KLT!
Curated Video
This Brain-Inspired AI Can Teach A Car To Drive With 19 Neurons | C. elegans + Neural Control Policy
Turns out we might have a lot to learn from worm brains when it comes to autonomous driving. Who knew?
Brainwaves Video Anthology
Lisa McClennon - Teachers Make a Difference - Mom
Lisa McClennon is a Certified Fraud Examiner, Certified Corporate Compliance and Ethics Professional, and a Certified Leading Professional in Ethics and Compliance. She holds a BSc in Criminal Justice, an MSc in Human Relations and...