TED Talks
TED: Even healthy couples fight — the difference is how | Julie and John Gottman
Can conflict actually bring you and your partner closer? It depends on how you fight, say Julie and John Gottman, the world's leading relationship scientists. They share why the way couples fight can predict the future of their...
TED Talks
TED: What the world can learn from Ukraine's fight for democracy | Olesya Khromeychuk
A flourishing democracy next door is a scary thing for an autocrat, says Ukrainian historian Olesya Khromeychuk. Detailing the history of Ukraine's long struggle for sovereignty and freedom — against Russian tsars, communist dictators...
SciShow
Should You Get Multiple Shots in the Same Arm?
When you get two doses of a vaccine, you might assume that it doesn't matter which arm gets the shots. But some evidence suggests that it does.
TED Talks
TED: Unions for climate action! | Payton M. Wilkins
In the long term, shutting down a coal mine means cleaner air and a healthier environment — but in the short term, it can devastate a community or family that relied on the mine's paychecks to make ends meet. Environmental justice...
SciShow
Why We Stopped Making Progress on Malaria
After decades of improvement, the number of malaria deaths is on the rise again. So scientists are experimenting with a new kind of mosquito control, and it's not an insecticide.
PBS
Gerald Ford (Jan. 14, 1991)
An interview with former President Gerald Ford on the prospect of the United States going to war in the Persian Gulf, following Iraq's invasion of Kuwait.
PBS
Refugees flee conflict sparked by climate change in central Africa
The climate crisis is now a reality worldwide, but it's nowhere more apparent than the parched landscapes of northern Africa. Thousands are on the move looking for water to grow crops and graze livestock. Special correspondent Willem...
Curated Video
Karzai on assassination attempt, adds Defence Minister
1. Interior shot, Russian delegation walking in to building
2. Corridor, as Russian delegation walks in, greeted by officials
3. Journalists crowding at Karzai's meeting with Russian Defence Minister Sergei Ivanov
4. Karzai and Ivanov...
Curated Video
Australian appeals guilty verdict in murder of law student, hearing
1. Prison van driving into back entrance of Palace of Justice
2. Policeman trying to stop the cameraman filming
3. Prison van entering the palace
4. Arrested people getting out of van, shot through cracl in Palace of Justice gate
5....
Curated Video
Israeli tanks take up position; MP tours Nahariyeh
Rosh Hanikra, Northern Israel
1. Wide shot of Israeli forces positioned
2. Medium shot of Israeli soldier climbing on top of a tank
3. Medium shot of a tank
4. Israeli soldier holding a machine gun and walking by a tank
5. Medium shot...
Curated Video
President Barack Obama is replacing Gen. Stanley McChrystal as the top commander in Afghanistan after he made critical comments in a magazine article. Obama named Gen. David Petraeus to assume McChrystal's role.
HEADLINE: Obama ousts McChrystal, Petraeus to take over
CAPTION: President Barack Obama is replacing Gen. Stanley McChrystal as the top commander in Afghanistan after he made critical comments in a magazine article. Obama named Gen....
Curated Video
South Sudan: We Are Not A Failed Country
RESTRICTION SUMMARY: AP CLIENTS ONLYSHOTLIST:AP TELEVISION - AP CLIENTS ONLYNew York - 23 September 20161. Wide, Taban Deng, First Vice President of South Sudan, speaking in New York City2. SOUNDBITE (English) Taban Deng, First Vice...
Curated Video
Protesters Gather at Trump's Newest DC Hotel
Protesters let their objections be heard on Monday outside Donald Trump's latest luxury hotel. This comes on the same day the hotel opens to guests. There wasn't any fanfare around the opening, which is known as a "soft opening."...
Curated Video
Protesters at Trump's newest DC hotel
RESTRICTION SUMMARY: AP CLIENTS ONLYSHOTLIST:++AUDIO AS INCOMING+++AP TELEVISION - AP CLIENTS ONLYWashington DC - 12 September 20161. Pan of new Trump Hotel set to open to guests Monday2. Various of protestors holding up signs outside...
Curated Video
Latin American Revolutions: Crash Course World History
In which John Green talks about the many revolutions of Latin America in the 19th century. At the beginning of the 1800s, Latin America was firmly under the control of Spain and Portugal. The revolutionary zeal that had recently created...
Curated Video
The Seven Years War: Crash Course World History
In which John teaches you about the Seven Years War, which may have lasted nine years. Or as many as 23. It was a very confusing was. The Seven Years War was a global war, fought on five continents, which is kind of a lot. John focuses...
TED-Ed
TED-Ed: Why are some people left-handed? - Daniel M. Abrams
Today, about one-tenth of the world's population are southpaws. Why are such a small proportion of people left-handed -- and why does the trait exist in the first place? Daniel M. Abrams investigates how the uneven ratio of lefties and...
Curated Video
How Being Sick Changes Your Brain
When you're sick you just want to be left alone. Sometimes that's because you physically can't move, but other times, it might have more to do with the way your immune system is connected to your brain.
TED Talks
Roger Hanlon: The amazing brains and morphing skin of octopuses and other cephalopods
Octopus, squid and cuttlefish -- collectively known as cephalopods -- have strange, massive, distributed brains. What do they do with all that neural power? Dive into the ocean with marine biologist Roger Hanlon, who shares astonishing...
TED Talks
P.W. Singer: Military robots and the future of war
In this powerful talk, P.W. Singer shows how the widespread use of robots in war is changing the realities of combat. He shows us scenarios straight out of science fiction -- that now may not be so fictitious.
TED Talks
TED: How to break down barriers and not accept limits | Candace Parker
What can't Candace Parker do? A two-time NCAA champion, two-time Olympic gold medalist and two-time WNBA champion, Parker knows what it takes to fight for your dreams. In this inspiring talk, she shares what she's learned during a career...
SciShow
The Evolution of Getting Punched in the Face
SciShow delivers the latest in science news, including how fist-fighting fueled the evolution of the human face, new insights into the origin of schizophrenic "voices," and new research into the bird flu.
Crash Course
The 17th Century Crisis: Crash Course European History
The 17th Century in Europe was pretty rough in a lot of ways. The Thirty Years War involved a lot of countries, and a lot of battles, and it was terrible for everyone involved, as wars have aa historical tendency to be. At the same time,...
TED Talks
TED: How the US government spies on people who protest -- including you | Jennifer Granick
What's stopping the American government from recording your phone calls, reading your emails and monitoring your location? Very little, says surveillance and cybersecurity counsel Jennifer Granick. The government collects all kinds of...