TED Talks
Ted: Ted Talks: Patricia Ryan Don't Insist on English
TED Talk: Patricia Ryan Don't Insist on English: Patricia Ryan is a longtime English teacher who asks a provocative question: Is the world's focus on English preventing the spread of great ideas in other languages? In other words: What...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: History of the Alphabet
The origin of letters as well as other ways of communicating including Morse Code and the Rosetta Stone.