TED Talks
Liz Coleman: A call to reinvent liberal arts education
Bennington president Liz Coleman delivers a call-to-arms for radical reform in higher education. Bucking the trend to push students toward increasingly narrow areas of study, she proposes a truly cross-disciplinary education -- one that...
TED Talks
Michael Pollan: A plant's-eye view
What if human consciousness isn't the end-all and be-all of Darwinism? What if we are all just pawns in corn's clever strategy game to rule the Earth? Author Michael Pollan asks us to see the world from a plant's-eye view.
SciShow
The Problem With Those 9 Personality Types
The Enneagram, like many personality tests, isn't well backed-up by scientific research, but its popularity in spite of that can give us a window into how the human mind works.
TED Talks
TED: The powerful stories that shaped Africa | Gus Casely-Hayford
In the vast sweep of history, even an empire can be forgotten. In this wide-ranging talk, Gus Casely-Hayford shares origin stories of Africa that are too often unwritten, lost, unshared. Travel to Great Zimbabwe, the ancient city whose...
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...
Vlogbrothers
God and Grain: The French Revolution, Part I
In which John discusses the causes of the French Revolution and its initial events, including the French debt crisis under King Louis XVI, the convocation of the estates general, the rise of the third estate, the formation of the...
Curated Video
Alexander Hamilton's Writing Desk: The Laptop Precursor
The average American will send and receive around 3,000 text messages every month. But Founding Father Alexander Hamilton relied on his his trusty portable writing desk to draft countless letters and write some of the most important...
Brainwaves Video Anthology
Leslie T. Fenwick - National Museum of African American History and Culture
Leslie T. Fenwick, PhD, is a nationally-known education policy and leadership studies scholar who served as Dean of the Howard University School of Education for nearly a decade. A former Visiting Scholar and Visiting Fellow at Harvard...
XKA Digital
Hard work alone is not enough-
Zeina is Managing Director at The Carlyle Group advising on Corporate Private Equity and European buyout opportunities. Prior to joining Carlyle, Zeina was an Associate at European Digital Capital, a technology venture capital fund....
Curated Video
CISSP®- Intellectual Property
This video explains the concept of intellectual property. This clip is from the chapter "Certified Information Systems Security Professional CISSP Domain 1 - Security and Risk Management" of the series "CISSP® Certification Domain 1:...
Curated Video
CISSP® Certification Domain 1 Security and Risk Management Video Boot Camp for 2022 - Intellectual Property
This video explains the concept of intellectual property. This clip is from the chapter "Certified Information Systems Security Professional CISSP Domain 1 - Security and Risk Management" of the series "CISSP® Certification Domain 1:...
Brainwaves Video Anthology
Howard Gardner - On Jerome Bruner
In this series of videos "60 Seconds with ..." I've asked each person to tell me (in a minute or less) about that one special teacher who made a difference in their life.
Curated Video
Ancient and Modern Gym Culture
This video provides a brief history of gyms and highlights their increasing popularity in modern society. It explores the origins of gyms in ancient Greece and their evolution into modern fitness centers. The video also discusses the...
Brainwaves Video Anthology
Challenging Language Policing and Educational Inequity
Jamila Lyiscott, an assistant professor of social justice education at the University of Massachusetts, explores the intersection of language, race, and power to understand educational inequity. She challenges the policing of language in...
Brainwaves Video Anthology
James Kaufman - Creativity and Personality
James C. Kaufman, Ph.D., is a Professor of Psychology at the University of Connecticut. He received his Ph.D. from Yale University in Cognitive Psychology in 2001. Kaufman is an international leader in the field of creativity, known for...
Bloomberg
IP Biggest Single Problem With China, Bill Rhodes Says
Oct.31 -- William Rhodes, chief executive officer at William R. Rhodes Global Advisors LLC. and former senior vice chairman of Citigroup Inc., discusses the outlook for the economies of China and the Eurozone countries, the impact of the...
Sky News
Republic of Ireland's President Michael D Higgins continues State Visit to UK
Republic of Ireland's President Michael D Higgins continues State Visit to UK
Curated Video
Dershowitz: Prince Andrew accuser is a liar
Britain's Prince Andrew is facing mounting pressure to provide information to US law enforcement agencies and to lawyers who are investigating crimes committed by American sex offender Jeffrey Epstein and his associates.
Curated Video
Indonesia - Wiranto speaks out amidst uprising
Indonesia's Defence Minister and head of its armed forces, General Wiranto was on Sunday (17/5) reported to have been sacked by President Suharto. Wiranto on Thursday told a news conference that the military supported the constitutional...
Curated Video
SYND 7-3-73 INTERVIEW WITH NOBEL PRIZE-WINNING NOVELIST BUCK YEAR BEFORE HER DEATH
An interview with Nobel Prize winning author Pearl S Buck.
1. vs of Buck and still photographs in exhibition
2. SOUNDBITE (English): mcu of Buck talking about China with reporter
Film: Pos - Sound: Opt SOF - Colour - NYFilm: No - LN...
Sky News
Steve Coogan talks about his new film Philomena
Steve Coogan talks about his new film Philomena
Curated Video
Polish PM in France, Jospin backs Poland's bid to join EU.
1. Tilt down from French flag to entrance of government building
2. French honour guard outside meeting room
3. Wide of exterior of room where prime ministers are meeting
4. Mid of guards holding sabres
5. French Prime Minister Lionel...