Instructional Video16:30
SciShow Kids

Can You Guess the Emotions? | Squeaks and Jessi Play a Guessing Game! | SciShow Kids Compilation

K - 5th
We have so many different emotions that pop up from time to time, so Squeaks and Jessi are playing a guessing game while they watch videos that remind them why we have certain emotions!
Instructional Video20:29
TED Talks

Eve Ensler: Happiness in body and soul

12th - Higher Ed
Eve Ensler, creator of "The Vagina Monologues," shares how a discussion about menopause with her friends led to talking about all sorts of sexual acts onstage, waging a global campaign to end violence toward women and finding her own...
Instructional Video5:42
TED Talks

Graham Hill: Less stuff, more happiness

12th - Higher Ed
Writer and designer Graham Hill asks: Can having less stuff, in less room, lead to more happiness? He makes the case for taking up less space, and lays out three rules for editing your life.
Instructional Video17:26
TED Talks

Maira Kalman: The illustrated woman

12th - Higher Ed
Author and illustrator Maira Kalman talks about her life and work, from her covers for The New Yorker to her books for children and grown-ups. She is as wonderful, as wise and as deliciously off-kilter in person as she is on paper.
Instructional Video5:10
TED Talks

Patty McCord: 8 lessons on building a company people enjoy working for

12th - Higher Ed
Most companies operate on a set of policies: mandated vacation days, travel guidelines, standard work hours, annual goals. But what happens when a company looks less to control and more to trust? Patty McCord, the iconic former chief...
Instructional Video14:33
TED Talks

Al Seckel: Visual illusions that show how we (mis)think

12th - Higher Ed
Al Seckel, an expert on illusions, explores the perceptual illusions that fool our brains. He shares loads of cool tricks to prove that not only are we easily fooled, we kind of like it.
Instructional Video9:17
TED Talks

Andy Puddicombe: All it takes is 10 mindful minutes

12th - Higher Ed
When is the last time you did absolutely nothing for 10 whole minutes? Not texting, talking or even thinking? Mindfulness expert Andy Puddicombe describes the transformative power of doing just that: Refreshing your mind for 10 minutes a...
Instructional Video9:30
TED Talks

Stefan Sagmeister: 7 rules for making more happiness

12th - Higher Ed
Using simple, delightful illustrations, designer Stefan Sagmeister shares his latest thinking on happiness -- both the conscious and unconscious kind. His seven rules for life and design happiness can (with some customizations) apply to...
Instructional Video17:47
TED Talks

Scott Dinsmore: How to find work you love

12th - Higher Ed
Scott Dinsmore quit a job that made him miserable, and spent the next four years wondering how to find work that was joyful and meaningful. He shares what he learned in this deceptively simple talk about finding out what matters to you —...
Instructional Video17:36
TED Talks

Stefan Sagmeister: The power of time off

12th - Higher Ed
Every seven years, designer Stefan Sagmeister closes his New York studio for a yearlong sabbatical to rejuvenate and refresh their creative outlook. He explains the often overlooked value of time off and shows the innovative projects...
Instructional Video14:01
TED Talks

Pico Iyer: Where is home?

12th - Higher Ed
More and more people worldwide are living in countries not considered their own. Writer Pico Iyer -- who himself has three or four “origins” -- meditates on the meaning of home, the joy of traveling and the serenity of standing still.
Instructional Video17:07
TED Talks

TED: A queer vision of love and marriage | Tiq Milan and Kim Katrin Milan

12th - Higher Ed
Love is a tool for revolutionary change and a path toward inclusivity and understanding for the LGBTQ+ community. Married activists Tiq and Kim Katrin Milan have imagined their marriage -- as a transgender man and cis woman -- a model of...
Instructional Video16:48
TED Talks

TED: The gift and power of emotional courage | Susan David

12th - Higher Ed
Psychologist Susan David shares how the way we deal with our emotions shapes everything that matters: our actions, careers, relationships, health and happiness. In this deeply moving, humorous and potentially life-changing talk, she...
Instructional Video19:02
SciShow

SciShow: Resolutions Compilation

12th - Higher Ed
Need a determination boost to complete those New Year's Resolutions (or really any kind of resolution)? Look no further than this compilation of SciShow videos from SciShow of yore.
Instructional Video15:17
TED Talks

TED: A better way to talk about love | Mandy Len Catron

12th - Higher Ed
* Viewer discretion advised. This video includes discussion of mature topics and may be inappropriate for some audiences. In love, we fall. We're struck, we're crushed, we swoon. We burn with passion. Love makes us crazy and makes us...
Instructional Video16:13
TED Talks

Paul Bloom: The origins of pleasure

12th - Higher Ed
Why do we like an original painting better than a forgery? Psychologist Paul Bloom argues that human beings are essentialists -- that our beliefs about the history of an object change how we experience it, not simply as an illusion, but...
Instructional Video26:34
TED Talks

Stuart Brown: Play is more than just fun

12th - Higher Ed
A pioneer in research on play, Dr. Stuart Brown says humor, games, roughhousing, flirtation and fantasy are more than just fun. Plenty of play in childhood makes for happy, smart adults -- and keeping it up can make us smarter at any age.
Instructional Video10:09
TED Talks

TED: Want to be happier? Stay in the moment | Matt Killingsworth

12th - Higher Ed
When are humans most happy? To gather data on this question, Matt Killingsworth built an app, Track Your Happiness, that let people report their feelings in real time. Among the surprising results: We're often happiest when we're lost in...
Instructional Video14:33
TED Talks

Alex Tabarrok: How ideas trump crises

12th - Higher Ed
The "dismal science" truly shines in this optimistic talk, as economist Alex Tabarrok argues free trade and globalization are shaping our once-divided world into a community of idea-sharing more healthy, happy and prosperous than...
Instructional Video8:02
TED Talks

Barry Schwartz: The way we think about work is broken

12th - Higher Ed
What makes work satisfying? Apart from a paycheck, there are intangible values that, Barry Schwartz suggests, our current way of thinking about work simply ignores. It's time to stop thinking of workers as cogs on a wheel.
Instructional Video14:46
TED Talks

TED: What's your happiness score? | Dominic Price

12th - Higher Ed
How do you rediscover a happier, more purpose-driven (and less productivity-obsessed) self in the wake of the pandemic? Quiz yourself alongside work futurist Dominic Price as he lays out a simple yet insightful four-part guide to...
Instructional Video4:12
TED Talks

Michael C. Bush: This is what makes employees happy at work

12th - Higher Ed
There are three billion working people on this planet, and only 40 percent of them report being happy at work. Michael C. Bush shares his insights into what makes workers unhappy -- and how companies can benefit their bottom lines by...
Instructional Video2:06
SciShow

5 Weird Reasons Not to Smoke

12th - Higher Ed
Hank gives you five MORE reasons why you should probably avoid smoking, or quit if you already smoke - in addition to those big ones you already know about. These are the weird reasons.
Instructional Video10:25
Crash Course

The Economics of Happiness: Crash Course Econ

12th - Higher Ed
They say money can't buy happiness, but who are they? Can money buy happiness? The answer is: sort of. While money may not be able to buy true happiness, lack of money can cause very real misery. Today, we look at the economics of...