Crash Course
Screenplays: Crash Course Film Production
If you want to make a movie, generally you're going to want to start with a script. In this episode of Crash Course Film Production, Lily Gladstone talks about the basics of screenplays and how to get started thinking about and actually...
TED-Ed
TED-Ed: What makes a hero? - Matthew Winkler
What trials unite not only Harry Potter or Frodo Baggins but many of literature's most interesting heroes? And what do ordinary people have in common with these literary heroes? Matthew Winkler takes us step-by-step through the crucial...
Curated Video
How Campbell's Soup Has Stood The Test of Time
Weird History Food is giving you a warm bowl of nostalgia with the History of Campbell's Soup. Probably one of the most recognizable food designs, the Campbell's Soup can is both part of modern pop culture and in just about every...
Brainwaves Video Anthology
Jim Forde - Teachers are Heroes
For 30 years he has served in various roles serving public education, including: James (Jim) Forde was born in Yonkers, New York, to Irish immigrant parents, and currently lives and James (Jim) Forde was born in Yonkers, New York, to...
Institute for New Economic Thinking
How Artists Can Make Social Change
The Dixie Chicks put their careers on the line when they criticized the Iraq War. But artists aren’t taking the same risks today, says music industry veteran Shep Gordon. Watch Gordon and INET President Rob Johnson talk about how reality...
Crash Course
Crash Course World Mythology #25: The Hero's Journey and the Monomyth
This video focuses on the Monomyth of the Hero's Journey. We're talking about the Hero's Journey and the Monomyth, as described by Joseph Campbell. Campbell's theories about the shared qualities of human story telling are pretty cool....
Crash Course
Crash Course World Mythology #26: The Epic of Gilgamesh
This video focuses on The Epic of Gilamesh. Gilgamesh was a terrible ancient king who left his kingdom seeking adventure, and eventually on the prowl for immortality. Along the way, he checks pretty much all the boxes on the checklist of...