TED Talks
TED: Why autism is often missed in women and girls | Kate Kahle
Women and girls with autism spectrum disorder often don't display the behaviors people typically associate with neurodivergence, greatly impacting when, how -- and if -- they are diagnosed. Autism acceptance advocate Kate Kahle makes the...
TED Talks
TED: The global opportunity to accelerate Africa's sustainable future | Vanessa Nakate
Climate justice activist Vanessa Nakate sits down with former president of Ireland Mary Robinson for an enlightening, intergenerational conversation about the state of the climate crisis. Nakate paints a picture of life in her home...
TED Talks
TED: A moral blueprint for reimagining capitalism | Manish Bhardwaj
We know capitalism exacerbates injustice and inequality worldwide. So how can we fix it? Professor and social entrepreneur Manish Bhardwaj thinks we need to integrate "moral clarity" -- which he defines as "doing the right thing because...
TED Talks
TED: How one small idea led to $1 million of paid water bills | Tiffani Ashley Bell
When programmer Tiffani Ashley Bell learned that thousands of people in Detroit were facing water shutoffs because they couldn't afford to pay their bills, she decided to take action -- in the simplest, most obvious way possible. It's an...
TED Talks
TED: The danger and devotion of fighting for women in Afghanistan | Tamana Ayazi and Kat Craig
The women of Afghanistan are being persecuted under Taliban rule, but they're not standing down. Filmmaker Tamana Ayazi chronicles the harrowing reality of one women's rights advocate -- Zarifa Ghafari, Afghanistan's youngest female...
PBS
Can ‘cultural proficiency’ among teachers help close student achievement gap?
Racial disparity in academic achievement remains a leading problem in American education, both at the K-12 and the college levels. A number of studies show greater diversity in the teaching profession can address some of those concerns....
PBS
Gov. Markell: Hiring More People With Disabilities Is Good for the Bottom Line (August 2, 2013)
A new report from the National Governor's Association says states should do more to employ the 54 million Americans living with a disability, among whom only 20 percent are currently employed or looking for a job. Judy Woodruff...
PBS
Many pre-school teachers are scared of teaching STEM
Everyone knows that 3-, 4- and 5-year-olds ask a lot of questions. But that
unrestrained curiosity can unsettle preschool teachers who feel they lack
sufficient understanding of science, technology, engineering and math,
often...
Curated Video
Holmstrom on winning economics Nobel
British-born Oliver Hart and Bengt Holmstrom of Finland won the Nobel prize in economics for shedding light on how contracts help people deal with conflicting interests, from CEO pay packages to whether to privatise a public service.In...
PBS
College turns its football field into a farm and sees students transform
At Paul Quinn College, where once there was a football field, now there's an organic farm. It's not just a symbol of renewal for this once-struggling historically black college in Dallas; it's where students work to pay tuition. As part...
PBS
Isabel Allende's Newest Historical Novel Tells Familiar Story Of Refugee Life
"A Long Petal of the Sea," a new historical novel by renowned writer Isabel Allende, draws upon events spanning from the Spanish civil war to the 1973 coup in her native Chile -- and with resonance for the experience of refugees today....
Curated Video
Clinton Says Trump “Flouted†US Law in Cuba Work
Hillary Clinton says a new report alleging that Donald Trump may have violated the U.S. embargo on communist Cuba is just more evidence that he puts his own interests ahead of the nation's. Newsweek reported Thursday that Trump explored...
PBS
How this educator is guiding Liberian girls toward school
Liberia has had more than its fair shares of challenges, and is trying to rebuild after enduring a devastating Ebola epidemic and civil war. Special correspondent Fred de Sam Lazaro meets an American woman who has made her home in...
PBS
Thinking about math in terms of literacy - not levels
Algebra is a core subject for U.S. high school students. But should it be? Author Andrew Hacker believes we should reconsider how math is taught: only 5 percent of the American workforce actually uses math beyond arithmetic, though...
PBS
Two Students' Brief But Spectacular Takes On Race And Being Underestimated
Shortly before the pandemic, NewsHour traveled to Georgia and spoke with
two high school seniors, Audrey McNeal and Shaylon Walker. Now in their
first year of college, here's their Brief But Spectacular takes on race and
being...
Associated Press
Biden: 'transcripts are very revealing
Joe Biden says a rough transcript of a summer phone call between President Donald Trump and Ukraine's leader is "very revealing.
Curated Video
3 win Nobel chemistry prize for molecular machines
Three scientists won the Nobel Prize in chemistry on Wednesday for developing the world's smallest machines, 1,000 times thinner than a human hair but with the potential to revolutionize computer and energy systems.Frenchman Jean-Pierre...
PBS
Why we need to stop sharing American Dream success stories
Why would author Casey Gerald want people to stop highlighting success stories like his own? Gerald says he grew up on "the wrong side of the tracks" and went on to Harvard Business school. But he says celebrations of the American Dream...
Curated Video
Abuse of mentally disturbed children in Kenya
VNR - Kenya Society for the Mentally Handicapped
Kiserian, Kenya - 5 April 2006,
1. Wide shot of child being removed from a house for the first time during an intervention by the Kenya Society for the Mentally Handicapped.
2. Mid...
Curated Video
The Gutenburg Bible to a VW Beetle: How Brits see Germany
LEAD IN:Germans are getting the opportunity to see centuries of their own history, but it's being served up from a British point of view."The British View: Germany - Memories of a Nation," is based on an exhibit which opened in London...
Curated Video
Rights Groups Ask Obama To Pardon Snowden
National Security Agency leaker Edward Snowden says he is not directly asking President Barack Obama for a presidential pardon, but is appreciative that a group of civil rights organizations are doing so on his behalf. Snowden spoke by...
Curated Video
Google Gets Aggressive With New Phones, Gadgets
Google launched an aggressive challenge to consumer electronics giants like Apple and Samsung on Tuesday, introducing a new line of smartphones called Pixel and other gadgets designed to showcase a digital helper the company calls...
PBS
Faced with out-sized stress, Baltimore students learn to take a deep breath
Violent crime and unemployment rates are nearly twice the national average in Baltimore. Educators say factors like these add significant stress to children, causing emotional and behavioral problems, so several public schools are...
Curated Video
Snowden: "Comfortable with the decisions I made"
National Security Agency leaker Edward Snowden says he is not directly asking President Barack Obama for a presidential pardon, but is appreciative that a group of civil rights organisations are doing so on his behalf. Snowden spoke by...