Instructional Video5:33
SciShow

Why Humans May Actually Be Fish

12th - Higher Ed
Is there a chance that more species may actually be closer to fish than we originally thought?
Instructional Video6:14
SciShow

Where Did Last Year's Banana Trees Go?

12th - Higher Ed
Everyone loves bananas. But because banana trees die and grow back every year, researchers want to find ways to recycle all that biomass -- from bioplastic, to solar panels, to skateboards.
Instructional Video2:52
SciShow

Why Are Pandas Black and White?

12th - Higher Ed
Their signature black and white color scheme is part of what makes pandas instantly recognizable - but not many mammals are black and white, so... why do they look like that?
Instructional Video16:03
TED Talks

TED: Why AI is incredibly smart -- and shockingly stupid | Yejin Choi

12th - Higher Ed
Computer scientist Yejin Choi is here to demystify the current state of massive artificial intelligence systems like ChatGPT, highlighting three key problems with cutting-edge large language models (including some funny instances of them...
Instructional Video8:56
TED Talks

TED: How "second chance" laws could transform the US justice system | Sheena Meade

12th - Higher Ed
More than 30 million people in the US are eligible to have their arrest and conviction records cleared -- but most people who qualify either can't afford it or simply don't know it's an option. In this gripping talk, second chance...
Instructional Video10:37
TED Talks

TED: What to do when there's a polar bear in your backyard | Alysa McCall

12th - Higher Ed
As Arctic ice melts, polar bears are being forced on land -- and they're hungry. With the apex predators frequently turning to human junkyards for a snack, northern towns have had to get creative in order to keep both their people and...
Instructional Video4:28
SciShow Kids

What Are Waves? | Science at the Beach! | SciShow Kids

K - 5th
Let's learn all about the waves that we play in at the beach!
Instructional Video17:50
SciShow Kids

Guess That Animal: Winter Edition | SciShow Kids Compilation

K - 5th
With winter in full swing, Jessi and Squeaks are snowed in for the day and passing the time with their favorite game: Guess That Animal!
Instructional Video18:30
SciShow Kids

Respect the Insect! | SciShow Kids Compilation

K - 5th
Squeaks and Mr. Brown are taking a break from working in the garden to learn about bunches of cool insects that live there and other places in the world!
Instructional Video8:13
TED Talks

TED: What happens to gas stations when the world goes electric? | Emily Grubert

12th - Higher Ed
When the world goes fully electric, what happens to the cars, tools and livelihoods that rely on fossil fuels? Civil engineer and environmental sociologist Emily Grubert visualizes what a clean energy future will look like, outlining the...
Instructional Video12:20
TED Talks

TED: Great leadership is a network, not a hierarchy | Gitte Frederiksen

12th - Higher Ed
What if leadership at work wasn't for a select few, but rather shared among many? Management consultant Gitte Frederiksen gives us the recipe for "distributed leadership" -- dynamic, multidimensional networks of leaders that tap into...
Instructional Video14:07
TED Talks

TED: An Indigenous perspective on humanity's survival on Earth | Jupta Itoewaki

12th - Higher Ed
Eighty percent of the world's biodiversity is within Indigenous territories, yet these communities often don't have a say when it comes to protecting the lands they inhabit. Environmental activist Jupta Itoewaki explains why Indigenous...
Instructional Video19:08
TED Talks

TED: A socialist perspective on the pursuit of happiness | Aaron Bastani

12th - Higher Ed
Several crises are set to define the next century -- but journalist Aaron Bastani believes we have the technological ability to meet our biggest challenges and create unprecedented levels of prosperity for all. He shows how we could get...
Instructional Video11:25
TED Talks

TED: The surprising climate benefits of sharing your stuff | Tessa Clarke

12th - Higher Ed
There's something simple we can all do to help the planet -- and it's probably not what you think. With one-third of all the food we produce globally each year being thrown away, entrepreneur Tessa Clarke believes that sharing more and...
Instructional Video4:22
TED-Ed

TED-Ed: This one weird trick will get you infinite gold | Dan Finkel

Pre-K - Higher Ed
A few years ago, the king decided your life would be forfeit unless you tripled the gold coins in his treasury. Fortunately, a strange little man appeared and magically performed the feat. Unfortunately, you promised him your first-born...
News Clip8:19
PBS

Children of color with autism face disparities of care and isolation

12th - Higher Ed
African-American children are often diagnosed with autism at older ages than white children, missing years of potential intervention and treatment. Special correspondent John Donvan and producer Karen Zucker meet a black family who...
News Clip6:51
PBS

College turns its football field into a farm and sees students transform

12th - Higher Ed
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...
News Clip7:20
PBS

For these college students, the most difficult test is basic survival

12th - Higher Ed
The biggest challenge for these college students may not be exams or papers, but finding the means to survive. While the University of California system has worked to bring in more first-generation and "non-traditional" students, helping...
News Clip6:06
Curated Video

Polar bear enjoys relocation to Scottish Highlands

Higher Ed
AP Television Aviemore, Scotland, 10 March 2010 1. Various of Mercedes rolling in the snow 2. Mid of deer watching Mercedes 3. Wide of senior keeper David Barclay throwing faeces into the enclosure 4. Close of Mercedes rolling in snow...
News Clip3:08
PBS

Poet Phil Kaye remembers his grandfather and reimagines traditional masculinity

12th - Higher Ed
Phil Kaye is a Japanese-American poet and filmmaker and co-director of "Project Voice," an organization that partners with schools to bring poetry into the classroom. He shares one of his poems, "Surplus," for a brief but spectacular...
News Clip3:26
Curated Video

IMF leader says he is ready for talks on new recovery package

Higher Ed
1. Wide exterior of presidential palace 2. Various of President Kirchner and Finance minister Roberto Lavagna meeting IMF director, Hoerst Kohler and the IMF delegation 3. Exterior of Ministry of Economy 4. Hoerst Kohler and finance...
News Clip2:55
Curated Video

Charities talk about cyclone aid mission as Ban visits Yangon

Higher Ed
1. Wide of news conference 2. Pan across panel of speakers from aid organisations 3. SOUNDBITE (English) Jamilah Mahmood, Mercy Malaysia: "I've just returned from Myanmar and what is very obvious is that despite all the challenges that...
News Clip3:23
Curated Video

WRAP Confirmation hearing for Rice as Secretary of State

Higher Ed
POOL - Washington, DC January 18, 2005 1. Shots of Condoleezza Rice walking into Senate hearing room 2. Condoleezza Rice sitting down at witness table 3. Shots of Senate Foreign Relations committee members 4. Chairman Richard Lugar asks...
News Clip6:40
PBS

Why Climate Change Is An 'All-Encompassing Threat'

12th - Higher Ed
Although a candidate just entered the 2020 presidential race with a platform centered on climate change, some experts say Americans aren't fully aware of the scope and seriousness of global warming. Among them is David Wallace-Wells, who...