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FIRE IT UP! 'BLUE WHIRL' FIRE TORNADO BURNS CLEANER FOR REDUCED EMISSIONS
In episode 63, Jordan and Charlie discuss the 'blue fire whirl,' a type of fire whirl that could lead to beneficial new approaches for reducing carbon emissions and improving oil spill cleanup. Fire whirls, otherwise known as fire...
Jabzy
Six Day War - 3 Minute History
In this video, Jabzy brings us historical tidbits and unknown facts about the Six Day War
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BITE-SIZED ROBOTS
In episode 35, Charlie and Jordan explore new open-source medical capsule robots' hardware and software. Researchers around the globe who want to customize medical capsule robots won't have to start from scratch anymore.
Curated Video
Jordan, Umayyad Qasr al Hakkabat Desert Palace
The castles were built roughly between 660 and 750, under the caliphs of the Umayyad dynasty who had made Damascus their new capital in 661; after 750 the capital moved to the newly-built Baghdad, and some of the buildings were never...
Schooling Online
Powering Through Prose: F. Scott Fitzgerald, The Great Gatsby - Chapter 4-5 Summary
Nick Carraway learns some juicy gossip about Gatsby’s past and gets drawn into the drama. It turns out that Nick actually knows Gatsby’s long lost love! Now Gatsby asks Nick to help him reconnect with her. It’s not going to be easy,...
Vlogbrothers
Zaatari: Thoughts from a Refugee Camp
In which John visits the Za'atari refugee camp in northern Jordan and talks with refugees there about their hopes, ambitions, fears, and complex lives.
Curated Video
Barbara Jordan: Statement on the Articles of Impeachment
In 1974, US House Representative for Texas, Barbara Jordan delivered an impassioned speech on the power and meaning of the U.S. Constitution. Delivered on primetime television to critical acclaim during the coverage of the infamous...
Vlogbrothers
Syrian Refugees in the United States: One Family's Story
In which John meets with Syrian refugees Mufak, Nada, and their five kids in Amman, Jordan, and then a few months later shortly after the family's resettlement in Rockford, Illinois.
Curated Video
The rise of the refugee startup
Refugee camps are unlikely hotbeds of untapped entrepreneurial talent. The UN estimates that there are 3,000 businesses inside the Zaatari camp in Jordan, generating $13m per month, even though refugees there are not in theory allowed to...
Curated Video
Reading with Feeling: Showing Character Emotions through Voice
In this video, the teacher explains how good readers can effectively show the feelings of characters when they are talking. The teacher provides examples and guides the students through the process of identifying feeling hints and...
Curated Video
Barbara Jordan: The Black Texan Politician who Broke the Glass Ceiling
At a time when women and people of colour were all but excluded from the US government, one woman stormed the corridors of power and made them her own. This is the story of Barbara Jordan, the African American from the South who defied...
Bedtime History
How Michael Jordan Became the Best at Basketball
Michael Jordan is considered one of the greatest basketball players of all time. From 1982, when he helped North Carolina win the NCAA title, to his retirement in 2003, he dominated basketball and became a global phenomenon whose stardom...
Next Animation Studio
Scientists find ‘Sodom’ was wiped out by air-bursting meteor
An ancient city near the Dead Sea was destroyed centuries ago by a meteor that exploded above the city and burned it to a cinder.
Next Animation Studio
Chinese rocket crashes back to Earth
Remnants of the Chinese Long March 5B rocket that was launched last month have crashed back down to Earth and into the Indian Ocean.
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World Oceans Day
In a special World Oceans Day episode, Jordan and Charlie chat about ocean temperatures, new marine species and metacognition in chimpanzees.
Curated Video
3 Canadian activists detained by Israel returning home
New ReviewNewfoundlanders Devoney Ellis, Sadie Mees and Nikita Stapleton were aboard the Conscience, one of nine vessels in a flotilla that had aimed to reach Gaza. They were detained by Israel on Wednesday. Vicki Axford, Mees's aunt, said they...
Curated Video
3 Canadian activists detained by Israel have been released, family says
New ReviewThree Newfoundlanders detained by Israel aboard a flotilla bound for Gaza have been freed, according to a family member of one of the women. Devoney Ellis, Sadie Mees and Nikita Stapleton were aboard the Conscience, one of nine vessels...
Curated Video
Syria, Turkey, Jordan to restore Hejaz railway
New ReviewThere are few train journeys that linger in the imagination quite like the Hejaz Railway. Over a hundred years ago, it carried pilgrims, soldiers, and traders across deserts, cutting through empires and connecting Damascus to Medina....
Curated Video
Turkey plans new highway linking Istanbul to the Red Sea
New ReviewThere are few train journeys that linger in the imagination quite like the Hejaz Railway. Over a hundred years ago, it carried pilgrims, soldiers, and traders across deserts, cutting through empires and connecting Damascus to Medina....
Curated Video
Somerset County family welcomes baby born in van on the way to hospital
New ReviewOn Sept. 9, around 11:30 p.m., LeeAnn and Jordan Hriniak were on their way to St. Peter’s University Hospital when their son decided he couldn’t wait.
Curated Video
Israel-Houthi Conflict: Drone Launched From Yemen Hits Israel's Eilat
New ReviewA drone launched from Yemen struck Israel’s southern city of Eilat, escalating tensions in the ongoing Israel-Houthi conflict and raising concerns over regional security.
Curated Video
Allenby Border Crossing attack: Two killed between Jordan and occupied West Bank
New ReviewDeadly attack at Allenby crossing – Two Israeli soldiers killed as Jordanian driver opens fire at checkpoint.
Curated Video
Suwayda tensions: Syria announces roadmap to resolving the crisis
New ReviewSyria, the US, and Jordan agree on steps to de-escalate violence in Suwayda – after months of deadly clashes and Israeli strikes.