PBS
For many Asian Americans, medical interpreters are a vital but scarce resource
For many immigrants, a mastery of everyday English doesn’t mean they feel comfortable in all settings, like doctors’ offices. That’s where medical interpreters play a crucial role — but access to these highly skilled professionals isn’t...
PBS
Monastery invests in craftsmanship by expanding its hand-crafted pipe organ
Pipe organs have a storied history throughout Western civilization, but demand for the king of instruments has seen a steady decline in recent decades. Special correspondent Fred de Sam Lazaro reports on one attempt to change that. It's...
PBS
What Quality Do The Most Successful People Share? True Grit
What makes a person successful? For Professor Angela Duckworth, the answer
is grit, an intangible trait that motivates passion and perseverance. In a
study at West Point, Duckworth found that grit mattered more for success
than...
TED Talks
Liz Coleman: A call to reinvent liberal arts education
Bennington president Liz Coleman delivers a call-to-arms for radical reform in higher education. Bucking the trend to push students toward increasingly narrow areas of study, she proposes a truly cross-disciplinary education -- one that...
TED-Ed
TED-Ed: From pacifist to spy: WWII’s surprising secret agent - Shrabani Basu
Learn about the life of World War II spy Noor Inayat Khan and how she worked with the French Resistance to build the network that defeated the Nazis. -- In May 1940, with the German army ready to occupy Paris, Noor Inayat Khan was faced...
TED Talks
Richard St. John: 8 secrets of success
Why do people succeed? Is it because they're smart? Or are they just lucky? Neither. Analyst Richard St. John condenses years of interviews into an unmissable 3-minute slideshow on the real secrets of success.
TED Talks
TED: Tales of passion | Isabel Allende
Author and activist Isabel Allende discusses women, creativity, the definition of feminism -- and, of course, passion -- in this talk.
TED Talks
Yves Behar: A supercharged motorcycle design
Yves Behar and Forrest North unveil Mission One, a sleek, powerful electric motorcycle. They share slides from distant (yet similar) childhoods that show how collaboration kick-started their friendship -- and shared dreams.
TED Talks
David Byrne: How architecture helped music evolve
As his career grew, David Byrne went from playing CBGB to Carnegie Hall. He asks: Does the venue make the music? From outdoor drumming to Wagnerian operas to arena rock, he explores how context has pushed musical innovation.
TED Talks
TED: For the love of birds | Washington Wachira
From the glorious crested guinea fowl to the adulterous African jacana to vultures that can pick a zebra carcass clean in 30 minutes, Washington Wachira wants us all to get to know the marvelous species of birds that share the planet...
TED Talks
TED: How I taught rats to sniff out land mines | Bart Weetjens
No one knows exactly how many landmines still litter the world, but it's safe to say: millions, waiting to kill and maim unsuspecting civilians. Clearing them is slow, expensive and dangerous. The founder of Apopo, Bart Weetjens, talks...
TED Talks
Ernesto Sirolli: Want to help someone? Shut up and listen!
When most well-intentioned aid workers hear of a problem they think they can fix, they go to work. This, Ernesto Sirolli suggests, is naïve. In this funny and impassioned talk, he proposes that the first step is to listen to the people...
TED Talks
Evan Grant: Making sound visible through cymatics
Evan Grant demonstrates the science and art of cymatics, a process for making soundwaves visible. Useful for analyzing complex sounds (like dolphin calls), it also makes complex and beautiful designs.
TED Talks
Kiran Sethi: Kids, take charge
Kiran Bir Sethi shows how her groundbreaking Riverside School in India teaches kids life's most valuable lesson: "I can." Watch her students take local issues into their own hands, lead other young people, even educate their parents.
SciShow
Why Do We Kiss?
Hank gets all up in your face about kissing -- where does it come from, why do it we do it, and do other animals do it? From ancient India to that date you were on last night (which we won't tell anyone about if you won't), we explore...
TED-Ed
TED-ED: The poet who painted with his words - Genevieve Emy
Among the great poets of literary history, certain names like Homer, Shakespeare and Whitman are instantly recognizable. However, there's an early 20th century great poet whose name you may not know: Guillaume Apollinaire. Genevieve Emy...
TED Talks
David S. Rose: How to pitch to a VC
Thinking startup? David S. Rose's rapid-fire TED U talk on pitching to a venture capitalist tells you the 10 things you need to know about yourself -- and prove to a VC -- before you fire up your slideshow.
Crash Course
Stages of Family Life: Crash Course Sociology
One way of thinking about family life says that there are stages that families move through: courtship, marriage, child-rearing, and family life in your later years. We’ll also discuss changing patterns of marriage and childbearing in...
Crash Course
Who Even Is An Entrepreneur? Crash Course Business - Entrepreneurship
You've probably heard the word "Entrepreneur" thrown around a lot in business. It conjures images of Elon Musk, Bill Gates, or Oprah Winfrey. But, it goes way beyond that. In this episode of Crash Course Business: Entrepreneurship, Anna...
TED Talks
Ben Cameron: Why the live arts matter
How can the magic of live theater, live music, live dance compete with the always-on Internet? Ben Cameron offers a bold look forward to a world where live arts matter more than ever -- to link humans together at a primal level of shared...
Curated Video
Navigating Disillusionment: What to Do When Your Dream Job Turns Sour
This video provides guidance for individuals who have achieved their dream job but have found that their passion for it has faded. It encourages self-reflection to identify the root cause of dissatisfaction, proactive steps to address...
FuseSchool
Entrepreneur Explained in 5 Minutes (What They REALLY Do)
Entrepreneur Explained in 5 Minutes (What They REALLY Do)
Wonderscape
Exploring the Universe: The Journey of Astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson
Science Kids Famous Astronomers and Astrophysicists - From Galileo to Neil deGrasse Tyson Neil deGrasse Tyson, a renowned astrophysicist, discovered his passion for outer space at a young age and has since made significant contributions...
Wonderscape
Vera Rubin: Unveiling the Mystery of Dark Matter
Science Kids Famous Astronomers and Astrophysicists - From Galileo to Neil deGrasse Tyson Vera Rubin, a pioneering astronomer, defied societal norms and gender barriers to revolutionize our understanding of the universe. Her...