SciShow
The Secrets of Life’s Toughest Material
One of the toughest materials known to science is made not by humans, but by nature... and it's inside of oysters.
SciShow
How Do Oysters Make Pearls?
Quick Questions gives you the low-down on how oysters turn a tiny bit of gunk into a lovely, valuable pearl. ----------
SciShow
Bivalves Could Be the New Lab Rats
Bivalves—animals like mussels, clams and oysters—might be a more familiar sight in a restaurant than a lab. But it turns out that studying them might help us learn more about our own health.
SciShow
Bivalves Could Be the New Lab Rats
Bivalves—animals like mussels, clams and oysters—might be a more familiar sight in a restaurant than a lab. But it turns out that studying them might help us learn more about our own health.
SciShow
How Do Oysters Make Pearls?
Quick Questions gives you the low-down on how oysters turn a tiny bit of gunk into a lovely, valuable pearl.
SciShow
The Secrets of Life’s Toughest Material
One of the toughest materials known to science is made not by humans, but by nature... and it's inside of oysters.
SciShow Kids
Where Do Pearls Come From?
You may think oysters taste kind of gross, but did you know that some of them hide rare gemstones?
TED-Ed
TED-ED: Why is Vermeer's "Girl with the Pearl Earring" considered a masterpiece? - James Earle
Is she turning towards you or away from you? No one can agree. She's the subject of Dutch Master Johannes Vermeer's "Girl with the Pearl Earring," a painting often referred to as the 'Mona Lisa of the North.' But what makes this painting...
Curated Video
How to Do a Cable Stitch in Knitting
Howcast - Learn how to do a cable stitch in this knitting tutorial from Howcast.
Curated Video
How to Make Pearl & Emerald Cluster Earrings
Howcast - Learn how to make pearl and emerald cluster earrings with this Howcast video about how to make jewelry.
Curated Video
How to Make Single Pearl Earrings Using Head Pins
Howcast - Learn how to make single pearl earrings using head pins with this Howcast video about how to make jewelry.
Curated Video
How to Make Fondant Daisies
Howcast - Learn how to make fondant daisies from pastry chef Angela Cuervo, winner of Food Network's Sweet Genius, in this Howcast video.
Curated Video
How to Fix Mistakes in Circular Knitting
Howcast - Learn how to fix mistakes in circular knitting from expert Jessica Kaufman in this Howcast video.
Curated Video
How to Do a 1x1 Ribbing in the Round
Howcast - Learn how to do a 1x1 ribbing in the round from circular knitting expert Jessica Kaufman in this Howcast video.
Curated Video
How to Do a Garter Stitch in the Round
Howcast - Learn how to do a garter stitch in the round from circular knitting expert Jessica Kaufman in this Howcast video.
Curated Video
How to Tell If a Pearl Is Real
Don't be fooled at — find out if you're looking at the genuine article.
Curated Video
Only In America 6 - Men Knitting
Men Knitting:Coffee, yarn, and knitting needles take center stage as men engage in a non-traditional "boys night out," challenging stereotypes around knitting.
Curated Video
Hamlet 5.2 Character Interviews and Performance
This video delves into Act 5, Scene 2 of Shakespeare's Hamlet, featuring character interviews and a performance of the final scene. It covers Hamlet's recount of events on the boat with Rosencrantz and Guildenstern, the fencing match...
Curated Video
A Midsummer Night's Dream 4.1.55 Word Nerd: Orient Pearls
Titania places a flowery wreath on Bottom's head, and Oberon remarks that the dewdrops on the flowers, resembling tears, suggest the flowers are lamenting their dishonor in adorning Bottom's donkey head. He compares these to pearls,...
Curated Video
Pearl and Her Gee's Bend Quilt by Tangular Irby
When Pearl schedules a playdate with her friends Sallie and Ella, they have no idea they're about to travel back in time to Gee's Bend, Alabama to discover the origin of the beautiful quilts in Grandma's house. It doesn't take long for...
Curated Video
Meet & Greet: Cheeks and Pearl
Jessi shares a few animals, their rescue stories, and a bit about who they are and what they do. Featuring Cheeks the Netherland dwarf rabbit and Pearl the golden tegu.
Curated Video
How To Keep Them Happy - Porcupine, Lizard, Skunk!
Kizmit the porcupine, Pearl the tegu, and Lollipop the skunk have fun with behavioral enrichment to elicit their amazing natural behaviors.
Curated Video
Bioactive Enclosure For A Tegu!
Jessi shows off a newly built bioactive enclosure for Pearl the Colombian black and white tegu lizard. Includes adorable lizard, plants, soil, and tiny clean up crew.
The Guardian
How to Turn Pain into a Pearl
John describes his artistic method and practice, which uses circles as a base to create larger, dynamic murals. He plans to eventually cover the walls of his home with his drawings. John compares this process to the way pain is managed,...