‘For the great enemy of truth is very often not the lie--deliberate, contrived and dishonest--but the myth--persistent, persuasive, and unrealistic.’



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Yale University Commencement

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This video highlights Katherine Johnson's vital contributions to NASA, from calculating trajectories for the first manned space missions to helping bring Apollo 13 safely back to Earth. Her mathematical expertise was instrumental in...

This is an answer key video for an Apply It/Assess It. It explains events that took place in the 1960s.

This video provides a detailed account of the assassination of President John F. Kennedy on November 22, 1963 in Dallas, Texas. It explores the events leading up to the assassination, the immediate aftermath, and the lasting impact on...

Is art a public good? Why is the government even paying for art in the first place? Today, Danielle explores the US government's history of commissioning art and how that lead to the NEA.

Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts Glenn Hegar talks about managing finances for the Lone Star State and for its citizens. Hegar describes the economic impact of NASA on the state of Texas based on a report drafted by the Comptroller's...

In this recording of a live panel at the Johnson Space Center, experts discuss the historic Apollo 10 mission and how the lessons learned from that time will help us achieve our goal of returning to the Moon in 2024. HWHAP Episode 92.

You many not be familiar with the name Vasili Arkhipov, but maybe you should be. He's the Soviet Navy man who stopped nuclear war during the Cuban Missile Crisis in the '60s. Arkhipov, AKA the man who avoided nuclear war, somehow...

John Uri reflects on the history of the Johnson Space Center after its 60th anniversary. HWHAP Episode 223.

This video is about conditionals.

Mr. P./Marc will explain the difference among all these conditionals though leaving aside mixed conditionals, which he will deal with them in a later video. He will start by introducing the "zero...

Learn more about the Apollo program in this interview with NASA astrophysicist Dr. Michelle Thaller and Senior Editor for Astronomy and Space Exploration at Encyclopaedia Britannica Erik Gregersen.

This programme features eleven extracts from various film archive sources on the Cuban Missile Crisis, covering three themes: The Crisis Builds, Kennedy in Action and Winners or Losers. All the extracts are selected by Ben Walsh. There...

On November 22, 1963, President John F. Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas, Texas. Arguably the crime of the century, Kennedy's murder stunned the American people and set off an outpouring of grief around the world. But the days after...

Explore the incredible life and accomplishments of NASA's Katherine Johnson, nicknamed the "Human Computer."  Understand her major contributions to the United States space program as a physicist, space scientist and mathematician and...

A fact-filled look at 23 of the most important events from man's on-going adventure in space. The first rocket to orbit the moon and women in space. Space Facts. Part 2