Instructional Video28:23
TED Talks

Philip Rosedale: Life in Second Life

12th - Higher Ed
Why build a virtual world? Philip Rosedale talks about the virtual society he founded, Second Life, and its underpinnings in human creativity. It's a place so different that anything could happen.
Instructional Video12:23
SciShow

3 Surprising Things That Act Like Fluids

12th - Higher Ed
Sometimes being in a traffic jam can feel like being stuck in a clogged pipe. And it turns out, maybe that feeling isn’t too far off. Today we look at 3 things that are remarkably unlike fluids, yet still behave in liquid-like ways.
Instructional Video15:11
TED Talks

Wayne McGregor: A choreographer's creative process in real time

12th - Higher Ed
We all use our body on a daily basis, and yet few of us think about our physicality the way Wayne McGregor does. He demonstrates how a choreographer communicates ideas to an audience, working with two dancers to build phrases of dance,...
Instructional Video16:09
TED Talks

Virginia Postrel: On glamour

12th - Higher Ed
In a timely talk, cultural critic Virginia Postrel muses on the true meaning, and the powerful uses, of glamour -- which she defines as any calculated, carefully polished image designed to impress and persuade.
Instructional Video5:48
TED Talks

TED: Can the metaverse bring us closer to wildlife? | Gautam Shah

12th - Higher Ed
Technologist and TED Fellow Gautam Shah invites us to imagine how the metaverse could redefine the relationships between humans and other species. By giving individual wild animals a personal identity (such as Fio, a young orangutan in...
Instructional Video8:53
Crash Course

MMORPGs - Crash Course Games

12th - Higher Ed
So we ended the last episode with casual gaming and a more connected gaming community, but these connected communities started much before smartphones and Facebook. Today, we're going to talk about MMORPGs - or Massively Multiplayer...
Instructional Video3:10
MinuteEarth

The Best Pokémon (According to Science)

12th - Higher Ed
There’s lots of debate as to which original starter Pokémon is the best fighter among squirtle, bulbasaur, charmander, and pikachu, but only one is the most biologically plausible.
Instructional Video7:12
SciShow

The Imaginary Future Asteroid That Hit NYC

12th - Higher Ed
Last week, an asteroid impact drill was conducted, which demonstrated what might happen if an asteroid hit us within the decade. It didn't go quite as well as we would like.
Instructional Video3:40
TED-Ed

TED-Ed: How we see color - Colm Kelleher

Pre-K - Higher Ed
There are three types of color receptors in your eye: red, green and blue. But how do we see the amazing kaleidoscope of other colors that make up our world? Colm Kelleher explains how humans can see everything from auburn to aquamarine.
Instructional Video11:16
TED Talks

TED: NFTs, the metaverse and the future of digital art | Elizabeth Strickler

12th - Higher Ed
In need of a brief yet illuminating lesson on the obsession with NFTs? Elizabeth Strickler breaks down the acronym and explains the fundamentals of non-fungible tokens, sharing how these digital assets are changing the landscape for...
Instructional Video17:23
TED Talks

Suleika Jaouad: What almost dying taught me about living

12th - Higher Ed
"The hardest part of my cancer experience began once the cancer was gone," says author Suleika Jaouad. In this fierce, funny, wisdom-packed talk, she challenges us to think beyond the divide between "sick" and "well," asking: How do you...
Instructional Video8:42
Crash Course

Nonexistent Objects & Imaginary Worlds: Crash Course Philosophy

12th - Higher Ed
Today we transition between units on language and aesthetics with a discussion of nonexistent and imaginary objects. Is it possible to make true assertions about things that aren’t real? We’ll explore Meinong’s Jungle and the concept of...
Instructional Video15:42
Crash Course Kids

Food Chains Compilation

3rd - 8th
Maybe you'd like to just hear about one topic for a while. We understand. So today, let's just watch some videos about how we get energy. And how one animal gets energy from another animal, or a plant. It's all about food chains and food...
Instructional Video9:09
Crash Course

Cartesian Skepticism - Neo, Meet Rene: Crash Course Philosophy

12th - Higher Ed
This week Hank introduces skepticism, exploring everything from the nature of reality through the eyes of a 17th century philosopher and, of course, The Matrix.
Instructional Video9:27
TED Talks

TED: The incredible potential of flexible, soft robots | Giada Gerboni

12th - Higher Ed
Robots are designed for speed and precision -- but their rigidity has often limited how they're used. In this illuminating talk, biomedical engineer Giada Gerboni shares the latest developments in "soft robotics," an emerging field that...
Instructional Video3:49
SciShow

What Does a 95% Effective Vaccine Really Mean?

12th - Higher Ed
If you've received a vaccine that's 95% effective, that does not mean you have a 5% chance of getting sick. That’s just not how the numbers are calculated. So let’s take a closer look at how it does work, why we can’t compare these...
Instructional Video12:35
TED Talks

TED: The awesome potential of many metaverses | Agnes Larsson

12th - Higher Ed
In the multitude of metaverses that exist there are infinite possibilities for inclusivity and creativity. Inviting us to craft our own digital universes, Minecraft's game director Agnes Larsson shares how the experience of building and...
Instructional Video11:40
Crash Course

Thermodynamics: Crash Course History of Science

12th - Higher Ed
It's time to heat things up! LITERALLY! It's time for Hank to talk about the history of Thermodynamics!!! It's messy and there are a lot of people who came up with some ideas that worked and other that didn't and then some ideas that...
Instructional Video12:27
TED Talks

Joi Ito: Want to innovate? Become a "now-ist"

12th - Higher Ed
"Remember before the internet?" asks Joi Ito. "Remember when people used to try to predict the future?" In this engaging talk, the head of the MIT Media Lab skips the future predictions and instead shares a new approach to creating in...
Instructional Video12:17
Crash Course

100 Years of Solitude Part 2: Crash Course Literature 307

12th - Higher Ed
In which we continue our exhaustive look at One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel Garcia Marquez.
Instructional Video5:18
TED-Ed

TED-Ed: How to build a fictional world - Kate Messner

Pre-K - Higher Ed
Why is J.R.R. Tolkien's Lord of the Rings trilogy so compelling? How about The Matrix or Harry Potter? What makes these disparate worlds come alive are clear, consistent rules for how people, societies -- and even the laws of physics --...
Instructional Video4:12
SciShow

How to Make Pokémon GO

12th - Higher Ed
You wanna be the very best? Like no one ever was? Travel across your neighborhood with us and learn about some of the tech behind the phenomenon that is Pokémon GO.
Instructional Video9:03
Crash Course

Specialization and Trade: Crash Course Economics

12th - Higher Ed
In which Adriene Hill and Jacob Clifford teach you about specialization and trade, and how countries decide whether they're going to make stuff or trade for stuff. You'll learn about things like comparative advantage, the production...
Instructional Video10:25
Crash Course

Real Gases: Crash Course Chemistry

12th - Higher Ed
Hank bursts our ideal gas law bubble, er, balloon, and brings us back to reality, explaining how the constants in the gas law aren't all that constant; how the ideal gas law we've spent the past two weeks with has to be corrected for...