SciShow
4 Plants That Are Great for Humans
A quarter of all prescription drugs in the U.S. come from substances that are found only in plants. In this episode of SciShow, we take a look at four of these talented plants who make our lives better.
Crash Course
Groundwater & the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict: Crash Course Geography
The Arab-Israeli Conflict, which is the ongoing political tensions and military conflicts between Arab nations and Israel, is one of the longest and most complex disputes in the world. Today, we're going to focus on more recent events,...
TED Talks
TED: The path to ending ethnic conflicts | Stefan Wolff
Civil wars and ethnic conflicts have brought the world incredible suffering, but Stefan Wolff's figures show that, in the last 20 years, their number has steadily decreased. He extracts critical lessons from Northern Ireland, Liberia,...
Crash Course
How Did Religion Spread Along the Silk Road? Crash Course Geography
Today we’re going to talk about the collection of routes known as the Silk Roads, and explore how worldview and other ideas spread along those trade routes. The Silk Roads are responsible for everything from the spices we use when we...
TED Talks
Shad Begum: How women in Pakistan are creating political change
Activist Shad Begum has spent her life empowering women to live up to their full potential. In a personal talk, she shares her determined struggle to improve the lives of women in her deeply religious and conservative community in...
TED Talks
TED: The powerful stories that shaped Africa | Gus Casely-Hayford
In the vast sweep of history, even an empire can be forgotten. In this wide-ranging talk, Gus Casely-Hayford shares origin stories of Africa that are too often unwritten, lost, unshared. Travel to Great Zimbabwe, the ancient city whose...
Crash Course
Migrations and Intensification: Crash Course Big History
In which Hank and John Green teach you about humanity conquering the Earth. Or at least moving from Africa into the rest of the Earth. As human beings spread out across the world and populations grew, humanity reached a critical mass of...
Curated Video
Abu Dhabi: From Luxury to Desert Adventure
Discovering Abu Dhabi's Modern Marvels:From the ancient to the ultramodern, our next destination is Abu Dhabi, the capital of the United Arab Emirates. Known as an "Oasis in the desert," Abu Dhabi boasts awe-inspiring skyscrapers that...
Curated Video
Greatest Asian Dynasties | Top 10 Countdown
Greatest Asian Dynasties | Top 10 Countdown
Curated Video
Charlemagne (Part 2/2) The Carolingian Renaissance
Charlemagne (Part 2/2) The Carolingian Renaissance
Brainwaves Video Anthology
Derek Penslar - Zionism vs Anti-Zionism
Derek Penslar is the William Lee Frost Professor of Jewish History. He is the director of undergraduate studies within the department and directs Harvard’s Center for Jewish Studies. Penslar is a resident faculty member at the Minda de...
Curated Video
Battle of Yarmouk, 636 AD (Part 1/2) Storm gathers in the Middle East
Battle of Yarmouk, 636 AD (Part 1/2) Storm gathers in the Middle East
Curated Video
Battle of Dara, 530 AD (Part 1/2) Rise of Belisarius
Battle of Dara, 530 AD (Part 1/2) Rise of Belisarius
Curated Video
Why Venezuela Is So Poor Despite Having So Much Oil
Venezuela has the largest deposits of oil in the world. More than Saudi Arabia, more than Iraq, more than Canada. Despite this, the country has been in economic free-fall for the last few years. And its production of oil has dropped from...
Curated Video
Battle of Dara, 530 AD (Part 2/2) Belisarius' Tactical Master Class
Battle of Dara, 530 AD (Part 2/2) Belisarius' Tactical Master Class
Curated Video
Factpack: Amazing Migrations
Discover the reasons animals and tiny insects travel vast distances each year. Biology - Ecosystems - Learning Points. A Twig FactPack Film. Open a discussion on what has been already learnt in a topic, or use to grab attention at the...
Curated Video
The Arabic Science of Balancing
The Arabic development of 'the science of balancing' using 'Al-Jabr', which laid the foundations of modern algebra. Maths - History Of Maths A Twig Math Film. Reinforce and extend the learning required by the curriculum. Twig’s context...
Curated Video
Overusing resources
Find out why some resources are in short supply and why we need to conserve as much as possible. People and places -Human impact on the environment - Overusing resources Learning Points Some natural resources on Earth are limited and...
Curated Video
Timeline of World History | Major Time Periods & Ages
Timeline of World History | Major Time Periods & Ages
Curated Video
Iraq - Geography & Governorates | Countries of the World
Learn the geography of Iraq -- a country known as the 'cradle of civilization' -- and its 19 governorates with this Countries of the World video by KLT!
Curated Video
Syria - Geography & Governorates | Countries of the World
Learn about Syria -- a country on the eastern coast of the Mediterranean Sea -- including its 14 Governorates and capital city with this Countries of the World video by KLT!
Curated Video
Introduction and Construction of Feynan Ecolodge
This video is an overview of eco-housing and the challenges of designing architecture that is both revolutionary and practical, followed by a detailed look at the construction of the Feynan Ecolodge in Jordan, integrating traditional...