Step Back History
The Truth About Native Americans before Europeans Arrived
Archaeologists are finding that the Americas before Columbus were very different than we initially believed. New discoveries in a wide variety of fields are finding that long-standing concepts of the pre-Colombian world are very...
Jabzy
Russo-American Friendship - Stuff That I Find Interesting
In this video, Jabzy brings us historical tidbits and unknown facts about the Russo-American Friendship
The Guardian
Life in the shadow of Guatemala's Volcano of Fire
On 3 June, the Fuego volcano in Guatemala erupted, killing at least 113 people and leaving 332 missing. Thousands of victims have been displaced and are still living in temporary shelters. Questions are being asked about what the...
The Guardian
The only way out is through Jesus’: The El Salvador pastors saving MS-13 gang members
In El Salvador, where brutal gangs like MS-13 and 18th Street have given the country the world’s highest murder rate, the only way out for members is to become born-again Christians. In this intimate look at the lives of former gang...
The Guardian
The Living Forest
The Kichwa tribe in the Sarayaku region of the Amazon in Ecuador believe in the ‘living forest’, where humans, animals and plants live in harmony. They are fighting oil companies who want to exploit their ancestral land. A delegation of...
The Guardian
Will green technology kill Chile's deserts?
The Atacama in northern Chile is the driest desert in the world, and may be the oldest. It also holds 40% of the world's lithium – an essential ingredient in the rechargeable batteries used in green technology. Indigenous leaders and...
The Guardian
It's not fair': why Havana's taxi drivers massively outearn doctors
Cuba's strange dual system means that public sector workers and those in private enterprise are paid in different currencies. Laura, a GP, earns Cuban pesos, whereas Rogelio, who was a doctor, now makes more in an hour as a taxi driver...
The Guardian
Quipu
Esperanza and Teodula are calling for justice in rural Peru, part of 300,000 people sterilised without consent more than 18 years ago. The Quipu Project is their phoneline that allows victims across the country to share their shocking...
The Guardian
Too black for Brazil
Nayara Justino thought her dreams had come true when she was selected as the Globeleza carnival queen in 2013 after a public vote on one of Brazil’s biggest TV shows. But some regarded her complexion to be too dark to be an acceptable...
The Guardian
Muxes
In Juchitán, Mexico, muxes – children identified as male at birth, but who choose at a young age to be raised as female – are embraced as part of the community.
The Guardian
Narcotours: Netflix fans uncover the real life of Pablo Escobar
The Colombian city of Medellín has long been associated with drug lord Pablo Escobar, and with the popularity of Netflix's Narcos, a new influx of tourists are visiting the city to see where the infamous kingpin operated. The Guardian’s...
The Guardian
The fight
People with disabilities are among the most discriminated against in Bolivia. Fed up with being ignored, a group of them march across the Andes to the seat of the government in La Paz, asking to speak to President Evo Morales. They are...
Vlogbrothers
Why Avocados Still Exist
In which John discusses the strangely hopeful history (and future?) of avocado trees and their extraordinary fruit. It's a tale of coevolving with mammals that no longer exist, and yet finding a way to go on.
Next Animation Studio
Genetic analysis suggests contact between Polynesians and South Americas before Columbus: study
Ancient Polynesians may have crossed the Pacific to make contact with Native Americans from the region that is now Colombia
R Programming 101
ANOVA using R programming
ANOVA or Annalysis of Varience can be easily done using R programming. If you're learning statistics or data analysis using R, the you'll need to know how to compare the means of three or more variables. ANOVA lets you do that. So, for...
Jabzy
Napoleonic Wars - 3 Minute History
In this video, Jabzy brings us historical tidbits and unknown facts about the Napoleonic Wars
Jabzy
May Revolution - 3 Minute History
In this video, Jabzy brings us historical tidbits and unknown facts about the May Revolution
Weird History
The Brideships of Jamestown
Jamestown, Virginia, arose as the first permanent English settlement in the New World, largely thanks to the strength and resilience of the Jamestown colony brides. The initial group of settlers, all male, arrived and built James Fort in...
Step Back History
New World Technology Before Columbus
What kinds of technology did the pre-columbian of the Americas master? Stay tuned to find out about the great constructions of the original people on this land.
Step Back History
Did Columbus Really Discover America?
Was Columbus even the first explorer on America’s shores?
PBS
Why Did Europeans Enslave Africans?
Why were most slaves in America from West Africa? Slavery has existed throughout history in various forms across the globe, but who became enslaved was almost always based on military conquest. So why did Europeans travel thousands of...
Step Back History
The Pre-Columbian Peoples
Human history in America goes back over 10,000 years. In this first episode of Step Back's American History we look at the Pre-Columbian peoples and how they settled the western hemisphere.
Weird History
7 Theories About the Mysterious Vanishing Of Roanoke Colony
The disappearance of the Roanoke colony remains one of the oldest unsolved mysteries in the United States. It all began back in 1587, when Sir Walter Raleigh financed the attempts of John White to establish a British colony on Roanoke...