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TED Talks
TED: How to separate fact and fiction online | Markham Nolan
By the end of this talk, there will be 864 more hours of video on YouTube and 2.5 million more photos on Facebook and Instagram. So how do we sort through the deluge? At the TEDSalon in London, Markham Nolan shares the investigative...
Curated Video
Our Understanding of Floods is ALL Wrong
Flooding is getting worse, and not just from hurricanes or rising tides, but from increased heavy rainfall. In this episode, we dive into the changing landscape of flood hazards. First, we journey to New York, to visit Hoboken, New...
Weatherthings
Hurricane Sandy: The Impact on Society
What led to the unique path of Hurricane Sandy in 2016 and why it had such a large impact, as the second most-costly hurricane to hit the United States in modern times. It was nicknamed a superstorm for the wide impact it had in the...
The Wall Street Journal
Art for the Masses
Dustin Yellin has a vision for the museum of tomorrow: a blend of exhibitions, workshops and residencies open to creative thinkers and tinkerers from around the world. Hear how Pioneer Works is reshaping how spectators engage with art.
Brainwaves Video Anthology
Michael J. Dunlea - Teaching in Challenging Times - Manahawkin, NJ USA
Michael Dunlea is a third grade teacher at the Tabernacle Elementary School, Tabernacle, New Jersey, USA. He has been selected as a Top Fifty Finalist for the Global Teacher Prize.In the classroom, he has been using technology to take...
Next Animation Studio
Hurricane Sandy to hit the East Coast
Residents along the East Coast are preparing for the arrival of Hurricane Sandy. Sandy is expected to run into a cold front coming from the northwest and a high pressure system from Greenland creating one big superstorm. The East Coast...
NASA
Ten-Year Gap in Major Hurricanes Continues
Could the first tropical storm of the Atlantic hurricane season break the 10-year “hurricane drought” record?
It has been a decade since the last major hurricane, Category 3 or higher, made landfall in the United...
It has been a decade since the last major hurricane, Category 3 or higher, made landfall in the United...
NASA
Our Home Planet
NASA explores. From the far reaches of the cosmos, to right here at home, NASA scientists are uncovering new insights that provide economic and societal benefits to the U.S. and the world.
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Science Friday Initiative
Science Friday: Mold Compounds Sandy's Destruction
A community organizer and a mycologist discuss the incidence of mold in buildings hit by Hurricane Sandy three months earlier. Volunteers are stripping buildings of all materials contaminated by mold so the structures can be treated....
Science Friday Initiative
Science Friday: Months After Sandy, Mucking and Gutting
Mold has become a concern for residents of a Sandy-damaged neighborhood in Queens.
Science Friday Initiative
Science Friday: Seeing Sandy From Space
Scientists are taking a long view of Sandy.
Science Friday Initiative
Science Friday: Tracking Shifting Sands Along the Nation's Coast
Hurricane Sandy tore through New York's Fire Island, setting off debate about coastal management.
Science Friday Initiative
Science Friday: Hurricane Sandy Claims Thousands of Nyu Lab Mice
One of the casualties of Hurricane Sandy was the death of thousands of lab mice due to flooding at New York University. What impact on important scientific research will this have? For example, mice are critical in brain research. Aired...