Crash Course
Serpents and Dragons: Crash Course World Mythology #38
This week, Mike is teaching you about the most mythic of mythological creatures: Dragons. Cultures across the world (and across Westeros) tell stories of dragons, and their power to destroy, their power to prop up kings, and their power...
SciShow
Apocalypse? How?!
Hank debunks several apocalypse theories that predict Earth's demise in 2012.
TED-Ed
TED-Ed: Who was the world's first author? - Soraya Field Fiorio
4,300 years ago in ancient Sumer, the most powerful person in the city of Ur was banished to wander the vast desert. Her name was Enheduanna, and by the time of her exile, she had written forty-two hymns and three epic poems— and Sumer...
5 Minutes English
Ancient Mesopotamia | 5 MINUTES
The story of writing, astronomy and law begins in one place: Mesopotamia, also called the “Cradle of Civilization” and located in modern Iraq and Kuwait. Get to know the Ancient Mesopotamian Civilization in 5 Minutes...
Curated Video
China's Rare Mineral Monopoly Threatens Western Defence
#Gravitas China's suspension of a key rare earth mineral has disrupted the defence supply chain in the U.S. and other Western Nations. The countries are scrambling to replenish stocks of advanced weaponry equipment.