Instructional Video3:47
Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Different Types of Sadness

6th - Higher Ed
Mikki vs the World is a creative, funny, and factual series designed to help teens get a grip on what’s happening inside their heads. Dr. M is having a hard time dealing with the sudden saddness she started feeling at the memorial...
Instructional Video4:10
Vlogbrothers

The Extraordinary Story of Hussam: Teenager, Writer, and Syrian Refugee

6th - 11th
In which John Green meets Hussam, a 16-year-old Syrian refugee living in the Azraq refugee camp in Northern Jordan with his mother and little brother. Hussam learned English in the camp in three months with help from YouTube videos and a...
Instructional Video2:15
Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Feeling Down

6th - Higher Ed
Mikki vs the World is a creative, funny, and factual series designed to help teens get a grip on what’s happening inside their heads. Dr. M is excited about her recent psychology award nomination, but Mo is feeling too sad to...
Instructional Video6:32
Oxford Comma

Love and Time: The Sun Rising

9th - 12th
Playing on the tradition of the interrupted lovers (who in this case are interrupted by the sun), Donne creates a metaphor that stretches the length of the poem. Stay tuned for a reading, summary, and analysis of one of my all time...
Instructional Video3:48
Australian Broadcasting Corporation

When Social Media Goes Wrong

6th - Higher Ed
Mikki vs the World is a creative, funny, and factual series designed to help teens get a grip on what’s happening inside their heads. Dr. M aplogizes to Daphne and sets some parameters for future social media use.



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Instructional Video4:41
Australian Broadcasting Corporation

What Does Being Anxious Feel Like?

6th - Higher Ed
Mikki vs the World is a creative, funny, and factual series designed to help teens get a grip on what’s happening inside their heads. Dr. M asks the panel of teenage experts for advice about anxiety and its symptoms. Internet Lady...
Instructional Video4:36
Australian Broadcasting Corporation

What is a Toxic Friendship?

6th - Higher Ed
Mikki vs the World is a creative, funny, and factual series designed to help teens get a grip on what’s happening inside their heads. Internet Lady introduces Dr. M to Toxic Tina to show what a toxic friendship can look...
Instructional Video4:25
Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Saying No to Peer Pressure

6th - Higher Ed
Mikki vs the World is a creative, funny, and factual series designed to help teens get a grip on what’s happening inside their heads. Saying no seems easy, but it doesn't always feel that way. Dr. M asks the teenage experts about how...
Instructional Video3:06
Australian Broadcasting Corporation

What We Want vs What Our Friends Want

6th - Higher Ed
Mikki vs the World is a creative, funny, and factual series designed to help teens get a grip on what’s happening inside their heads. Dr. M calls up Australian soccer star Lydia Williams for some knowledge about team dynamics and how...
Instructional Video3:30
Australian Broadcasting Corporation

What is "Normal" Behaviour?

6th - Higher Ed
Mikki vs the World is a creative, funny, and factual series designed to help teens get a grip on what’s happening inside their heads. Dr. M is trying so hard to act normal that she's being really awkward. So, she calls the teenage...
Instructional Video2:11
Australian Broadcasting Corporation

What Are the Cool Kids Doing?

6th - Higher Ed
Mikki vs the World is a creative, funny, and factual series designed to help teens get a grip on what’s happening inside their heads. Daphne stops by the office to update Dr. M and Mo on what the cool kids are doing these...
Podcast4:31
Youth Radio

Mall Culture Used to Connect Teens

Pre-K - Higher Ed
For most of the last fifty years, the mall has been one of the most popular destination for teenagers all over America. It’s a place where young people spend time with each other to connect and build relationships.In recent years,...
Instructional Video3:11
Curated Video

The Science of Hearing: Age, Frequencies, and Brain Reactions

Pre-K - Higher Ed
Prebycusis is the scientific name for normal loss of hearing that happens as we age. Learn how and why this happens and test out your own hearing!
Instructional Video3:58
Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Being True to Yourself

6th - Higher Ed
Mikki vs the World is a creative, funny, and factual series designed to help teens get a grip on what’s happening inside their heads. Dr. M uses counselor Amanda's advice and tries different ways of saying no to something that's...
Instructional Video3:18
Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Assessing Risk

9th - 12th
Mikki vs the World is a creative, funny, and factual series designed to help teens get a grip on what’s happening inside their heads. Mikki designs a somewhat risky experiment to assess which risks are worth taking and what we can learn...
Instructional Video4:04
Australian Broadcasting Corporation

What is an Upstander?

6th - Higher Ed
Mikki vs the World is a creative, funny, and factual series designed to help teens get a grip on what’s happening inside their heads. Dr. M and Mo stand up against Scarlet's bully. With Friends Like These: Toxic Friends part 5
Instructional Video5:48
Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Can Identity Change?

9th - 12th
Mikki vs the World is a creative, funny, and factual series designed to help teens get a grip on what’s happening inside their heads. Mo defeated his inner critic, but is still struggling to figure out what he really likes and what he's...
Instructional Video3:16
Australian Broadcasting Corporation

When Sadness Subsides

6th - Higher Ed
Mikki vs the World is a creative, funny, and factual series designed to help teens get a grip on what’s happening inside their heads. Dr. M, Mo, and Sad Panda sing a song together about the dead fish blues that they're feeling and...
Instructional Video5:34
Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Why Do We Want to Fit In?

9th - 12th
Mikki vs the World is a creative, funny, and factual series designed to help teens get a grip on what’s happening inside their heads. Dr. M asks the teenage experts about their experiences with peer influence and consults Internet Lady...
Instructional Video5:34
Healthcare Triage

Let the Kids Sleep: The Argument for Starting School Later

Higher Ed
A lot of people worry about whether or not they get enough sleep. While there's no single answer to how much sleep a given individual needs, one thing we're pretty sure about is that younger people need more sleep. Starting school later...
Instructional Video2:58
Australian Broadcasting Corporation

What Makes Up an Identity?

6th - Higher Ed
Mikki vs the World is a creative, funny, and factual series designed to help teens get a grip on what’s happening inside their heads. Internet Lady gets a bit suspicious as she helps Dr. M learn what goes into forming an identity and...
Instructional Video28:49
The Wall Street Journal

An Inside Look at the Facebook Files

Higher Ed
The Wall Street Journal has produced an unparalleled look inside Facebook's operations. Join the investigative team as they discuss their findings and take your questions.
Instructional Video2:35
Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Tension Between Teens and Adults

6th - Higher Ed
Mikki vs the World is a creative, funny, and factual series designed to help teens get a grip on what’s happening inside their heads. Why is there so much tension between kids and parents during adolescence? Internet Lady has the...
Instructional Video4:00
Australian Broadcasting Corporation

When the Bullied Becomes the Bully

6th - Higher Ed
Mikki vs the World is a creative, funny, and factual series designed to help teens get a grip on what’s happening inside their heads. Dr. M confronts Scarlet about her bullying, but their conversation is interrupted by the Über...