TED Talks
TED: How to imagine a better future for democracy | Adrienne Maree Brown and Baratunde Thurston
US democracy needs repair — and care is the answer, says author adrienne maree brown in conversation with writer and activist Baratunde Thurston. In a sweeping discussion on what it means to be an active citizen, they unpack how to...
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How Some Words Get Forgetted
English is a confusing language for many reasons. But the irregular verbs might be the most confusing part. Why is "told" the past tense of "tell" but "smold" isn't the past tense of "smell"? It turns out that the study of irregular...
TED Talks
Jean-Baptiste Michel: The mathematics of history
What can mathematics say about history? According to TED Fellow Jean-Baptiste Michel, quite a lot. From changes to language to the deadliness of wars, he shows how digitized history is just starting to reveal deep underlying patterns.
TED-Ed
TED-ED: Mysteries of vernacular: Inaugurate - Jessica Oreck
From avian omens to the beginning of a new policy or the reign of a new politician, Jessica Oreck follows the flight path of the word inaugurate.
TED-Ed
TED-ED: Beware of nominalizations (AKA zombie nouns) - Helen Sword
Few mistakes sour good writing like nominalizations, or, as Helen Sword likes to call them, zombie nouns. Zombie nouns transform simple and straightforward prose into verbose and often confusing writing. Keep your nouns away from...
SciShow
Hanny's Voorwerp: The Mystery Blue Blob
In 2007, Hanny van Arkel noticed a blue blob next to a galaxy. Eight years later, scientists are still trying to figure out how it got there.
TED-Ed
TED-Ed: Does grammar matter? - Andreea S. Calude
It can be hard sometimes, when speaking, to remember all of the grammatical rules that guide us when we're writing. When is it right to say the dog and mec and when should it be the dog and I? Does it even matter? Andreea S. Calude dives...
TED-Ed
TED-ED: Buffalo buffalo buffalo: One-word sentences and how they work - Emma Bryce
Buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo' is a grammatically correct sentence. How? Emma Bryce explains how this and other one-word sentences illustrate some lexical ambiguities that can turn ordinary words and...
Curated Video
Mastering Verb Tenses: A Complete Guide for English Learners
Are you struggling with verb tenses in English? Don't worry, we've got you covered! In this comprehensive guide, you'll learn everything you need to know about the six main verb tenses: present simple, present continuous, past simple,...
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Past Tense of German Modal Verbs Made Easy
In German grammar lesson we dive into the complexities of using modal verbs like "mögen," "müssen," "dürfen," and more in the past tense. This comprehensive guide simplifies the use of modal verbs in the Perfekt and Präteritum tenses,...
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Plusquamperfekt (Past Perfekt Tense) | Passiv Deutsch Grammatik B1 | B1German Grammar Lesson
Plusquamperfekt (Past Perfekt Tense) - B1 German Grammar Lesson for Beginners Ever wondered how to perfectly narrate events that happened before other past events? This German grammar lesson is your gateway to understanding the...
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sie vs sie vs Sie - Shallow German Deep Dive | Learn B1 German for Beginners with Herr Antrim
sie vs sie vs Sie - Shallow German Deep Dive | Learn B1 German for Beginners with Herr Antrim In this lesson, we dive into the complexities of the German pronoun "sie" which can mean "she", "they", "you", "her", "it", or "them" depending...
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Konjunktiv 1 Explained: Forms, Usage, and Examples | B1 German Grammar Lesson
Konjunktiv 1 Explained: Forms, Usage, and Examples | B1 German Grammar Lesson In this B1 German grammar lesson, you will learn all about Konjunktiv 1, a crucial aspect required to express indirect speech in German. You'll learn the...
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Konjunktiv 2: How to Form Sentences with "würden" | B1 German Grammar Lesson
Konjunktiv 2: How to Form Sentences with "würden" | B1 German Grammar Lesson In this lesson, you'll start to conquer the Konjunktiv 2 by focusing on how to form sentences with "würden". The Konjunktiv 2 is often perceived as one of the...
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Konjunktiv 2: Using "haben" and "sein" to Form the Past Tense | German Perfekt Tense Lesson
Konjunktiv 2: Using "haben" and "sein" to Form the Past Tense | German Perfekt Tense Lesson In this B1 German Grammar Lesson, you’ll learn how to use "haben" and "sein" to form the past tense in Konjunktiv 2. Learn how to say "would...
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Konjunktiv 2 with Modal Verbs | B1 German Grammar Lesson
In this B1 German Grammar Lesson, you will learn how to use modal verbs in Konjunktiv 2. This lesson will cover how to form and use "möchten," "müssten," "dürften," "könnten," "sollten," and "wollten" to express contrary-to-reality...
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Konjunktiv 2: Special Verb Forms Explained | B1 German Grammar Lesson
In this B1 German Grammar lesson, you’ll learn the unique Konjunktiv 2 forms of certain German verbs. Learn how verbs like "geben" (gäbe) and "wissen" (wüsste) are conjugated differently from regular verbs. We will explore why some verbs...
Wonderscape
Exploring Adverbs in English Grammar
Discover the role of adverbs in enhancing our understanding of verbs, adjectives, and other adverbs in sentences. Learn how adverbs provide details on how, when, where, and to what extent actions occur, making language more vivid and...
Wonderscape
Adjectives: Adding Color and Detail to Sentences
Discover the role of adjectives in language as they add description and detail to nouns. This video highlights how adjectives like 'blue', 'tall', 'scary', and 'small' enhance sentences, providing examples of adjectives placed both next...
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Verbs: Bringing Actions to Life in Sentences
Uncover the role of verbs, the action words in sentences, as this video explains how they complement nouns to form complete thoughts. Examples like "Haley eats the cupcake" and "Marcus runs" illustrate how verbs represent actions or...
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Adjectives in Action: Placement Matters
This video explores how adjectives function in sentences, focusing on their placement after verbs. Using examples like the colors of the American flag and the description of a hat, the lesson explains how adjectives can follow verbs to...
Rachel's English
Speaking with Confidence? [Unlock the Power of Helping Verbs!]
Helping verbs are key to speaking with confidence in American English. They fill in gaps and make you sound more natural and smooth. Speaking with confidence requires mastery of these tricky verbs but once you’ve got them nailed down...
Curated Video
Deep Learning - Recurrent Neural Networks with TensorFlow - Recurrent Neural Networks (Elman Unit Part 1)
In this video, we will get introduced to simple recurrent neural networks also called as Elman Unit. This clip is from the chapter "Recurrent Neural Networks (RNNs), Time Series, and Sequence Data" of the series "Deep Learning -...
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Data Science Model Deployments and Cloud Computing on GCP - HTTP Methods
This video explains HTTP methods, where predefined verbs are used to describe the interaction that the client wishes to engage in with the server, often called a request. The most common HTTP methods are GET, POST, PUT, and DELETE. This...