TED Talks
The Future of American Democracy After a Trump Assassination Attempt
Following an assassination attempt on Donald Trump at a campaign rally, president and founder of Eurasia Group and GZERO Media Ian Bremmer joins TED’s Helen Walters to discuss the broader implications for American politics. They explore...
SciShow
The Most Beautiful Science of 2012
Michael Aranda substitutes for Hank again in this week's News to tell you about the winners of the 2012 Visualization Challenge, an annual competition run by the journal Science that selects the most elegant and educational graphics,...
SciShow
The Most Beautiful Science of 2012
Michael Aranda substitutes for Hank again in this week's News to tell you about the winners of the 2012 Visualization Challenge, an annual competition run by the journal Science that selects the most elegant and educational graphics,...
3Blue1Brown
A few of the best math explainers from this summer
Announcement for the results of the first Summer of Math Exposition
TED Talks
TED: The era of blind faith in big data must end | Cathy O'Neil
Algorithms decide who gets a loan, who gets a job interview, who gets insurance and much more -- but they don't automatically make things fair. Mathematician and data scientist Cathy O'Neil coined a term for algorithms that are secret,...
TED Talks
TED: How to win at evolution and survive a mass extinction | Lauren Sallan
Congratulations! By being here, alive, you are one of history's winners -- the culmination of a success story four billion years in the making. The other 99 percent of species who have ever lived on earth are dead -- killed by fire,...
TED Talks
TED: The trials, tribulations and timeline of a COVID-19 vaccine | Jerome Kim
Developing a vaccine usually takes five to 10 years, costs about a billion dollars and has a failure rate of 93 percent. Under the pressure of the coronavirus pandemic, scientists are being asked to speed that timeline up to 12 to 18...
SciShow
The 2015 Nobel Prizes!
Over the past few weeks, the Nobel committees have been announcing the 2015 laureates. This year’s winners in the physics and chemistry categories made discoveries about the tiny neutrinos flying through all of us, and the ways our...
TED Talks
TED: The tyranny of merit | Michael Sandel
What accounts for our polarized public life, and how can we begin to heal it? Political philosopher Michael Sandel offers a surprising answer: those who have flourished need to look in the mirror. He explores how "meritocratic hubris"...
SciShow
3 Great Discoveries of 2014
SciShow News explains the amazing discoveries behind this year’s Nobel Prizes, from the invention that made LED bulbs possible to discovering how our “inner GPS” works!
Crash Course
The Vikings! - Crash Course World History 224
In which John Green teaches you about Vikings! That's right, one of our most requested subjects, the Vikings, right here on Crash Course. So what's the deal with Vikings? Well, the stuff you've heard about them may not be true. The...
Curated Video
Important values
In this video, Jade the Giraffe takes us on a journey through the red carpet of the Gimme Awards, where animal celebrities gather to celebrate their achievements. Along the way, we learn about important values such as forgiveness,...
Curated Video
FIFA Interactive World Cup: Determining the World's Greatest Electronic Footballer
The FIFA Interactive World Cup is a global competition where the best electronic footballers from around the world battle it out on the EA Sports game FIFA 2005. After intense regional heats in different countries, the top players face...
Curated Video
Qualification Process for the FIFA World Cup: Exploring the Continental Zones
This video provides an overview of the qualification process for the FIFA World Cup, highlighting the different continental zones and the number of spots allocated to each. It explains the qualification process for Africa, Europe,...
Wonderscape
The Ancient Olympics: From Religious Ceremony to Legendary Games
This video delves into the origins of the Olympic Games in ancient Greece, which began in 776 BC as a religious ceremony to honor Zeus. It explores the events, the sacred truce, and the olive wreaths given to winners. The ancient games...
Great Big Story
Dive into the secrets of legends of the hidden temple
Uncover the intriguing behind-the-scenes facts of the classic 90s Nickelodeon game show, Legends of the Hidden Temple.
Curated Video
Football Files - Episode 92 – GOLDEN BALL AWARD
EXCELLENCE THIS AWARD IS GIVEN TO THE MOST OUTSTANDING PLAYER OF THE ENTIRE TOURNAMENT. RANKINGS THIS AWARD SPONSORED BY ADIDAS IS GIVEN BY A COMMITTEE WHO AWARD GOLD, SILVER AND BRONZE BALLS. WINNERS PLAYERS INCLUDE MARADONA,...
PBS
Is the Stock Market Irrational?
The economic numbers look bleak, but the stock market is strangely optimistic... Has it lost touch with reality?
Curated Video
History in Its Own Terms
Intellectual historian Quentin Skinner (QMUL), describes his approach to historical scholarship.
Brainwaves Video Anthology
John Merrow - Addicted to Reform
John Merrow began his career as an education reporter with National Public Radio in 1974 and recently stepped down as President of Learning Matters, a non-profit production company in New York City. In 2012 he became the first journalist...
Institute for New Economic Thinking
Steve Keen: The Naked Emperor Dethroned 1/7
The two intersecting lines of supply and demand penetrate economics textbooks like Einstein's mass-energy equivalence penetrates physics textbooks. The theory behind the two lines is inherently flawed, says Steve Keen.It is not possible...
Neuro Transmissions
Losing The Nobel Prize
The Nobel Prize is often viewed as the ultimate achievement in science. But to what extent would you go to win it? In 2014, astronomer Dr. Brian Keating invented BICEP2, the most powerful cosmology telescope ever made. Using this, he...
SWPictures
THE OTHER AMERICA - Trade Not Aid
Latin America's chequered history with multi-national companies can make big business a hard sell. In this film we look at some business projects in South America, centred on the poor to see what can happen. “It is not about philanthropy...
Financial Times
Financial crisis explained: who benefited from the crisis?
Question 2 of 4: Martin Sandbu, Rana Foroohar and Katie Martin answer questions from the FT's Instagram followers: 'Who made money out of the crisis and did it benefit anyone?'