TED-Ed
TED-Ed: How horses changed history | William T. Taylor
People have been captivated by horses for a long time. They appear more than any other animal in cave paintings dating back 30,000 years. But how did horses make the journey from wild animals to ones humans could hitch themselves to and...
PBS
Isabel Allende's Newest Historical Novel Tells Familiar Story Of Refugee Life
"A Long Petal of the Sea," a new historical novel by renowned writer Isabel Allende, draws upon events spanning from the Spanish civil war to the 1973 coup in her native Chile -- and with resonance for the experience of refugees today....
Curated Video
Davis vows to protect EU citizens in UK after Brexit
UK Brexit Secretary David Davis has pledged to protect European Union citizens living in Britain following its departure from the EU.In a speech at the Conservative Party's annual conference in Birmingham on Sunday, he emphasised however...
Curated Video
CONGO: KINSHASA: MOBS PREY UPON CAPTURED REBELS
French/Nat
Troops loyal to Laurent Kabila claimed to have pushed back the rebel forces that had infiltrated parts of Congo's capital, taking hundreds of prisoners.
Sporadic gun battles erupted in downtown Kinshasa on Thursday amid an...
SciShow
How We Manipulate Our Brains With Electricity
Obviously, you can’t just plant a chip in someone’s head and start manipulating their thoughts and behavior, but doctors and scientists CAN use electricity to activate or inhibit certain parts of the brain. And they can use this power to...
Bozeman Science
AP Biology Practice 5 - Analyze Data and Evaluate Evidence
In this video Paul Andersen explains how scientists analyze data and evaluate evidence. He starts with a description of data and how it must be properly displayed. He then describes types of data in each of the four big ideas. He finally...
Curated Video
The Seven Years War: Crash Course World History
In which John teaches you about the Seven Years War, which may have lasted nine years. Or as many as 23. It was a very confusing was. The Seven Years War was a global war, fought on five continents, which is kind of a lot. John focuses...
TED Talks
What physics taught me about marketing - Dan Cobley
* Viewer discretion advised. This video includes discussion of mature topics and may be inappropriate for some audiences. Physics and marketing don't seem to have much in common, but Dan Cobley is passionate about both. He brings these...
Crash Course
The Fall of Communism: Crash Course European History
The aftermath of the collapse of the Soviet Union and its Warsaw Pact had a huge impact on the countries of Eastern Europe. As the former satellite states turned away from communism and Soviet influence, some of them shifted toward...
SciShow
Getting Free Serotonin from Nature | Compilation
Serotonin is the chemical messenger we can thank for being related to feelings of happiness, and one of the ways you can produce this chemical is to turn to our old friend nature! So maybe a visit to the dog park really can make you feel...
Crash Course
Robots: Crash Course Computer Science
Today we're going to talk about robots! Robots are often thought as a technology of the future, but they're already here by the millions in the workplace, our homes, and pretty soon on the roads. We'll discuss the origins of robotics to...
Crash Course
Eating and Body Dysmorphic Disorders: Crash Course Psychology
In this episode of Crash Course Psychology, Hank walks us through the troubling world of Eating and Body Dysmorphic disorders. There's a lot going on here and, even though we still have a lot of dots to connect, a lot we can learn to...
SciShow
The Leidenfrost Effect: How to Make a Liquid Levitate
In this video Michael Aranda explains what the Leidenfrost Effect is, and how it can cause liquid to 'levitate'.
SciShow
We May Have Found a New Organ, Thanks to Cancer Therapy
We’ve been studying the body for most of human history, and yet we are still finding new organs (or parts of them - depending on your definition). Also, thanks to some marmosets, we know a little more about how anxiety and depression...
TED Talks
TED: Machine intelligence makes human morals more important | Zeynep Tufekci
Machine intelligence is here, and we're already using it to make subjective decisions. But the complex way AI grows and improves makes it hard to understand and even harder to control. In this cautionary talk, techno-sociologist Zeynep...
SciShow
Are You Really Addicted to Your Phone?
Are millennials addicted to their phones? Is that even a thing that can happen?!
SciShow
No You Dont Have a Reptilian Brain
You don't actually have a "reptilian brain" somewhere deep in your head making you act like a salty crocodile, so where did that idea even come from?
SciShow
Psychology Hacks to Help Your New Year's Resolutions | Compilation
It's time to ring in the new year, so lots of people are ready to make their new year's resolutions. With the help of psychology, you too can be on your way to fulfilling your goals this year!
SciShow
Do Plants Get Cancer?
Have you ever seen a tree with a big, twisted knot growing out of it? That's just one way that plants can show signs of cancer. Quick Questions explains.
TED Talks
Joseph DeSimone: What if 3D printing was 100x faster?
What we think of as 3D printing, says Joseph DeSimone, is really just 2D printing over and over ... slowly. Onstage at TED2015, he unveils a bold new technique -- inspired, yes, by Terminator 2 -- that's 25 to 100 times faster, and...
Crash Course
Role-playing Games: Crash Course Games
Today, we're going to explore the world of role-playing games. Role-playing games are different than most, because they're technically a form of interactive storytelling with one player managing the game as the game master (or dungeon...
TED Talks
TED: 7 tools for building a business people trust | Marcos Aguiar
Why do we trust some companies and not others? Using real-world examples, digital trust advisor Marcos Aguiar decodes this make-or-break quality -- and offers seven tools to help leaders design a foundation of trust into their business...
Bozeman Science
AP Biology Labs - part 2
Paul Andersen explains the final 6 of 13 AP Biology Labs. The following topics are included: Transformation, Restriction Analysis of DNA, Energy Dynamics, Transpiration, Animal Behavior, and Enzyme Activity.
TED Talks
William Black: How to rob a bank (from the inside, that is)
William Black is a former bank regulator who’s seen firsthand how banking systems can be used to commit fraud — and how “liar's loans” and other tricky tactics led to the 2008 US banking crisis that threatened the international economy....