Religion for Breakfast
The Ancient Jerusalem Soundscape: They Experienced Life Differently
One day, I was trying to write my dissertation while sitting in my room in east Jerusalem. I was writing about ancient soundscapes...how the lack of ambient sounds in ancient cities would have made conversation and religious chants...
Hip Hughes History
Why Are So Many U.S. Citizens Renouncing Their Citizenship?
It was announced that for 2013, over 3,000 Americans renounced their American Citizenship. Cut through the media foghorns and let HipHughes explain the reason why.
Crash Course
Nuclear Chemistry: Crash Course Chemistry
In this episode, Hank welcomes you to the new age, to the new age, welcome to the new age. Here he'll talk about transmutation among elements, isotopes, calculating half-life, radioactive decay, and spontaneous fission. -- Table of...
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
Vocabulary for IELTS: Stop Using ‘Ancient’ Wrong!
Today you’ll learn to stop using the word ‘ancient’, and learn better vocabulary for your IELTS score.
Wonderscape
Ancient Greek Scholars: Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle
This video explores the impact of ancient Greek philosophers, including Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle. It covers Socrates' method of questioning, Plato's writings on justice and government, and Aristotle's belief in observation as the...
Espresso Media
Exploring the Artistic Legacy of Pierre Auguste Renoir in Kamya Sirmour
The video explores the life and work of Pierre Auguste Renoir, a pioneering impressionist artist who lived in Kamya Sirmour on the French Riviera. It discusses his friendship with fellow artist Suzanne and his move to the south for...
Visual Learning Systems
Understanding Chemical Energy and its Applications
This video explains the concept of chemical energy and its role in various everyday activities. It highlights how bonds between atoms store energy, which can be released through combustion or digestion.
This video is part of the 10-part...
NativLang
Writing the Greek Alphabet (Part 2: Ancient Lowercase, or Minuscule)
How to write the Ancient Greek alphabet. Part 2 of this series teaches you to write the minuscule (lowercase) letter variants. This Greek script became more and more common in later ancient times and the middle ages. Printed Ancient...
NativLang
Writing the Greek Alphabet (Part 1: Ancient Uppercase, or Majuscule)
How to write the Ancient Greek alphabet. Part 1 of this series teaches you to write the majuscule (uppercase) variants, the oldest forms of the Greek letters. This Greek script was used on ancient monuments and in older texts. Visit my...
NativLang
Ancient Greek proverbs, written & spoken - 3 quotes from Delphi (with audio)
μηδὲν ἄγαν. Nothing in excess. (Or, perhaps, "Moderation in all things.") γνῶθι σεαυτόν. Know yourself. ("Know thyself.") ἐγγύα πάρα δ' ἄτη. A pledge is near to ruin. ("Make a pledge, and mischief is nigh.") These three Greek sayings...
Next Animation Studio
Graphene offers possibility of low-cost desalination
Scientists at MIT have developed a water desalination technology using graphene that offers a low-cost alternative to existing technologies. Engineers introduced pores measuring 1 billionth of a meter into the graphene, enabling it to...
One Minute History
Dead Sea Scrolls - Story of the Essenes - One Minute History
In ancient Judea, a devout sect of Judaism known as the Essenes thrives. For generations, they live in poverty; choosing to seek spiritual enlightenment by avoiding worldly pleasures. Essenes are vegetarian, do not marry, forbid the...
One Minute History
076 Dead Sea Scrolls - One Minute History
In ancient Judea, a devout sect of Judaism known as the Essenes thrives. For generations, they live in poverty; choosing to seek spiritual enlightenment by avoiding worldly pleasures. Essenes are vegetarian, do not marry, forbid the...
TED Talks
Saki Mafundikwa: Ingenuity and elegance in ancient African alphabets
From simple alphabets to secret symbolic languages, graphic designer Saki Mafundikwa celebrates the many forms of written communication across the continent of Africa. He highlights the history and legacy that are embodied in written...
Curated Video
The Origins and Power of Writing: Unraveling Human Communication
Explore the fascinating journey of writing, from its ancient roots in Mesopotamia to its evolution into the complex systems we use today. Learn how the invention of writing was driven by practical needs such as trade and how it...
Learn French With Alexa
GCSE French Speaking: Talk About Yourself
In this video we look at this statement: Parle-moi de toi - Talk about yourself. (AQA Theme 1 - Identity and culture, Topic 1 - Me, my family and friends):
IT'S HISTORY
Attitudes to War and Sex in the Ancient World
Sex already played a vital role in the societies of Ancient Greece and Ancient Rome. Who could have intercourse with whom was laid out carefully. But even back then the followers of Dionysus and the women in the brothels of Pompeii knew...
IT'S HISTORY
A Tale of Swords and Gunpowder - Weapons in Ancient China l HISTORY OF CHINA
Dao, Gun, Jian and Quiang are the four main traditional fighting weapons of China. Even though, the Chinese had already invented gunpowder by the end of the tenth century. So besides of having an arsenal of swords, spears, sabres,...
NativLang
Pronouncing pictures! - History of Writing Systems #4 (Rebus writing)
Watch ancient Sumerians figure out how to use pictures to write sounds for the first time in history. See why the Egyptians disagree with their approach. Meaning writing (logographs) let early writers get civilized and document their...
NativLang
Thoth's Pill - an Animated History of Writing
My animation takes you through the birth and evolution of writing. Watch the story of the world's scripts unfold, from the early cave days to modern writing systems. But only if you choose to take Thoth's Pill... This animated...
NativLang
Chinese is NOT picture writing! - History of Writing Systems #5 (Determinatives)
Watch this ancient Chinese scribe figure out how to use a fixed set of characters to write limitless words in his language. How? By combining meaning writing (logographs) and sound writing (rebus)! The result is a set of helpful hints...
Free School
Exploring Maya Civilization for Kids: Ancient Mayan Culture Documentary for Children - FreeSchool
The Maya culture was one of the most powerful and longest lasting civilizations in the history of the world. For thousands of years, they dominated the Yucatán peninsula in Central America. The Maya were fierce warriors who practiced...