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The Atlantic
Is Trump Ready for a Global Outbreak?
Should America experience a pandemic, President Trump's tendencies toward nationalism may fuel the fire, argues The Atlantic writer Ed Yong. That's because pandemics are inherently political. Take, for example, the global effort that was...
TED Talks
TED: Smelfies, and other experiments in synthetic biology | Ani Liu
What if you could take a smell selfie, a smelfie? What if you had a lipstick that caused plants to grow where you kiss? Ani Liu explores the intersection of technology and sensory perception, and her work is wedged somewhere between...
The Atlantic
Our Incredible, Microscopic World
Nikon announced the winners of the annual Small World in Motion competition on April 27. The photomicrography contest first introduced a video category in 2011, which includes digital time-lapse footage taken through a microscope. As a...
Curated Video
From legal document to public myth: Magna Carta in the 17th century
Professor Justin Champion and Geoffrey Robertson QC discuss the reinvention of Magna Carta in the 17th century and its use against the Stuart kings. They explore Magna Carta as a legal document, its use as a symbol against tyranny, and...
The Atlantic
Has the U.S. Reached a Tipping Point on Police Violence?
At this year's Aspen Ideas Festival, we asked a group of professors, activists, and authors to weigh in on the current discussion around policing methods. "Police must stop thinking about crime reduction as self-justifying," says Yale...
The Atlantic
What Is Happiness?
At this year's Aspen Ideas Festival, we asked a group of professors, psychologists, and journalists how they would define happiness. According to Eli Finkel, a professor of psychology at Northwestern University, the definition is...
Rachel's English
Now EVERYONE can understand him speaking ENGLISH
Speaking English is so different from reading English! Even English students who are 100% fluent need help in speaking English because of the linking of sounds that’s involved. In this English lesson you get to watch me teach one of my...
Curated Video
George Washington Brought to Life: Facial Reconstructions & History Documentary
George Washington: Facial Reconstructions & History Documentary. What did George Washington do during his lifetime, why is he so important, and even one step further, what did he really look like?
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Amor Sciendi
Parthenon Marbles: An Art Controversy | AmorSciendi with Christina Boszik
With the help of co-author Christina Boszik, I weigh in on the debate around the Parthenon Marbles.
Curated Video
Why protected bike lanes are more valuable than parking spaces
America's first parking-protected bike lane came to New York City in 2007. Here's what happened next. Subscribe to our channel!'http://goo.gl/0bsAjO' target='_blank' rel='nofollow'>channel! When Janette Sadik-Khan was hired as chief...
The British Museum
Print making: lithography
Laura Bianchi, MA student of Printmaking at Camberwell College of Arts, UAL, demonstrates the techniques of lithography – using carborundum, oil, water and ink – and discusses how the painterly aspect of the process suits her artistic...
Jabzy
Russian Plans to Invade India | Stuff That I Find Interesting
Thanks to Xios, Alan Haskayne, Lachlan Lindenmayer, William Crabb, Derpvic, Seth Reeves and all my other Patrons. If you want to help out -ef='https://www.Fiechter -m/Jabzy?ty=h' target='_blank' rel='nofollow'>out - Music by Derek
The Atlantic
How to Use Everything in Your Fridge
The single largest component of solid municipal waste in the United States is rotting food. In this episode of If Our Bodies Could Talk, senior editor James Hamblin visits the Bon Appetit kitchen to test out how IBM's supercomputer...
Tate
L. S. Lowry | TateShots
'Lowry is Britain's preeminent painter of the industrial city' says Tate curator Helen Little, as she introduces the exhibition 'Lowry and the Painting of Modern Life'. For Lowry, modern painting needed to represent the remaining rituals...
Then & Now
The American Revolution: The Art of John Singleton Copley
What was it like to live through the American Revolution? It’s easy, with the aid of retrospect, to think of the American Revolution as a binary battle between independence-seeking Americans and the tyrannical and oppressive British....
The Guardian
Intissar Ghannouchi
The daughter of Rachid Ghannouchi talks about the atmosphere around voting in Tunisia's first free elections and waiting for the final results
The Guardian
Cairo protests continue despite warning from Egypt's government
Cairo protests continue despite warning from Egypt's government Subscribe to the Guardian HEREref='http://bitly.com/UvkFpD' target='_blank' rel='nofollow'>HERE Supporters of ousted Egyptian president Mohamed Morsi gather for night...
Curated Video
Highlights from TalkScience@BL - Science in schools: What are the options?
At our 30th TalkScience event, our expert panel discussed the future of secondary science education. Chaired by Ed Dorrell (Times Educational Supplement), the panel included Professor Louise Archer (Kings College London), Peter Finegold...
The Atlantic
The City of the Future Is Already Here
In central Arizona there exists an experimental town called Arcosanti. It’s built on the principles of arcology, which combines architecture and ecology to envision a city that works in tandem with the Earth’s resources. In this short...
The Atlantic
You Probably Don’t Need to Shower
As we learn more about the relationship between the microbiome and our health, some scientists and journalists have begun weaning themselves from cosmetic products like soap and shampoo. In taking away the bad bacteria, we could be...
The Atlantic
A Family Weathers a Life Sentence
Odell Newton was 16 when he killed a Baltimore cab driver during an attempted robbery in 1973. The state of Maryland charged Newton with first degree murder and sentenced him to life in prison. Over four decades later, his family is...
Curated Video
Justice on wheels
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