Nothing is original, says Kirby Ferguson, creator of Everything is a Remix. From Bob Dylan to Steve Jobs, he says our most celebrated creators borrow, steal and transform.

New York Times tech columnist David Pogue performs a satirical mini-medley about iTunes and the downloading wars, borrowing a few notes from Sonny and Cher and the Village People.

Today Henry meets a Library card in a library. Henry has a school project to do so needs a book on History. Library Card wishes she could experience history herself and not just read about events in books. To do that library card would...

The Islamic State is demolishing Mesopotamian history. The reason this hurts us so much has something to do with Cuneiform. A quick back-story of the peoples crushed beneath ISIS efforts to wipe out the first civilizations to speak on...

John started his communications strategy career at agencies JWT and then BMP-DDB where he won the coveted IPA Effectiveness Grand Prix. In the mid-90s he went on to become co-founder and head of strategy at creative agency St Luke's (as...

Jia Jiang adventures boldly into a territory so many of us fear: rejection. By seeking out rejection for 100 days -- from asking a stranger to borrow $100 to requesting a "burger refill" at a restaurant -- Jiang desensitized himself to...

Role of Activism and Finance in Energy Transition. This is a clip from the Simba Creative documentary, Without Leaving Anyone Behind.

Why are humans so slow to react to looming crises, like a forewarned pandemic or a warming planet? It's because we're reluctant to rethink, say organizational psychologist Adam Grant. From a near-disastrous hike on Panama's highest...

Is creating new online audio with existing music legal? A young boy discusses borrowing online content to make his own music mash-ups and video sequences. Use this video in your classroom in conjunction with the lesson plan, A Creator's...

Compound Interest | Numbers In this video we’re going to look at compound interest. If you have a savings account and deposit some money, the bank will pay you extra money as a sort of thank you for saving with them. You are effectively...

Traditional languages come up with strange, cool, even hilarious words for new technology. Computers, cars and smartphones may spread from culture to culture, but not everyone’s happy to borrow your words for these innovations. Take this...

Today we delve into the history of the English language and look at the Germanic, Romance, and other influences that have shaped the Modern English of today. @4:39 to 4:50 there's an error: the text should say "Middle English" not...