TED-Ed
TED-ED: History through the eyes of the potato - Leo Bear-McGuinness
Baked or fried, boiled or roasted, as chips or fries; at some point in your life you've probably eaten a potato. But potatoes have played a much more significant role in our history than just that of the dietary staple we have come to...
TED-Ed
TED-ED: What can you learn from ancient skeletons? - Farnaz Khatibi
Ancient skeletons can tell us a great deal about the past, including the age, gender and even the social status of its former owner. But how can we know all of these details simply by examining some old, soil-caked bones? Farnaz Khatibi...
MinuteEarth
When Was The Worst Time In History To Die?
By combining historical demography and epidemiology, we can (sort of) determine how people throughout history have died.
Red Rock Films
Women's History Activator: Rachel Carson
Event: September 1962. Rachel Carson's book, Silent Spring is published and word of how industrial chemicals harm nature begins to spread. Story: Rachel Carson is an author, scientist and environmentalist. Her books were praised as both...
Science360
Telescopes on Earth Explore Space's Secrets
Exploring the mysteries of dark energy and black holes. Identifying exoplanets. Capturing the origins of galaxies. Just some of what's happening at ground-based observatories -- windows on the universe that allow researchers to gaze...
Crash Course
Europe in the Global Age: Crash Course European History
In which John looks at what it even means to live in a global age, as we've been talking about Europe's role in the gobal community for 47 episodes now. But, pedantry aside, the world is more connected than ever, and that has had effects...
Curated Video
Globalization II - Good or Bad?: Crash Course World History
In which John asks whether globalization is a net positive for humanity. While the new global economy has created a lot of wealth, and lifted a lot of people out of poverty, it also has some effects that aren't so hot. Wealth disparity,...
Crash Course
Globalization II - Good or Bad Crash Course World History
In which John asks whether globalization is a net positive for humanity. While the new global economy has created a lot of wealth, and lifted a lot of people out of poverty, it also has some effects that aren't so hot. Wealth disparity,...
Weird History
The Gebelein Man, An Ancient Tattooed Murder Victim
Gebelein Man is part of the huge mummy collection on display at the British Museum in London. His story is quite different from the Egyptian mummies you might be picturing, though. Gebelein Man, along with his contemporary, Gebelein...
Curated Video
Solving Multiplication Problems Using the Area Model
In this lesson, mathematicians will learn how to solve multiplication problems using the area model. By representing multiplication as an array with rows and columns, students can visualize the concept of area and apply it to solve...
MinuteEarth
Ancient Humans Made Millions Of These - We Don’t Know Why
The Acheulean handaxe was the most common tool of early humans, but we still don’t know what the heck they used it for.
Wonderscape
The Rise of the Environmental Justice Movement: Key Moments and Milestones
This video traces the history of the Environmental Justice Movement, highlighting pivotal events like the Memphis Sanitation Strike, protests in West Harlem, and the founding of the EPA. Learn about landmark studies revealing the link...
Restoration Planet
Turbidity: a First Nation community weathering environmental disaster
The Restoration Planet team explores an environmental disaster very close to home, the Mount Polley tailings dam failure of August 2014. Turbidity is an intimate and poetic perspective on one of Canada's largest environmental disasters....
Wonderscape
Environmental Racism: The Fight Against Hazardous Waste in Black Communities
This video examines the history of environmental racism, focusing on protests in Warren County, North Carolina, and Houston, Texas, where predominantly Black neighborhoods were targeted for hazardous waste disposal. It highlights the...
Curated Video
Techniques, History, and Environmental Impact of Mining
Mining is the process of extracting valuable materials from the Earth's surface, such as metals, coal, and gemstones. It has been practiced since ancient times and has played a crucial role in the development of civilizations. However,...
ProTeachersVideo
Ceri Evans' Masterclass: Evolution
Former Teacher of the Year Ceri Evans inspires a group of gifted and talented Year 10 students in an active lesson about Darwin's theory of evolution. Ceri Evans uses a variety of games and challenges to excite and inspire a group of...
Great Big Story
Mark Adam, Safeguarding Skies with Falconry at Falcon Environmental Services
Discover how Mark Adam uses ancient falconry techniques to prevent bird strikes at airports, enhancing flight safety.
Wonderscape
DDT Pollution: History, Consequences, and Ongoing Challenges
Learn about the discovery and usage of DDT as an insecticide, its toxic nature, and the environmental impact it had. Discover how DDT contamination persists in our oceans, its connection to industrial practices, and the current efforts...
Jabzy
Turkey - Flag History
In this video, Jabzy brings us historical tidbits and unknown facts about Turkey's Flag History
SciShow
Distant Volcanoes Collapsed Dozens of Empires
Volcanoes, climate change, and Chinese history may seem like three phrases spit out of a random word generator, but the three things are more inherently linked than one may assume.
TED-Ed
TED-ED: The life cycle of a t-shirt - Angel Chang
Consider the classic white t-shirt. Annually, we sell and buy 2 billion t-shirts globally, making it one of the most common garments in the world. But how and where is the average t-shirt made, and what's its environmental impact? Angel...
MinuteEarth
The Best Worst Energy Source
Although coal is such an amazing energy source that we've kept using it despite the harm it causes, today we may be better poised to stop using it than at any previous time in history.
MinuteEarth
Why People Hate Hyenas
Throughout history and around the world, most people dislike hyenas. But why?
MinuteEarth
The WEIRD Way Monkeys Got to America
Many of the greatest biological dispersal events in history likely happened because animals inadvertently traveled across the oceans on floating debris.