Curated Video
Camel Spiders: Neither Camels, nor Spiders
Dr. Paula Cushing has been studying these strange animals for nearly 17 years, and says there is so little known about them, that anyone can discover something new. They're camel spiders: neither camels, nor spiders! So... what are they,...
American Museum of Natural History
2017 Margaret Mead Film Festival Trailer
Activate connection at the 2017 Margaret Mead Film Festival. More than 30 ground-breaking, international, nonfiction films and media present fresh cross-cultural perspectives. Honoring legendary anthropologist Margaret Mead, the festival...
Happen Films
Sustainable City Living on 1/10th of an Acre | Degrowth in the Suburbs
What does sustainable living in the city look like? By living more simply, creating permaculture gardens, utilizing energy technologies such as biogas and solar power, and taking part in community initiatives like car sharing, this...
Curated Video
How Movies Get AI Wrong, Explained
Turns out AI doesn't usually start making its own decisions. Nor does it fall in love with you. Sorry.
Mr. Beat
Morse v. Frederick
In the fourth episode of Supreme Court Briefs, Mr. Beat goes back to 2002 to look at darn high schoolers causing mischief with a banner about marijuana. Is it their First Amendment right or are they disrupting school? Joseph Frederick, a...
Mr. Beat
Bong Hits 4 Jesus? | Morse v. Frederick
In the fourth episode of Supreme Court Briefs, Mr. Beat goes back to 2002 to look at darn high schoolers causing mischief with a banner about marijuana. Is it their First Amendment right or are they disrupting school? Joseph Frederick, a...
The Guardian
The Wolf of Wall Street star Jonah Hill: 'A part of everyone of us wants everything'
The Wolf of Wall Street star Jonah Hill: 'A part of everyone of us wants everything' Subscribe to the Guardian HERE: http://bitly.com/UvkFpD Jonah Hill, who plays an unscrupulous banker in Martin Scorsese's The Wolf of Wall Street, tells...
Curated Video
Scenes at His Excellency the Viceroy's Garden Party at Belvedere (1926)
Part of India on Film: 1899 – 1947 This collection of newly digitised films is part of the BFI's contribution to the UK-India Year of Culture 2017, in partnership with the British Council. View more films on BFI Player...
American Museum of Natural History
From the Archives - Central Asiatic Expeditions: Fossils and Artifacts (silent)
Archival Museum footage shows the discovery of the "perfect dozen" nest of dinosaur eggs found during Roy Chapman Andrews's expeditions to the Gobi Desert in the 1920s. Excerpts from the Central Asiatic Expeditions, filmed during the...
American Museum of Natural History
From the Archives - The Peruvian Eclipse Expedition (silent)
Archival Museum film includes some of the earliest color footage of a total solar eclipse, filmed during a 1937 expedition to Peru. Excerpts from the Hayden Planetarium-Grace Peruvian Eclipse Expedition of 1937. George Clyde Fisher,...
American Museum of Natural History
From the Archives - The School Service of the American Museum of Natural History (silent)
Archive excerpt from 1927 shows New York school children visiting the American Museum of Natural History, and includes street scenes of the city. The film also shows the circulating nature study collection, which brought Museum material...
The Atlantic
The Man Who Photographed His Future Deaths
Phillip Toledano’s obsession with death began with a DNA test. When his father was diagnosed with terminal dementia, the elder Toledano came to live with his son, who would care for him during his harrowing, drawn-out final days. This...
Curated Video
Nessie Sightings - Seiche Phenomenon
Subscribe to Naked Science – http://goo.gl/wpc2Q1 Every other Wednesday we present a new video, so join us to see the truth laid bare... Sceptics such as members of the Loch Ness Project believe that the unique topography of Loch Ness...
Curated Video
An introduction to Singing and dancing
Throughout the Middle Ages, singing games were popular among groups of young adults, and often performed as courtship dances. By the turn of the 19th century, however, these songs had been rejected as ‘childish play’ for grownups, and...
The Atlantic
The Search for a Second Earth
Astronomers have already found thousands of planets that orbit their own stars. Some are at a distance where it’s neither too hot nor too cold for life to exist. With new, bigger telescopes being built, astronomers will be able to...
Southbank Centre
Deborah Findlay reads Shakespeare's Sonnet 55
Deborah Findlay reads Shakespeare's Sonnet 55: Not marble nor the gilded monuments. Filmed at Southbank Centre for the Festival of Love. #southbankforlove http://www.southbankcentre.co.uk/whatson/festivals-series/festival-of-love
Food Farmer Earth
Becoming a New Family Farmer
From the archives: Michael Paine (Gaining Ground Farm) did not come from a farming background nor any prior agriculture experience when he decided to go into farming. Learning what tools to buy and how to actually go about growing food...
The Brain Scoop
Camel Spiders: Neither Camels, Nor Spiders
Camel spiders eat live birds by liquefying the birds in their mouths and sucking the meal down their throats. The video presents the facts and myths about these interesting animals as part of a Brain Scoop playlist on Insects and Other...
TED-Ed
How Did Dracula Become the World's Most Famous Vampire?
What has copyright law have to do with the Dracula, the most famous vampire in history? Check out the twisted tale of how a fight over the royalty rights to Bram Stoker's novel gave immortality to the blood sucker.
PBS
The Pilgrims: The Beaver Trade and Colonial New England
Strange but true. The demand for beaver hats saved the Pilgrims. Find out how with a resource that includes a background essay about the First Thanksgiving and a video about the Pilgrim business model.
Deep Look
Nature's Scuba Divers: How Beetles Breathe Underwater
Some insects breathe air yet live underwater. The video explains how they carry air with them and the scientific principles behind this ability. It focuses on beetles and surface tension as the concept of nature's scuba divers becomes...