Great Big Story
Illustrating New York City's Subway Stations
Step into the captivating world of mosaic art hidden within the heart of New York City's subway stations. Inspired by his father's tales, our storyteller embarks on a 60-year journey to document and preserve the intricate mosaic and...
Curated Video
The lost neighborhood under New York's Central Park
Before Central Park was built, a historically black community was destroyed. Become a Video Lab member! http://bit.ly/video-lab If you’ve been to New York, you’ve probably visited Central Park. But there’s a part of its story you won't...
Visual Learning Systems
Reading in Science: Introduction
Reading is just as important in science as any other subject of study. This skill-based program explores reading in the context of science. Special emphasis is placed on reading informational text and vocabulary development as outlined...
Wonderscape
Ellis Island: A Gateway to Dreams and New Beginnings
Discover the story of Ellis Island, where millions of immigrants first stepped into America. Learn about its transformation from a small land to the United States' first immigration station, and how it became a symbol of new beginnings...
The March of Time
1963: NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE: HA INT New York Stock Exchange trading floor crowded w/ people. PAN Trading floor. Iconic Manhattan Financial District New York City, Historic Landmark status.
MOT 1963: NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE: HA INT New York Stock Exchange trading floor crowded w/ people. PAN Trading floor. Iconic Manhattan Financial District New York City, Historic Landmark status.
Brainwaves Video Anthology
Timothy Snyder - Why History Matters
Timothy Snyder is one of the leading American historians and public intellectuals, and enjoys perhaps greater prominence in Europe, the subject of most of his work. He is the Richard Levin Professor of History at Yale University and a...
Brainwaves Video Anthology
Henry Louis Gates, Jr. - Teachers Make a Difference - Helene Iverson
Henry Louis Gates, Jr., is the Alphonse Fletcher University Professor and Director of the Hutchins Center for African and African American Research at Harvard University. Emmy Award-winning filmmaker, literary scholar, journalist,...
Brainwaves Video Anthology
Ebony Elizabeth Thomas - Race and the Imagination
Born and raised in Detroit, Michigan, Dr. Ebony Elizabeth Thomas taught in public schools for several years after graduating from Florida A&M, a historically Black university in Tallahassee, Florida. After graduating from the University...
National Geographic
Official Trailer | Killing Jesus
Based on the New York Times best-selling book, Killing Jesus charts the political and historical conflicts that led to the execution of one of history’s most well-known figures. ➡ Subscribe: http://bit.ly/NatGeoSubscribe About National...
Weird History
Unusual Facts About Well-Known Cities
There are certain cities throughout the world that we all know the names of: Paris, Tokyo, New York, Moscow. We likely know one or two things about each of these cities. Paris has the Eiffel Tower. New York has Broadway. But each city...
Great Big Story
Tea Expedition: Harvesting Ancient Flavors in China
Embark on a journey deep into the remote tea mountains of southwest China with Shannon Tang, the owner of Tea Drunk in New York City. Discover the art of harvesting historic Chinese tea, made from leaves and buds of centuries-old tea...
World Science Festival
Until the End of Time: Mind, Matter and Meaning
Physicist and mathematician Brian Greene and journalist Faith Salie explore the past and future of the cosmos – from the big bang to the closest science can take us to the very end – illuminating essential questions of human existence....
The Met
Early Music Exposed - The Jigge Is Up: Dance in Shakespeare's Time
Featuring Baroque Chamber Ensemble, Flying Forms Marc Levine Violin, Antonio Stradivari Cremona, Italy 1693 http://tinyurl.com/StradivariViolin Motomi Igarashi Viola da Gamba, Unknown maker London, UK, Mid-17th Century...
Great Big Story
Ask NYPL, Your curious questions answered by librarians
Discover the Ask NYPL service, where librarians answer intriguing queries, from moon phases to historic art.
The Cynical Historian
The Russian Intervention (1918-1920) | Wars you've never heard of
America really has been at war with Russia. Not in the Cold War sense, but a real shooting war with Allied troops invading the motherland. Don't believe it? Just watch and find out. This war changed everything for US-Soviet relations and...
Language Tree
Basic Vocabulary in Italian
Learning a second language is more important than ever. For kids, there’s no easier or more fun way to learn Italian than by watching Language Tree videos. Italian for Kids vol. 2 teaches useful words and phrases for everyday situations...
Epic Reads
Behind the Scenes of THE RUST IN THE ROOT Cover Shoot!
Get a sneak peek at how the incredible cover of Justina Ireland’s RUST IN THE ROOT was made! Featuring costumes by legendary designer Fabio Costa. Learn more about Rust in the Root: https://bit.ly/3q5dPzA Learn more about Justina...
Big Think
Why the school-college-job pathway is about to go extinct | Jamie Merisotis
The automation age will render the traditional concept of "jobs" obsolete. Human work is about to undergo an historic shift. Is the education system ready? - Lumina Foundation is partnering with Big Think to unearth the next large-scale,...
Big Think
Jeremy Rifkin on the Fall of Capitalism and the Internet of Things
Economic theorist and author Jeremy Rifkin explains his concept of The Internet of Things. Rifkin's latest book is The Zero Marginal Cost Society: The Internet of Things, the Collaborative Commons, and the Eclipse of Capitalism...
The Daily Conversation
Climate Change Explained
A straightforward explanation of Climate Change: the heat from human emissions is roughly equal to exploding 400,000 Hiroshima atomic bombs every day. Historically, every time carbon dioxide levels increase in Earth's atmosphere, the...
Science360
Lord Of The Tree Rings
David Stahle travels to ancient forests around the world, collecting tree rings to learn more about major climate and historical events dating back hundreds and thousands of years. With help from the National Science Foundation, he uses...
Brainwaves Video Anthology
Ebony Elizabeth Thomas - “See the Heart” by Jean Toomer
Born and raised in Detroit, Michigan, Dr. Ebony Elizabeth Thomas taught in public schools for several years after graduating from Florida A&M, a historically Black university in Tallahassee, Florida. After graduating from the University...
History Hit
Maps: Our Place in the World
Many of us can’t help but be obsessed with maps – including Dan. They tell us where we are in the world and let us know how our environment has changed overtime. History, geography and philosophy – maps cross all these fields of study....
Brainwaves Video Anthology
Ebony Elizabeth Thomas - Teachers Make a Difference - Mrs. Gibson & Mr. Holstein
Born and raised in Detroit, Michigan, Dr. Ebony Elizabeth Thomas taught in public schools for several years after graduating from Florida A&M, a historically Black university in Tallahassee, Florida. After graduating from the University...