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TED-Ed
TED-Ed: The greatest mathematician that never lived | Pratik Aghor
When Nicolas Bourbaki applied to the American Mathematical Society in the 1950s, he was already one of the most influential mathematicians of his time. He'd published articles in international journals and his textbooks were required...
Curated Video
The Appeal of Pop Music
Pop music is a popular genre that emerged in the 1950s and 60s, characterized by its catchy melodies, dance-oriented rhythms, and broad range of styles. It borrows elements from various genres, including rock, Latin, and country, and...
Curated Video
The greatest album covers of jazz
Blue Note captured the refined sophistication of jazz during the early 60s, giving it its signature look in the process. Follow Vox Earworm on Facebook for moreref='http://www.facebook.com/VoxEarworm' target='_blank'...
The Guardian
Free improvisation: still the ultimate in underground music?
Pioneered in the 1950s by musicians breaking the rules of jazz and composition, free improvisation is still as difficult – and potentially transcendent – as it ever was. A Guardian documentary takes you inside its world, talking to...
TED-Ed
TED-Ed: Why did the British Empire burn, sink, and hide these documents? | Audra A. Diptée
In 2009, five Kenyan people took a petition to the British Prime Minister. They claimed they endured human rights abuses in the 1950s, while Kenya was under British colonial rule, and demanded reparations. They had no documentary...
MinuteEarth
The Faint Young Sun Paradox!
MinuteEarth
The Faint Young Sun Paradox!
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TED-Ed
TED-Ed: What do all languages have in common? | Cameron Morin
Language is endlessly variable. Each of us can come up with an infinite number of sentences in our native language, and we're able to do so from an early age— almost as soon as we start to communicate in sentences. How is this possible?...
StoryCorps
A woman who grew up in the Jim Crow South remembers one night on a rural road | StoryCorps
Francine Anderson grew up in rural Virginia during the 1950s. It was the Jim Crow South and “Whites Only” signs punctuated the windows of many businesses. Francine came to StoryCorps to talk about one night when she became aware of what...
The Royal Institution
Does This Reaction Break the Second Law of Thermodynamics?
In the 1950s, Russian chemist Boris Belousov reported a bizarre reaction. A reaction that oscillates between two states. Could it be violating the second law of thermodynamics? Andrea Sella investigates. Day 13 of our thermodynamics...
Curated Video
How Teenagers Ran the Rock 'n' Roll Era
Dancing – and dancing shows – became a teenage craze in the 1950s, spurred by figures like Cleveland DJ, Alan Freed. His hit dance show featured R&B and African American music – which he later dubbed ‘Rock and Roll.’ From the Series:...
StoryCorps
The Door She Opened
#Stonewall50 #Pride2019 #StonewallOutloud “I knew I was a girl. And so that weekend, I got to be me.” DEE WESTENHAUSER AND MARTHA GONZALEZ In 2018, at the age of 63, Dee Westenhauser came out as a transgender woman. But growing up in El...
Curated Video
The Heart is Highland (1952) - extract
The people of the Scottish Highlands live in small communities set in landscapes of unsurpassed beauty. This British Transport Film shows aspects of their life in the 1950s, linking developments in industry, agriculture and transport...
StoryCorps
Facundo the Great
Ramon "Chunky" Sanchez was raised in a small farming community in southern California in the 1950s. As was common practice at that time, teachers at his local elementary school Anglicized the Mexican American students' names. Here,...
StoryCorps
Facundo the Great
Ramon "Chunky" Sanchez was raised in a small farming community in southern California in the 1950s. As was common practice at that time, teachers at his local elementary school Anglicized the Mexican American students' names. Here,...
NPR
DeCarava's Photos Improvised The Music Of Life
In the 1950s, photography was hardly considered art. If you wanted to be taken seriously as a photographer, you snapped mountains and models -- not your neighbors. It also helped to be white. But Roy DeCarava, who died Oct. 27 at the age...
One Minute History
170 - Nina Simone - One Minute History
Nina Simone was an American singer, pianist, and civil rights activist, born in 1933 in North Carolina. She trained as a classical pianist at Juilliard, but switched to performing jazz and blues in nightclubs. Her music was influenced...
TED-Ed
How do antidepressants work? | Neil R. Jeyasingam
In the 1950s, the discovery of two new drugs sparked what would become a multi-billion dollar market for antidepressants. Neither drug was intended to treat depression at all— many doctors and scientists believed psychotherapy was the...
The Guardian
The Iraq war, Tony Blair and the Chilcot report | Guardian Explainers
Lord Chilcot’s inquiry into Britain’s involvement in the Iraq war has taken seven years and cost more than £10m. Subscribe to The Guardian ►ttp://is.gd/subscribeguardian' target='_blank' rel='nofollow'>Guardian ► On Wednesday he will...
Reading Through History
History Brief: The Second Red Scare (Part 1)
StoryCorps
The Saint of Dry Creek
#Stonewall50 #Pride2019 #StonewallOutloud Patrick Haggerty grew up the son of a dairy farmer in rural Dry Creek, Washington, during the 1950s. As a teenager, Pat began to understand he was gay—something he thought he was hiding well. But...
StoryCorps
The Saint of Dry Creek
Patrick Haggerty grew up the son of a dairy farmer in rural Dry Creek, Washington, during the 1950s. As a teenager, Pat began to understand he was gay—something he thought he was hiding well. But one day, after performing at a school...