TED Talks
Darrick Hamilton: How "baby bonds" could help close the wealth gap
Hard work, resilience and grit lead to success, right? This narrative pervades the way we think, says economist Darrick Hamilton, but the truth is that our chances at economic security have less to do with what we do and more to do with...
Curated Video
My Neighborhoods Geography
Humans have had a significant impact on their environment. Housing developments, urban sprawl, roads, and more have made changes to local geography.
TED Talks
Jeff Speck: The walkable city
How do we solve the problem of the suburbs? Urbanist Jeff Speck shows how we can free ourselves from dependence on the car -- which he calls "a gas-belching, time-wasting, life-threatening prosthetic device" -- by making our cities more...
SciShow Kids
Looking at the Earth! | How We Study Space | SciShow Kids
If you were looking down at the Earth from space, what would you be able to see? Do you think you would be able to see your house? What if you were super far away?
Grammaropolis
Grammaropolis App for iOS and Android
Multiple features in the Education App Store! "Learning grammar has never been more fun!" - School Library Journal "Bright, cheerful, and very entertaining." - Tech & Learning Grammaropolis is where grammar lives! Hailed as a Schoolhouse...
Big Think
The art of argument | Jordan Peterson
Do you really want to win an argument, or do you want to find mutual ground and understanding? Canadian psychologist and author Jordan Peterson feels that in most cases it's the latter. It might take some getting used to, he posits, as...
Curated Video
How the US made affordable homes illegal
The rules that keep American housing expensive. Subscribe and turn on notifications (🔔) so you don't miss any videos: http://goo.gl/0bsAjO Over the past year, housing prices in the US rose precipitously. Low interest rates and...
Curated Video
The Third Life of the Hollywood Sign
The Hollywood sign, which in First L.A. advertised a real estate subdivision, Hollywoodland, and in Second L.A. a globalized film business, now might as well be a billboard for the Third Los Angeles. Residents and tourists make a kind of...
Sesame Street
Sesame Street: Map Maker
Two children are making a map of the neighborhood. One child explains how a cartographer creates maps using aerial photographs.