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TED Talks
Eric Sanderson: New York -- before the City
400 years after Hudson found New York harbor, Eric Sanderson shares how he made a 3D map of Mannahatta's fascinating pre-city ecology of hills, rivers, wildlife -- accurate down to the block -- when Times Square was a wetland and you...
Science360
WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH: LAUREN BIRNEY IS GETTING URBAN MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS HANDS-ON EXPERIENCE IN RESTORING OYSTER HABITATS IN NEW YORK HARBOR
Research consistently shows that children who have opportunities to actively investigate natural settings and engage in problem-based learning greatly benefit from the experiences. They gain skills, interests, knowledge, aspirations and...
American Museum of Natural History
Microbes of New York
Inspired by THE SECRET WORLD INSIDE YOU exhibition at the American Museum of Natural History, a project began to document some of the thousands of microbial species that inhabit New York City. Here are five of their stories. The...
Institute for New Economic Thinking
Geoffrey Heal: Managing the Global Commons 2/5
Geoffrey Heal, Donald C. Waite III Professor of Social Enterprise, Columbia Business School, New York at the panel entitled "Managing the Global Commons: Growth, Inequality, and New Thinking for Sustainable Economics" at the Institute...
Curated Video
Teddy Roosevelt's Square Deal
In the early 1900s, President Theodore Roosevelt's progressive legislation, dubbed the Square Deal, aimed to limit the power of corporations, protect consumers, and conserve natural resources. The Square Deal drastically changed the...
Makematic
Geography of the 13 Colonies
The European colonization of North America was largely influenced by geography. In the New England, Middle and Southern Colonies, the land and conditions varied. So how did settlers take advantage of their environments to establish the...
Science360
Hands-on learning research that benefits the economy, environment - Science Nation
NSF-funded research expands on the Billion Oyster Project in New York Harbor, giving urban middle school students a hand in restoring oyster habitats
Description: Research consistently shows that children...
Description: Research consistently shows that children...
Brainwaves Video Anthology
Jerry Mintz - Alternative Education
Jerry Mintz has been a leading voice in the alternative school movement for over 30 years. In addition to his seventeen years as a public and independent alternative school principal and teacher, he has also helped found more than...
MinuteEarth
How To Avoid The Next Atlantis
A big thank you to AXA for sponsoring this video. Visitef='http://www.axa.com/resilience' target='_blank' rel='nofollow'>Visit to learn more about their survey on how cities and businesses worldwide are adapting to climate-related...
Crash Course Kids
Big Changes in the Big Apple
Did you know that all living things change their environments? It's true. Beavers, deer, worms, and humans all change their environments. It just so happens that humans change our environments in big, obvious ways. In this episode,...
American Museum of Natural History
Why Are There No Planets in the Asteroid Belt?
The asteroid belt provides important clues into the history of our solar system. Meteorite specialist Denton Ebel, curator in the Division of Physical Sciences, explains different theories of solar system formation and how the asteroid...
American Museum of Natural History
Unseen Oceans – Now Open
With the use of 21st-century technologies like robotics, satellite monitoring, and more, scientists are revealing the unseen habitats of the oceans’ most mysterious animals and mapping remote, inhospitable areas in unprecedented detail....
American Museum of Natural History
Slow Loris Conservation in Vietnam
Little is known about the status or ecology of slow lorises in Vietnam, but researchers do know that the animals’ numbers are on the decline. The nocturnal primates often show up in local, regional, and international trade as pets and...
Science360
Ancient shark in 3D, scary robofish, skin cancer answer, crops in deep water: 4 Awesome Discoveries
Ancient shark in 3-D, scary robofish, skin cancer answer, and crops in deep water. It’s 4 Awesome Discoveries You Probably Didn’t Hear About.
3-D reconstructions show how ancient sharks found...
3-D reconstructions show how ancient sharks found...
Curated Video
Tax Heavens: How to loot a country (and get away with it)
Secretive offshore tax havens help funnel billion of dollars out of the poorest countries and into the bank accounts of their corrupt officials. This video shows a how a dodgy politician could hypothetically abuse this shadowy financial...
Curated OER
Renewable Resources in New York (Part 2)
Part two of a two-part series on renewable resources being utilized in New York is here for your viewing. This part focuses on the photovoltaic solar power systems that are popping up all across the state. The host also visits the home...
Curated OER
Renewable Resources in New York (Part 1)
Part one of a two-part series on renewable resources being utilized in New York is here for you. This first part focuses on the wind power farms that are popping up all across the state. There are many more than you might imagine. The...
Curated OER
Mysteries of Vernacular: Yankee
An American? Someone from New England? Anyone who lives north of the Mason-Dixon line? A New York baseball player? A dandy? A short video doodles around with the etymology of all an American word and how its meaning has evolved from 1601...
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Liquid Assets: A Water System
Learn how New York City's drinking water travels from watersheds in upstate New York in this segment from the WPSU documentary Liquid Assets. [2:45]