TED-Ed
TED-Ed: How did trains standardize time in the United States? - William Heuisler
If you live in the United States, you may live in the Eastern Standard Time Zone. Or maybe you live in Mountain Standard Time or one of the other standardized time zones. But these time zones have not always been around. In fact, it's a...
TED Talks
TED: Questioning the universe | Stephen Hawking
In keeping with the theme of TED2008, professor Stephen Hawking asks some Big Questions about our universe -- How did the universe begin? How did life begin? Are we alone? -- and discusses how we might go about answering them.
TED Talks
TED: What time is it on Mars? | Nagin Cox
Nagin Cox is a first-generation Martian. As a spacecraft engineer at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Cox works on the team that manages the united States' rovers on Mars. But working a 9-to-5 on another planet -- whose day is 40...
National Geographic
China Is Bigger than the U.S., but Only Has One Time Zone | National Geographic
At about 3,000 miles wide, China operates on only one time zone. Can you imagine if the United States did the same? ➡ Subscribe: http://bit.ly/NatGeoSubscribe About National Geographic: National Geographic is the world's premium...
TED Talks
Will Hurd: A wall won't solve America's border problems
"Building a 30-foot-high concrete structure from sea to shining sea is the most expensive and least effective way to do border security," says Congressman Will Hurd, a Republican from Texas whose district encompasses two times zones and...
The March of Time
1945: RED CROSS HOSPITAL: WS Slanted sign, 'Hospital Zone, Drive Slowly, Quiet.' INT WS Injured & disabled United States veterans reading in lounge. VS Female Red Cross worker teaching male how to make a flax straw seat, stool. WWII
MOT 1945: RED CROSS HOSPITAL: WS Slanted sign, 'Hospital Zone, Drive Slowly, Quiet.' INT WS Injured & disabled United States veterans reading in lounge. VS Female Red Cross worker teaching male how to make a flax straw seat, stool. WWII
English Tree TV
Abc Alphabet Song 7 Alphabet Colors
A fun Abc Alphabet Colors Song for children! This ABC Colors nursery rhyme kids alphabet song is for teaching and learning the English alphabet and the names of the colors! Original music video made for children, babies, toddlers,...
Healthcare Triage
Zoning Rules Can Keep People in Bad Neighborhoods
We’ve talked about how housing is important for health. We’ve talked about how we can improve access to housing through stimulation of production through the LIHTC. We’ve talked about how we can improve access through vouchers and...
Jabzy
Irish Slave Trade - Stuff That I Find Interesting
In this video, Jabzy brings us historical tidbits and unknown facts about the Irish Slave Trade
Weatherthings
Rip Current Safety: What is a Rip Current?
This is the science of what, where, and how of rip currents. Most lifeguard rescues on ocean beaches in the United States are for rip currents. See how to avoid rip currents and learn safety from these killer currents on beaches. They...
Crash Course
Post-War Rebuilding and the Cold War: Crash Course European History
Sometimes, friendship isn't forever. At the conclusion of World War II, the old structures of power were a shambles. The traditional European powers were greatly weakened by years of total war and widespread destruction. The USSR was...
Great Big Story
Meet President Kevin Baugh, ruler of the micronation Molossia
Discover Molossia, a unique micronation founded by Kevin Baugh, featuring its own currency, time zone, and space program.
Brave Wilderness
STUNG by a LIONFISH!
On this episode of Beyond the Tide, Coyote gets stung by a Lionfish! The Lionfish has quickly become one the most destructive invasive species to marine life on the East Coast of the United States and if that’s not enough they also have...
NASA
40 Years of Watching Mount St. Helens
It has been 40 years since Mount St. Helens erupted on May 18, 1980, in southwestern Washington, near the Oregon border. Fifty-seven people lost their lives in the disaster, and huge swaths of the surrounding forest were levelled. Both...
Hip Hughes History
The Syrian War Explained
With the threat of International ISIS attacks, 3 million Syrian Refugees and over 250k dead it might be time to understand the basics of the Syrian Civil War.
Brave Wilderness
Bitten by an Assassin Bug!
For the first time EVER, Mark will need to go to the hospital after ranking the bite of this bug!!! How will the ASSASSIN BUG rank on the Brave Wilderness Bite Sting Index, when not even the BULLET ANT sent him seeking medical...
TED Talks
Janette Sadik-Khan: New York's streets? Not so mean any more
In this funny and thought-provoking talk, Janette Sadik-Khan, transportation commissioner of New York City, shares projects that have reshaped street life in the 5 boroughs, including pedestrian zones in Times Square, high-performance...
TED Talks
Rodrigo Canales: The deadly genius of drug cartels
Up to 100,000 people died in drug-related violence in Mexico in the last 6 years. We might think this has nothing to do with us, but in fact we are all complicit, says Yale professor Rodrigo Canales in this unflinching talk that turns...
Crash Course
Political Ideology: Crash Course Government and Politics #35
So today Craig is going to look at political ideology in America. We're going to focus on liberals and conservatives and talk about the influencers of both of these viewpoints. Now, it's important to remember that political ideologies...
Brainwaves Video Anthology
Sandra Lima Argo - Intercultural Experiences
Sandra Lima Argo is an educator who has developed a passion for international studies and international students throughout her career. In Brazil, her birth country, she worked in all levels of education in K-12 schools as trainee,...
Step Back History
The History of Firearms and "Progress"
We’re going to talk about how guns went from fireworks to 3D printed weapons. We’re going to talk about how technology development works, and whether or not “progress” is really a thing.
Brainwaves Video Anthology
Ann Oro - Global Connections
Ann Oro is a New Jersey computer teacher. In this video she talks about ways to use technology to connect students globally.
Jabzy
Cotton Famine - Stuff That I Find Interesting
In this video, Jabzy brings us historical tidbits and unknown facts about the Cotton Famine
NASA
What's Up With Sea Level Rise?
How much and how fast will sea level rise in the coming decades? What makes sea level rise hard to predict? Who will be affected? NASA experts and guests discuss how sea level has risen an average of about seven inches around the globe...