Timeline of World History - Design Notes

In which Hank and John Green teach you about humanity conquering the Earth. Or at least moving from Africa into the rest of the Earth. As human beings spread out across the world and populations grew, humanity reached a critical mass of...

Time zones have reflected a changing world of politics, commerce and technology. This audio story explores the history of time zones and the transition from local time to a global, coordinated standard time, which wasn’t always an easy...

Short-sightedness may be the greatest threat to humanity, says conceptual artist Katie Paterson, whose work engages with deep time -- an idea that describes the history of the Earth over a time span of millions of years. In this lively...

Nearly twenty years after the dot-com bubble burst, the internet is an essential piece of the modern world, with the public side mostly commanded by a few powerful companies.

It was the dawn of 1863, and London's not-yet-opened subway system - the first of its kind in the world - had the city in an uproar. Most people thought the project, which cost more than 100 million dollars in today's money, would never...

Nearly twenty years after the dot-com bubble burst, the internet is an essential piece of the modern world, with the public side mostly commanded by a few powerful companies.

In between two of the islands of Indonesia, there’s an ancient line that is both real and…not real.

Footnotes: 0:28 - No, seriously, that family tree is tumbleweed. Cleopatra had a grand total of two great-grandparents, who were also uncle and niece 1:08 Pompey is best general. Fight me, Caesar scrubs 1:10 Fun fact, Mark Antony was...

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The Assassin's Creed story-line is (kinda) based on some real history. Let's talk about it.

David Cannadine, a history professor at Princeton University, reflects on his upbringing in Birmingham in the 1950s and 1960s, where he was surrounded by remnants of a 19th-century Victorian world. Influenced by the close connection...

Anyone who has grown up with a sibling knows how easily rivalries can develop. The desire of brothers and sisters to outperform each other is a nearly universal emotion, one that transcends social class, culture, and time period. In...

Nobel Laureate in Physics Roger Penrose (Oxford) describes how, according to Einstein's special relativity, massive and massless particles move with respect to the light cones of space-time.

This video tells the stories of iconic moments and players in the history of the FIFA World Cup. From the heroic dog who found the stolen trophy in 1966, to Ronaldo's triumphs and controversies, and Maradona's unforgettable goals and...

Welcome back to the FLUCTUS channel for a discussion about how freshly built commercial and military aircraft are delivered to their final destinations. Fluctus is a website and YouTube channel dedicated to sea geeks. Whenever you are...

The Orient Express, a legendary train that inspired Agatha Christie's famous novel "Murder on the Orient Express," has a rich history of luxury travel and mystery. Originally running from Paris to Romania, the train has evolved into a...

How the Golden Ratio was discovered and used through time, from architecture to art to music. Maths - Measurement A Twig Math Film. Reinforce and extend the learning required by the curriculum. Twig’s context films show abstract concepts...

Everyday, millions of people around the world use hashtags to sift through the Internet’s endless content – but where did this ubiquitous symbol actually come from?

The world owes much of its cultural legacy to Constantinople's walls. When Constantinople was under seige by neighboring enemies, the Roman city's elaborate system of moats, outer walls, and inner walls stood tall. Surviving numerous...

The 21st century is experiencing an Asianization of politics, business, and culture. - Our theories about the world, even about history or the geopolitics of the present, tend to be shaped by Anglo perspectives of the Western industrial...

Strange geologic landmarks in the Pacific Northwest are the lingering remains of a mystery that took nearly half a century to solve. These features turned out to be a result one of the most powerful and bizarre episodes in geologic...

For almost two millennia, the Pope has been a figure of supreme spiritual authority for Catholics around the world. But in the late 14th century, Catholics found themselves with not one, not two, but three popes. Where did this plethora...

The Battle of Yarmouk was a pivotal battle in world history that took place in 636. The Arab forces, led by the brilliant military mind Khalid Ibn Al Waleed, faced off against the Byzantine army. Despite being outnumbered, the Arabs...