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How to Make Tough Decisions: Crash Course Business - Soft Skills #11
Not all decisions in life are so easy. Using the resource, pupils discover how to make tough decisions when picking a career, investing money, and setting goals. Viewers also learn what not to do when facing difficult choices.
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Making Time Management Work for You: Crash Course Business - Soft Skills #10
How do people balance their work and personal lives? Using the resource, viewers learn about time management. They discover how to structure a checklist and complete everything on their to-do lists, all while practicing self-care.
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How to Handle Conflict: Crash Course Business - Soft Skills #13
Conflict is inevitable, but there are ways to make it more comfortable. Using the 13th installment from the Crash Course Business - Soft Skills set, viewers discover how to manage conflict in the workplace. They learn how take...
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How to Set and Achieve SMART Goals: Crash Course Business - Soft Skills #9
What's the best way to set achievable goals? Using an informative resource, scholars discover the SMART acronym to explore how to set specific, measurable, ambitious, realistic, and timely goals. Viewers also learn about ethical...
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Broadway Book Musicals: Crash Course Theater #50
Viewers of a short video learn about the development of the Broadway Book Musical in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Scholars explore the Golden Age of Broadway, which produced classics like Annie Get Your Gun and...
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Click Restraint: Crash Course Navigating Digital Information #9
Internet users often find themselves going down some crazy rabbit holes. What's the best way to exercise click restraint, or self-control, when encountering new information online? A video on navigating digital information shows viewers...
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Social Media: Crash Course Navigating Digital Information #10
Sixty-eight percent of adults in the United States get their news from their social media feed. What are the consequences? Scholars dive into the topic with a video on digital media. They discover how social media shapes people's offline...
TED-Ed
The Romans Flooded the Colosseum for Sea Battles
A fascinating short video describes how engineers somehow were able to flood the floor of the Colosseum and conduct maritime battles to amaze and impress spectators.
TED-Ed
Turbulence: One of the Great Unsolved Mysteries of Physics
While airlines acknowledge turbulence, scientists have yet to solve the mysteries of these air currents. Find out what is known with a short video that explores the complex nature of turbulence.
TED-Ed
There May Be Extraterrestrial Life in Our Solar System
Statistically speaking, it is more than possible that extraterrestrial life exists in our solar system. An engaging short video examines moons and planets that might support life, although not just life as we know it.
TED-Ed
Your Body vs. Implants
Are there cyborgs amongst us? Once only found in science fiction, the proliferation of implants has surrounded us with people augmented with insulin pumps, artificial joints, and prosthetic limbs. There is a catch, however. An engaging...
TED-Ed
How Close Are We to Eradicating HIV?
What is being done to halt the spread of HIV/AIDS? An intriguing short video details current treatments available, including the use of antiretrovirals, to stop the transmission of the devastating disease.
TED-Ed
The Lovable (and Lethal) Sea Lion
What lives in the ocean, has ears, walks on all fours, and can reach a top speed of 18 miles an hour? Why, the sea lion, of course! A cute, animated video introduces viewers to the majestic aquatic mammal.
TED-Ed
How Light Technology Is Changing Medicine
Medicine has gone high tech. But how do the new, less invasive diagnostic tools work? An engaging short video sheds light on how integrated photonics is revolutionizing the medical sensor industry.
TED-Ed
The Surprising Reason Our Muscles Get Tired
Does pain really indicate gain when it comes to muscle aches? A short, animated video details the science behind the pain associated with muscle fatigue.
TED-Ed
Why Should You Read “The Master and Margarita”?
The best Russian novel of the 20th century? The narrator of an interesting short video offers reasons why readers should tackle Mikhail Bulgakov's satirical comedy, The Master and Margarita.
TED-Ed
What Is a Butt Tuba and Why Is it in Medieval Art?
Before picture books and animated videos, there were hand-copied manuscripts whose margins were filled with fantastic images. A short video examines the tradition of illuminating books and considers what some of the more bizarre images...
TED-Ed
"The Opposites Game" by Brendan Constantine
Brendan Constantine's anti-gun poem, "The Opposites Game," comes to life in a short video that animates the poem as Constantine recites it.
TED-Ed
This One Weird Trick Will Help You Spot Clickbait
Here's a resource that will save you tons of money! Viewers learn how to spot clickbait by watching a short video that model how to assess a headline's credibility.
TED-Ed
Could Underwater Farms Help Fight Climate Change?
Is there a way to sustainably farm the ocean? Welcome to the world of restorative ocean farming. A short video looks at the advantages and issues associated with aquaculture.
TED-Ed
Ugly History: Witch Hunts
Guilty until proven innocent? A short video tackles the question of why witch hunts occur by examining the history of these purges and the tests used to identify those suspect of working with the devil.
TED-Ed
Can a Black Hole Be Destroyed?
The destructive power of black holes is enough to give any astrophysicist nightmares. No wonder the question arises as to whether a black hole can be destroyed. The narrator of a theoretical video explores the possibilities.
TED-Ed
The Chinese Myth of the White Snake and the Meddling Monk
The Chinese myth of Bai Su Zhen and her husband Xu Xian pits the pair against the meddling monk Fa Hai. Follow along with a short animated version of the story.
TED-Ed
How Do Self-Driving Cars “See”?
What do you get when you mix LiDAR and integrated photonics technology? Why a self-driving car, of course. A fascinating short video describes how light detection and ranging, LiDAR for short, and integrated photonics technologies enable...