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DemDebate Secret Video - What The U.S. Promised in Paris
NBC & YouTube actually asked us to make TWO videos for the Democratic Presidential Debate on January 17th, 2016. Here's the video that DIDN'T get shown at the debate. Want to learn more about the topic in this week's video? Here are some...
TED Talks
TED: Courage, the most important virtue | Bari Weiss
In an unflinching look at issues that widen the political divide in the US, journalist and editor Bari Weiss highlights why courage is the most important virtue in today's polarized world. She shares examples of people who have spoken up...
SciShow
The Tiny T. rex Causing a Big Science Feud
You’ve heard of Tyrannosaurus rex, but did you know they might have a mini-cousin called Nanotyrannus? And that “might” is serious, because researchers have been arguing about it for nearly 40 years and still haven’t gotten to the bottom...
SciShow
Psychiatrists Can't Agree About This New Disorder
Prolonged grief disorder recently debuted in both of the two manuals that clinicians use to diagnose psychological conditions. But the DSM and the ICD don't completely agree on what it is.
SciShow
The Zombie Planet at the Center of the Earth
For years, geologists have been searching for an explanation for two strange blobs of Earth's mantle that are denser than the rest. It turns out, they may not be original parts of Earth at all.
SciShow
The Rocky Mountains Are in the Wrong Place
Mountain ranges usually don't form in the middle of continents. Except for the Rocky Mountains. We'll go into the baffling Laramide Orogeny and a few possible reasons why the Rockies might be in the wrong place.
PBS
Giant Viruses Blur The Line Between Alive and Not
In 2003, microbiologists made a huge discovery. One that would force us to reconsider a lot of what we thought we knew about the evolution of microbial life: giant viruses.
SciShow
Where did Teeth Come From??
Everywhere in the animal kingdom you can find teeth in all sorts of shapes and sizes, so you probably think you have a pretty good idea where they came from. But in reality, this debate is still a hot one, and it may have something to do...
SciShow
3 World-Changing Biology Experiments
Hank tells us the stories of three experiments in biology that, with creativity and luck, changed science & the world with it in their work to solve the mysteries of the universe.
TED Talks
TED: What you can learn from people who disagree with you | Shreya Joshi
Youth leader Shreya Joshi diagnoses a key source of political polarization in the US and shows why having "uncomfortable conversations" with people you disagree with is crucial to bridging the divide. "When we are able to recognize what...
Curated Video
Students React to Vice Presidential Debate
Some thirty-odd students gathered to watch the vice presidential debate at the University of Scranton on Tuesday night, hundreds less than the turnout for the presidential debate.Hillary Clinton Supporter Emily Lundeen said she was...
Curated Video
Kerry's Vigorous Defense of TPP Trade Deal
FOR CLEAN VERSION SEE STORY NUMBER: apus064002U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry is urging Congress to adopt a landmark 12-nation Asia-Pacific trade deal, arguing that rejection would badly damage U.S. credibility and national...
Curated Video
Kerry's Vigorous Defense of TPP Trade Deal
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry is urging Congress to adopt a landmark 12-nation Asia-Pacific trade deal, arguing that rejection would badly damage U.S. credibility and national security.Kerry said Wednesday that failure to pass the...
Curated Video
Young Voters Discuss VP Debate
FOR CLEAN VERSION SEE STORY NUMBER: apus064425, apus064415With only two months left before the 2016 election, young adults across the country gathered at debate watch parties on Tuesday night to watch Gov. Mike Pence and Sen. Tim Kaine...
Curated Video
Stage Set For First Presidential Debate
RESTRICTION SUMMARY: AP CLIENTS ONLYSHOTLIST:AP TELEVISION - AP CLIENTS ONLYHempstead, New York - September 23, 20161. Wide exterior debate hall on Hofstra University campus 2. Tight exterior signage on debate hall3. Zoom out workers...
Curated Video
Views from Colorado on Presidential Debate
About 25 liberals and conservatives, Clinton and Trump supporters, jammed a basement watch party organized by two former legislators from both sides of the aisle.Centennial, Colorado - 26 September, 20161. Wide of house party to watch...
Curated Video
Al-Jafaari speaks at National Press Club
1. Wide shot of Iraqi Prime Minister Ibrahim al-Jaafari, pan to media
2. Mid shot of al-Jaafari
3. SOUNDBITE (Arabic): Ibrahim al-Jaafari, Iraqi Prime Minister:
"We see that our strength really comes from the will of our people and their...
Curated Video
Clinton, Trump Camps Claim Victory in VP Debate
FOR CLEAN VERSION SEE STORY NUMBER: apus064420Supporters of the Clinton-Kaine and Trump-Pence campaigns both claimed victory after Tuesday evening's vice presidential debate in Farmville, Virginia. Donald Trump's son, Eric Trump, said...
Curated Video
Supporters applaud Clinton's debate performance
Hillary Clinton is winning applause from supporters in North Carolina for her performance in Monday night's debate.They greeted the Democratic presidential candidate with cheers on Tuesday after Clinton asked if they saw her first...
Crash Course
Congressional Leadership: Crash Course Government and Politics
This week Craig Benzine explores the leadership structure of congress. We’ll break out the clone machine to examine the responsibilities of the speaker of the house, the majority and minority leaders as well as the majority and minority...
SciShow
The Science of Anti-Vaccination
Fewer children in the United States are getting vaccinated. That's bad news for those kids, and also for public health in general. Often, the response is to argue and debate and get angry at people who are we see as making terrible,...
TED Talks
TED: How can groups make good decisions? | Mariano Sigman and Dan Ariely
We all know that when we make decisions in groups, they don't always go right -- and sometimes they go very wrong. How can groups make good decisions? With his colleague Dan Ariely, neuroscientist Mariano Sigman has been inquiring into...
TED Talks
TED: Should you be able to patent a human gene? | Tania Simoncelli
A decade ago, uS law said human genes were patentable -- which meant patent holders had the right to stop anyone from sequencing, testing or even looking at a patented gene. Troubled by the way this law both harmed patients and created a...
TED-Ed
TED-Ed A brief history of graffiti - Kelly Wall - MENA
Spray-painted subway cars, tagged bridges, mural-covered walls -- graffiti pops up boldly throughout our cities. And it turns out: it's nothing new. Graffiti has been around for thousands of years. And across that span of time, it's...