Instructional Video4:28
Be Smart

Is Big Data Getting Too Big?

12th - Higher Ed
Our need for data storage grows everyday... but by how much?
Instructional Video12:55
TED Talks

TED: Stuck in the gig economy? Try platform co-ops instead | Trebor Scholz

12th - Higher Ed
Co-ops date back almost 200 years, run by groups of people that work together to own and operate a company. What does it look like when this tried-and-true business model merges with the digital economy? Trebor Scholz introduces the...
Instructional Video9:51
SciShow

How the Web Became a Thing | The History of the Internet, Part 2

12th - Higher Ed
In part 2 of our History of the Internet series, Hank explains how public access became declared a human right!
Instructional Video4:46
SciShow

A New Asteroid Mining Mission!

12th - Higher Ed
The future is bright for those of you who want to be asteroid miners! You might soon get your chance!
Instructional Video11:06
TED Talks

TED: How diversity makes teams more innovative | Rocio Lorenzo

12th - Higher Ed
Are diverse companies really more innovative? Rocio Lorenzo and her team surveyed 171 companies to find out -- and the answer was a clear yes. In a talk that will help you build a better, more robust company, Lorenzo dives into the data...
Instructional Video10:50
Crash Course

The Video Game Crash of 1983: Crash Course Games

12th - Higher Ed
So the 1980s was the golden age of arcade games. Games like Donkey Kong, Pac- Man, Space Invaders, and Centipede had become a cultural phenomenon. These games had expanded the gamer demographic and even encouraged the rise of competitive...
Instructional Video4:17
TED-Ed

TED-Ed: Oliver Elfenbaum: How does the stock market work?

Pre-K - Higher Ed
In the 1600s, the Dutch East India Company employed hundreds of ships to trade goods around the globe. In order to fund their voyages, the company turned to private citizens to invest money to support trips in exchange for a share of the...
Instructional Video9:06
TED Talks

TED: What your smart devices know (and share) about you | Kashmir Hill and Surya Mattu

12th - Higher Ed
Once your smart devices can talk to you, who else are they talking to? Kashmir Hill and Surya Mattu wanted to find out -- so they outfitted Hill's apartment with 18 different internet-connected devices and built a special router to track...
Instructional Video4:04
SciShow

Turning Your Leftovers Into Fuel

12th - Higher Ed
Even if you don't want to eat them, your apple cores still have plenty of energy left to give. SciShow explores how cities are capturing that energy and turning it into fuel.
Instructional Video9:51
SciShow

The Data Explosion | The History of the Internet, Part 3

12th - Higher Ed
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.
Instructional Video11:00
Crash Course

Markets, Efficiency, and Price Signals: Crash Course Economics

12th - Higher Ed
Adriene and Jacob teach you all about markets. So, in free market(ish) economies like the United States and most of the world, markets are a big deal. Markets work to produce the stuff that consumers want, and that society needs. Today...
Instructional Video11:50
Crash Course

Life and Longevity: Crash Course History of Science

12th - Higher Ed
It's time to have a look at the future of human life and how technology could possibly extend longevity. But, within that tech, are questions of ethics that are not always at the top of mind when the tech is being developed. In this...
Instructional Video12:35
Crash Course

The Century of the Gene: Crash Course History of Science

12th - Higher Ed
With the question “What is life?” addressed at the molecular level, humanity could finally cure all disease and live forever… Except, not really. It turns out we're complicated.
Instructional Video5:03
TED-Ed

TED-Ed: The surprisingly long history of electric cars | Daniel Sperling and Gil Tal

Pre-K - Higher Ed
By the end of the 19th century, nearly 40% of American cars were electric. But these vehicles had a few major problems — early car batteries were expensive and inefficient, and the vehicles were twice the price of a gas-powered car. And...
Instructional Video12:53
Crash Course

Where Did Theater Go? Crash Course Theater #18

12th - Higher Ed
The English Theater survived a lot of pushback from various powers that be, but in the 17th century, it had to go into hiding, from PURITANS. Let's take a look at how the English Civil War, Charles I's beheading, and the Restoration of...
Instructional Video12:14
TED Talks

TED: 3 tips for leaders to get the future of work right | Debbie Lovich

12th - Higher Ed
Work that's dictated by a fixed schedule, place and job description doesn't make sense anymore, says leadership expert Debbie Lovich. In light of the cultural shift towards remote work sparked by the pandemic, Lovich gives three...
Instructional Video3:05
SciShow

What Does 'Clinically Proven' Actually Mean?

12th - Higher Ed
You've seen it on your shampoo bottle, vitamins, and even your fancy moisturizing cream. But what does the phrase "clinically proven' actually mean?
Instructional Video4:38
TED-Ed

How do personality tests work? | Merve Emre

Pre-K - Higher Ed
In 1942, a mother-daughter duo named Katharine Cook Briggs and Isabel Briggs Myers developed a questionnaire that classified people's personalities into 16 types. Called the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator, or MBTI, it would go on to become...
Instructional Video3:50
Curated Video

Overall Business Strategies - The Grand Strategies

9th - Higher Ed
Businesses have truly three options with their overall business strategy. They can grow, they can maintain, or they can get smaller. This video talks about the business basics of overall grand strategies that businesses and firms can...
Instructional Video5:11
Healthcare Triage

Orphan Drugs part 4: Fixing the System

Higher Ed
Drug companies love the Orphan Drug Act. They say it encourages research into breakthrough therapies for people with rare disease. And sometimes that's true. Lots of the time, though, the companies would've pursued the research anyhow....
Instructional Video5:51
Healthcare Triage

Marijuana, Intoxication, DWI, and Breathalyzers

Higher Ed
How do breathalyzers work? And will there ever be a breathalyzer for marijuana? As pot has become legal in several states, law enforcement has sought a method to detect marijuana use in drivers. This is complicated, though. Breathalyzers...
Instructional Video3:35
Healthcare Triage

What's a Fair Price? Price Gouging and Pharmaceuticals.

Higher Ed
Why do drug prices rises? Are pharmaceutical companies ripping people off? Drug price gouging has been all over the media this week. This is Healthcare Triage News.
Instructional Video5:51
Healthcare Triage

Weed, Intoxication, DWI, and Breathalyzers

Higher Ed
How do breathalyzers work? And will there ever be a breathalyzer for marijuana? As pot has become legal in several states, law enforcement has sought a method to detect marijuana use in drivers. This is complicated, though. Breathalyzers...
Instructional Video5:06
Healthcare Triage

The Surprising Difficulties of Off-Label Prescriptions

Higher Ed
Though you may not have realized it, there's a good chance that a doctor has prescribed you a medication for a use other than what it was approved for. This off-label use is perfectly legal, but isn't as safe as it might be, in part...