TED Talks
TED: The workers rebuilding communities after natural disasters | Saket Soni
As climate change leads to more and more natural disasters, a group of workers is showing up at one site after another to rebuild and repair. Labor organizer Saket Soni tells the stories of Resilience Force — the group of mostly...
TED Talks
TED: How a sanctuary for self-expression can change lives | Reed J. Williams and Lindsay Morris
After bringing her son to a summer camp for gender-nonconforming children, photographer Lindsay Morris launched a project to share the campers' stories with the world. One of them, Reed J. Williams, is now a powerful advocate for...
TED Talks
TED: Lessons from the past on adapting to climate change | Laprisha Berry Daniels
Laprisha Berry Daniels' grandparents left the Southern United States and migrated north to Detroit in the 1950s — a move that could be considered a big "climate change." Now, as a public health social worker, Berry Daniels mines the...
PBS
Families with transgender children struggle to navigate wave of anti-trans politics
Texas is the largest state in the country to ban transition-related medical care for minors, joining 19 other states that have restricted access. Laura Barrón-López recently spent time in Texas to learn more about the law and spoke with...
TED Talks
TED: The world's rarest diseases — and how they impact everyone | Anna Greka
Physician-scientist Anna Greka investigates the world's rarest genetic diseases, decoding the secrets of our cells through "molecular detective work." She explains how her team is using new, advanced technology to solve decades-old...
MinuteEarth
Which Is Worse: Underpopulation Or Overpopulation?
The human population of the world will soon peak – and then decrease – thanks to a combination of two quickly changing economic and educational trends.
SciShow
Why Are There No Male Whalefish?
Thanks to the Monterey Bay Aquarium and their research and technology partner MBARI for partnering with us on this episode of SciShow. They worked together on an exhibition, “Into The Deep: Exploring Our Undiscovered Ocean,” to give...
SciShow
Why More Isn’t Always Better For DNA
Sometimes researchers make similar breakthroughs at similar times and that leads to great rivalries (think electricity). But what about the times that these researchers choose to collaborate? Hosted by: Hank Green (he/him)
PBS
Why Cambodian Orphanages House So Many Children Whose Parents Are Still Alive
The concept of orphanages has long been considered outdated in developed countries. In the developing world, however, these institutions still house hundreds of thousands of children. But the surprising reality is that the parents of...
PBS
Families Of Colombia’s Disappeared Endure ‘Never-Ending Grief’ And A Wrenching Search
In Colombia, an estimated 83,000 people have been forcibly disappeared since 1958. But peace accords between the government and the FARC, the country’s largest guerrilla group, in 2016 mandated that finding the missing was a necessary...
Curated Video
Sanders Stumps with Clinton, Pushes Free College
Former rival Sen. Bernie Sanders campaigned with Hillary Clinton in New Hampshire on Wednesday. Sanders and Clinton both pushed for free college tuition and calling for vocational training to be brought back into high schools. "I went...
Curated Video
President Bush said Tuesday that Congress is blocking his proposals to deal with high gas prices and dragging its feet on legislation to make more student loans available and ease the mortgage crunch.
HEADLINE: Bush exhorts Congress to act on slumping economy
CAPTION: President Bush said Tuesday that Congress is blocking his proposals to deal with high gas prices and dragging its feet on legislation to make more student loans...
Curated Video
YUGOSLAVIA: SPYING ALLEGATIONS WRAP
English/Nat
British and Canadian diplomats in Belgrade gained access to four of their citizens held by the Yugoslav army for the first time on Thursday, more than a week after they were arrested in Montenegro.
Bob Gordon of Great Britain...
Curated Video
EGYPT: EGYPTAIR CRASH - PRESIDENT MUBARAK'S REACTION
English/Nat
Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak on Monday said he was shocked after first hearing the news of the crashed EgyptAir flight and said the sad news has deeply affected the country.
Mubarak thanked President Bill Clinton for...
Curated Video
Scores killed as bus collides with truck, accident scene, minister reacts
South Africa's government says 29 people have been killed after a bus collided with a truck in the eastern Mpumalanga province.
Scores of injured passengers were taken to a nearby hospital after the collision on Monday night.
"As a...
Crash Course
What Is Outbreak Culture? Crash Course Outbreak Science
When we think of how we respond to outbreaks, we often think of physical things like vaccines or medicines, but there is another factor that is just as critical to understand: culture! Culture determines how we collaborate and use the...
TED Talks
TED: How the new generation of Latinx voters could change US elections | María Teresa Kumar
A historic number of Latinx voters participated in the 2020 US presidential election, including a record number of young people casting their ballots for the first time. Civic leader María Teresa Kumar takes a look at the issues closest...
TED Talks
Raj Jayadev: Community-powered criminal justice reform
Community organizer Raj Jayadev wants to transform the US court system through "participatory defense" -- a growing movement that empowers families and community members to impact their loved ones' court cases. He shares the remarkable...
Crash Course
Of Pentameter & Bear Baiting - Romeo & Juliet Part I: Crash Course English Literature
In which John Green examines Romeo & Juliet by William Shakespeare. John delves into the world of Bill Shakespeare's famous star-crossed lovers and examines what the play is about, its structure, and the context in which it was written....
TED Talks
Luis H. Zayas: The psychological impact of child separation at the US-Mexico border
How does psychological trauma affect children's developing brains? In this powerful talk, social worker Luis H. Zayas discusses his work with refugees and asylum-seeking families at the US-Mexico border. What emerges is a stunning...
TED Talks
TED: Let's put birth control back on the agenda | Melinda Gates
Contraception. The topic has become controversial in recent years. But should it be? Melinda Gates believes that many of the world's social change issues depend on ensuring that women are able to control their rate of having kids. In...
TED Talks
TED: 5 needs that any COVID-19 response should meet | Kwame Owusu-Kesse
Crisis interventions often focus on a single aspect of a big, complicated problem, failing to address the broader social and economic context. Kwame Owusu-Kesse describes how the Harlem Children's Zone is taking a more holistic approach...
TED Talks
TED: The tragedy of orphanages | Georgette Mulheir
Orphanages are costly and can cause irreparable damage both mentally and physically for its charges -- so why are they still so ubiquitous? Georgette Mulheir gravely describes the tragedy of orphanages and urges us to end our reliance on...