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SURVIVOR'S GUIDE - Teenage Mums
For many girls around the world motherhood comes all too quickly – and often it can be dangerous. Complications from pregnancy and childbirth are the leading causes of death among teenage girls in developing countries. We went to India,...
Australian Broadcasting Corporation
Can Seaweed Save the World: Seaweed Expo
Professor Tim Flannery investigates how seaweed is helping to save the world. From growing the foods of the future, helping clean polluted water and even combating climate change. An international seaweed expo explores how seaweed can be...
Mr. Beat
How Jane Addams Changed the World
Mr. Beat tells you all about Jane Addams, one of the most important figures in American history.
Curated Video
Demerit Goods and Market Failure: Evaluating Externalities and Imperfect Information
This video is an educational tutorial about the microeconomic concept of demerit goods. It explains how demerit goods are over-consumed due to a divergence between the marginal private benefit curve and the marginal social benefit curve...
Religion for Breakfast
Exorcism: Ancient Medical Practice?
The ancients blamed all sorts of medical problems on demons: headaches? stomach pain? eye infection? They would say a demon caused it. But why associated demons with medicine?
Curated Video
Sample IELTS Task 2 Brainstorm Health and Government
Today you’ll get an example of a specific and strong brainstorm for a challenging Task 2 question.
Curated Video
Advanced Speaking: Illness & Health Vocabulary In English
Let me show you some advanced common illness and health vocabulary in English. This lesson is particularly useful for students preparing for the IELTS speaking exam.
Visual Learning Systems
Maintaining a Healthy Body: Introduction
Maintaining a healthy body is a fundamental part of leading a fulfilling, successful life. This series of videos highlights many of the basic things everyone can do to maintain a safe and healthy lifestyle. Concepts and terminology...
Wonderscape
Start Smart: The Dangers of Smoking and Vaping
This video highlights the dangers of smoking for young people, emphasizing the risks of addiction and the long-term health consequences. It also discusses other forms of tobacco, such as hookahs and e-cigarettes, and their potential...
TED-Ed
The Dangers of Mixing Drugs
Drug interactions can be dangerous. Viewers of a short video learn about some well-known and some not-so-well-known interactions that can lead to serious consequences.
TED-Ed
Could a Breathalyzer Detect Cancer?
Wouldn't it be lovely if cancer detection could be as easy as blowing into a tube? Alas, the process is very complicated. Follow along as the narrator explains some of the problems in using a device like a breathalyzer to detect cancer....
TED-Ed
Why Haven’t We Cured Arthritis?
The simple answer to the questions of why scientists have not found a cure for arthritis is that the term is used to describe over a hundred different conditions. Find out more about arthritis and how current treatments only deal with...
TED-Ed
How Do Viruses Jump from Animals to Humans?
Can humans be infected by animal viruses? Pupils explore the phenomenon of viral evolution and learn about how animal viruses sometimes adapt to infect humans. They see how viruses are transmitted and what pathogens need to survive. The...
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.
Fuse School
Quarrying - Economic, Environmental and Social Effects
Where does limestone actually come from? The sixth video in a seven-part series introduces pupils to the quandary of quarrying. The resource examines the positive economic factors involved in digging for limestone, as well as the...
TED-Ed
What Happens During a Heart Attack?
Though heart attacks are common, they don't have to be inevitable. A short video not only details what happens during a heart attack, but also provides suggestions for how to lessen the risk factors for the world's leading...
SciShow
5 Things Your Nails Can Say About Your Health
Did you know your nails can show symptoms of health problems? Video highlights five symptoms that can tell you more about what is going on with your body. From a lack of nutrition to cancer to an injury, nails tell you things you might...
TED-Ed
A Curable Condition That Causes Blindness
Cataracts; how they are formed, how they can be treated, and how they can be prevented are the focus of this short video.
TED-Ed
What Happens When You Get Heat Stroke? sun stroke, homeostasis, body temperature
Exertional heat stroke is one of the three leading causes of death in sports, but with the help of this video young athletes will be able to avoid this life-threatening condition. Offering clear explanations of how the...