TED Talks
TED: The difference between false empathy and true support | Chezare A. Warren
There's a right way and wrong way to do empathy, says author and scholar Chezare A. Warren. So how do we get it right? He unpacks the source of false empathy and explains the key shift in perspective we need to build healthy...
TED Talks
TED: Want to truly succeed? Lift others up while you climb | Amber Hikes
It's up to all of us to create a more inclusive and diverse workplace. No matter where you are in your career journey, it's essential that you help others grow, even as you are growing yourself, says ACLU Chief Equity Officer Amber...
PBS
How Maternal Stress Can Affect Health of Unborn Children
Researchers are trying to better understand the biology of stress and its impact on child health. Now, data suggests those connections may form as early as the womb, with studies indicating frequent and prolonged adversity for pregnant...
TED Talks
TED: How poop turns into forests | Ludmila Rattis
Did you know the world's largest tropical forest is partly formed by seeds emerging from poop? Ecologist Ludmila Rattis reveals the surprisingly fruitful benefits of letting nature take care of its own business, sharing how the digestive...
MinutePhysics
How Do Bikes Stay Up?
Learn the about the physics that allows bikes to stay upright and in motion, even without a rider.
SciShow
The Hallucinogenic Fungi That May Treat Alzheimer’s
If you've ever heard of ergot fungi, you've likely heard of the nasty side effects of eating them, including convulsions and hallucinations. But like many a toxic substance, scientists have figured out ways to use ergot for good....
TED Talks
TED: A cleaner world could start in a rice field | Jim Whitaker and Jessica Whitaker Allen
Rice is the world's largest food source — and it's also a massive emitter of methane gas, a key contributor to climate change. Fifth-generation rice farmer Jim Whitaker and his daughter, farmer and conservationist Jessica Whitaker Allen,...
TED-Ed
TED-Ed: Do mosquitos actually bite some people more than others? | Maria Elena De Obaldia
Some swear they're cursed to be hunted by mosquitos while their close-by companions are regularly left unscathed. Are mosquitos really attracted to some people more than others? And if so, is there anything we can do about it? Maria...
MinuteEarth
Mushroom Wars
Two mushroom guilds with vastly different strategies are locked in competition for forest dominance.
SciShow
Unexpected Ways Scientists Use GPS
GPS devices aren't just for keeping you from driving into a lake. They're also helping lots of scientists in unexpected ways.
SciShow
How Climate Change Affects Ocean Life | Compilation
We can see the effects of the climate crisis in many different ways here on land. But the oceans are also part of the interconnected, global system. So, here are a few ways that climate change affects our oceanic buddies.
Curated Video
USA: SANDY BERGER COMMENTS ON BALKAN STABILITY SUMMIT
English/Nat
As 60 nations gathered in Brussels on Wednesday to pledge aid for Kosovo, the White House said it wanted to make it clear there is also a recovery plan in mind for the larger Balkan region.
U-S officials say their half (b)...
Curated Video
Superman, Pikachu and Harry Potter star at kite festival
TAIWAN KITE FESTIVAL SOURCE HORIZONS, LIFESTYLE, HEALTH AND TECHNOLOGY RESTRICTIONS: HORIZONS CLIENTS AND AP LIFESTYLE, HEALTH AND TECHNOLOGY CLIENTS ONLYLENGTH: 5.27SHOTLIST:AP TelevisionNew Taipei City, Taiwan - 24 September 20161....
Curated Video
Female teacher to go into space
AP Television
1. Wide of Barbara Morgan talking to children about space
2. Close-up of Morgan giving lecture
3. Mid of morgan giving lecture
4. SOUNDBITE: (English) Barbara Morgan, Teacher preparing to travel into space:
"I can't think...
Curated Video
FM spokesman reax as up to 20 killed in suspected US strike in Pakistan
1. Wide Exterior of Pakistan foreign office
2. Set up shoot of Pakistan foreign office spokesman Mohammad Sadiq
3. SOUNDBITE: (English) Mohammad Sadiq, Pakistan foreign office spokesman:
"Well, the position of the government of...
Curated Video
A prominent rabbi in New York and Ukraine says when he meets with US Secretary of State John Kerry on Tuesday he will urge him to move the G8 economic summit to Kiev rather than allow it to be held in Sochi. (March 3)
A prominent rabbi in New York and Ukraine says when he meets with US Secretary of State John Kerry on Tuesday he will urge him to move the G8 economic summit to Kiev rather than hold it in Sochi.
Rabbi Rabbi Yaakov Dov Bleich - of the...
SciShow
4 Ways Humans Are Still Evolving
When we think about evolution, we typically think about big changes that happened long ago, but we humans are still evolving!
PBS
Are Virtual Video Game Economies Becoming Real?
The idea that a collection of pixels can be sold for actual money might be confusing to some, as they are neither true "objects" you can hold nor "ideas" that can be considered intellectual property. But despite the lack of tangibility,...
Be Smart
Why Do You Love Your Family?
Why do we love people we're related to? Compared to strangers, why do we feel such a deep sense of connection with our family members? Sure, they're nice to us, we take care of each other, and we often live with them, but there has to be...
SciShow
Deep Sea Microbiome: SciShow Talk Show
Hank talks with MacArthur Fellow Dr. Victoria Orphan of CalTech about organisms of the deep sea and the impact it has on our environment.
SciShow
Bugs Aren't Brainless! | Great Minds: Charles Henry Turner
At the turn of the 20th century, scientists thought that insects were nothing more than tiny reflex machines. But Charles Henry Turner, who was possibly America’s first Black entomologist, ran some groundbreaking animal behavior studies...
SciShow
How Do Laxatives Work?
Even though we're all probably very experienced poopers, sometimes we need a little help.
TED-Ed
TED-Ed: Claire Simeone: The lovable (and lethal) sea lion
Sunning themselves on rocks or waddling awkwardly across the beach, it's easy to think of sea lions more as sea house cats. But don't be fooled by their beachside behavior. Under the waves, sea lions are incredible endurance hunters,...
SciShow
How Climate Change Affects Ocean Life | Compilation
We can see the effects of the climate crisis in many different ways here on land. But the oceans are also part of the interconnected, global system. So, here are a few ways that climate change affects our oceanic buddies.