TED Talks
TED: A new national park to reclaim Indigenous land | Tracie Revis
In a part of the United States with more than 17,000 years of human history, cultural preservation advocate Tracie Revis is working to turn the Ocmulgee Mounds into Georgia's first national park and preserve. This park would be...
TED Talks
TED: The case for a new Great Migration in the US | Charles M. Blow
Social progress in the United States often seems to take two steps forward and one step back, with hard-fought civil rights wins countered by a seemingly inevitable backlash. In this spirited talk, writer Charles M. Blow makes the case...
Curated Video
Tiger Woods makes his return to golf at notoriously secluded Augusta National for The Masters. A hoard of journalists from around the world are rushing to cover the golfer in action, and finding that catching a glimpse of Tiger is unlikely.
HEADLINE: Tiger's return has media scrambling
CAPTION: Tiger Woods makes his return to golf at notoriously secluded Augusta National for The Masters. A hoard of journalists from around the world are rushing to cover the golfer in action,...
Curated Video
Georgian security allow Russian troops to pass through checkpoint
1. Wide of Georgian checkpoint, people by van on road
2. Road sign directing to the towns of Lamiskana, and Kaspi
3. Georgian officer crossing road with gun
4. Wide of checkpoint, Russian troop convoy passing through
5. Russian officer...
Curated Video
Russian diplomats leaving Embassy after spy row
1. Exterior of Russian Embassy in Tbilisi
2. Various of Russian Embassy staff and families loading luggage onto bus and boarding bus
3. Security around Russian embassy
4. Bus carrying embassy workers leaving embassy
5. Various close ups...
Curated Video
US fans react as Shaun White fails to live up to gold medal expectation; Swiss fans celebrate
Fans from the United States expressed disappointment after American snowboarder Shaun White failed in his quest to win his third consecutive gold medal on Tuesday in the men's halfpipe.
White, the best snowboarder of his era and one of...
Curated Video
Tensions rise on border between Georgia and its separatist Abkhazia region
1. Wide of checkpoint controlled by the Russian peacekeepers at border between Georgia and Abkhazia region
2. Mid of armoured personnel carrier (APC)
3. People with luggage walking through checkpoint
4. Close-up of sign reading...
Curated Video
Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said Tuesday that the United States welcomes Russia's pledge to stop its attacks in Georgia and called on Moscow to follow through on its promise.
HEADLINE: Rice calls for attacks in Georgia to stop
CAPTION: Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said Tuesday that the United States welcomes Russia's pledge to stop its attacks in Georgia and called on Moscow to follow through on its...
Curated Video
State of emergency to be lifted later Friday, voxpops, analyst
1. Wide of central Tbilisi
2. Wide of Tbilisi street
3. Wide of people walking down the street
4. SOUNDBITE: (Georgian) Givi Gvaramia, Tbilisi resident, Vox Pop:
"I think it had to be lifted long ago. I did not agree from the beginning...
Curated Video
Thousands face destitution in western Georgia
1. Pan people queuing up in the rain for food distribution
2. Mid shot of trolley for transporting food
3. Mother and child waiting
4. Close-up of same child
5. Woman emerges from office with ration ticket, other people walking in
6....
Curated Video
Ministers arrive for second day of informal meeting
1. Wide of the Palais des Papes
2. Wide of French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner, sitting with others outside
3. Mid of Kouchner chatting and drinking coffee
4. SOUNDBITE: (French) Bernard Kouchner, French Foreign Minister:
"I'm...
PBS
John Lewis: Walking With The Wind
Rep. John Lewis (D-GA) remembers his experiences on the streets and in jail during the civil rights movement. His book is titled, "Walking With the Wind: A Memoir of the Movement."
SciShow
"Flesh-Eating" Bacteria
Hank gets straight to the facts in the unfortunate case of Aimee Copeland, who was injured during a zip-lining accident and subsequently contracted a rare disease.
SciShow
What’s Up With the Weird Pockmarks Up and Down the East Coast?
All along the east coast of the United States there are thousands of oval shaped pock marks, and scientists think they have a clue as to how they got there.
TED Talks
TED: My road trip through the whitest towns in America | Rich Benjamin
As America becomes more and more multicultural, Rich Benjamin noticed a phenomenon: Some communities were actually getting less diverse. So he got out a map, found the whitest towns in the USA -- and moved in. In this funny, honest,...
TED-Ed
TED-Ed: Why should you read Flannery O’Connor? - Iseult Gillespie
Find out why Flannery O’Connor, an American novelist, is known as a master of the grotesque in Southern Gothic literature. -- Flannery O’Connor scribbled tales of outcasts, intruders and misfits staged in the world she knew best: the...
TED Talks
TED: 3 questions to ask yourself about everything you do | Stacey Abrams
How you respond after setbacks is what defines your character. Stacey Abrams was the first black woman in the history of the United States to be nominated by a major party for governor -- she lost that hotly contested race, but as she...
Crash Course
Battles of the Civil War Crash Course US History
Disclaimer: This is very different than the usual Crash Course US History episode. In which John Green lists a whole lot of the battles of the US Civil War in seven and a half minutes. We get a lot of requests for military history, so we...
TED Talks
Matthew Carter: My life in typefaces
Pick up a book, magazine or screen, and more than likely you'll come across some typography designed by Matthew Carter. In this charming talk, the man behind typefaces such as Verdana, Georgia and Bell Centennial (designed just for phone...
Curated Video
Introducing Babycom: A Handheld Ultrasound Monitor for Listening to Unborn Babies at Home
The Babycom is a handheld ultrasound monitor that allows expectant parents to listen to their baby's heartbeat at home. Based on the same technology used by hospitals, it provides a convenient and easy-to-use personal version of fetal...
Curated Video
Why So Many Americans Move To Florida And Not Georgia
Florida and Georgia make up just about 10% of the entire United States' population. But while at one point Georgia was home to many more Americans than Florida, over the last few decades Florida has exploded in growth to become more than...
Curated Video
Why So Few Americans Live Along The Gulf Coast Of The United States
The Gulf Coast of the United States is a beautiful area with miles of beaches and weather that most regions of the world would love. Despite this, a large section in the middle of the Gulf Coast has very low population compared to Texas...
Curated Video
US Streets are Dangerous. We Can Fix Them.
Cars dominate US city streets, and there’s no better example than Atlanta, GA. Streets in Atlanta are designed for getting cars around as fast as possible. The result? Pedestrian deaths in ATL are twice the national average. But the city...