TED Talks
TED: The counterintuitive psychology of insurance | Orit Tykocinski
The real reason you buy insurance may have as much to do with pleasing your psyche as it does protecting your wallet. Behavioral psychologist Orit Tykocinski explores the connection between insurance and the reality-distorting risks of...
TED Talks
TED: Iran and Israel: Peace is possible | Trita Parsi
Iran and Israel: two nations with tense relations that seem existentially at odds. But for all their antagonistic rhetoric, there is a recent hidden history of collaboration, even friendship. In an informative talk, Trita Parsi shows how...
Be Smart
97% of Climate Scientists Really Do Agree
Do 97% of climate scientists really agree that humans are the main cause of climate change? Yep! Here's what the 97 percent statistic *really* means.
TED Talks
TED: The surprising way groups like ISIS stay in power | Benedetta Berti
ISIS, Hezbollah, Hamas. These three very different groups are known for violence — but that’s only a portion of what they do, says policy analyst Benedetta Berti. They also attempt to win over populations with social work: setting up...
TED Talks
Eman Mohammed: The courage to tell a hidden story
Eman Mohammed is one of the few female photojournalists in the Gaza Strip. Though openly shunned by many of her male colleagues, she is given unprecedented access to areas denied to men. In this short, visual talk, the TED Fellow...
TED Talks
JR: One year of turning the world inside out
Street artist JR made a wish in 2011: Join me in a worldwide photo project to show the world its true face. One year after making his TED Prize wish, he shows how giant posters of human faces, pasted in public, are connecting...
SciShow
Future Space News of 2018
Here's a sneak peek at three missions coming up in 2018. We have rockets launching, spacecraft arriving at their destinations, and missions coming to an end.
TED Talks
Shimon Schocken: What a bike ride can teach you
Computer science professor Shimon Schocken is also an avid mountain biker. To share the life lessons he learned while riding, he began an outdoor program with Israel's juvenile inmates and was touched by both their intense difficulties...
SciShow
Placebos & Nocebos: How Your Brain Heals and Hurts You
You've probably heard how some drugs and treatments make people feel better, even when they turn out to be fake. That's the placebo effect, but how does it work? And could the same effect backfire, causing your brain to make you feel...
TED Talks
TED: The journey across the high wire | Philippe Petit
Even a death-defying magician has to start somewhere. High-wire artist Philippe Petit takes you on an intimate journey from his first card trick at age 6 to his tightrope walk between the Twin Towers.
SciShow
The Coolest Missions from India's Space Program
The Indian Space Research Organisation, or ISRO, is on its way to becoming a leader in space exploration - and they're just getting started.
TED Talks
Shimon Steinberg: Natural pest control ... using bugs!
What's the difference between a pest and a bug? Shimon Steinberg makes the case for using good bugs to fight bad bugs, avoiding chemicals in our quest for perfect produce.
Crash Course Kids
Water Fix!
How can we fix water shortages? Well, we know that shortages are a problem and can cause fighting because water is a resource. When you limit a resource, things get scary. But, in this episode of Crash Course Kids, Sabrina talks about...
Crash Course
Groundwater & the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict: Crash Course Geography
The Arab-Israeli Conflict, which is the ongoing political tensions and military conflicts between Arab nations and Israel, is one of the longest and most complex disputes in the world. Today, we're going to focus on more recent events,...
Crash Course
Conflict in Israel and Palestine through 2015: Crash Course World History #223
In which John Green teaches you about conflict in Israel and Palestine. This conflict is often cast as a long-term beef going back thousands of years, and rooted in a clash between religions. Well, that's not quite true. What is true is...
TED-Ed
TED-Ed: The five major world religions - John Bellaimey
It's perfectly human to grapple with questions, like 'Where do we come from?' and 'How do I live a life of meaning?' These existential questions are central to the five major world religions -- and that's not all that connects these...
Brainwaves Video Anthology
Derek Penslar - Teachers Make a Difference - Anita Shapira
Derek Penslar is the William Lee Frost Professor of Jewish History. He is the director of undergraduate studies within the department and directs Harvard’s Center for Jewish Studies. Penslar is a resident faculty member at the Minda de...
Brainwaves Video Anthology
Derek Penslar - Zionism vs Anti-Zionism
Derek Penslar is the William Lee Frost Professor of Jewish History. He is the director of undergraduate studies within the department and directs Harvard’s Center for Jewish Studies. Penslar is a resident faculty member at the Minda de...
Curated Video
The Message of Peace
In this video, a pigeon named Delicate shares stories about her travels and promotes the importance of peace. Through a heartwarming story about children resolving conflicts and lifting blockades in their neighborhood, Delicate teaches...
Curated Video
Landmarks - Temple Mount
TEMPLE MOUNT THE TEMPLE MOUNT, ALSO KNOWN AS THE NOBLE SANCTUARY , IS A RELIGIOUS SITE IN THE OLD CITY OF JERUSALEM. IT S THE HOLIEST SITE FOR JUDAISM, BUT ALSO HOLDS GREAT SIGNIFICANCE IN THE MUSLIM AND CHRISTIAN WORLD. TODAY BOTH...
Curated Video
Landmarks - Bauhaus Israel
BAUHAUS ISRAEL SINCE THE EARLY 1920 S THE NAME BAUHAUS HAS BEEN ASSOCIATED WITH THE AVANTE GARDE. THE BAUHAUS ARCHITECTS HAVE GONE DOWN IN HISTORY AS A GERMAN ART MOVEMENT THAT INFLUENCED THE WORLD BUT IT MAY SURPRISE MANY THAT THE BEST...
Curated Video
Landmarks - Western Wall
WESTERN WALL IT S ABOUT THE MAKER OF LANDMARKS, GOD. THERE S NO DOUBT WHEN YOU WANT SOMETHING DONE, TAKE IT TO THE TOP AND APPARENTLY THAT S WHAT MANY PEOPLE HAVE DONE FOR GENERATIONS. HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF LETTERS ADDRESSED TO 'GOD';...
Religion for Breakfast
What is Yom Kippur?
In this episode we examine the topic: What is Yom Kippur?