Healthcare Triage
Incidents and Criticisms: Vaccine Backlash Part 2
Part five of our six-part series on vaccinations, supported by the National Institute for Health Care Management Foundation, continues to explore the history of societal backlash against vaccination, with particular attention to...
Curated Video
What Does It Take To Make Vaccines?
Since vaccination was discovered in 1769 by Edward Jenner, it has come to become an indispensable part of healthcare. Over the last 50 years, advances in science and technology have allowed us to develop vaccines to diseases at breakneck...
Religion for Breakfast
The Ancient Jerusalem Soundscape: They Experienced Life Differently
One day, I was trying to write my dissertation while sitting in my room in east Jerusalem. I was writing about ancient soundscapes...how the lack of ambient sounds in ancient cities would have made conversation and religious chants...
Healthcare Triage
Who Invented Vaccines? A History of Variolation and Innoculation
Part one of our six-part series on vaccinations, supported by the National Institute for Health Care Management Foundation, dives into the history of variolation, exploring the beginning of the long road that led to vaccines as we know...
Curated Video
Create a computer vision system using decision tree algorithms to solve a real-world problem : Bayes Theorem and Naive Bayes
From the section: Machine Learning: Part 2. In this section, we’ll cover Bayes Theorem, Naive Bayes, SVM and SVC to classify data. Machine Learning: Part 2: Bayes Theorem and Naive Bayes
60 Second Histories
Edward Jenner’s Vaccination
Edward Jenner describes the experiment he carried out to develop his vaccination against smallpox
Mediacorp
The Race for a COVID-19 Vaccine
In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, host Joshua investigates the timeline for vaccine development and whether there is any hope of eradicating the virus. Pandemic part 1/7
60 Second Histories
Edward Jenner - Smallpox
Edward Jenner explains what smallpox is, why people feared it so much and how inoculations were sometimes used to protect people.
Curated Video
Why European Disesases Didn't Kill Africans
In most schools in America, we are taught that "European diseases" killed off the indigenous peoples of the New World. But what about Africa and Asia? Why weren't they affected?
Jabzy
Kazakhstan's Nuclear Problem - Stuff That I Find Interesting
In this video, Jabzy brings us historical tidbits and unknown facts about Kazakhstan's Nuclear Problem
Weird History
Did A Mysterious Disease Take Out The Aztecs
For hundreds of years, history left us wondering what disease killed the Aztecs in the mid-1500s. Many assumed the Aztecs were one of many Central American groups to be wiped out by European diseases like smallpox. However, DNA testing...
Weird History
Afflictions you might catch in Medieval Towns
Life in the Middle Ages was dangerous. Whether living in a communal setting, fighting abroad, or simply tending a field, there were numerous challenges that could bring it all to an end. Life inside a castle or a monastery may have...
Vlogbrothers
On Immunity, Inoculation, and Individuals
In which John, inspired by Eula Biss's book On Immunity, considers how immunity and inoculation happen. Other topics discussed include vaccination, the relationship between individual efforts and collaboration, and what must be shared to...
Vlogbrothers
How We Teach: Individualist Stories
I'm sorry if this one is dense! Rarely do I feel like I really need more than four minutes, but this time I did!! Two things I've been thinking about: 1. When I say that shared worldviews and knowledge helps us communicate and work...
Curated Video
Epidemics
They’re diseases that affect people living in a single country or region – but what impact have historic epidemics had on US society?
Makematic
Peter Harris
The American Revolution was a war that involved many different people and forced Native Americans to choose sides. This is the story of Continental Army hero, Peter Harris.
Hip Hughes History
The Columbian Exchange
Explore the effects of Columbus and the Columbian Exchange, which will change the future of both the new and old worlds.
Weird History
The Most Destructive Pandemics In History
The world is swarming with deadly pandemics, epidemics, diseases, and the history of humanity can certainly attest to this fact. There have been many instances spanning our existence of historic epidemics that threatened humanity.
Professor Dave Explains
Introduction to Immunology
As we know from our understanding of microbiology, pathogens are everywhere. So why don't we get sick all the time? And what are allergies, why do some people have them and others don't? And what are vaccines, how do those work? All of...
Professor Dave Explains
Smallpox (Variola Virus)
Smallpox is probably the biggest killer in human history, and has had a significant impact on the expansion of human civilization. It is caused by the variola virus, which is a poxvirus, so what do those look like? How do they spread and...
Ancient Lights Media
How do vaccines work?
Understanding Vaccines - Viruses/Immunity Set - Part 4. This clips examines how vaccines are made and how they are able to produce immunity to infectious diseases.
Curated Video
Study finds that colonization destroyed 90% of all food sources in Burrard Inlet
A new study from the University of B.C. and the Tsleil-Waututh First Nation found that smallpox, overfishing and rapid industrialization devastated the traditional foods of First Nations in the area. Study co-author Michael George said...
Curated Video
Exclusive Interview With Presidential Contender Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
News 12 reporter Tara Rosenblum sat down for an exclusive interview with Robert F. Kennedy Jr. who announced his campaign for the 2024 Democratic presidential nomination in April.
Curated Video
Your monkeypox questions, answered
Infectious disease specialist Dr. Kevin Woodward answers your latest questions about monkeypox.