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TED Talks
TED: How to design climate-resilient buildings | Alyssa-Amor Gibbons
Architecture can't ignore the realities of climate change. For time-tested solutions that perform under extreme conditions, designer Alyssa-Amor Gibbons says we should look to traditional buildings. Taking us to her home of Barbados,...
PBS
Widespread Logging Threatens The Congo Basin’s Critical Rainforest
The Democratic Republic of Congo is a massive country, with a land area the size of Alaska and Texas combined. It’s also home to a large part of the Congo Basin rainforest, a habitat for countless species and a crucial absorber of...
PBS
Why this poet couldnât avoid writing about the opioid crisis
The opioid crisis has plagued poet William Brewerâs hometown in West Virginia. His vivid poems tell the story of the opioid epidemic from different voices and depict the sense of bewilderment people find themselves in as addiction...
TED-Ed
TED-Ed: Could we build a wooden skyscraper? | Stefan Al
Towering 85 meters above the Norwegian countryside, Mjøstårnet is the world's tallest wooden building, made almost entirely from the trees of neighboring forests. But as recently as the end of the 20th century, engineers thought it was...
Curated Video
Amazing Modern Process That Revolutionized the Wood Harvesting Industry
Today on Frame Channel let's discover together about the wood harvesting industry and the versatile machines that have been critical to the evolution of timbre trade over the years. About FRAME: When business meets engineering, FRAME is...
Curated Video
Risky But Genius Uses of Motorbikes Worldwide to Make a Living
Welcome back to the Fluctus Channel for a feature behind the ingenious uses that motorcycles have around the world. Fluctus is a website and YouTube channel dedicated to sea geeks. Whenever you are curious or an incorrigible lover of...
Curated Video
Wood and its many uses
Pupil outcome: I can explain the many different uses of wood and describe locations where it is grown. Key learning points: - Wood is a versatile material used for construction, making paper and board or as a biofuel. - In parts of the...
Makematic
Slavery in the Colonies
Liberty is a founding principle of the United States, but many of the people who helped build the North American colonies were not free. The resilience of enslaved people and their contributions to what would become the United States...
Curated Video
Restoring the Cutty Sark: Preserving Maritime History
The Cutty Sark, one of the world's most famous merchant sailing ships, is in need of restoration to preserve its historic value. Its innovative design and record-breaking speed have made it an iconic piece of maritime history. However,...
Curated Video
The mystery of Easter Island
What caused the wars on Easter Island that led to the demise of this once-thriving civilisation?
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Wonderscape
Mesa Verde: The Hidden City
Discover the cliff dwellings of Mesa Verde, built by the Ancestral Pueblo people in the canyons of Colorado. Learn about the intricate structures, sacred kivas, and the engineering marvels that made this hidden city a lasting testament...
Curated Video
Adaptive Stewardship: Menominee Techniques for Sustainable Forest Management
The Menominee Tribe has a long history of adaptive resource managements. Despite the reduction of their ancestral land from 15 million to 234,000 acres, they manage their forest sustainably, prioritizing ecological health over pure...
Curated Video
Life in the Colonies: Work
The Thirteen Colonies were built by a diverse workforce including skilled laborers, indentured servants, enslaved people, and criminals, in stark contrast to modern labor practices.
Great Big Story
The Genius of Rapper and Coder Brandon Tory
Embark on the extraordinary journey of Brandon Tory, a senior engineer at Google and a passionate musician. Discover how he seamlessly intertwines the realms of coding and music, creating a symphony of bits and beats.
Curated Video
The Economic Impact of Alexander the Great's Asian Campaign
This video explores the economic impact of Alexander the Great's Asian campaign and the subsequent reigns of various Macedonian rulers, highlighting periods of growth and decline in the Kingdom's economy. From the influx of Persian...
Curated Video
Revolutionary Polywood: A Sustainable Solution for the Future
Timber Plus in Britain's West Midlands has developed a revolutionary wood called polywood, made from 70% sawdust and 30% polymer from industrial waste. This environmentally friendly product can be shaped and coated with plastic using...
Curated Video
Location of Pre-Columbian Native Tribes
Location of Pre-Columbian Native Tribes identifies pre-Columbian native tribes by locating on a map the areas in which they lived.
Curated Video
I WONDER - What Materials Can We Get From Swamps?
This video is answering the question of what materials can we get from swamps.
Science360
Timberrr! Could new structural designs withstand earthquakes?
With support from the National Science Foundation (NSF), engineers are designing and testing buildings to be more resilient to earthquakes and other seismic events. Large facilities, such as the NSF-funded shake table at the University...
Weatherthings
Hurricane Michael - The Meteorology, and the Impact on Society
Hurricane Michael was a late-season storm in 2018 that grew to become the most powerful hurricane on record to hit the central Florida Panhandle. After landfall as a Category 4 storm, it remained a major hurricane, moving into Georgia....
Next Animation Studio
80-story wooden skyscraper planned for Chicago
Architectural firm Perkins and Will, along with engineers Thronton Tomasetti and the University of Cambridge conceptualized a wooden skyscraper to be built along the Chicago River in 2017.
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Ancient Lights Media
Sweden
This clip looks at the physical features, climate and culture of Sweden.
Kult America
Jewish remnants of Krakow
As an American one thing that comes across as exotic about Poland, is the fact that the country is made up of its own people. Unless you’ve grown up in a homogeneous society like that, its difficult to imagine.
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