PBS
How Fictional Pandemics Reflect the Real Thing (Feat. Lindsay Ellis and Dr. Z)
Although we are currently living through a pandemic that has disrupted our lives and will shape the course of humanity, pandemics have been around since the dawn of civilization, as have stories about fictional pandemics. So now seems...
Science360
How robots learn! NSF Science Now 35.
In this week's episode, we learn about models that simulate how a majority of Americans can actually eat food grown locally, how robots learn, fun and educational video games for the classroom and finally we explore a future forest.
Religion for Breakfast
Can A Robot Be a Priest?
A Japanese company has programmed a popular robot, Pepper, to perform Buddhist funeral rites. But will society ever accept artificial intelligence as religious authorities and ritual specialists?
TLDR News
How Anti-Vaxxers Rejecting COVID Vaccine Could REALLY Impact You - TLDR News
Researchers around the world are investing billions of dollars and millions of hours into a vaccine for Coronavirus. Many people are looking forward to the day that the vaccine is released, but currently, around 50% of Americans say that...
Mr. Beat
London and Paris Compared
Mr. Beat compares and contrasts London and Paris, two cities that have dominated the world for hundreds of years.
Ancient Lights Media
China: Tibetan Highlands
Video Atlas of Asia:This clip examines the culture and geography of the Tibetan Plateau region of China.
FuseSchool
What Is Statistics
"CREDITS Animation & Design: Jean-Pierre Louw (www.Behance.com/ Jean-Pierre_Louw) Narration: Lucy Billings Script: Lucy Billings In this video we’re going to look at sampling and bias in statistics. Statistics is it’s own branch of...
Curated Video
Understanding Aggregate Demand Curve Shifts
This video is a lecture on the factors that instigate shifts in the aggregate demand curve of an economy. The presenter explains the components of aggregate demand and how changes in consumption, investment, government spending, and net...
Institute for New Economic Thinking
James Galbraith: Governing With A Higher Purpose To Spur Innovation
The United States’ deep political polarization is blinding the nation from seeing what it takes to create an effective innovation economy. Simply put, to many figures on the political right the government is simply a source of corruption...
Global Health with Greg Martin
Fragile states and global health
In this video, Dr Greg Martin talks about Fragile States and Health.
Financial Times
Mapping how railroads built America - Ep 3
A new look at antique US railroad maps reveals how cities grew over the past 200 years. The FT's Alan Smith and Steven Bernard trace how cities, people and the economy spread from coast to coast.
Next Animation Studio
Cow bred to produce low-lactose milk
Chinese scientists say they have developed the world's first genetically modified calf that will produce low-lactose milk. Scientists at Inner Mongolia University injected genes from bacteria-like organisms known as archaea into cells...
Ancient Lights Media
Bhutan
Video Atlas of Asia: This clip looks at the physical features, climate and culture of Bhutan.
Curated Video
Testing the Fairness of a Coin: Determining Consistency through Sampling
In this video, the speaker explores how to determine if a coin is fair or biased by taking repeated samples. Using the example of flipping a coin to decide who washes dishes, the speaker explains the concepts of population, sample,...
Jabzy
Sack of Antwerp - Stuff That I Find Interesting
In this video, Jabzy brings us historical tidbits and unknown facts about the Sack of Antwerp
Mediacorp
Saving Indonesia's Citarum River: A Path to Sustainable Water and Environmental Rehabilitation
This video highlights the efforts being made in Indonesia to restore and rehabilitate the Citarum River and its surrounding ecosystem. Through the planting of vetiver plants and mangrove trees, the quality of water and soil is being...
Ancient Lights Media
Myanmar (Burma)
Video Atlas of Asia: This clip looks at the physical features, climate and culture of Myanmar.
The Wall Street Journal
JBS USA CEO Andre Nogueira and Feeding America CEO on Food Supply Chai
Claire Babineaux-Fontento, CEO of Feeding America, and Andre Nogueira, president and CEO of JBS USA, discuss how the pandemic has revealed vulnerabilities in the nation's sprawling food supply chain, and solutions for the future.
Neuro Transmissions
Why are people left handed?
Lefties, southpaws, goofy footers, katy-handeds, mollydookers. Whatever you call them, 10% of the population is left-handed. But are there any differences between their brains and those of their right-handed friends? Why are some people...
Curated Video
Using Adjectival Phrases to Make Your Writing Stronger
In this video, the teacher explains the concept of adjectival phrases and how they can be used to enhance writing. The teacher provides examples and guides the students through practice exercises. The students are encouraged to identify...
Amor Sciendi
Rescuing the Individual: Bedroom at Arles
We argue van Gogh's Bedroom in Arles rescues individual perspective and reacts to the impact of culture on the individual.
PBS
Would Your Neighbors Save You From a Flooding Home?
Climate change is amplifying extreme weather events like hurricanes, heatwaves and other disasters. What's the first thing that comes to mind when you think of how best to prepare for this stuff? Moving inland? Buying flood insurance?...
AllTime 10s
10 Misconceptions Everyone Believes About China
It's the most populous country in the world, and possibly the most powerful. But do you know as much about it as you think? Here's 10 Misconceptions Everyone Believes About China.
Curated Video
Italy, Pompeii - Roman Brothel (Lupanar)
Researchers believe that the town was founded in the 7th or 6th century BC by the Osci or Oscans. It came under the domination of Rome in the 4th century BC, and was conquered and became a Roman colony in 80 BC after it joined an...