TED Talks
TED: How we're teaching computers to understand pictures | Fei-Fei Li
When a very young child looks at a picture, she can identify simple elements: "cat," "book," "chair." Now, computers are getting smart enough to do that too. What's next? In a thrilling talk, computer vision expert Fei-Fei Li describes...
Crash Course
Natural Language Processing: Crash Course Computer Science
Today we’re going to talk about how computers understand speech and speak themselves. As computers play an increasing role in our daily lives there has been an growing demand for voice user interfaces, but speech is also terribly...
TED Talks
Julie Burstein: 4 lessons in creativity
Radio host Julie Burstein talks with creative people for a living -- and shares four lessons about how to create in the face of challenge, self-doubt and loss. Hear insights from filmmaker Mira Nair, writer Richard Ford, sculptor Richard...
TED-Ed
TED-ED: Beware of nominalizations (AKA zombie nouns) - Helen Sword
Few mistakes sour good writing like nominalizations, or, as Helen Sword likes to call them, zombie nouns. Zombie nouns transform simple and straightforward prose into verbose and often confusing writing. Keep your nouns away from...
TED Talks
Parul Sehgal: An ode to envy
What is jealousy? What drives it, and why do we secretly love it? No study has ever been able to capture its "loneliness, longevity, grim thrill" -- that is, says Parul Sehgal, except for fiction. In an eloquent meditation she scours...
TED Talks
Ajit Narayanan: A word game to communicate in any language
While working with kids who have trouble speaking, Ajit Narayanan sketched out a way to think about language in pictures, to relate words and concepts in "maps." The idea now powers the FreeSpeech app, which can help nonverbal people...
TED Talks
Luis von Ahn: Massive-scale online collaboration
After re-purposing CAPTCHA so each human-typed response helps digitize books, Luis von Ahn wondered how else to use small contributions by many on the Internet for greater good. In this talk, he shares how his ambitious new project,...
TED-Ed
TED-ED: Buffalo buffalo buffalo: One-word sentences and how they work - Emma Bryce
Buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo' is a grammatically correct sentence. How? Emma Bryce explains how this and other one-word sentences illustrate some lexical ambiguities that can turn ordinary words and...
SciShow Kids
Birds that Talk!
Birds can communicate with each other in lots of ways, but some types of birds can learn human words! But just because they learn human words, does that mean that they can understand them?
TED-Ed
TED-Ed: How to use a semicolon - Emma Bryce
It may seem like the semicolon is struggling with an identity crisis. It looks like a comma crossed with a period. Maybe that's why we toss these punctuation marks around like grammatical confetti; we're confused about how to use them...
Oxford Comma
Why Are Commas So Confusing?
Commas serve many functions, but their role in writing has also changed over time. Learning about this change can help students better understand why commas are confusing and how they can better use them in their own writing.
Curated Video
Practical Cyber Hacking Skills for Beginners - Hashing
In this video, we will look at hashing, which is the conversion of key/string/variable into a hash using an algorithm used in malware and antimalware products.
Learn German with Herr Antrim
Past Tense of German Modal Verbs Made Easy
In German grammar lesson we dive into the complexities of using modal verbs like "mögen," "müssen," "dürfen," and more in the past tense. This comprehensive guide simplifies the use of modal verbs in the Perfekt and Präteritum tenses,...
Learn German with Herr Antrim
sie vs sie vs Sie - Shallow German Deep Dive | Learn B1 German for Beginners with Herr Antrim
sie vs sie vs Sie - Shallow German Deep Dive | Learn B1 German for Beginners with Herr Antrim In this lesson, we dive into the complexities of the German pronoun "sie" which can mean "she", "they", "you", "her", "it", or "them" depending...
Learn German with Herr Antrim
Konjunktiv 2: How to Form Sentences with "würden" | B1 German Grammar Lesson
Konjunktiv 2: How to Form Sentences with "würden" | B1 German Grammar Lesson In this lesson, you'll start to conquer the Konjunktiv 2 by focusing on how to form sentences with "würden". The Konjunktiv 2 is often perceived as one of the...
Learn German with Herr Antrim
Konjunktiv 2 with Modal Verbs | B1 German Grammar Lesson
In this B1 German Grammar Lesson, you will learn how to use modal verbs in Konjunktiv 2. This lesson will cover how to form and use "möchten," "müssten," "dürften," "könnten," "sollten," and "wollten" to express contrary-to-reality...
Communication Coach Alex Lyon
Using Active vs. Passive Voice when Storytelling
The best storytellers speak in an active voice rather than a passive voice. Get some real-time practice and examples that show you how to turn passive sentences into active sentences and watch your stories transport your listeners.
Communication Coach Alex Lyon
How to Communicate Clearly and Confidently Using Concise Sentences
Learn how to communicate clearly and confidently using concise sentences. As my consultant friend says, "Concise sounds confident." (Part 2 of 5)
Wonderscape
Exploring Adverbs in English Grammar
Discover the role of adverbs in enhancing our understanding of verbs, adjectives, and other adverbs in sentences. Learn how adverbs provide details on how, when, where, and to what extent actions occur, making language more vivid and...
Wonderscape
Mastering Contractions and Singular Possessive Pronouns
Dive into the world of contractions and singular possessive pronouns, the everyday tools of the English language that enhance clarity and fluency in communication. Learn how contractions streamline sentences, transforming "cannot" into...
Wonderscape
Mastering Basic Parts of Speech: The Foundations of Language
This video provides a comprehensive overview of the essential parts of speech: nouns, pronouns, verbs, adjectives, and adverbs. It explains how these elements combine to form correct and complete sentences, enhancing communication. The...
Wonderscape
Verbs: Bringing Actions to Life in Sentences
Uncover the role of verbs, the action words in sentences, as this video explains how they complement nouns to form complete thoughts. Examples like "Haley eats the cupcake" and "Marcus runs" illustrate how verbs represent actions or...
Wonderscape
Pronouns: Simplifying Language in Sentences
This video explores the function of pronouns in English, highlighting their role in replacing nouns to streamline sentences. It demonstrates how pronouns like 'I', 'we', and 'they' can efficiently substitute for both proper and common...
Wonderscape
Understanding Nouns: The Building Blocks of Sentences
Dive into the world of nouns, exploring their role as fundamental elements of language. This video differentiates between common and proper nouns, illustrating how they represent people, places, things, or ideas. It emphasizes the...