TED Talks
How to turn AI prompts into movie magic | Jason Zada
New ReviewAI won’t replace storytellers — it will give them superpowers, says film director Jason Zada. Showing how new technology allows creators to turn wild ideas into cinematic worlds at warp speed, Zada and the TED audience dream up the...
TED Talks
How to get people to do what you want | Barry Sonnenfeld
New ReviewAs a film and television director, Barry Sonnenfeld had millions of dollars riding on his ability to get his cast and crew to play along — and much of what he learned along the way applies to everyday life. Here, he shares nine bits of...
TED Talks
Star Wars changed visual effects — AI is doing it again | Rob Bredow
Jedi master of visual effects Rob Bredow, known for his work at Industrial Light & Magic and Lucasfilm, takes us on a cinematic journey through the evolution of visual effects, with behind-the-scenes stories from the making of fan...
TED Talks
TED: Listen to your intuition — it can help you navigate the future | Hrund Gunnsteinsdóttir
Intuition helps us see the big picture, says filmmaker and sustainability leader Hrund Gunnsteinsdóttir. Reflecting on her work at the UN, she outlines three ways innsæi (the Icelandic word for "intuition") can help humanity face our...
TED Talks
TED: Why you should disappoint your parents | Desiree Akhavan
When filmmaker Desiree Akhavan told her Iranian immigrant parents she was in love with a woman, she knew they would object. She explains why it's worth the risk to let people get to know the real you.
TED Talks
TED: How to find creativity and purpose in the face of adversity | Suleika Jaouad
How can you find strength during life's most difficult moments? Author Suleika Jaouad's experience detailed in the documentary "American Symphony," an intimate portrait of her life as she grapples with illness, is a testament to finding...
TED Talks
TED: How film changes the way we see the world | Ava DuVernay
People told me this was an unadaptable book, so the only logical thing to do was to try to adapt it, says writer, producer and filmmaker Ava DuVernay of her work taking the award-winning title "Caste" from page to screen. In conversation...
TED Talks
TED: Let's reframe cancel culture | Sarah Jones
Cancel culture launched a reckoning that was long overdue — but that doesn't mean it's getting everything right. Filmmaker and actor Sarah Jones slips in and out of various characters as she shares her personal experience with cancel...
TED-Ed
TED-Ed: The dark history of werewolves | Craig Thomson
Stories of werewolves have existed for thousands of years and continue to live on today. They're especially prominent in European literature and folklore, and often found in cultures where the wolf is the largest natural predator. Over...
TED Talks
TED: Your identity is your superpower | America Ferrera
A clip from America Ferrera's TED Talk "My identity is a superpower -- not an obstacle" from TED2019 Hollywood needs to stop resisting what the world actually looks like, says actor, director and activist America Ferrera. Tracing the...
SciShow
Wheezy Waiter on Movie Science, Mutant Flu Facts, and 2 Sounds You've Never Heard!
Wheezy Waiter announces the SciShow nominees for "Worst Science in a Film," & Hank talks about the bird flu and shares two sounds that had never been heard by human ears until very recently.
SciShow
How Does a Photon Become a Film Photo?
The chemistry behind film photography is pretty fascinating. How do film cameras help us turn light into a physical image?
SciShow
These Migrating Birds Fuel Up by Eating…Mud?
A marathoner needs a lot of energy to make their long distance treks, and this is no different for migratory birds. But how are these marathon flyers getting that energy from the mud they’re slurping off of beaches along the way?
SciShow
NASA's new frontier, and the Trouble with "Gravity"
Hank describes how astronomers used a technique called gravitational lensing to find the most distant galaxy ever detected -- and how NASA is embarking on a new program to use this same technique to peer deeper into space than ever...
SciShow
Nadine The Robot Is Amazing And Creepy
Nadine the robot has been unveiled, and as robotics technology gets more advanced, humanoid robots are looking more and more human. In this episode of SciShow News we explore how Nadine works and why a lot of people find it creepy.
SciShow
Faster Than Light Facts, Horny Little Man, and Worst Science Movie Winner!
Hank gets to the bottom of this "faster-than-the-speed-of-light-neutrino" kerfuffle, discusses some ancient stuff, and announces the winner of the award for worst science in a film.
PBS
Why we shouldn’t let the food industry dictate our diets
Michael Pollan's bestselling book "In Defense of Food" was a call to arms for making real food a bigger part of Americans' diets. Now he takes that push to PBS with a new documentary. He joins Jeffrey Brown to discuss why we’ve lost the...
TED Talks
TED: 3 stories of Pakistani resilience, told in film | Jawad Sharif
TED Fellow Jawad Sharif was born with a rebellious streak -- and he's used it in his documentary films to amplify the unheard voices of Pakistan. Sharing three stories of everyday heroes -- a high-altitude mountaineer, a folk musician of...
TED Talks
TED: The danger and devotion of fighting for women in Afghanistan | Tamana Ayazi and Kat Craig
The women of Afghanistan are being persecuted under Taliban rule, but they're not standing down. Filmmaker Tamana Ayazi chronicles the harrowing reality of one women's rights advocate -- Zarifa Ghafari, Afghanistan's youngest female...
PBS
Anita Hill on the Thomas hearings, 25 years later: ÔI would do it againÕ
Twenty-five years ago, Anita Hill testified about sexual harassment from
then-nominee Clarence Thomas. Now a new HBO film dramatizes the
high-profile political battle that captured the nationÕs attention and
changed Supreme Court...
PBS
If you think you know everything, you can't learn anything'
When students come into Dan Levitin's lab, he spends most of his time trying to teach them that they don't know everything they think they do. "Knowledge can only be created in an environment where we're open to the possibility that...
PBS
"12 Years a Slave" restores historic firsthand account
In depicting American slavery, Hollywood has long left some of the most brutal realities largely unseen. But the filmmakers behind "12 Years a Slave" tried not to flinch in showing the full system of human subjugation. Jeffrey Brown...
Crash Course
Moonlight: Crash Course Film Criticism
Moonlight is a hard-edged yet beautifully made story about a black American dealing with his sexuality in a sometimes unforgiving and violent world. Its director, Barry Jenkins, uses every trick in the filmmaking book to put us in the...