SciShow
The Infamous, Brain-Bending Birthday Problem
There's a rather famous problem in math of probability called the Birthday Paradox. Let's get into how it works, and how creative uses of this hypothetical problem have real-world applications!
TED-Ed
TED-Ed: Check your intuition: The birthday problem - David Knuffke
Imagine a group of people. How big do you think the group would have to be before there's more than a 50% chance that two people in the group have the same birthday? The answer is - probably lower than you think. David Knuffke explains...
Curated Video
Making Memorable Birthdays For Hospitalized Kids
Kids rarely get to celebrate when they are in the hospital and having a birthday there is not the ideal situation. After seeing her godson spend some time in the hospital, surrounded by kids who were having their birthdays without the...
Curated Video
Birthday Bashes Show Homeless Children They Are Worthy of Love
If you are a homeless family there are a lot of things you don’t have – easy access to a private bathroom, regular hot meals, a comfortable bed. There is also a huge hole where happy family gatherings, like birthday parties, would...
Curated Video
This Woman Is Spreading Kindness From 30,000 Feet!
With all the recent negative news surrounding some major airlines, we thought we'd bring you some positive news about an airline that is helping to spread kindness on their flights! Carrie Grace is all about spreading kindness. This...
Curated Video
How to Remember People’s Birthdays
Howcast - If you single-handedly are keeping the belated birthday card industry alive, you need a system.
Curated Video
Man Makes Personalized Birthday Calls To 1,800 Friends
Do you rely primarily on social media to deliver birthday wishes? Jeremy Epstein, a successful marketing professional, likes to distribute his birthday wishes with a personal touch we so infrequently see in today's media age. He calls...
Curated Video
The Confetti Foundation and Netta Jenkins, D.I. Extraordinaire-The Weekly Good with Marysol Castro
This episode of the Weekly Good highlights an organization and an individual who demonstrate that with a little ingenuity and hard work, a negative situation can be completely flipped to a positive one. First, the organization story....
Curated Video
The Birthday Paradox
How many people do you need to have in one room to be sure that two will share the same birthday? The answer is not as high as you might think... Maths - Algebra A Twig Math Film. Reinforce and extend the learning required by the...
Curated Video
Leap year
Why do we have a leap year once every four years? Physical processes -The Earth and beyond - Sun, Earth and Moon Learning Points A leap year occurs every four years. There are 366 days in a leap year. The extra day of a leap year is...
Señor Jordan
01054 Spanish Lesson - Present tense: Regular -IR verbs
In this video lesson we talk about regular -IR verbs in the present tense. You might watch the previous video on Vivir for a little introduction to this video.
Nature League
Do humans have a mating "season", and what might affect it?
In this episode of Nature League, Adrian asks Brit about whether human mating seasons are a thing, and why we’re different from other species in this arena.
National Parks Service
Redwood National and State Parks - The National Park Service Neighborhood
Hi, Neighbor! Ranger Michael welcomes you to your National Park Service neighborhood, and encourages you to visit your neighbors during the National Park Service Centennial in 2016. CREDIT: NPS
60 Second Histories
Maya calendar
This short video explores the two calendars; the Tzolk'in and the Haab and how important they were to the Maya people.
Curated Video
Bomb Birthday Vocabulary for IELTS Speaking
Today you’ll learn specific birthday vocabulary to use on your IELTS Speaking test. You could definitely be asked about birthdays on your IELTS Speaking test. For instance, in Speaking Part 1: 1. What do people do on their birthdays in...
The Guardian
Happy birthday
For years, global music publisher Warner/Chappell claimed copyright of the Happy Birthday song, demanding payment for any public performance of it. Jenn Nelson tells the story of her four-year campaign to prove that the company did not...
Curated Video
Vivian Dsena Birthday Special: Childhood Birthdays Are Most Memorable
New father and actor Vivian Dsena turns a year older today (June 28) and ETimes TV exclusively got to celebrate the day with him. The actor shared his birthday plans, how he is missing his family and more. Watch him celebrate his...
Curated Video
Made on Long Island: The Gifted Rhyme in Commack
A Suffolk County mom is turning memories into art and starting a new business writing poetry for any occasion.
Curated Video
What it's like to be born on a leap year
One of them is celebrating their 15th birthday today, but she's legally able to drive. The other is having her 7th birthday, but has two kids of her own already. How can this be? Meet Colleen Neposlan and Lexi Bunce from Windsor-Essex....
Curated Video
California man declared innocent after 33 years in prison
Daniel Saldana, who in 1990 was wrongfully convicted for a shooting the year before, says he woke up every day knowing he was innocent and believed the day would come when he would be released from prison.
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Trudeau reaches out to kids to talk about pandemic birthdays
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau spoke to reporters during a COVID-19 briefing in Ottawa on Friday.
Curated Video
Paterson woman turns bartending into thriving business
Medalin Sanchez is the founder of Island Bar, a mobile bartending service that brings custom cocktails, mocktails and good vibes to weddings, birthday parties and corporate gatherings.