Curated Video
Officials say a late fall wildfire in Northern California is now nearly three quarters fully contained. The has destroyed more than a dozen homes and forced about 100 people to flee the scenic Big Sur region overlooking the Pacific Ocean.
Officials say a late fall wildfire in Northern California is now nearly three quarters fully contained.
The has destroyed more than a dozen homes and forced about 100 people to flee the scenic Big Sur region overlooking the Pacific...
Curated Video
US delegation cuts deal to sell food to Cuba
1. Conference room Hotel Nacional de Cuba
2. Media
3. Photographer
4. SOUNDBITE: (English) Gregory Estevane, President of Global Strategies:
"In identification of trading with Cuba, we have learned that Cuba represents a potential...
Curated Video
Reaction from stars and media to nominations
Los Angeles, December 18, 2003
1. Set up Uma Thurman
2. Photographer, pull out to Thurman talking to media
3. SOUNDBITE (English) Uma Thurman, Golden Globe nominee:
"I was completely excited, also that Alicia said 'Bill Kill', and that...
Curated Video
Sarah Palin and family load up on freebies from Oscar week festivities
AP Television
Los Angeles, 3 March 2010
1. Wide exterior of Interior Illusions locations of the Silver Spoon Oscar Suite Retreat Benefiting Red Cross Haitian Relief
2. Pan interior of Silver Spoon suite
3. Pan of table with gifts
4....
Curated Video
The veteran pop singers entertain US troops on Independence Day
1. GVs army base
2. SOT Question - "So do you think the band has got a future?" SOT voxpop - "I think they have got a pass right about now. They still sound good, they still have the harmony and everything. I think they are good."
3. SOT...
Curated Video
SpaceX announces first private moon passenger
Japanese billionaire Yusaku Maezawa said Monday that he plans to blast off on the first-ever private commercial trip around the moon and will invite six to eight artists, architects, designers and other creative people on the weeklong...
PBS
Salton Sea Lithium Deposits Could Help EV Transition, Support Economically Devastated Area
The demand for electric vehicles is surging in the U.S., sparked in part by the Biden administration’s Inflation Reduction Act and the subsidies it offers. But a looming supply shortage of lithium threatens to stall the EV transition....
TED Talks
Andrew Marantz: Inside the bizarre world of internet trolls and propagandists
Journalist Andrew Marantz spent three years embedded in the world of internet trolls and social media propagandists, seeking out the people who are propelling fringe talking points into the heart of conversation online and trying to...
SciShow
4 High-Tech Ways To Stop Wildfires (And 1 Low-Tech One)
Thanks to climate change, many regions are experiencing longer and more dangerous wildfire seasons. Here are 4 high-tech ways we are trying to stop these fires in there tracks, as well as one that’s a bit simpler.
SciShow
The Great North American Megadrought
In a few decades, scientists predict that a widespread, severe drought will sweep across western North America -- and it'll last for decades.
TED Talks
TED: Meet the robots for humanity | Henry Evans and Chad Jenkins
Paralyzed by a stroke, Henry Evans uses a telepresence robot to take the stage and show how new robotics, tweaked and personalized by a group called Robots for Humanity, help him live his life to the full. He shows off a nimble little...
TED-Ed
TED-ED: The complicated history of surfing - Scott Laderman
Today, surfing is a multi-billion-dollar global industry, with tens of millions of enthusiasts worldwide. For some it's a serious sport; for others, just a way to let loose. But despite its casual association with fun and sun, surfing...
SciShow
The Little Lobster That Reveals Climate
Pelagic red crabs are actually lobsters - and that’s not even the weirdest thing about them! They sometimes wash up on shore in droves, signaling large scale climate events like El Niños and serving as a warning to marine biologists of...
TED Talks
Tim Berners-Lee: The year open data went worldwide
At TED2009, Tim Berners-Lee called for "raw data now" -- for governments, scientists and institutions to make their data openly available on the web. At TED University in 2010, he shows a few of the interesting results when the data gets...
TED-Ed
The world's biggest battery looks nothing like a battery | TED-Ed
As of 2020, the world's biggest lithium-ion battery is hooked up to the Southern California power grid and can provide enough power for about 250,000 homes. But it's actually not the biggest battery in the world: a pair of lakes are. How...
TED Talks
TED: 7 principles for building better cities | Peter Calthorpe
More than half of the world's population already lives in cities, and another 2.5 billion people are projected to move to urban areas by 2050. The way we build new cities will be at the heart of so much that matters, from climate change...
SciShow
News Bummers Poison Fog Sad Sperm & SAM
Hank loves science because it helps us appreciate the world more, but not everything that science does makes him happy - reports of poison fog on the West coast of the United States; dramatic decreases in sperm counts; and a lack of...
SciShow
The Most Massive Dinosaur, and Are Earthquakes Contagious?
SciShow News introduces you to the most massive land animal ever to walk the earth (pretty much) and tells you what’s going on with all of these earthquakes lately.
SciShow
The Gulf of California's Upside-Down Mirror Pools | Weird Places
For upside-down mirrors, super hot volcanic chimneys, and neon rocks with living microorganisms, look no further than the Guaymas Basin in the Gulf of California.
SciShow
Are We Overdue for a Megaquake?
If you live in the U.S. you may have heard that the Pacific Northwest is supposedly overdue for an earthquake of colossal, devastating proportions. If that’s true, how can we better understand the threat and be prepared for the day it...
TED-Ed
TED-Ed: The dark history of the Chinese Exclusion Act | Robert Chang
In 1882, the United States Congress passed the Chinese Exclusion Act, the first federal law that restricted immigration based explicitly on nationality. In practice, the Act banned entry to all ethnically Chinese immigrants besides...
SciShow
The Engineering Secrets of the World's Toughest Beetle
This arthropod may look modest, but it actually used brilliant engineering to become the world’s most resilient beetle - and we might be able to use its design for our own engineering purposes.
TED Talks
TED: The tech-forward rejuvenation of "underdog" cities | Irma L. Olguin Jr.
Computer skills aren't what's stopping people from breaking into the tech industry, says social entrepreneur Irma L. Olguin Jr. More often, the biggest hurdles are things like access to childcare, transportation and financial stability....
Be Smart
The Surprising Places We Waste Energy
We use a LOT of energy, but we waste a lot too. Where that waste happens might surprise, you though. We don't just waste energy when we leave the lights on or the thermostat cranked down too low. It happens at the dinner table and the...