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TED Talks
TED: Can AI catch criminals at sea? | Dyhia Belhabib
Can AI help catch oceanic outlaws? From drug smugglers to modern-day pirates, maritime crime fighter Dyhia Belhabib introduces Heva: an AI-powered tool that aggregates international criminal records to detect and stop crime that might...
SciShow
What Will the World Look Like, 2°C Warmer?
A world only 2°C warmer, or 3.6°F, would be one that is much different than the world we live in today, but what does that actually look like?
TED Talks
Sheperd Doeleman: Inside the black hole image that made history
At the center of a galaxy more than 55 million light-years away, there's a supermassive black hole with the mass of several billion suns. And now, for the first time ever, we can see it. Astrophysicist Sheperd Doeleman, head of the Event...
TED Talks
Michael Green: Why we should build wooden skyscrapers
Building a skyscraper? Forget about steel and concrete, says architect Michael Green, and build it out of … wood. As he details in this intriguing talk, it's not only possible to build safe wooden structures up to 30 stories tall (and,...
The Daily Conversation
The World's Cities After Global Sea-Level Rise
A flyover simulation of what the world's major cities will look like after the climate warms two to four degrees and the oceans rise dozens of feet/meters.
Curated Video
Visiting Vancouver's North Shore
Howcast - Learn about Vancouver's North Shore in this Howcast travel video.
Curated Video
Visiting Stanley Park in Vancouver
Howcast - Learn about Vancouver's Stanley Park in this Howcast travel video.
Curated Video
Visiting Granville Island in Vancouver
Howcast - Learn about Granville Island, a peninsula in Vancouver, in this Howcast travel video.
Curated Video
Top 8 Places to Eat & Drink in Vancouver
Howcast - Learn about the top eight places to eat and drink in Vancouver in this Howcast travel video.
Curated Video
How to Get Around Vancouver
Howcast - Learn the best ways to get around Vancouver in this Howcast travel video.
Curated Video
Top 6 Museums to Visit in Vancouver
Howcast - Learn about the top six museums to visit in Vancouver in this Howcast travel video.
Curated Video
Top 7 Places to Visit in Vancouver
Howcast - Learn about the top seven places to visit in Vancouver in this Howcast travel video.
Curated Video
Top 7 Neighborhoods to Visit in Vancouver
Howcast - Learn about the top seven neighborhoods to visit on a trip to Vancouver in this Howcast travel video.
Curated Video
Best Time to Visit Vancouver
Howcast - Learn when is the best time of year to visit Vancouver in this Howcast travel video.
Curated Video
The NEXT Top MEGAREGIONS Of The United States
You all loved the first megaregions episode so much, I decided to follow it up with the NEXT top megaregions! While the Northern California, Florida, and Cascadia megaregions aren't quite as prominent as the top four, they each still...
Curated Video
Why "Nobody" Lives In The VAST MAJORITY Of British Columbia
British Columbia is huge! In fact, outside of Alaska, it is larger than any other U.S. state. But despite its physical size, the majority of the Canadian province's population exists within the far southwest corner, mostly within the...
Curated Video
Oregon Country: How The Pacific Northwest Almost Became Canadian
The Pacific Northwest is a vibrant region of the United States. And British Columbia is an incredible province of Canada. But while both these regions are separated by an international border, at one point, it really wasn't clear whether...
Curated Video
High Speed Rail In The Pacific Northwest: Connecting Portland, Seattle and Vancouver!
High speed rail makes the most sense, when it's able to connect major population centers in a more convenient way than either personal vehicles or airplanes. With this in mind, the Pacific Northwest makes for almost a perfect scenario...
Curated Video
The Cascadia Earthquake: America’s Worst Disaster?
The Cascadia Subduction Zone is a sleeping monster lurking just off the Northwest coast of the United States. It extends 600 miles between Northern California and Vancouver B.C. and experiences a massive megathrust earthquake every 250...
Curated Video
Quarrying: Managing Damage
Large-scale extraction of rock can have dramatic effects on the environment, but how can we minimise the negative effects? Earth Science - Geology - Learning Points. The negative impacts of quarrying are managed in three main ways:...
Curated Video
UniverCity: A Model for Sustainable Living in Vancouver
UniverCity, a community built near Vancouver, Canada, integrates eco-friendly, affordable housing with nature, focusing on social and environmental sustainability. Designed to encourage walking and communal interactions, it features...
Science360
Science of the Winter Olympics - Snowboarding
The stakes are high for the snowboarders in Vancouver as they try to master new tricks to unseat the star of Torino, American Shaun White. But to get "max air" off the half-pipe without losing their balance, they might want to check...
Barcroft Media
Creating Confidence: Living with a Stoma Bag
This video tells the inspiring story of Heather, a vet technician who was diagnosed with stage 3 colon cancer and had to undergo surgery to have a stoma fitted. During her recovery, she learned how to sew and started creating beautiful...
Restoration Planet
Giants Among Us: the longevity of the white sturgeon
Restoration Planet teams up with world famous "Man in Motion", Rick Hansen! With the mighty Fraser River in British Columbia as a back drop we follow the story of a giant 150 year old Great White Sturgeon.