Ida B. Wells was an investigative journalist, civil rights leader, and anti-lynching advocate who fought for equality and justice. -- In the late 1800’s, lynchings were happening all over the American South, often without any...

Our ability to mine great amounts of energy from uranium nuclei has led some to bill nuclear power as a plentiful, utopian source of electricity. But rather than dominate the global electricity market, nuclear power has declined from a...

TOP 10 REASONS Why We Know the Earth is Round

In this episode of SciShow, we're going to investigate a murder. But first, we're going to have to learn all about forensics, the use of science in criminal law -- and the real-life version is a little different from what you might see...

In 1955, a 14 year old boy named Emmett Till was brutally murdered in Money, Mississippi. The white men who murdered him killed him for being Black. Emmett Till's mother chose to have an open casket funeral, and show the world what had...

Cheyenne Cochrane explores the role that hair texture has played in the history of being black in America -- from the heat straightening products of the post-Civil War era to the thousands of women today who have decided to stop chasing...

When you think of natural history museums, you might picture exhibits filled with ancient lifeless things, like dinosaurs or meteorites. But behind that educational exterior, there are hidden laboratories where scientific breakthroughs...

By nearly every metric, Donald Trump's vision is wrong, the United States of America is already great. This data-driven analysis shows why.

An examination of President Barack Obama's achievements over his two terms in office.

The Obama Center explained: when President Obama leaves office in January, 2017, he will be just 56 and-a-half years young, with at least two whole decades of productive working years ahead of him. He’ll also have the best perspective on...

A look at marijuana laws across the United States.

What counts as design? What counts as art? And how did this debate start? In this episode of Crash Course Art History, we’ll trace the history of privileging some materials and techniques over others. We’ll explore how street fashion,...

Howcast - Learn about John Sutton, one of Howcast's bass guitar experts, in this video.

Howcast - Learn how to dance to "All That Jazz" from the musical Chicago from jazz dance expert Liz Piccoli in this Howcast dance video.

Howcast - Depending on whom you ask, the Harvey Wallbanger was invented either in sunny Southern California in the '50s or in windy Chicago in the '60s. But it was unquestionably popular in the wild '70s, so it's no wonder the details...

This style of roller skating, which originated in Chicago, grooves and bounces to the soul sounds of James Brown.

A few months ago, Al's keepers noticed a difference in his behavior.

As a coach and facilitator, Erinne Brown says she spends most of her time either “coaching high-performing teams on their collaboration and effectiveness, or coaching women business leaders to manage the balance of a demanding career and...

Johnny Coleman’s 525-square-foot apartment might look incredibly expensive and decadent, but that’s due to his design skills, not a massive budget. Johnny, who is an interior architecture BFA candidate at Columbia College Chicago,...

Becky Bloom, a lawyer and digital product manager, lives in a house full of architectural details, and in the year that she’s owned it, she’s added a lot of her own personality (and color!). “My house is a beautifully maintained 1924...

A few months ago, Al's keepers noticed a difference in his behavior.

Refrigerants in heat pumps and air conditioners help move heat, but if they leak, they can cause much more global warming than carbon dioxide. A company called Tradewater collects old refrigerant canisters and safely destroys them to...

In the late 1800s, Chicago grew rapidly into a major industrial city, but its wooden buildings and poor planning led to the Great Fire of 1871, which destroyed much of the city. Amazingly, the city quickly rebuilt, creating the world’s...

Chicago is home to major industries like quantum technology, nuclear energy, and transportation, making it one of the most diverse and innovative economies in the world. It also has a rich cultural history shaped by immigration and the...