PBS
Coping With Alzheimer's: A Mother & Daughter Portrait Of Long-Term Care
After being diagnosed with Alzheimer's, professional artist Mary Wyant slowly lost her ability to paint and the ability to take care of herself. Ray Suarez examines the story of Mary and her daughter Rebecca, who is now her mother's...
PBS
Political experts examine America’s divisions heading into 2024 election
All this year, Judy Woodruff has been exploring the deep divisions we see playing out every day in the country. She’s distilled much of that reporting into a special airing Tuesday night on PBS. For that, she recently sat down with a...
PBS
Am Radio Is Fading. Here's Why Some Critics Are Concerned
In recent years, podcasts and streaming internet content have been challenging AM radio for listeners. Now, there’s another threat: electric automakers are installing radios without the AM band in new vehicles, citing interference from...
SciShow
Obesity
Hank tells us some of the surprising things that could be causing or contributing to the obesity epidemic.
SciShow
How the First Americans Got There
This week, researches published a genetic analysis of the 11,500-year-old remains of a baby found in Alaska, near where the first Americans crossed the Bering land bridge. That analysis has answered some lingering questions about human...
TED Talks
TED: Hidden connections that transcend borders and defy stereotypes | Aparna Bharadwaj
Global consumer strategist Aparna Bharadwaj shares a fascinating glimpse at under-the-radar affinities that transcend cultures and borders -- from the way people snack in China and Saudi Arabia to how people shop for clothes in the US...
Curated Video
Obama Links Conservation to Climate Change
FOR CLEAN VERSION SEE STORY NUMBER: apus062268Standing beneath the forest-green peaks of the Sierra Nevada, President Barack Obama drew a connection Wednesday between conservation efforts and stopping global warming, describing the two...
Curated Video
Republicans continue their call for spending cuts and fiscal reform. In the GOP's weekly address, House Republican Conference Chairman Jeb Hensarling (R-TX) accused President Barack Obama of proposing to extend Washington's "spending binge."
HEADLINE: Weekly GOP address: Time for spending reform
CAPTION: Republicans continue their call for spending cuts and fiscal reform. In the GOP's weekly address, House Republican Conference Chairman Jeb Hensarling (R-TX) accused...
Curated Video
President Bush said Tuesday that Congress is blocking his proposals to deal with high gas prices and dragging its feet on legislation to make more student loans available and ease the mortgage crunch.
HEADLINE: Bush exhorts Congress to act on slumping economy
CAPTION: President Bush said Tuesday that Congress is blocking his proposals to deal with high gas prices and dragging its feet on legislation to make more student loans...
Curated Video
Chief Palestinian negotiator meets US Secretary of State
1. Palestinian negotiator Saeb Erekat walking to microphone
2. Cutaway to reporters
3. SOUNDBITE (English) Palestinian negotiator Saeb Erekat:
"I believe after the Secretary's experiment with the successful endeavour at Rafah terminal, I...
Curated Video
WRAP Adds Kerry response to Bush radio address
1. Graphic of US President George W. Bush overlaid with narration
2. SOUNDBITE: (English) George W. Bush, US President:
"This week, our nation was sickened by the murder of an American civilian, Nicholas Berg. The savage execution of...
Curated Video
US fans react as Shaun White fails to live up to gold medal expectation; Swiss fans celebrate
Fans from the United States expressed disappointment after American snowboarder Shaun White failed in his quest to win his third consecutive gold medal on Tuesday in the men's halfpipe.
White, the best snowboarder of his era and one of...
Curated Video
Wall with Trump image taken down in Berlin
RESTRICTION SUMMARY: AP CLIENTS ONLYSHOTLIST:AP TELEVISION - AP CLIENTS ONLYBerlin - 23 September 20161. Wide of Brandenburg gate, white cardboard-block wall built by protesters with face of Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump...
PBS
Texas on the front lines of NAFTA negotiations
President Donald Trump announced this week his plan to renegotiate NAFTA, a free trade agreement with Canada and Mexico, citing a loss of jobs in the U.S. But many business owners and politicians in Texas, which shares a border with...
Curated Video
Coping With Alzheimer's: A Mother & Daughter Portrait Of Long-Term Care (May 30, 2013)
After being diagnosed with Alzheimer's, professional artist Mary Wyant slowly lost her ability to paint and the ability to take care of herself. Ray Suarez examines the story of Mary and her daughter Rebecca, who is now her mother's...
Curated Video
The Seven Years War: Crash Course World History
In which John teaches you about the Seven Years War, which may have lasted nine years. Or as many as 23. It was a very confusing was. The Seven Years War was a global war, fought on five continents, which is kind of a lot. John focuses...
TED Talks
TED: How to disrupt philanthropy in response to crisis | Darren Walker
If we want to build back better after the pandemic, we must reconsider philanthropy and create a new kind of capitalism that's rooted in generosity and accountability, says Darren Walker, president of the Ford Foundation. In this vital...
TED Talks
TED: How radical hospitality can change the lives of the formerly incarcerated | Reuben Jonathan Miller
For the nearly 20 million Americans with a felony record, punishment doesn't end after their prison sentence. Sociologist Reuben Jonathan Miller sheds light on the aftershocks of mass incarceration through the stories of people who've...
TED Talks
TED: My wish: Three actions for Africa | Bono
Musician and activist Bono accepts the 2005 TED Prize with a riveting talk, arguing that aid to Africa isn't just another celebrity cause; it's a global emergency.
Curated Video
Samurai, Daimyo, Matthew Perry, and Nationalism: Crash Course World History
In which John Green teaches you about Nationalism. Nationalism was everywhere in the 19th century, as people all over the world carved new nation-states out of old empires. Nationalist leaders changed the way people thought of themselves...
TED Talks
TED: Is war between China and the US inevitable? | Graham Allison
Taking lessons from a historical pattern called "Thucydides's Trap," political scientist Graham Allison shows why a rising China and a dominant United States could be headed towards a violent collision no one wants -- and how we can...
TED Talks
Paul A. Kramer: Our immigration conversation is broken -- here's how to have a better one
How did the US immigration debate get to be so divisive? In this informative talk, historian and writer Paul A. Kramer shows how an "insider vs. outsider" framing has come to dominate the way people in the US talk about immigration --...
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...