Curated Video
Lebanese community in Germany fears the worst as threat of war looms
Germany has over 47,000 Lebanese nationals, who are following developments in the Middle East with fear.
Curated Video
Venezuela arrests six foreigners for alleged CIA plot to assassinate Maduro
Foreigners have been arrested in Venezuela as officials describe a ‘CIA-led plot’ to assassinate President Nicolas Maduro.
Curated Video
Legault's plan for asylum seeker waiting zones not humane, advocate says
Quebec Premier Francois Legault's idea for a waiting zone for asylum seekers is not the appropriate approach to the issue, Abdulla Daoud, the executive director of The Refugee Centre in Montreal, told CBC chief political correspondent...
Curated Video
Canada denies permit for Afghan refugee facing deportation from U.S.
Mohammad Younesi’s family were smuggled out of Afghanistan and received asylum in Canada, but Younesi ended up in custody of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement after being separated from his family. Now, after being denied a...
Curated Video
Populating the World: Migration
Migration to other countries is more prevalent than ever. What human factors determine our movement around the world? Human Geography - Orientation And Settlements - Learning Points. Emigration is the act of leaving one's country to...
Curated Video
Muckrakers... or Investigative Journalists?
An essential part of any functioning democracy - the press helps to make governments accountable for their actions; but when the first investigative reporters started working in the United States, not everyone saw them as a good thing.
The Guardian
Then the shooting started': Afghan asylum seekers on the moment they lost their family
Said fled Afghanistan with his wife and seven children. Only he and his nine-year-old son Wali Khan made it to Britain. Their life in Derby is precarious and for Said, who is struggling to learn English, lonely. We will follow this...
The Guardian
Why 'stronger borders' don't work
Thousands of people die annually trying to cross borders. It’s often argued stronger borders and more checks would deter people from making dangerous crossings. But how accurate is this? Maya Goodfellow explores what the current border...
The Guardian
Leonora Carrington: Britain's lost surrealist
Leonora Carrington escaped a stultifying Lancashire childhood to run off with Max Ernst and hang out with Picasso and André Breton in 1930s Paris. She fled the Nazis, escaped from a psychiatric hospital in Spain and became a national...
TLDR News
Is Polling Starting to Show a Tory 2024 Victory?
Despite a rough start to his tenure and still trailing Labour, Sunak's polling is starting to trend upwards and is closing the gap on Starmer. In this video, we break down what's led to this improvement and whether the Tories could win...
Brainwaves Video Anthology
Paul Darvasi - Teacher Designer, Creator, Artist
Paul Darvasi is a high school English and media studies teacher based in Toronto, Ontario. He is a lifelong gamer who holds a Master’s degree in Educational Technology (MET) and is a PhD candidate in York University’s Language, Culture...
Curated Video
Cell Specialization and Differentiation in Plants and Animals
This video explains the concept of cell specialization and differentiation. The narrator discusses how cells differentiate to become specialized for their unique functions within an organism. The differences in differentiation between...
NPR
Crossing into Canada
In the last few months, many refugees have crossed illegally from the United States into Canada. Refugees who cross the border this way are violating the Safe Third Country Agreement. This agreement says people must take refuge in the...
TLDR News
What's Johnson's Plan for the Brexit Negotiation? - Brexit Explained
Next week the UK and EU are set to begin negotiations over their future relationship post-Brexit. With time ticking, the UK has published its official stance on negotiations, laying out its objectives. So in this video, we discuss the...
TLDR News
Why Do Migrants Want to Come to the UK? The Appeal of Britain to Refugees Explained - TLDR News
With footage of asylum seekers and migrants crossing the channel to get to Britain, some are beginning to question why they're making the trip at all. I mean, they've already made it to Western Europe, why then risk your life in a dinghy...
Music Matters
Name the Composer Quiz! #20 Do you know your classical composers
How well do you know your classical composers? Find out with our name the composer quiz! We present ten facts about a random composer, see if you can guess the correct answer by the end of the video.
Curated Video
Never Again Action: Young Jews Against ICE
In June 2019, reports of immigrant children detained in cages on the US-Mexico border stunned America. Meet the extraordinary, Jewish people working in peaceful protest to demand change from the ICE.
Jabzy
Sanctuary - Stuff That I Find Interesting
In this video, Jabzy brings us historical tidbits and unknown facts about Sanctuary
TLDR News
Asylum Seekers in Four Star Hotels & Illegal Channel Crossing: Assessing Farage’s Claims - TLDR News
Recently we noticed that Nigel Farage is subscribed to our channel, so we thought it would be friendly of us to help his channel out. So in this video, we take a look at some of Farage's recent content and assess the core claims he's...
Curated Video
Political and Personal Struggle in Francisco Goya's Paintings
In the early 1800s, the French invaded Spain and overthrew Ferdinand VII. Goya initially supported the French invasion, hoping they would restore democracy and end the inquisition but the reality of living through war affected Goya...
TLDR News
The Controversial "Nationality and Borders Bill" Explained - TLDR News
The Controversial "Nationality and Borders Bill" Explained - TLDR News
Weird History
Queen Victoria Survived 7 Assassination Attempts
As Britain's second-longest reigning monarch, Queen Victoria ruled Great Britain and Ireland from 1837 until her death in 1901. If her would-be assassins had gotten their way, that reign would have been a lot shorter.
Curated Video
Vincent Van Gogh's The Starry Night: Great Art Explained
Vincent van Gogh was a largely self-taught artist who didn’t pick up a paintbrush until he was 30 years old. Just seven years later, he would be dead. It was really his last four years where he developed the style we would come to know...
FuseSchool
Xylem and Phloem - Transport in Plants
"Plants have a transport system to move things around. The xylem moves water and solutes, from the roots to the leaves in a process known as transpiration. The phloem moves glucose and amino acids from the leaves all around the plant, in...