Kirsten holds a doctorate from the Harvard Graduate School of Education, where she focused on issues of social justice and educational policy, and an undergraduate degree in English literature from Vassar College. Kirsten is a member...

Homophones can be a problem for many students of English. In this video we look at the homophones, die, dye, and Dai. Many idiomatic expressions are also used in the video including, dyed in the wool, the days cast, and to dice with...

If you are a black, gay man in America, your risk of contracting HIV is one in two. Leah Green travels to Atlanta, Georgia, which has the largest gay and black community in the country. She finds out how stigma, education and structural...

A new study finds that light drinkers have the lowest combined risk of developing cancer and dying prematurely, even when compared to people who did not drink at all.

The video explores the growing problem of kidney disease in Africa, particularly in Nigeria. The lack of resources and facilities to treat the disease, coupled with a shortage of medical experts, means that many people are left untreated...

Most students know e.e. cummings for his distinct and unusual writing style. No where is that style on better display than in his great antiwar poem, "my sweet old etcetera."

A San Diego researcher has developed a way to tag cancer cells for early detection in the blood stream.

Professor Michael Sailor hopes to dramatically change how cancer is treated. He is on a quest to create nanoparticles that...

More than six months after Hurricane Maria, Puerto Rico is still struggling to recover from the devastation. Thousands of homes and businesses have no electricity and are waiting for insurance payouts. Frontline services are being denied...

A lot of people are scared of death. But some people, including Leah, think about it an unhealthy amount. Thanatophobia is an irrational fear of death or the dying process. When we asked for your views, a lot of you said suffer from this...

What does it feel like to know you’re dying? In episode two of Death Land, Leah Green meets people who are facing up to the end of their lives. She follows palliative care doctor Sunita Puri as she helps her patients come to terms with...

Joe is 34 and is facing his own death. He was given a terminal cancer diagnosis and has already lived longer than doctors predicted. He tells Leah how dying was nothing like he had anticipated, and he and his friends discuss the impact...

What does it mean to have a good death? Leah Green meets with Aly Dickinson, an end-of-life doula. Aly helps clients to plan what they want to happen at the end of their lives, and she accompanies them as they transition from life to...

Leah Green tries out a form of meditation which aims to help people who suffer from death anxiety. In the sixth episode of Death Land she visits Alua Arthur, an end-of-life doula who facilitates the meditation. Through visualising the...

Australian farmers produce nearly half of the world's supply of opiates and new painkiller regulation in the US is hurting their business.

In this episode we examine the topic: Who was the Buddha?

What was West Berlin like just before the wall fell? When in West Berlin, how obvious was the wall at the time?<br/>
The Fall of the Berlin Wall with Rory Maclean, Part 1

Richard Leider, author of "Who Do You Want to Be When You Grow Old? The Path of Purposeful Aging," explores the concept of transitioning from adulthood to elderhood with a focus on living a purposeful life. Through the lens of purpose,...

A short history of the Irish Potato Famine which hit Ireland from 1844-1849. Perfect for students, life long learners and the cray cray on the internets.

Carl Pennypacker at UC Berkeley runs Universe Quest, a summer program supported by the National Science Foundation to engage girls in science exploration. We follow along with a group of Girl Scouts who get to look through a world-class...

Mr. Beat tells you everything you need to know about the Kent State shootings, a terrible and shocking tragedy that was symbolic of how hostile and chaotic things got at the height of the Vietnam War.

As medical assistance in dying (MAID) sees slowing growth in some Canadian provinces, Manitoba's relatively flat numbers may point to where the rest of the country is headed, one expert says.

American actress Jennifer Lawrence says the situation in Gaza is “no less than a genocide”.

Israeli strikes are bringing down buildings, destroying Gaza's landscape with the intention of making the Strip uninhabitable.

UN Secretary-General António Guterres has condemned the ongoing escalation in Gaza, calling it an "unfolding tragedy" marked by unprecedented destruction, famine, and civilian suffering. He renewed calls for a ceasefire, humanitarian...