TED Talks
America's Gun Crisis: Will Change Come After the Latest Tragedy?
The conversation between president and founder of Eurasia Group and GZERO Media Ian Bremmer and TED’s Helen Walters delves into the issue of gun violence in America. They emphasize the ease of access to firearms, including military-grade...
SciShow
Were Humans Destined to Exist?
This is a snippet of a larger conversation taking place on Crash Course Pods: The Universe. Over 11 episodes, John Green and Katie Mack walk through the entire history of the universe…even the parts that aren’t written yet.
TED Talks
TED: AI is dangerous, but not for the reasons you think | Sasha Luccioni
AI won't kill us all — but that doesn't make it trustworthy. Instead of getting distracted by future existential risks, AI ethics researcher Sasha Luccioni thinks we need to focus on the technology's current negative impacts, like...
SciShow
How Distant Stars Let Us See the Solar System Up Close
Occultations may sound spooky, but in actuality they can inform us of some of the most unknown parts of the universe.
PBS
Why Do You Remember The Past But Not The Future?
The laws of physics don’t specify an arrow of time - they don’t distinguish the past from the future. The equations we use to describe how things evolve forward in time also perfectly describe their evolution backwards in time. So the...
SciShow
The Secrets of Ancient Earthquakes Revealed by Science
Did you know that nature contains clues that can uncover ancient earthquakes that occurred decades, or even centuries ago? Join us for a fascinating look into the world of ancient earthquakes, and see how yesterday's quakes compare to...
TED Talks
TED: The habit that could improve your career | Paul Catchlove
Paul Catchlove believes strongly in the power of reflection. Through every career he's held -- from priest to opera singer to senior management consultant -- he's benefitted from a habit of considering and analyzing his goals, needs and...
Curated Video
Fireworks over Rio stadium as Paralympics close
The Rio 2016 Paralympic Games wrapped up on Sunday with a fireworks display over Rio de Janeiro's Maracana stadium.Rio officially passed the baton to Tokyo, which will host the next Paralympics in 2020.Tribute was also paid to Bahman...
Curated Video
Raw: Matthew Brings Torrential Rains to Jamaica
RESTRICTION SUMMARY: AP CLIENTS ONLYSHOTLIST:AP TELEVISION - AP CLIENTS ONLYKingston, Jamaica - 2 October 20161. Outdooe television screen showing Hurricane Matthew's trajectory as people shelter the storms downpour2. Street vendor...
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Powerful hurricane threatens Jamaica
An extremely dangerous Hurricane Matthew moved slowly over the Caribbean on Sunday following a track that authorities warned could trigger devastating floods in parts of Haiti.The centre of the powerful Category 4 hurricane was expected...
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Police ready for presidential debate protesters
Police are preparing for the presidential debate at Hofstra University where Democrat Hillary Clinton and Republican Donald Trump will face off for the first time Monday night. Demonstrators are expected, but police are keeping them at a...
Curated Video
Holmstrom on winning economics Nobel
British-born Oliver Hart and Bengt Holmstrom of Finland won the Nobel prize in economics for shedding light on how contracts help people deal with conflicting interests, from CEO pay packages to whether to privatise a public service.In...
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UN refugee chief says integration is crucial
Europe should boost its efforts to integrate newcomers from places like Syria, Iraq and Afghanistan, the United Nations refugee chief said in an interview, calling it "one of the great challenges" of the future. After more than 1 million...
PBS
Isabel Allende's Newest Historical Novel Tells Familiar Story Of Refugee Life
"A Long Petal of the Sea," a new historical novel by renowned writer Isabel Allende, draws upon events spanning from the Spanish civil war to the 1973 coup in her native Chile -- and with resonance for the experience of refugees today....
Curated Video
Clinton Says Trump “Flouted†US Law in Cuba Work
Hillary Clinton says a new report alleging that Donald Trump may have violated the U.S. embargo on communist Cuba is just more evidence that he puts his own interests ahead of the nation's. Newsweek reported Thursday that Trump explored...
Curated Video
Yoshinori Ohsumi wins medicine Nobel Prize
Japanese scientist Yoshinori Ohsumi was awarded this year's Nobel Prize in medicine on Monday for discoveries related to the degrading and recycling of cellular components.The Karolinska Institute honoured Ohsumi for "brilliant...
Curated Video
3 win Nobel chemistry prize for molecular machines
Three scientists won the Nobel Prize in chemistry on Wednesday for developing the world's smallest machines, 1,000 times thinner than a human hair but with the potential to revolutionize computer and energy systems.Frenchman Jean-Pierre...
Curated Video
The Gutenburg Bible to a VW Beetle: How Brits see Germany
LEAD IN:Germans are getting the opportunity to see centuries of their own history, but it's being served up from a British point of view."The British View: Germany - Memories of a Nation," is based on an exhibit which opened in London...
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Sanders Stumps with Clinton, Pushes Free College
FOR CLEAN VERSION SEE STORY NUMBER: apus064022Former rival Sen. Bernie Sanders campaigned with Hillary Clinton in New Hampshire on Wednesday. Sanders and Clinton both pushed for free college tuition and calling for vocational training to...
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Trump Praises Wikileaks, says Clinton is Corrupt
Donald Trump kicked off a rally in Panama City, Florida, by alleging that hacked Clinton campaign documents show that Hillary Clinton "is the vessel (of) a corrupt global establishment that's raiding our country and surrendering the...
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Yoshinori Ohsumi wins medicine Nobel Prize
Japanese scientist Yoshinori Ohsumi was awarded this year's Nobel Prize in medicine on Monday for discoveries on how cells break down and recycle parts of themselves in an internal rubbish disposal process.The Karolinska Institute...
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Students React to Vice Presidential Debate
Some thirty-odd students gathered to watch the vice presidential debate at the University of Scranton on Tuesday night, hundreds less than the turnout for the presidential debate.Hillary Clinton Supporter Emily Lundeen said she was...
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Israel PM marks 15th anniversary of 9/11 attacks
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday that "civilised societies must band together to defeat these forces of darkness" as he took time during a weekly cabinet meeting to mark the 15th anniversary of the 9/11...
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Sanders Stumps with Clinton, Pushes Free College
Former rival Sen. Bernie Sanders campaigned with Hillary Clinton in New Hampshire on Wednesday. Sanders and Clinton both pushed for free college tuition and calling for vocational training to be brought back into high schools. "I went...