A couple has been considering getting engaged, but they’re worried about divorce statistics. An AI-based model was just released that can predict your likelihood of divorce with 95% accuracy. The only catch is the model doesn’t offer any...

Oiwa’s only hope for ending her marriage to the cruel and dishonorable samurai, Iemon, was her father. But after he tried to end the union, Iemon murdered him in cold blood. With plans to marry another, Iemon conspired to poison his wife...

Why do we faint? Because sometimes, your nervous system just doesn’t know what to do with itself.

This week, we're continuing our discussion of Mark Twain's 'The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.' This is part two of our talk about Huck Finn, and this time we're looking at the metaphors in the book, a little bit about what the...

Mainstream American films don’t often tackle race and racism head-on, and when they do, they often end up trying to find easy answers. Which makes films like Spike Lee’s Do the Right Thing all the more powerful. It’s an intimate portrait...

Objectively, some shows end with rough final acts, but we are finding that this isn’t the only factor in our discontent. Unsatisfactory finales also reflect common types of relationships we build with fictional characters.

Lots of global problems seem intractable, but there’s a formula for success that we can follow.

In which John Green teaches you about the Holy Roman Empire by teaching you about Charles V. Charles Hapsburg was the holy Roman Emperor, but he was also the King of Spain. And the King of Germany. And the King of Italy and the Lord of...

You and your best friend Bill are the greatest bards in the kingdom— but maybe not the brightest. Your hit song has insulted the king and now you're slated for execution. Luckily, Death is a connoisseur of most excellent music and has...

Fear is strong negative feeling and a good way for our brains to keep us out of danger, so why do some people seek it out by watching horror movies?

It's not the passage of time that makes it so hard to get older. It's ageism, a prejudice that pits us against our future selves -- and each other. Ashton Applewhite urges us to dismantle the dread and mobilize against the last socially...

In the spring, just after a heavy rainfall, male and female fire ants swarm the skies for a day of romance, known as the nuptial flight. Thousands of reproduction-capable ants take part in a mating frenzy, and for one successfully mated...

Learn about different types of weather and how to keep track of your weather observations!

This video has kids practice blending sounds sound by sound where they blend the first two sounds first, and then the next sounds. Many kids who struggle to blend words, especially those with ending blends, find this method helpful. ...

This video explores different categories for concluding narratives, including happily ever after where conflicts are resolved, twist endings that surprise readers, circular conclusions where characters return to the beginning, and open...

This video, entitled "Creating an Ending," explains the different types of endings that can be written for a story.

It's time for some more Latin Vocabulary! Let's learn how to name some wild animals in Latin.

Howcast - 1 in 5 people on the planet live on less than $1.25 a day, making extreme poverty one of the world's most pressing issues. Tackling poverty requires a holistic approach that addresses its interconnected challenges. Here's how...

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Howcast - Learn how to end a friendship from manners expert Faye de Muyshondt in this Howcast video.

Howcast - Check out this Portal 2 walkthrough and beat Chapter 9 - Part 4: Final Boss Fight and Ending with this online demo.

Howcast -Have you got a friend in a bad relationship, or even a good relationship that needs some work? Give sound advice that they can follow without feeling resentful.