Common knowledge is the secret engine of social life, letting us coordinate everything from meet-ups to markets to international diplomacy. In this fascinating talk, experimental cognitive scientist Steven Pinker explores its momentous...

Who deserves to be in a museum? For too long, the answer has been "the extraordinary" -- those aspirational historymakers who inspire us with their successes. But those stories are limiting, says museum curator Ariana Curtis. In a...

We all know that brushing our teeth is important but now with this experiment you can actually SEE how brushing keeps your teeth clean!

Artist Sarah Sze takes us on a kaleidoscopic journey through her work: immersive installations as tall as buildings, splashed across walls, orbiting through galleries -- blurring the lines between time, memory and space. Explore how we...

The word "theory" is used very differently in casual everyday life vs. in science. In science, the word "theory" means so much more! Learn about what a scientific theory is with The Amoeba Sisters and discover why a scientific theory...

You don't need to plan an exotic trip to find creative inspiration. Just look up, says Gavin Pretor-Pinney, founder of the Cloud Appreciation Society. As he shares charming photos of nature's finest aerial architecture, Pretor-Pinney...

Are you looking closely? Visual educator Amy Herman explains how to use art to enhance your powers of perception and find connections where they may not be apparent. Learn the techniques Herman uses to train Navy SEALs, doctors and crime...

Trees come from seeds, and birds come from eggs, but where does all the soil and dirt come from?



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How to Survive a Lightning Strike

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Pupil outcome: I can understand and analyse the way different settings are presented. Key learning points: - Baum describes the everyday setting of Kansas as dull and predictable. - Baum describes the unknown setting of Oz as wondrous...

The physical separation of a solid from a fluid carrier, either gas or liquid, by passing it through a medium that blocks particles above a certain size.
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This video explores the emerging trend of implanting store value microchips in human beings, particularly in a nightclub setting in Barcelona. The microchips, about the size of a grain of rice, can be linked to a bank account for easy...

An empowering alphabet book of affirmations to inspire and remind black children of their inner power, strength, and worth.

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This program serves as an introduction to resource sustainability, focusing on the key strategies of resource efficiency, recycling, reusing, and reducing. The long-term impacts of resource use on human health and the environment are...

Artist and educator Allison Smith shares her thoughts and library of books about art made in adverse circumstances. Featured are Vladimir Arkhipov's project Home-Made, archiving Russian artifacts made during Perestroika, and Trench Art,...

Tribal language educator Mary Hermes at the University of Minnesota, Duluth documents endangered languages. With support from the National Science Foundation, her team is working with elders to record, translate, transcribe, and annotate...

This program addresses many of the cycles conducted by animals including those of migration, hibernation, and patterns relating to day and night. The cycles that affect all living things are discussed including the air we breathe and the...

This film gives students a broad introduction to Sociology, based around the distinction between social and sociological problems. The latter is then developed in terms of ""Sociology's core concerns"": problems of order; explaining...

You probably think you've got things pretty sorted. But every day you screw up the simplest of tasks. (Don't worry, we all do).

In This Episode, Tyler Teaches Us About KIDS THESE DAYS HAVE A SUPERPOWER THE BULL CRAP FACTOR