Curated Video
Adopting an Anti-Rhetoric
Historian Nile Green (UCLA) describes how using a sometimes provocative new language to describe what we think we already know forces us to broaden our understanding.
The Telegraph
You must be ready to die': Ukraine battles Russian incoming fire in Chasiv Yar
The Telegraph's foreign correspondent, Colin Freeman is reporting from the frontline of the Ukraine war. Russian forces are retreating in Ukraine’s east and south amid high casualties, the Wagner chief has claimed. Yevgeny Prigozhin said...
Curated Video
How Igloos Turn Snow into Toasty Havens
An igloo is made of compressed snow. Compact hardened snow is a great insulator of heat because snow is nothing but semi-frozen water with roughly 95% trapped air. The air molecules trapped between the tiny ice crystals create air...
Curated Video
Learn Body Parts for Kids: Fun Vocabulary & Quiz!
Welcome to BrainSnax! 🧠🍎 In this video, we'll explore the fascinating world of body parts with a fun and interactive vocabulary lesson, followed by an engaging quiz to test your knowledge. Perfect for kids of all ages, this video is...
Lingokids
How to draw a Hand
Which part of the body do we use to wave hello and goodbye, point at things, and even draw? That's right! In this video for kids, we are going to learn to draw a hand! Make sure to have some paper and pencils ready and let the creativity...
Lingokids
How to draw a Rainbow
When it rains, look for rainbows! Break out all of the coloring supplies because this video leads your child to draw a rainbow with step-by-step instructions. Your little one can learn color vocabulary words while showing off their...
Lingokids
Yoga Class 10: Bedtime Yoga
Nighttime is the moment of the day to rest, get a nice sleep, and your recharge batteries for the next day. In this yoga for kids video, you and your little ones can breathe and stretch together to get better sleep... Yawning is...
Lingokids
Curiosity Time with Libby: Signing
Coach Libby explains and demonstrates five fun ways to communicate using American sign language.
Weird History
Weirdest Elizabethan Era Manners
England was the clear winner of the latter half of the 16th century. Flourishing under the reign of their industrious and stylish monarch, Queen Elizabeth I, it was between 1558 and 1603 that England emerged as the world’s first real...
The Guardian
Celebrating 80 Years with Miriam Margolyes
Mariam Margolyes reads the introduction to her memoir, reminisces on the past few decades, and celebrates her 80th birthday virtually with friends. Content warning: strong language Driving Ms Margolyes part 4
The Guardian
Dealing with the Shame of Unpaid Bills
Christine's only form of income is a government pension. The British pension is one of the worst in the industrialized world, leaving her struggling to pay the electricity bill most months. In the same town, a few women have developed a...
Curated Video
Not Actually That Similar To Your Brain | AI 101
In AI 102, we’re talking about how neural networks work, and how they’re really not that similar to your brain after all.
Curated Video
Archival Panic and Increasing Specialization
Historian Teofilo Ruiz (UCLA) gives valuable advice to young and aspiring historians and muses on some intriguing aspects of the sociology of the professional historical community.
Curated Video
From the Present to the Past
Historian Nile Green (UCLA) describes how he applies his present work in the field to give him a deeper historical understanding.
Señor Jordan
Learn Spanish! - Parts of the body
¡Hola a todos! In this video lesson, we're covering 'las partes del cuerpo'. That is, body parts. This lesson deals with the new words.
Señor Jordan
Learn Spanish with a Joke - (#61)
¡Feliz viernes! A ver si les gusta este chiste. ~~~~~~~~~~~ Happy Friday! Let's see if you like this joke.
Señor Jordan
How to say "Give me a hand!" in Spanish (Día 125)
¡Feliz octubre! En esta lección, hablaremos de algunas formas de pedir ayuda. --------------- Happy October! In this lesson we'll be talking about some forms of asking for help. *in some places like Argentina, "Dar una mano" (to give a...
Curated Video
Friction
Friction defines the term friction by providing examples and comparing and contrasting the three types: sliding, rolling, and fluid.
Curated Video
Units of Time
“Units of Time” discusses units of time, including seconds, minutes, and hours.
Señor Jordan
01045 Spanish Lesson - El Cuerpo (parte 2)
¡Hola a todos! In this video lesson, we're covering 'las partes del cuerpo'. That is, body parts. This lesson deals with the new words as well as some useful phrases we can use to describe someone's dolor. That is, their ache or pain.
Curated Video
The Peak-End Rule: 2 Things We Actually Remember
People tend to judge and remember experiences based on how they felt at the peak and at the end of it. This psychological phenomenon is known as the peak-end-rule. The model was first proposed by Barbara Fredrickson and Daniel Kahneman...
Curated Video
The Modern Galileo
Nobel Laureate Roger Penrose, University of Oxford, describes how, while he's not exactly aware of what exactly motivates him to write his popular books about physics, he clearly looks to Galileo as an inspiring role model.