The ocean is often thought of as a victim of climate change, in need of human protection. But ocean expert Susan Ruffo says that mindset needs to shift. From storing carbon to providing protection to coastal communities, Ruffo highlights...

What was the greatest invention of the industrial revolution? Hans Rosling makes the case for the washing machine. With newly designed graphics from Gapminder, Rosling shows us the magic that pops up when economic growth and electricity...

So... what do Producers even do? It's a hard question to answer because there are so many different kinds of producers on a movie. In this episode of Crash Course Film Production, Lily Gladstone talks us through the different kinds of...

What's on Elon Musk's mind? In conversation with head of TED Chris Anderson, Musk details how the radical new innovations he's working on -- Tesla's intelligent humanoid robot Optimus, SpaceX's otherworldly Starship and Neuralink's...

Artificial intelligence is getting smarter by leaps and bounds -- within this century, research suggests, a computer AI could be as "smart" as a human being. And then, says Nick Bostrom, it will overtake us: "Machine intelligence is the...

Nobel Peace laureate Jody Williams brings tough love to the dream of world peace, with her razor-sharp take on what "peace" really means, and a set of profound stories that zero in on the creative struggle -- and sacrifice -- of those...

You may have noticed that checkout lines often have whozits and whatzits galore, but your opinion of them mostly depends on how a couple different regions of your brain work.

First thing’s first: what is media literacy? In our first episode, Jay breaks this question down and explains how we’re going to use it to explore our media saturated world.

With hard work and perseverance, we can change the way we process the world, and if you’ve learned how to read, you’ve successfully re-trained an entire area of your brain!

Social psychologist Thomas Curran explores how the pressure to be perfect -- in our social media feeds, in school, at work -- is driving a rise in mental illness, especially among young people. Learn more about the causes of this...

Hank calls in a friend to do his push ups for him today to explain how skeletal muscles work together to create and reverse movements. Hank and Claire also demonstrate the role size plays in motor units, the three phase cycle of...

How do different societies establish a social hierarchy? Today we’re starting our unit on social stratification, starting with four basic principles of a sociological understanding of stratification. We’ll explain open and closed systems...

Welcome back to the Fluctus Channel, as we discover how the U.S. military keeps its troops fed both in the field and at sea. From MREs and mobile field kitchens to advanced galleys aboard aircraft...

Are leaders born or made? It's a question as old as leadership studies itself. And what are the consequences for you as a leader when we answer this question? In Part 2 of this series, we talk to executive coach and author, Allen Weiner,...

Orville and Wilbur Wright were bicycle builders with a dream—to fly. In 1903, they succeeded, changing history with the first powered airplane. In this episode, we count down the top 5 facts about the Wright Brothers, including how they...

Henry Ford didn’t invent the car, but he changed the world by making cars affordable and accessible. His ideas transformed how things were made and how people lived. In this episode, we explore the the life of Henry Ford—from the...

Alexander Graham Bell was a scientist and inventor who changed the world by creating the telephone. He was curious about sound and wanted to help people communicate better—especially those who were deaf, like his own mother and wife. He...

Reigning US Open champion and world No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka reflects on her breakout year in an exclusive Boardroom August Cover Story interview with co-founder Rich Kleiman. Following her first Grand Slam win last September, Sabalenka has...

The video provides practical tips and encouragement for handling professional rejection during the job search process. It emphasizes the importance of maintaining confidence, patience, and hard work in the face of rejection, while also...

These three men thought they lost it all! Tragic life events and devastating disabilities like theirs would have ended most people’s hopes and dreams. But Rick Doerr, Brad Kendell and Hugh Freund have taken their lives back and are...

Howcast - Learn about the restaurant business from restaurateur Paul Bolles-Beaven in this Howcast video.

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Howcast -Learn how to pitch a softball with the softball tips from coach Erin Goettlicher in this Howcast video.