TED Talks
TED: Why specializing early doesn't always mean career success | David Epstein
A head start doesn't always ... well, help you get ahead. With examples from sports, technology and economics, journalist David Epstein shares how specializing in a particular skill too early in life may undermine your long-term...
TED Talks
TED: A vision for the future of Afghanistan | Ashraf Ghani
Offering a vision of Afghanistan that goes beyond what's often depicted in the media, President Ashraf Ghani shares his thoughts on peacemaking, the true cost of war, the nation's COVID-19 response strategy and the sweeping economic and...
TED Talks
Marian Wright Edelman: Reflections from a lifetime fighting to end child poverty
What does it take to build a national movement? In a captivating conversation with TEDWomen curator Pat Mitchell, Marian Wright Edelman reflects on her path to founding the Children's Defense Fund in 1973 -- from the early influence of...
SciShow
Why Can't Monkeys Talk Like Us?
For decades scientists believed that monkeys could not speak human language due to an anatomical difference in vocal tracts. Today, we're not so sure that this is the limiting factor after all.
TED Talks
Claudia Miner: A new way to get every child ready for kindergarten
Early education is critical to children's success -- but millions of kids in the United States still don't have access to programs that prepare them to thrive in kindergarten and beyond. Enter the UPSTART Project, a plan to bring early...
MinuteEarth
Why Do India And China Have So Many People?
India and China have so many people today because they’re good for farming and big, but they’ve always been that way, so they’ve actually had a huge proportion of Earth’s people for thousands of years.
Food Farmer Earth
Empowering Pre-Schoolers: The Role of Healthy Eating in Early Childhood Development
Discover how introducing diverse, healthy foods in preschool settings can give children a head start in life. Learn about the benefits of farm-to-school programs and how they influence young children's food preferences and overall health.
Zach Star
How to Prepare For a Major (or Career) in Engineering, Math, or Science
How to Prepare For a Major (or Career) in Engineering, Math, or Science
Zach Star
Is Engineering Experience Needed Before College
Some students ask if engineering experience is needed before they enter college. And the good news is you really don't need any engineering experience. In fact most students who enter college don't have much, if any. There are some...
Healthcare Triage
How and When Will We Get A Coronavirus Vaccine?
Racial inequality runs deep in healthcare and has pervasive, devastating outcomes. Because our expertise here at Healthcare Triage is in health, that is where we feel we are best suited to shine a light on racial disparities. What is...
Zach Star
How to Take Your Introductory Engineering Classes Right From Your Computer
For those who are looking to get a head start on their engineering pre-req classes or are currently having trouble, this video will provide you with resources you can easily find for free.
Healthcare Triage
Do Early Childhood Programs Pay Off?
Are early childhood programs a good use of resources? In this series so far, we've talked about what childhood programs are, and whether they work. Now, we get to the question of whether or not they pay off. One of the reasons that life...
Curated Video
Zeno's Paradoxes of Motion
This video introduces Zeno's paradoxes of motion, which are thought experiments that challenge our understanding of movement. The paradoxes include Achilles and the turtle, the dichotomy paradox, and the arrow paradox. Through these...
Hip Hughes History
The Great Society Explained: US History Review
Need to pass an exam on LBJ and the Great Society? You've found the right video. HipHughes History Lectures are easy to digest and will not make you throw up and run away.
TMW Media
Algebra Word Problem Problems Involving Speed, Distance, and Time
The Algebra Word Problem Tutor series teaches by examples how to set up algebra word problems and solve them. This program teaches students how to solve word problems that involve speed, distance, and time. Students are taught how to...
Curated Video
Creating Cloned Ghosts and Finishing Your Pacman Game in Scratch
This video is the conclusion of the Create You Own Pacman Game in Scratch series. In this tutorial series, you will learn how to create your own fully working Pacman game using Scratch. The lessons cover various features and challenges...
Economics Explained
Why Are Cold Countries Richer Than Hot Countries?
There are all manner of factors that make poor countries poor and rich countries rich. Many of these factors we have explored in depth when we have looked at economies like the democratic republic of the Congo all the way up to places...
Food Farmer Earth
A Critical Head Start for Pre-Schoolers: Eating Healthy Foods
Head Start began as an eight-week demonstration project in 1965 to help break the cycle of poverty, providing preschool children of low-income families with a comprehensive program to meet their emotional, social, health, nutritional and...
Mediacorp
Class Bias and Social Mobility in Education
This video focuses on education and whether or not it is a limitation or a catalyst for social mobility. Regardless of Class part 6/8
Bloomberg
Will Console Makers Have Tough Time in China?
Sept. 29 ""A.T. Kearney Asia-Pacific Partner Naveen Menon discusses China allowing the first game consoles to go on sale in the country after a 14-year ban and the challenges the industry faces with Bloomberg's Rishaad Salamat on On The...
Curated Video
JAPAN: TOYOTA UNVEILS THE PRIUS - THE FIRST PETROL-ELECTRICITY CAR
Japanese/English
Toyota has introduced the first car that uses a hybrid of petrol and electricity for power.
The Prius (pron: PREEH-us) four-door small sedan will sell only in Japan and will cost 2.15 million Japanese yen or...
Bloomberg
Nissan Sold 1.52 Million Vehicles in China in 2017
Feb.04 -- Nissan Senior Vice President and China Head Jun Seki discusses the car maker's China strategy. He speaks with Bloomberg's Tom Mackenzie on "Bloomberg Markets."
NPR: National Public Radio
Npr: Lyndon Johnson's War on Poverty
A reconsideration of Lyndon Johnson's war on poverty and the legislative programs it engendered, including Head Start and Medicare. Listen to (or read) Johnson's 1964 state of the union address, in which he introduced his plan to fight...