SciShow
Lead: The Original Artificial Sweetener
Lead is really useful when you add it to things like paint and gasoline. Problem is, it’s also poisonous. Hosted by: Hank Green
SciShow
5 Scientists Who Experimented On Themselves: High Stakes Research
It took some time for us to realize it isn’t the best idea for scientists to experiment on themselves. But along the way, sometimes at the expense of the health of scientists, we have gained crucial insights into their areas of study.
SciShow
10 Fashion Trends That Are Super Dangerous
Fashion fads come and go—but did you know that some fashion trends are downright dangerous?
SciShow
Why Do Women Live Longer Than Men?
Evidence strongly suggests that men have, on average, a shorter lifespan than women, but scientists aren't exactly sure why that is. Check out today's QQ to learn more about this mortality mystery.
TED Talks
TED: How to participate in your own legal defense | Lam Ho
Lawyers are advocates for their clients -- and, in court, they're usually the ones who do the talking. Should that always be the case? In an effort to shift this power dynamic, TED Fellow and legal aid activist Lam Ho shares how lawyers...
TED-Ed
TED-Ed: How horses changed history | William T. Taylor
People have been captivated by horses for a long time. They appear more than any other animal in cave paintings dating back 30,000 years. But how did horses make the journey from wild animals to ones humans could hitch themselves to and...
PBS
Why Flint Residents Are Still Dealing With Water Worries, 5 Years After Lead Crisis
Since 2014, Flint, Michigan, has been synonymous with tainted water. Five years on, not all of the city's residents have access to safe water. Some wait for hours in line to obtain bottled water, while others deal with the physical and...
PBS
Two Students' Brief But Spectacular Takes On Race And Being Underestimated
Shortly before the pandemic, NewsHour traveled to Georgia and spoke with
two high school seniors, Audrey McNeal and Shaylon Walker. Now in their
first year of college, here's their Brief But Spectacular takes on race and
being...
PBS
At Greek Refugee Camp, There Are Few Defenses Against Covid-19 Threat
Human rights activists and medical nonprofits are calling on the Greek government to evacuate overcrowded refugee camps on islands in the Aegean Sea, where an outbreak of COVID-19 would likely cause humanitarian catastrophe. Concerns are...
Curated Video
Obama: Climate Deal 'Potential Turning Point'
President Barack Obama is welcoming the news that the Paris agreement on climate change will take effect in a month as a historic achievement.Obama, speaking in the Rose Garden, says that on this day, "the world meets the moment."Obama...
Curated Video
Military, Motorbike
Europe Strives To Avert War
Focal point of the present crisis is the Sudeten-German area of Czechoslovakia, where Hitler's Nazi propaganda has fomented conflict leading to declaration of martial law.
(Military, Fascism,...
Curated Video
Rep. Chaffetz: OPM Breach 'Entirely Preventable'
RESTRICTION SUMMARY: AP CLIENTS ONLYSHOTLIST:AP TELEVISION - AP CLIENTS ONLYWashington - 6 September 20161. Wide of Rep. Jason Chaffetz2. SOUNDBITE (English) Rep. Jason Chaffetz, (R) Utah: "We had, literally, tens of millions of...
Curated Video
First Recorder Recovered from Train Not Working
RESTRICTION SUMMARY: AP CLIENTS ONLYSHOTLIST:AP TELEVISION - AP CLIENTS ONLYHoboken, New Jersey - 2 October 20161. NTSB workers walking2. SOUNDBITE (English) Bella Dinh-Zarr, NTSB Vice Chairman: "Yesterday our recorders experts worked...
Curated Video
First Recorder Recovered from Train Not Working
RESTRICTION SUMMARY: AP CLIENTS ONLYSHOTLIST:AP TELEVISION - AP CLIENTS ONLYHoboken, New Jersey - 2 October 20161. National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) workers walking2. SOUNDBITE (English) T Bella Dinh-Zarr, NTSB Vice Chairman:...
Curated Video
First Recorder Recovered from Train Not Working
FOR CLEAN VERSION SEE STORY NUMBER: apus064242Officials say one data recorder recovered so far from the New Jersey Transit commuter train that crashed in Hoboken killing one and injuring more than 100 was not functioning the day of the...
Curated Video
SYND 4 6 75 THE 1975 DERBY
The 1975 Derby
1 horses into stalls and off
2 race in progress
3 around bend
4 Grundy wins race
Film: Pos - Sound: Mag SOF - Colour - NYFilm: No - LN Number: LN63838 - Available in HD
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BOSNIA: OMERBEGOVACA: 5 HOUSES ARE BLOWN UP
English/Nat
The Nato-led peace force in Bosnia says up to five houses were blown up Thursday in Omerbegovaca - a village in the north of Bosnia on the Serbian side of the zone of separation.
A Muslim leader, Huso Boar, was slightly...
SciShow
A.I. Reveals Autism-Linked Changes in "Junk" DNA | SciShow News
Scientists know that genetic factors can explain many of autism’s features - but have autism researchers been looking for those features in the wrong DNA? A new study uses A.I. to uncover changes linked to autism in the stretches of non...
Crash Course
Organometallic Reagents and Carbanions: Crash Course Organic Chemistry
Have you ever wondered why the gas station has “unleaded fuel” but there isn’t a “leaded” option? The answer has to do with a chemical called tetraethyl lead, which is an organometallic compound, or an organic compound with a...
SciShow
How Alchemy Led to Modern-Day Chemistry & Medicine
At the heart of alchemy was the quest to turn ordinary metals into gold. Despite the hopelessness of that goal, alchemists still made a lot of discoveries that formed the foundation of modern chemistry and medicine.
SciShow
The Science of Anti-Vaccination
Fewer children in the United States are getting vaccinated. That's bad news for those kids, and also for public health in general. Often, the response is to argue and debate and get angry at people who are we see as making terrible,...
Crash Course
How Does Disease Move? Crash Course Geography
From outbreaks of measles in the United States and cholera in Haiti to patterns of lead poisoning near gold mines in Nigeria, medical geographers play an important role in tracking disease in the landscape. Today, we're going to look at...
Crash Course
Modern Life: Crash Course European History
So, "modern" is kind of a loaded term, but today we're going to talk about modern life in Europe, as it looked around the time the 19th century turned into the 20th. We'll look at what life was like in the rapidly growing urban centers...
Bozeman Science
AP Biology Practice 3 - Formulate Questions
Paul Andersen explains how to formulate questions to guide discussions and investigations. He starts by describing the proper type of questions that should be asked in an AP Biology classroom. He gives four examples of questions that...