TED Talks
Caroline Phillips: Hurdy-gurdy for beginners
Caroline Phillips cranks out tunes on a seldom-heard folk instrument: the hurdy-gurdy, a.k.a. the wheel fiddle. A searching, Basque melody follows her fun lesson on its unique anatomy and 1,000-year history.
MinuteEarth
¿Por qué las hojas son verdes? Parte 2
¿Aún preguntándote por qué las hojas de las plantas son verdes y no rojas, azules o incluso negras? La respuesta es ¡la CLOROFILA! Este video es una traducción de "Why Are Leaves Green? Part 2" MinutoDeLaTierra proporciona una visión...
MinuteEarth
¿Por Qué Comemos Comida Podrida?
Te gusta la comida podrida y no lo sabes. Siempre tratamos de usar lenguaje fácil de comprender, por lo que evitamos el lenguaje técnico. Sin embargo, en caso de que quieras saber más acerca del tema, puedes comenzar tu aventura con los...
MinuteEarth
¡La Invasión de las Hormigas Locas!
La nueva película de Holywood: ¡el ataque de las hormigas locas! Y nuestro contraataque. Siempre tratamos de usar lenguaje fácil de comprender, por lo que evitamos el lenguaje técnico. Sin embargo, en caso de que quieras saber más acerca...
MinuteEarth
The Best Pokémon (According to Science)
There’s lots of debate as to which original starter Pokémon is the best fighter among squirtle, bulbasaur, charmander, and pikachu, but only one is the most biologically plausible.
MinuteEarth
Why Do Humans Vomit So Much? 🤮
In an effort to protect us from getting killed by something we’ve ingested, our brain’s vomit control center processes a lot of information from several different places … and sometimes is a little overly cautious.
Crash Course
The Roaring 20's Crash Course US History
In which John Green teaches you about the United States in the 1920s. They were known as the roaring 20s, but not because there were lions running around everywhere. In the 1920s, America's economy was booming, and all kinds of social...
Crash Course
Post-World War I Recovery: Crash Course European History
In which John Green looks at Europe's attempts to recover from the devastation of World War I and forge a lasting peace. The peace did not last. Today we're talking about the economic cultural recovery of the 1920s, and the economic...
Crash Course
Post-War Rebuilding and the Cold War: Crash Course European History
Sometimes, friendship isn't forever. At the conclusion of World War II, the old structures of power were a shambles. The traditional European powers were greatly weakened by years of total war and widespread destruction. The USSR was...
Crash Course
The Olympics, FIFA, and why we love sports: Crash Course Games
Today, John Green is going to be your substitute teacher as we dive into the world of sports! Now ��_sports��_ is a pretty broad genre of game, we probably couldn't even cover them in an entire series, but today we're going to do...
TED Talks
Nora Brown: "East Virginia" / "John Brown's Dream"
In a mesmerizing set, musician Nora Brown breathes new life into two old-time banjo tunes: "East Virginia" and "John Brown's Dream." An evocative performance paired with a quick history of the banjo's evolution.
TED Talks
Murray Gell-Mann: The ancestor of language
After speaking at TED2007 on elegance in physics, the amazing Murray Gell-Mann gives a quick overview of another passionate interest: finding the common ancestry of our modern languages.
TED Talks
Shimon Schocken: What a bike ride can teach you
Computer science professor Shimon Schocken is also an avid mountain biker. To share the life lessons he learned while riding, he began an outdoor program with Israel's juvenile inmates and was touched by both their intense difficulties...
TED Talks
Frances Larson: Why public beheadings get millions of views
In a disturbing — but fascinating — walk through history, Frances Larson examines humanity's strange relationship with public executions … and specifically beheadings. As she shows us, they have always drawn a crowd, first in the public...
TED Talks
TED: A letter to all who have lost in this era | Anand Giridharadas
Summer, 2016: amid populist revolts, clashing resentments and fear, writer Anand Giridharadas doesn't give a talk but reads a letter. It's from those who have won in this era of change, to those who have, or feel, lost. It confesses to...
MinuteEarth
Do Other Diseases Have "Long" Versions?
COVID isn’t the only virus to cause long-lasting symptoms. Other viruses - including the flu - can have similar enduring effects on our tissues and immune systems.
TED Talks
Glenn Cantave: How augmented reality is changing activism
Glenn Cantave uses technology to highlight narratives of the oppressed. In a tour of immersive visual projects, he shares his work with the team at Movers and Shakers NYC, a coalition that executes direct action and advocacy campaigns...
Crash Course
The Natives and the English - Crash Course US History
In which John Green teaches you about relations between the early English colonists and the native people the encountered in the New World. In short, these relations were poor. As soon as they arrived, the English were in conflict with...
TED Talks
Steve Silberman: The forgotten history of autism
Decades ago, few pediatricians had heard of autism. In 1975, 1 in 5,000 kids was estimated to have it. Today, 1 in 68 is on the autism spectrum. What caused this steep rise? Steve Silberman points to “a perfect storm of autism awareness”...
Crash Course
Witchcraft: Crash Course European History
During our last several episodes, Europe and the European-controlled world have been in crisis. Wars, disease, climate changes, and shifts in religious and political power threw the European world into turmoil. People were looking for a...
Crash Course
Water and Classical Civilizations: Crash Course World History 222
In which John Green teaches you about water! So, we talk about resources a lot on Crash Course, and today is no exception. It turns out people can't live without water, which means it's absolutely necessary for civilization. Today John...
SciShow
Big Idea: Gunpowder
Chinese alchemists searching for an elixir of eternal life discovered the world's first chemical explosive. Hank has the full story on gunpowder in this SciShow about a big idea of science.
MinuteEarth
El Organismo más Grande de la Tierra
Este video es una traducción de "The Biggest Organism on Earth" -------------------- MinutoDeLaTierra proporciona una visión energética y entretenida de las tendencias en el medio ambiente terrestre -- ¡en sólo unos pocos minutos!...
SciShow
Found Dozens of Ancient Cryovolcanoes on Ceres! SciShow News
Scientists may have discovered up to 31 more cryovolcano remnants on Ceres, and the Iridium flares are slowly being allowed to burn up in our atmosphere, so see them while you still can!