TED Talks
TED: The new urgency of climate change | Al Gore
The coronavirus brought much of the world to a standstill, dropping carbon emissions by five percent. Al Gore says keeping those rates down is now up to us. In this illuminating interview, he discusses how the steadily declining cost of...
TED Talks
Albert-László Barabási: The real relationship between your age and your chance of success
Backed by mathematical analysis, network theorist Albert-László Barabási explores the hidden mechanisms that drive success -- no matter your field -- and uncovers an intriguing connection between your age and your chance of making it big.
SciShow
SciShow Quiz Show: Weird Water Creatures & Spontaneous Combustion!
SciShow Quiz Show is back, with familiar faces Hank Green and Caitlin Hofmeister battling it out over questions on water, fire, and computer science!
Crash Course
Gambling: Crash Course Games
Today we're going to talk about gambling. Now, gambling is interesting because it could be argued that gambling doesn't even have anything to do with games. It's usually about making money after all - which makes it much closer to work....
TED-Ed
TED-ED: Would winning the lottery make you happier? - Raj Raghunathan
Imagine winning a multi-million dollar lottery tomorrow. If you're like many of us, you'd be ecstatic, unable to believe your good luck. But would that joy still be there a few years later? Raj Raghunathan describes a phenomenon called...
TED Talks
TED: What role does luck play in your life? | Barry Schwartz
Chance plays a far bigger role in life than we're willing to admit, says psychologist Barry Schwartz. Of course, working hard and following the rules can get you far -- but the rest could boil down to simple good fortune. Schwartz...
TED-Ed
TED-Ed: What is love? - Brad Troeger
Is love a signal winding through your neural pathways? A cliche? A cult? Love is easy to compare but difficult to define, maybe because we're fundamentally biased; we try to define love while falling in or out of it. And love feels...
TED-Ed
TED-ED: What did democracy really mean in Athens? - Melissa Schwartzberg
While we might consider elections to be the cornerstone of democracy, the Athenians who coined the term actually employed a lottery system to choose most of their politicians. Melissa Schwartzberg describes the ins and outs of the...
Curated Video
The Real Odds: Understanding Lottery and Sports Betting
Explore the real chances of winning the lottery and the intricacies of sports betting. This video breaks down the probabilities, the science of randomness, and the strategies players use in hopes of maximizing their winnings. Featuring...
All Ears English
1910 - This Episode is Fan freaking tastic!
Can you be creative with your English? Abso-freaking-lutely! Today you'll learn about infixation and why it is popular in English! We'll teach you slang you can use to be playful and sarcastic so you can build connections in English.
Curated Video
A Limited View
Stanford University psychologist Carol Dweck describes the difference between a fixed and a growth mindset and describes how her primary school years were shaped by a rigorously fixed-mindset teacher who lined all students up by IQ ranking.
ProTeachersVideo
Jonny Heeley's Masterclass: Probability
Maths teacher Jonny Heeley inspires a group of Year 10 students from several London schools with an active and accessible lesson about probability. This programme is set in a TV studio. Maths teacher Jonny Heeley inspires a group of year...
Curated Video
Your Country Needs You! The Selective Service System
In peaceful times, the US Armed Forces are well stocked with brave men and women who voluntarily sign up to serve. But in the event of a third catastrophic global conflict, it is possible for the US government to rapidly recruit from the...
Brainwaves Video Anthology
Angeline Lillard - Montessori Education
Dr. Lillard is a Professor of Psychology at the University of Virginia, and she is an elected Fellow of both the American Psychological Association (Division 7) and the Association for Psychological Science. She obtained her BA in...
PBS
What the Heck Is a Mutual Fund?
Mutual funds are an important option in saving for retirement , and most people don't know what they are--even if they already use them! Let's start at the beginning.
TMW Media
Combinations
This program covers the important topic of combinations in Probability and Statistics. We begin by discussing what a combination is and why it is a central topic in probability. Next, we solve several problems that involve combinations...
Curated Video
Tips, Tricks, and Techniques for Node.js Development 4.1: Using Spies in Your Tests
In this video, we will learn how to work with spies in our unit tests. • Explain spyOn • Explain and.callThrough, and.callFake • Explain how to test call with parameters
Curated Video
Second Conditional Sentences - English Grammar Lesson - Unlikely Situations
Let's make some second conditional sentences. This English grammar lesson will help you to talk about unlikely situations.
PBS
Is It BAD to Play the Lottery?
Playing the lottery might not be the best use of your hard-earned dollars, but it's not like it's hurting anyone... right?
Curated Video
Madam Queenie: New York's Notorious Crime Boss
America has always been captivated by crime and the sharp-dressed, trigger happy men who dominate the underworld. But one story remains criminally neglected, that of gambling kingpin Stephanie St. Clair, aka Madame Queenie - the Robin...
Curated Video
Voting in Ancient Athens
The United States is a representative democracy where people vote for politicians to govern on their behalf – but voting in the direct democracy of ancient Athens was a very different process.
Curated Video
The Bloodiest Race Riot in US History
It began as a protest against the Conscription Act of 1863 – but quickly descended into the bloodiest race riot in US history. So why did New York’s White working class kill at least 120 people during the New York Draft Riots?
Englishing
Subject-Verb Agreement (Lesson 1 - Finding the subject)
This lesson is designed for intermediate students who wish to improve their English grammar, and for those above levels who wish to clear up doubts about this topic. The principle of subject-verb agreement seems simple. A singular...
Curated Video
Civic Engagement: Power to the People
Democracy was born when the Athenian government transitioned from the “rule of a few” to the “rule of many”, around 3,000 years ago.