Lewis R. Gordon is an Afro-Jewish philosopher, political thinker, educator, and musician (drums, other percussive instruments, and piano), who was born on the island of Jamaica and grew up in the Bronx, New York, where he attended...

Do you know what your teen's top apps are? Chances are, Houseparty is among them. The co-founder of the group video-chat app shares details about the platform's growth and how the company plans to build a big business on privacy.

Alhassan teaches History in New York’s South Bronx. He was chosen the NY State Teacher of the Year. He himself has overcome many obstacles to succeed in life and in his profession: an immigrant from West Africa, he had a rare eye...

The planet is Arrakis. Also known as Dune. And y’all, it’s a mess. December of this year, we were supposed to see the arrival of director Denis Villeneuve’s interpretation of the 1965 novel Dune, which had been previously (and rather...

Anthony Cody spent 24 years working in Oakland schools, 18 of them as a science teacher at a high-needs middle school. A National Board- certified teacher, he now leads workshops with teachers on Project Based Learning. He is the...

NASA announced the Biden-Harris Administration’s commitment to extend International Space Station (ISS) operations through 2030.



Over the past two decades, the United States has maintained a continuous human presence in...

In This Episode, Tyler Teaches Us About Only Sith Speak in Absolutes Quote

American Astronaut Tracy Caldwell Dyson discusses 20 years of continuous human presence on the International Space Station.

Masada was inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List in 2001. Its inscription on this prestigious list epitomizes its outstanding universal significance, which must be protected for the benefit of all humanity. Its fall signaled the...

We are going forward to the Moon by 2024, but did you know that back in 2005, Dr. Jim Garvin and his team of scientists pointed the Hubble Space Telescope at our nearest celestial neighbor for a very important...

Mahogany L. Browne (she/her/hers) reads her poem, “I Remember Death By Its Proximity To What I Love

The Taking of Christ is a painting by Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio. The subject is the moment that the son of God is betrayed with a kiss, and arrested in the garden of Gethsemane.





Caravaggio’s approach...

Seventy-five years ago, astronomer Lyman Spitzer envisioned a future for space exploration that deepened humanity’s curiosity about the cosmos. A visionary behind the Hubble Space Telescope, Spitzer was among the...

Lynne Twist has been a recognized global visionary committed to alleviating poverty, ending world hunger, and supporting social justice and sustainability for more than forty years. She is also the cofounder of the Pachamama Alliance and...

From the archives: Tracing through a brief summary of philosophers and scientific thought from Galileo and Descartes to Francis Bacon and finally Edgar Morin, Carlo Petrini argues that society has become too individualistic, too...

Since the 1970's, Steven Schwen set out to live a more agrarian lifestyle. On his organic farm in Oak Center, Minnesota, he uses draft horses to plow his fields and eschews most of the modern conveniences others would likely consider...

From the archives: You might say organic farmer Steven Schwen plows a different path through life. One built of a strong connection to the land without many of the trappings we normally would associate as modern-day necessities.

Animal sacrifice. It is one of humanity's oldest rituals. But how old? When did this ritual originate?

We all love watching movies where mankind gets wiped out by asteroids or volcanos. But in reality, humanity has survived its fair share of world ending cataclysms. From murderous plagues to world shaking earthquakes, here are 10...

Learn about the photographs of Frederick Douglass with Dr. Noelle Trent.

In this video, Daniel Lubetzky, founder of Kind Snacks, discusses how his father's experiences during the Holocaust inspired him to launch a business with a mission of bringing more kindness to the world through healthy snacks. He shares...

I've said it before, I'm not a historian, I'm not a teacher, I'm just a curious person who visits important places and I give an honest opinion. Whenever I touch on historic topics around the time of the second world war, people go...

The video discusses the challenges and advancements in living and conducting experiments in space, particularly on the International Space Station. It explores the development of life support systems, plant growth, and microgravity...

Is Islam a religion of peace or of rampant militarism? Why is there a certain part of Islam that believes itself to be completely incompatible with western democracy? Tom Holland on the Birth of Islam, Part 3