SciShow
3 of the World's Most Intensely Colored Living Things
For most living things the color you see when you look at them is determined by pigments. But some of the most vivid colors we see in nature get their signature looks WITHOUT colorful molecules. How do these intense colors get their power?
SciShow
Wildfires Make Their Own Weather, Including...
Climate change is causing wildfire season to get worse every year. And our models of wildfires can't keep up with the things fires can do... like spawn devastating fire tornadoes.
SciShow
3 of the World's Most Intensely Colored Living Things
For most living things the color you see when you look at them is determined by pigments. But some of the most vivid colors we see in nature get their signature looks WITHOUT colorful molecules. How do these intense colors get their power?
Crash Course
Cathedrals and Universities: Crash Course History of Science
Until roughly 1100, there were relatively few places of knowledge-making. Monasteries and abbeys had special rooms called scriptoria where monks copied manuscripts by hand. But the biggest places where knowledge was made were the Gothic...
Bozeman Science
Aposematic Coloration
Paul Andersen explains how aposematic coloration (or warning coloration) is used for protection in the natural world. He explains how bright colors can be caused by either sexual selection or a warning coloration to predators. He also...
TED Talks
Lesley Hazleton: On reading the Koran
Lesley Hazleton sat down one day to read the Koran. And what she found -- as a non-Muslim, a self-identified "tourist" in the Islamic holy book -- wasn't what she expected. With serious scholarship and warm humor, Hazleton shares the...
TED-Ed
TED-Ed: The Taj Mahal: A monument to eternal love | Stephanie Honchell Smith
It's 1631. Mumtaz Mahal, beloved wife of Emperor Shah Jahan, is giving birth to their 14th child. A healthy girl is born, but Mumtaz dies soon after. Sobbing uncontrollably, the emperor decides to build a tomb worthy of his queen: a...
TED Talks
TED: The silent drama of photography | Sebastião Salgado
Economics PhD Sebastião Salgado only took up photography in his 30s, but the discipline became an obsession. His years-long projects beautifully capture the human side of a global story that all too often involves death, destruction or...
MinutePhysics
Correlation CAN Imply Causation! | Statistics Misconceptions
This video is about how causal models (which use causal networks) allow us to infer causation from correlation, proving the common refrain not entirely accurate: statistics CAN be used to prove causality! Including: Reichenbach's...
Crash Course
Mythical Caves and Gardens: Crash Course World Mythology
This week, Mike Rugnetta is teaching you about mythical gardens and caves, which appear in cultures all over the world. Caves and gardens can stand for different things, but in the two stories we're talking about today, they tie into the...
Curated Video
We Can't Stop Wildfires—But Here's How We Live With Them
The 2020 fire season is devastating communities, forcing thousands to evacuate, and choking the air with smoke. In this episode of Weathered, scientists and Native leaders tell us what we can do to reduce the harm fires can cause through...
Wonderscape
Indigenous Life in Pre-Colonial California
Explore the rich history of indigenous peoples in California before the arrival of European colonizers. Learn about their diverse cultures, trading networks, and sustainable practices, as well as the disruptive impact of Spanish...
Curated Video
Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream: Act 3, Scene 2 Analysis
Explore Act 3, Scene 2 of Shakespeare's "A Midsummer Night's Dream" as we delve into the themes of identity, power, and the fluidity of roles in the mystical forest setting. We'll examine Oberon's manipulation, Puck's playful mischief,...
Out of this Word
Fool’s Paradise
Max is counting soda bottle caps, when Moon walks in and points out that he’s been drinking a LOT of soda lately. Max says he’s trying to collect 500 to participate in the soda company’s raffle to win the Robo-Captain 4000, a limited...
National Theatre
Making Theatre in the Climate Crisis
This video discusses the National Theatre's initiative to reduce their environmental impact through the use of recycled materials and collaborative efforts among different disciplines. It also showcases the design elements of the play...
Next Animation Studio
Fool's Paradise
Max is counting soda bottle caps, when Moon walks in and points out that he's been drinking a LOT of soda lately. Max says he's trying to collect 500 to participate in the soda company's raffle to win the Robo-Captain 4000, a limited...
ZooMoo
Animal Alphabet: B is for Bird of Paradise
Who’s that over there? Flash has just spotted another cool creature he can add to his Animal Alphabet! Our intrepid traveller Flash explores land, sea and air spotting different species of wildlife in their natural habitats and...
Curated Video
Anna Arnold Hedgeman
Anna Arnold grew up in Anoka, Minnesota. Even though veryone was white except her family, she did not experience segretation growing up. However, when she went out into the world, she found that she had to fight for people to see her and...
Oxford Comma
Drugs and Poetry: Kubla Khan
Inspiration can be cruel, and artists often feel lost without it. And when it won't show up, which will happen, creative types turn to a myriad of restorative methods: running, isolation, reading, and, most infamously, drugs. But while...
Food Farmer Earth
Joan Dye Gussow - About Her Garden, Kids & Nature
An extended interview with Joan Dye Gussow, one of the true pioneers and visionaries in the food movement. Previously unpublished.
The Wall Street Journal
Climate Change and Community
Juliano Calil discusses how augmented and virtual reality technologies can be used to demonstrate the devastation caused by wildfires, coastal storms, and projected sea level rise.
Brainwaves Video Anthology
Alicia Ostriker "August Morning, Upper Broadway"
Alicia Ostriker was born in Brooklyn, New York, in 1937. Ostriker received a BA from Brandeis University in 1959 and an MA and PhD in literature, in 1961 and 1964 respectively, from the University of Wisconsin–Madison.She is the author...
Schooling Online
Venturing Into Visuals: Persepolis - Vol. 1 Ch 11-15 Summary
As the war between Iran and Iraq escalates, young Marjane sees how it brings out the best and worst in the people around her. She also observes how patriotism and religion are used to brainwash young boys, resulting in carnage. The...