TED Talks
TED: The beautiful math behind the world's ugliest music | Scott Rickard
Scott Rickard set out to engineer the ugliest possible piece of music, devoid of repetition, using a mathematical concept known as the Costas Array. In this surprisingly entertaining talk, he shares the math behind musical beauty ... and...
TED-Ed
TED-ED: How to practice effectively...for just about anything - Annie Bosler and Don Greene
Mastering any physical skill takes practice. Practice is the repetition of an action with the goal of improvement, and it helps us perform with more ease, speed, and confidence. But what does practice actually do to make us better at...
TED-Ed
TED-Ed: Earworms: Those songs that get stuck in your head - Elizabeth Hellmuth Margulis
Have you ever been waiting in line at the grocery store, innocently perusing the magazine rack, when a song pops into your head? Not the whole song, but a fragment of it that plays and replays until you find yourself unloading the...
TED-Ed
TED-Ed: Why we love repetition in music - Elizabeth Hellmuth Margulis
How many times does the chorus repeat in your favorite song? How many times have you listened to that chorus? Repetition in music isn't just a feature of Western pop songs, either; it's a global phenomenon. Why? Elizabeth Hellmuth...
TED-Ed
TED-ED: The pleasure of poetic pattern - David Silverstein
Humans are creatures of rhythm and repetition. From our breath to our gait: rhythm is central to our experience, and often brings us pleasure. We can find pleasure in the rhythm of a song, or even the rows of an orchard. Of course, too...
Curated Video
Amplification of DNA
Producing many identical copies of a DNA sequence, by laboratory processes, such as the polymerase chain reaction. A Twig Science Glossary Film. Key scientific terms defined in just 60 seconds using stunning images and concise textual...
Great Big Story
Embracing the shadows, Vangeline's journey with Butoh dance
Dive into the world of Butoh with artist Vangeline, exploring its challenging nature and transformative power in correctional facilities.
Curated Video
Hamlet 2.2 Discussion: Take my leave of you
This video delves into a scene from Act 2, Scene 2 of Shakespeare's Hamlet, where Hamlet's wordplay confuses Polonius during a farewell. Hamlet pretends to misunderstand Polonius, using the opportunity to subtly insult him and express...
Great Big Story
From Silence to Success: The Extraordinary Journey of Jason Arday
Witness the remarkable life of Jason Arday, a man diagnosed with autism and global developmental delay, who overcame challenges to achieve a PhD and become one of the youngest professors at Cambridge University.
Wonderscape
Exploring Anaphora: The Power of Repetition in Writing
This video focuses on anaphora, a literary technique involving the repetition of words or phrases at the start of successive clauses. It highlights its emotional impact, with examples from "A Tale of Two Cities," the Declaration of...
Curated Video
Rhetoric: The Golden Key to Verbal Persuasion
People have been persuading one another with their speech for as long as we have records. In many different cultures, aspiring lawyers, administrators, and politicians would have learned the science of rhetoric, of using language...
Curated Video
3 Speaking Practice Tips with IELTS Students Heloisa and Burak - IELTS Energy Podcast 1307
IELTS students Heloisa and Burak join us today to answer Speaking Part 3 questions. Don't miss this episode because you'll hear feedback for their answers and tips for practicing with a speaking partner.
Curated Video
Television Commercials
This video discusses television commercials and provides an example of a classic television commercial.
Señor Jordan
Learn words for different Pets in Spanish !
In this video lesson we're going to be talking about some different words for PetsWe'll also go over some of the more useful forms of the verb TENER (to have) in Spanish.
Curated Video
Creating Meaning: Structure and Sound
This video will help students understand how poetry is organized and how the sound adds to the overall meaning of the written work.
Curated Video
Repetition in Poems
“Repetition in Poems” examines the use of repeated lines or phrases in poetry.
Curated Video
Poetic Sounds
A video entitled “Poetic Sounds” which explores sound devices used in poetry, highlighting examples from several works by Edgar Allan Poe.
Curated Video
Precise Word Choice
“Precise Word Choice” will guide you in writing with more emotional information through word choice.
Curated Video
Probability Calculations
“Probability Calculations” defines the different types of probability calculations and shows how to calculate them in real-life situations.
Curated Video
Prose Poetry
This video discusses the definition of prose poetry and provides an example from the genre.
Curated Video
Employing Rhetorical Devices
The video entitled “Employing Rhetorical Devices” explores using rhetorical devices in a persuasive text.
Curated Video
Sound Elements and Imagery
The video “Sound Elements and Imagery” evaluates the use of sound elements and imagery in poetry.
Curated Video
Persuasive Language Part 2 | Persuasive Writing
In Part 2 of this series, four more common persuasive language devices are explained: using evidence, repetition, adjectives & adverbs and alliteration. Part 1 • Persuasive Langua... (emotive language, modal verbs, involving the reader...
Religion for Breakfast
What is Ritual?
"Ritual." We all think we know what it means...right? Ritual, though, is a lot more complicated than you think.