TED-Ed
TED-Ed: Why is there a "b" in doubt? - Gina Cooke
Say the word "doubt" aloud. What is that "b" doing there? Does it have any purpose? Gina Cooke explains the long and winding history of "doubt" and why the spelling, though it seems random, is a wink to its storied past.
Religion for Breakfast
The Origins of Hebrew
As the name suggests, the Hebrew Bible is written, mostly, in Hebrew. But what is the earliest history of this language? What language did the ancient Israelites speak? This episode examines the origins of Hebrew and its relationship...
Odd Quartet
Music Theory - The History Of Music Clefs
A brief history of the music clefs we use today. From the medieval period up through the modern era the music clefs we use in sheet music have gone though many different changes.
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Nostradamus dictates his studies to a scribe.
Nostradamus dictates his studies to a scribe.
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Nostradamus dictates to a scribe while pacing the room.
Nostradamus dictates to a scribe while pacing the room.
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Friends cover urban wall with spray paint graffiti
Friends cover urban wall with spray paint graffiti
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Young graffiti artists cover urban wall with spray paint
Young graffiti artists cover urban wall with spray paint
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CLEAN : Escribanos: un oficio que se desvanece en Mexico
CLEAN : Escribanos: un oficio que se desvanece en Mexico
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Cuneiform Tablets
Near Eastern Languages and Cultures graduate student Sara Brumfield recounts her experience working at the UCLA Library's Center for Primary Research and Training, where she described and translated two collections of cuneiform tablets....
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Making Manuscripts
An illuminated manuscript is a book written and decorated completely by hand. Such manuscripts were among the most precious objects in medieval and early Renaissance monasteries and courts. In this video [6:19] discover how skilled...