PBS
Summer Reading Lists For Young People At A Time Of Crisis
Amid dual national crises of a pandemic and outrage over racism and police brutality, books provide opportunities both to learn more and to find distraction from reality. Jeffrey Brown talks to writer Jason Reynolds, the Library of...
PBS
Author Jia Tolentino On American Culture Through The Prism Of The Internet
The January pick for our “Now Read This” book club was a book of essays
exploring many aspects of American culture through the prism of the
internet and social media. At age 32, author Jia Tolentino has gained
acclaim as one of its most...
PBS
A feast of African-American culinary contributions, baked into the South's DNA
In chef and culinary historian Michael Twitty's new book, ancestry -- both his own and that of Southern food -- is a central theme. With "The Cooking Gene: A Journey through African-American Culinary History in the Old South," Twitty...
PBS
Why Climate Change Is An 'All-Encompassing Threat'
Although a candidate just entered the 2020 presidential race with a platform centered on climate change, some experts say Americans aren't fully aware of the scope and seriousness of global warming. Among them is David Wallace-Wells, who...
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Poetry helps youth at a juvenile detention center find peace
Free Write Jail Arts and Literacy aims to help troubled youths in Chicago's Cook County Juvenile Temporary Detention Center address their personal issues by writing poetry about their circumstances and upbringing. Jeffrey Brown talks...
PBS
Giving vulnerable residents help before mental health issues land them in jail
Each year, an estimated 2 million people suffering from mental illness are booked into county jails. In Kansas City, Missouri, like other places around the country, officials are looking for a better way to get those people the help they...
PBS
Ruby Bridges
In 1960, 6-year-old Ruby Bridges became the first African American child to desegregate an elementary school. Thirty-seven years later, Ruby Bridges Hall discusses her memories of the first day she entered her new school in New Orleans,...
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18 Years After September 11th, An Oral History That Recalls The Details
For everyone old enough to remember September 11th, 2001, their experience of that catastrophic day is seared into memory. But details of what the victims, survivors and emergency responders endured have faded from national consciousness...
PBS
Time Crystals!
In this episode of the Space Time Journal Club Matt discusses how two independent research teams created their own Time Crystals, a form of matter that breaks time translational symmetry and could be used in quantum computers.
Crash Course
Meet Your Master: Getting to Know Your Brain - Crash Course Psychology
In this episode of Crash Course Psychology, we get to meet the brain. Hank talks us through the Central Nervous System, the ancestral structures of the brain, the limbic system, and new structures of the brain. Plus, what does Phineas...
TED Talks
Social media and the end of gender - Johanna Blakley
Media and advertising companies still use the same old demographics to understand audiences, but they're becoming increasingly harder to track online, says media researcher Johanna Blakley. As social media outgrows traditional media, and...
SciShow
Can Trauma Be Inherited?
Trauma doesn't just affect the person who originally experienced it. It can also be passed down to their children and grandchildren.
SciShow
Does IQ Really Measure How Smart You Are?
People say Einstein had an IQ of 160, and you need an IQ score higher than 130 to join Mensa. But does IQ really measure how intelligent you are?
Bozeman Science
AP Biology Lab 7: Genetics of Drosophila
Mr. Andersen describes the virtual fly lab. Software at sciencecourseware.org allows for multiple matings and statistical analysis.
SciShow
How Close Are We to Growing Brains in a Dish?
You may have heard about a study where researchers were able to grow lumps of neural tissue that showed measurable activity – a little bit like an actual brain. Are scientists trying to grow artificial brains, and if so, what kind of...
TED Talks
George Dyson: The birth of the computer
Historian George Dyson tells stories from the birth of the modern computer -- from its 17th-century origins to the hilarious notebooks of some early computer engineers.
SciShow
How Does Reverse Psychology Work?
Oh hey, seems like reverse psychology works to motivate you to check out this video! Now, let us explain how it works.
SciShow
Why Don't We Have Cancer-Sniffing Dogs?
There are a lot of stories out there about dogs who seemed to smell lung cancer on their owner’s breath, and a recent study found that some dogs can detect lung cancer in blood samples with astonishing accuracy. So why aren’t there...
TED Talks
How video game skills can get you ahead in life | William Collis
What does it take to be a pro gamer? Esports expert William Collis charts the rise of the multibillion-dollar competitive gaming industry and breaks down three skills needed to master video games like Fortnite, League of Legends and...
SciShow
Animal Personalities Are More Like Ours Than You Might Think
If you’ve ever been around animals, you know they can have different personalities, but there’s one trait that scientists used to believe was uniquely human.
PBS
Is There a Fifth Fundamental Force? + Quantum Eraser Answer
Has a fifth fundamental force been discovered and how will this effect our understanding of the universe?
SciShow
3D Printing and the Northern Walking Stick Insect: SciShow Talk Show #18
Today on the SciShow Talk Show, Ben Malouf shows off some of his 3D printed designs and talks with Hank about how he got into the world of 3D printing. Then Jessi from Animal Wonders joins in to share Holmes and Watson, the northern...
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Is Buying Call of Duty a Moral Choice?
If you play video games, you've shot a gun. And those guns are REALISTIC. So real that many are actually LICENSED by IRL arms dealers. Which means that when you buy a video game, you're also putting money in the pockets of those gun...
SciShow
How Tongues Helped Vertebrates Conquer Land
You might not think much of your tongue, but without it, we may have never conquered dry land and the world as we know it.