TED Talks
TED: What you can learn from people who disagree with you | Shreya Joshi
Youth leader Shreya Joshi diagnoses a key source of political polarization in the US and shows why having "uncomfortable conversations" with people you disagree with is crucial to bridging the divide. "When we are able to recognize what...
PBS
Poet Phil Kaye remembers his grandfather and reimagines traditional masculinity
Phil Kaye is a Japanese-American poet and filmmaker and co-director of "Project Voice," an organization that partners with schools to bring poetry into the classroom. He shares one of his poems, "Surplus," for a brief but
spectacular...
SciShow
Why People Keep Eating Tide Pods
Recently, you may have noticed a lot of memes on the Internet joking about eating Tide Laundry Pods. It was just a bit of absurdist fun until videos and stories started popping up of people actually eating them and experiencing some...
TED Talks
TED: A prosecutor's vision for a better justice system | Adam Foss
When a kid commits a crime, the uS justice system has a choice: prosecute to the full extent of the law, or take a step back and ask if saddling young people with criminal records is the right thing to do every time. In this searching...
TED Talks
TED: Why school should start later for teens | Wendy Troxel
Teens don't get enough sleep, and it's not because of Snapchat, social lives or hormones -- it's because of public policy, says Wendy Troxel. Drawing from her experience as a sleep researcher, clinician and mother of a teenager, Troxel...
TED Talks
Jarrell Daniels: What prosecutors and incarcerated people can learn from each other
A few weeks before his release from prison, Jarrell Daniels took a class where incarcerated men learned alongside prosecutors. By simply sitting together and talking, they uncovered surprising truths about the criminal justice system and...
SciShow
The Teenage Brain Explained
Being a teenager is hard. Especially when hormones play their part in wreaking havoc on the teenage body and brain. In this episode, Hank explains what is happening to the during the angsty-time. ----------
Curated Video
The Legacy of Sir Alex Ferguson: Managing Football's Greatest Players
This video highlights the successful tenure of Sir Alex Ferguson as the manager of Manchester United. It showcases his ability to manage and develop some of the greatest players of the modern era, such as Wayne Rooney and Cristiano...
Curated Video
Tag-Nacht Zyklus – Warum Teenager immer müde sind
Wenn Kinder zu Teenagern werden, verschieben hormonelle Veränderungen ihren zirkadianen Rhythmus – sie werden später müde. Da Schulen sich normalerweise nicht an ihren neuen natürlichen Schlafzyklus anpassen, schlafen sie oft an...
Curated Video
Growing Pains
Learn how bones change shape to form the adult skeleton, the problems this causes for growing teenagers, and how to ensure healthy bones for life. Biology - Being Human - Learning Points. Hormones released during puberty cause a rapid...
Curated Video
Exploring Laziness: A Deep Dive into Idleness and Its Impacts
Unpack the concept of laziness, often misunderstood as just a lack of action. Delve into the psychological, genetic, and physiological aspects of why people may seem lazy, including the role of dopamine in motivation and effort. This...
Curated Video
Gary Soto
Gary Soto, a Mexican-American author and poet, captures the essence of youth and Chicano experiences in his stories, blending humor and the magic of everyday life.
MarketWatch
How to start planning for your retirement as a teenager
If you're in your teens, you might not be actively thinking about retirement. But starting early could actually make your account grow to millions by the time you're ready to retire. Here are some saving tips and financial planning tools...
All Ears English
2071 - Need to Convince a Decision Maker? Learn How to Nail It in English
In our daily lives, we sometimes have to convince someone of something; whether it's a boss, a spouse, or a parent, today, find out the English vocabulary and grammar choices that will get you what you want. Listen in today!
Curated Video
How to Write an Equation for a Real World Situation | 6.EE.B.7
In this math video we will discover how to write an equation for a real world situation. We will begin by writing a word sentence using mathematical symbols. We will understand that the money we have plus the money we need will be equal...
Curated Video
Lois Lowry
Being a teenager isn’t always easy – but sometimes, books can provide the comfort and guidance we need. Few authors capture the adolescent experience better than young adult author Lois Lowry.
The Guardian
Darwin's lost microscope: the auction of a history-making 'box of brass'
The first microscope used by Charles Darwin was up for auction at Christie's this week, and this video tells the story of its discovery and importance. This intricate and rather beautiful 'box of brass’ contains the microscope used by...
Curated Video
What is Mixed Mania and How Do We Treat It?
What is Mixed Mania and How Do We Treat It? The official term for mixed mania is bipolar disorder either 1 or 2 with mixed features. With bipolar 1 disorder, you have episodes of depression and episodes of mania. With bipolar 2, you have...
Curated Video
Why Do We Need to Eat?
Food Detective Berry Blue talks about how our bodies convert food into energy and why it’s important to eat a healthy, well-balanced diet to produce all the energy that our bodies need.
Curated Video
Always Musical
Pschychologist Diana Deutsch (UC San Diego) describes how she eventually managed to combine her love of music with cutting-edge psychological research.
Curated Video
Why Heart Cancer Is So Rare It (Almost) Never Happens
The heart is practically immune to getting cancer. 2 in 100,000 of those who have cancer are those with a primary cancer of the heart. That is an astonishing low number. So, what is so special about the heart that it rarely, if ever,...
Vlogbrothers
The Coming AI Invasion
I've always loved looking at things through the lens of ecology, which is what I spent so much of my education learning about. So this is SOME of what I am thinking, but also I am thinking of so many other things at the same time!!
Visual Learning Systems
Introduction to Mass and its Measurement
In this video, we learn about the concept of mass as a property of matter. The video also mentions that mass in the metric system is measured in units of grams, milligrams, and kilograms. This video is part of the 9-part series,...
Curated Video
The Tulsa Race Massacre Explained
It was one of the deadliest terror attacks in US history. So why wasn’t the Tulsa Race Massacre properly taught in US schools until 2019?