Prepare to be horrified, and to look into the face of inhumanity with the Grand Guignol. Mike Rugnetta teaches you about one of theater history's most horrible chapters. The Grand Guignol was a French theater based in Paris from the late...

Arcane books of forbidden lore, disturbing secrets in the family bloodline, and terrors so unspeakable the very thought of them might drive you mad. These have become standard elements in modern horror stories. But they were largely...

Matthew O’Reilly is a veteran emergency medical technician on Long Island, New York. In this talk, O’Reilly describes what happens next when a gravely hurt patient asks him: “Am I going to die?”

During the Red Summer of 1919 violence against Black people broke out across the United States. Black people and neighborhoods were attacked in Washington DC, Chicago, Tulsa, and many other cities and towns across the country. Post-war...

Science can help create understanding where there is none, but is it possible to study and understand terrorists if we're too busy doing everything we can to stop it? Terrorism is notoriously difficult to study because governments...

On their 20th birthday, identical twin astronauts volunteer for an experiment. Terra will remain on Earth, while Stella will board a spaceship. Stella's ship will travel to visit a star that is 10 light-years away, then return to Earth....

In which John Green teaches you about Margaret Atwood's speculative fiction novel, The Handmaid's Tale. John looks at some of the themes in this classic dystopian novel, many of which are kind of a downer. The world of Gilead that Atwood...

Howcast - Learn what tarot reading is from renowned psychic Paula Roberts in this Howcast video.

Howcast -Check out Part 42 and be "Alduin's Bane" by reading the Elder Scroll at the Time Wound in Skyrim with this online demo.

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Pupil outcome: I can explain what happens in Chapter 8 of ‘Animal Farm’ and identify how the pigs corrupt the ideals of animalism. Key learning points: - Squealer uses statistics to inflate the success of the pigs' rule - The windmill is...

An urban legend that exploits our fears of an obstructed gaze and the deeply unsettling idea that the youngest of our species are out to destroy us, the lore of Black-Eyed Children, or Black-Eyed Kids, is a modern construction. But the...

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Is Poe's short story of revenge based a real events? According to some American textbooks? Yes. But the truth is more complicated. Sources: Cody, David. “‘What a Tricke Wee’Le Serve Him’: A Possible Source for Poe’s ‘The Cask of...

Historian Martin Jay (UC Berkeley) discusses how societal purification movements to eliminate truth often have terrible consequences.

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In this lesson, we return to the underworld where the Hollow Men offer futile prayers to broken idols. They are desperate for guidance and heavenly love. Do they have a shot at redemption?

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Unpredictable personalities, delicate egos, and poor anger management are a recipe for disaster. Who can step in as a role model? In Of Mice and Men, John Steinbeck shows us what can happen when misunderstandings and tensions occur...

In which John Green completes his introduction to the history of the French Revolution, discussing the rise of the Committee of Public Safety, Maxmillien Robespierre, the reign of terror, the guillotine, the death of Marie Antoinette,...

The 55th Presidential election in American history took place on November 2, 2004. A lot had changed since the last election. Just 8 months after George W. Bush became President, terrorists attacked the United States. On September 11,...

Good deeds – they happen all the time. Those little acts of kindness that make the world a better place but unless they go viral, they can go unnoticed. Which is why it’s time to celebrate Bob Fletcher: the greatest good Samaritan you've...

Terror attacks, knife crime, poisinings. There has been a lot of talk about crime in the UK recently and the general concensus seems to be things are only getting worse. Is the UK more dangerous than ever? What kind of crimes are on the...

Our life is made up of experiences. But what experience is remains a mystery. Heidegger thought it inexplicable and neuroscientists cannot find its location. Do we just need a better theory to uncover its secrets? Or is experience...

The March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom was the biggest protest America had ever seen. It culminated in Civil Rights leader Martin Luther King Jr’s iconic “I Have A Dream” speech. But the man who made it all possible, chief...