PBS
Shelley Fisher Fishkin - Lighting Out for the Territory (April 1, 1997)
A dialogue between David Gergen and Shelley Fisher Fishkin, author of ÃLighting Out for the Territory: Reflections on Mark Twain and American Culture.Ó
PBS
If you think you know everything, you can't learn anything'
When students come into Dan Levitin's lab, he spends most of his time trying to teach them that they don't know everything they think they do. "Knowledge can only be created in an environment where we're open to the possibility that...
Crash Course
The Raft, the River, and The Weird Ending of Huckleberry Finn: Crash Course Literature 303
This week, we're continuing our discussion of Mark Twain's 'The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.' This is part two of our talk about Huck Finn, and this time we're looking at the metaphors in the book, a little bit about what the...
Crash Course
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn Part 1: Crash Course Literature
In which John Green teaches you about Mark Twain's The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. This week, we'll talk a little bit about Samuel Langhorne Clemens, who wrote under the name Mark Twain, and how he mined his early life for decades to...
TED-Ed
TED-Ed: How fiction can change reality - Jessica Wise
Reading and stories can be an escape from real life, a window into another world -- but have you ever considered how new fictional experiences might change your perspective on real, everyday life? From Pride and Prejudice to Harry...
Curated Video
Mark Twain
Known as the Father of American Literature, Mark Twain used satire and a sharp wit to explore and reveal the realities of US society in the 19th century. In doing so he developed an all-new “American style” of writing.
Wonderscape
Preschool Prep: Learning the Alphabet - Historical Men and Women from A to Z
Learn both the alphabet and history with young, animated character Alex, as he explores historical men and women from A to Z! Each upper-case letter of the alphabet gets presented several times then linked to a corresponding person and...
Mythology & Fiction Explained
Why Biblically Accurate Angels Look Like Your Worst Nightmare - (Exploring Angelology)
Today we take a look at how angels were described in various religious texts and they look nothing like you'd expect, unless you imagined nightmarish Lovecraftian beings. These figures include the Seraphim, Cherubim, Ophanim and the...
Wonderscape
Preschool Prep: Famous and Fun People from A to Z
Journey through both the alphabet and history with ten-year-old animated character Alex, as he explores famous and fun people from A to Z! Each upper-case letter of the alphabet gets presented several times then linked to a corresponding...
Curated Video
Shania Twain tour bus rolls over in Saskatchewan
A bus carrying members of Shania Twain's crew has crashed while travelling from Manitoba to Saskatchewan. Twain was not on the bus, but police say 13 people were injured.
Curated Video
In Hannibal, Missouri, the good news is that their system of levees and flood gates has won the battle against the Mississippi River. But, there's bad news, too. AP correspondent Jason Bronis reports from Mark Twain's hometown.
HEADLINE: Town avoids flooding, fears tourism hit
CAPTION: In Hannibal, Missouri, the good news is that their system of levees and flood gates has won the battle against the Mississippi River. But, there's bad news, too. AP...