Schooling Online
Venturing Into Visuals: Persepolis - Vol. 1 Summary
Marjane Satrapi’s childhood in Iran was epic to say the least! This is the late 70’s and 80’s – a time when Iran experiences major transitions of power, civil unrest, and a deadly war with Iraq. In the meantime, Marjane must come to...
NASA
NASA | The Global Hawk Eyes for Science
NASA pilots and flight engineers, together with colleagues from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), have successfully completed the first science flight of the Global Hawk aircraft over the Pacific Ocean. The...
Mr. Beat
The George Washington Song
By day, Matt Beat is a high school history teacher. By night, the multi-instrumentalist writes and records songs about dead Presidents. Actual dead Presidents. Not the rap duo. He is recording them chronologically, and these are the...
Curated Video
B1 English Listening Practice - Phones
This video serves as English listening comprehension practice for intermediate-level students. In this video, a native English speaker talks in a natural way about the topic of phones. The subtitles are included at the bottom of the...
NASA
NASA | MicroSpec: Revolutionary Instrument on a Chip
Scientists may finally get a glimpse at our adolescent universe from a revolutionary new technology being developed at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center. An instrument on a chip. This new, potentially game-changing instrument, called...
NASA
AIRS: NASA Advances Our Understanding of Earth’s Climate
The Atmospheric Infrared Sounder (AIRS) instrument aboard NASA's Aqua satellite has been scanning Earth for 20 years and now has a long enough record to help support climate change research. AIRS data on Earth’s atmosphere are improving...
Curated Video
Women of the American Revolution: The Real Unsung Heroes
During the American Revolutionary War some American women disguised themselves as men in order to join the fight, and played a critical role both on the home front and on the battlefield.
Cerebellum
Emergence Of Modern America: The Roaring Twenties - Consumer Goods
Just the Facts: The Emergence of America Uses fascinating historical footage to explore six decades thats shaped Modern America. The series examines the Gilded Age in the late 19th century, the Progressive Era of the early 20th century,...
Cerebellum
Early Scientific Revolution - Nicolaus Copernicus
Europe experienced one of the most remarkable periods in history roughly between 1550 and 1700, when three of history's most important events were occurring simultaneously: the Renaissance, the Reformation, and the Scientific Revolution....
Weird History
14 Odd Facts About Ben Franklin
Benjamin Franklin was one of America's founding fathers as well as a scientist, statesman, author, printer, activist, postmaster, and diplomat. He is renowned for his discoveries and theories on electricity and is credited with inventing...
Press Association
'All measures should be taken in order to ensure safety of all of our populations' - chief rabbi Sir Ephraim Mirvis
Chief Rabbi Sir Ephraim Mirvis speaking at the UK Hostages & Missing Families Forum for the unveiling of "The Empty Seder Table" installation which features a display of 133 chairs, each representing a hostage in Gaza.
Also speaking is...
Bridgeman Arts
One Thousand Autombiles Manufactured Per Day in American Factory
One Thousand Autombiles Manufactured Per Day in American Factory
Bridgeman Arts
Cuba in the 1960's
A shot of the airport in Havana with Cubana de Aviación airlines plane, shopping and water skiing.
Bloomberg
Billionaire-Backed Argentine Fintech Ualá Kicks Off in Mexico
Sep.29 -- Argentina’s Ualá, the mobile payments startup backed by heavyweight billionaire investors George Soros and Steve Cohen, is expanding its prepaid card operations into Mexico. Founder and Chief Executive Officer Pierpaolo...
Bridgeman Arts
The Death of Marat / The Pen is Mightier than the Sword
One of the most dramatic depictions of the French Revolution, The Death of Marat shows, in the development from its original sketch to the finished artwork, an innovative use of stylization and light that will later define it as the...
Bloomberg
Wealthfront CEO: Our Robo-Advisers Are Revolutionary
Feb.06 -- Andy Rachleff, Wealthfront's co-founder and chief executive officer, explains the company's approach to investment management and financial planning. He speaks with Bloomberg's Cory Johnson and Carol Massar on "Bloomberg Markets."
Bloomberg
IDC's Ma Sees No Revolutionary Changes to Galaxy Note 8
Aug.23 -- Bryan Ma, vice president of device research at IDC, discusses the new features of the Samsung Galaxy Note 8. He speaks on "Bloomberg Markets: Asia."
Curated Video
Neil Young on his electric 1959 Lincoln Continental
NEIL YOUNG'S BUSINESS MODEL: 'I LIKE TO DO THINGS WHERE I SEE A HOLE AND I WANT TO SAY SOMETHING'When Neil Young turned his 1959 Lincoln Continental into an electric car or developed a high-resolution digital music system, he didn't...
Bloomberg
Going Viral: Lensa AI
Ed Ludlow and Caroline Hyde test out Lensa AI's selfie modification app everyone is talking about.
Curated Video
PERU: LIMA: US DRUGS CZAR PRAISES PERUVIAN WAR ON COCA PRODUCTION
Spanish/Nat
The U-S anti-drug Czar Barry McCaffrey has praised Peru and her President Alberto Fujimori for what he called a revolutionary war on coca production.
McCaffrey visited Peru on his return from last weekend's Summit of the...
Curated Video
DV iPhone
HEADLINE: Apple iPhone Innovative on Many Fronts
CAPTION: First there was iPod, now there's iPhone. The next phase of Apple's plan to reinvent itself as a consumer electronics company was unveiled Tuesday. The touch-screen-controlled...