MinuteEarth
¡Trasplantes de Popó!
Siempre tratamos de usar lenguaje fácil de comprender, por lo que evitamos el lenguaje técnico. Sin embargo, en caso de que quieras saber más acerca del tema, puedes comenzar tu aventura con los siguientes términos: Microbioma: Consiste...
TED-Ed
TED-Ed: What do all languages have in common? | Cameron Morin
Language is endlessly variable. Each of us can come up with an infinite number of sentences in our native language, and we're able to do so from an early age— almost as soon as we start to communicate in sentences. How is this possible?...
MinuteEarth
Why Are Adults Bad At New Languages?
Learning a new language as an adult is harder than doing so as a child because adults usually aren’t as invested and often use the wrong strategies.
TED-Ed
TED-Ed: Does grammar matter? - Andreea S. Calude
It can be hard sometimes, when speaking, to remember all of the grammatical rules that guide us when we're writing. When is it right to say the dog and mec and when should it be the dog and I? Does it even matter? Andreea S. Calude dives...
MinuteEarth
El lugar más caliente de la Tierra
Este video es una traducción de "The Hottest Place on Earth" -------------------- MinutoDeLaTierra proporciona una visión energética y entretenida de las tendencias en el medio ambiente terrestre -- ¡en sólo unos pocos minutos!...
Crash Course
The First Programming Languages: Crash Course Computer Science
So we ended last episode with programming at the hardware level with things like plugboards and huge panels of switches, but what was really needed was a more versatile way to program computers - software! For much of this series we’ve...
Crash Course
Symbols, Values & Norms: Crash Course Sociology
What exactly is culture? This week we’re going to try to answer that, and explain the difference between material and non-material culture. We’ll look at three things that make up culture: symbols, values and beliefs, and norms. We’ll...
TED Talks
David Peterson: Why language is humanity's greatest invention
Civilization rests upon the existence of language, says language creator David Peterson. In a talk that's equal parts passionate and hilarious, he shows how studying, preserving and inventing new languages helps us understand our...
SciShow
Are Colors Real?
The sky is blue, but according to whom? Could the rules of our language affect the way we perceive color?
TED-Ed
TED-ED: Where do new words come from? - Marcel Danesi
There are over 170,000 words currently in use in the English language. Yet every year, about a thousand new words are added to the Oxford English Dictionary. Where do they come from, and how do they make it into our everyday lives?...
SciShow
Will Learning Another Language Make You Smarter?
People used to say being bilingual was bad for your brain. Now, we know that's not true—but does it actually make you smarter?
TED Talks
Jay Walker: The world's English mania
Jay Walker explains why two billion people around the world are trying to learn English. He shares photos and spine-tingling audio of Chinese students rehearsing English -- "the world's second language" -- by the thousands.
TED Talks
TED: 4 reasons to learn a new language | John McWhorter
English is fast becoming the world's universal language, and instant translation technology is improving every year. So why bother learning a foreign language? Linguist and Columbia professor John McWhorter shares four alluring benefits...
TED-Ed
TED-ED: The benefits of a bilingual brain - Mia Nacamulli
It's obvious that knowing more than one language can make certain things easier - like traveling or watching movies without subtitles. But are there other advantages to having a bilingual (or multilingual) brain? Mia Nacamulli details...
MinuteEarth
Cómo Ayudar A La Gallina A Cruzar La Carretera
¿Por qué la gallina NO cruzó la carretera? Es una pregunta con más interés de lo que parece. ----------------------- Este video es una traducción de "Five Crazy Bridges for Animals" ----------------------- MinutoDeLaTierra proporciona...
TED Talks
Rajesh Rao: A Rosetta Stone for a lost language
Rajesh Rao is fascinated by "the mother of all crossword puzzles": how to decipher the 4000-year-old Indus script. He's enlisting modern computation to try to read this lost language, the key to understanding this ancient civilization.
SciShow Kids
How People (And Squids) Measure Things
There is more than one way to measure the same thing! Jessi and her friend The Giant Squidstravaganza (Squid for short) explore the differences between the Metric System and the Imperial System.
Curated Video
Developing Understanding
Seven acclaimed researchers, including a Nobel Laureate, provide real-world examples of the relevance of Theory of Knowledge (TOK) concepts in their research. This interdisciplinary TOK Sampler relates a series of expert insights on the...
Curated Video
Exploring Comets: The Rosetta Mission
This video discusses the mission of the Rosetta probe, which aims to land on a comet and study its composition. It highlights the significance of comets in understanding the evolution of the solar system and the potential for discovering...
Curated Video
Exploring Comets: The Rosetta Mission
This video discusses the mission of the Rosetta probe, which aims to land on a comet and study its composition. It highlights the significance of comets in understanding the evolution of the solar system and the potential for finding...
Professor Dave Explains
Introduction to the Latin Language
Do you love languages like Italian, Spanish, French, and others? Where did they all come from? They are all derived from Latin, the language of the Roman Empire! This language had a profound influence on the development of many other...
Curated Video
Why Belgium Is So Divided: The Dutch And French Culture Split
Belgium is a unique country in Europe. While most countries speak their own language, Belgium is actually divided mostly by Dutch and French (with a smidge of German thrown in for good measure). But while some other European countries...
Bedtime History
J.R.R. Tolkien for Kids
Learn more about the author of The Hobbit and Lord of the Rings and the creator of the Middle Earth universe.
Weird History
Everything English Borrows From Other Languages
For how often we use the English language every day, few of us take the time to consider where these thousands of words actually came from. Our language was developed in a few different ways. Sometimes, we grabbed loanwords - meaning we...