An undulating sky melds into the landscape, two silhouettes move along a balustraded walkway, and a ghostly figure’s features extend in agony. Since Norwegian artist Edvard Munch created "The Scream" in 1893, it’s become one of the...

You know colors, you probably have a favorite! But there's so much more than what meets the eye—did you know that language can affect how we see color? Learn all about it with Stefan Chin in this colorful episode of SciShow!

Are you ready to learn something about the world? Then you're ready for Bertolt Brecht, and his ideas about Epic Theater. Brecht wanted to lean into the idea of theater as a tool to upset and educate the world about stuff like the...

With more than a million newcomers to Germany since 2015, there's been a resulting rise in anti-Semitism. Now there are growing calls to mandate that refugees and Muslim migrants visit concentration camps to help improve their...

Colors: you see them every day, and you probably have a favorite. Pigments, light, and even noise all color how we experience the world.

In the late 1970s and throughout the 1980s, protests and unrest continued continued across Europe, and the Soviet Union was having increasing trouble holding its sphere of influence together. Today you'll learn about the labor strikes of...

What kind of data is your cell phone company collecting? Malte Spitz wasn’t too worried when he asked his operator in Germany to share information stored about him. Multiple unanswered requests and a lawsuit later, Spitz received 35,830...

In the spectacular large-scale projects he's famous for (such as "Waterfalls" in New York harbor), Olafur Eliasson creates art from a palette of space, distance, color and light. This idea-packed talk begins with an experiment in the...

In 2013, the world learned that the NSA and its uK equivalent, GCHQ, routinely spied on the German government. Amid the outrage, artists Mathias Jud and Christoph Wachter thought: Well, if they're listening ... let's talk to them. With...

In which John Green teaches you about the Cold War, which was occasionally hot, but on average, it was just cool. In the sense of its temperature. It was by no means cool, man. After World War II, there were basically two big...

On August 13, 1961, construction workers began tearing up streets and erecting barriers in Berlin. This night marked the beginning of one of history's most infamous dividing lines: the Berlin Wall. Construction continued for a decade as...

In Germany, the concept of leisure time, or frei zeit, is a unique one that dates back to the Middle Ages. For Germans, leisure time is synonymous with fulfillment and individual freedom. Germans work the least of all the industrialized...

The process of creating a unified Germany is on track but far from complete. After the initial euphoria wore off, the enormity of the task ahead set in. Improving the poor state of industry and the infrastructure in the former East...

Often described as the metropolis with the turbulent past, Berlin is by far the most exciting and cosmopolitan city in Germany. It’s the official capital and attracts a huge amount of investment. In addition, numerous corporate,...

Germany consists of sixteen states (or Länder), including three city-states—Berlin, Bremen, and Hamburg. Generally grouped by region, these states have distinct social and cultural heritages. Discover the country’s varied regions and...

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Japan's last shogun is ousted in a coup and a young emperor seizes power to become the supreme executive authority. Part 3 of our 2,600 year timeline of history's greatest revolutions.

With all the turmoil in the world right now, it is good to know that there are things that can be done by each of us individually and collectively to make the world a better place. Whether you live in Seattle Washington, Berlin Germany...

With all the turmoil in the world right now, it is good to know that there are things that can be done by each of us individually and collectively to make the world a better place. Whether you live in Seattle Washington, Berlin Germany...

Howcast - Check out part 30 and sneak around the in this walkthrough of Rebellion's new sniping game, Sniper Elite V2.

Howcast - Learn about Berlin's Tiergarten district, famous for its beautiful park of the same name, in this Howcast travel video.

Howcast - Learn about the best time of year to visit Berlin, Germany in this Howcast travel video.

Howcast - Learn about the Gendarmenmarkt, considered Berlin's most beautiful square, in this Howcast travel video.

Howcast - Learn about Berlin's Museumsinsel, or Museum Island, in this Howcast travel video.