TLDR News
Biden's Running Mate: Why Did He Pick Kamala Harris & Is She A Winning Choice? - TLDR News
Yesterday Joe Biden announced his running mate for the 2020 election, Senator Kamala Harris. In this video we explain who Harris is, why Biden picked her and if she looks to be the right VP to scoop him the presidency.
Weird History
Bizarre History of The Rat Catching Profession
The history of rat-catching is a lot more fascinating than you might expect, but it's probably just as gross. From sewers to disease to lucrative rat-fighting businesses, rat-catching is definitely the kind of dirty and disgusting job...
NPR
In a Small Town in Vermont, Refugees Have Positive Economic Impact
Vermont is the new home of many refugees from Somalia and other countries that have become dangerous to live in. Some residents in towns with large concentrations of refugees are concerned that the newcomers will be a burden on...
NASA
NASA Explorers: Apollo: Bonus Episode: More Apollo Stories
Throughout the series, you heard memories of the first Moon landing from people all over the world. In this bonus episode, we share a few more stories: a trip to Rome, a girl with binoculars and a reel-to-reel tape recorder.
Curated Video
GCSE Secondary Maths Age 13-17 - Probability & Statistics: Probability - Explained
SchoolOnline's Secondary Maths videos are brilliant, bite-size tutorial videos delivered by examiners. Ideal for ages 13-17, they cover every key topic and sub topic covered in GCSE Maths in clear and easy to follow steps. This video...
Brave Wilderness
Reptilian Invaders in Florida!
On this episode of Breaking Trail, Coyote tracks down one of the most invasive reptiles in Florida! No it’s not the Burmese Python, it’s the Black and White Tegu! These large lizards are very popular in the pet trade and are known for...
Australian Broadcasting Corporation
Australia on Fire - Gippsland
Fires have ravaged Victoria's east - in Bairnsdale, Lucy Carter met locals returning to find their homes reduced to ash. A number of communities - especially along the coastline of Gippsland - remain completely cut off, with so many...
Brainwaves Video Anthology
Randall Horton - Teachers Make a Difference - Sterling Plumpp
Randall Horton is the recipient of the Gwendolyn Brooks Poetry Award, the Bea Gonzalez Poetry Award, a National Endowment of the Arts Fellowship in Literature, and, most recently, the GLCA New Writers Award for Creative Nonfiction. He is...
Ti & Me TV
Leg Flexibility Stretches for Beginners
Try this beginner stretch routine for leg flexibility. Today's focus is using weight shifting to improve flexibility quickly!
NPR
Racial Equity and Stephon Clark
The shooting of Stephon Clark, an unarmed black man killed by police in Sacramento, California, sparked outrage and demands for police reform. In Sacramento there is a call to rebuild communities of color. Stephon’s brother, Ste’Vante...
Curated Video
Vivien Thomas: the Man who Helped Invent the Heart Surgery
Vivien Thomas was born on August 29, 1910, in New Iberia, Louisiana. He was the son of a carpenter and grandson of an enslaved man. He was a skilled carpenter who saved for seven years to pay for his education but lost it all during the...
Curated Video
The Story of Lena Baker
Lena Baker a Black mother of three, was an African American maid in Cuthbert, Georgia, United States. She was convicted for the fatal shooting of E. B. Knight, a white-Georgia mill operator she was hired to care for after he broke his...
Bethany Thiele, Art Teacher
How to Add a Black Patina to Copper Repousse with India Ink or Sharpie
How to Add a Black Patina to Copper Repousse with India Ink or Sharpie
AllTime 10s
10 Greatest Space Conspiracies
Was the moon landing faked? Is the earth flat? Someone out there certainly thinks so. True, false, or somewhere in betwee, here are the 10 Greatest Space Conspiracies.
Barcroft Media
Model With Albinism Inspires Kids With Condition | BORN DIFFERENT
UNITED KINGDOM - A MODEL with albinism is using his confidence to help children with the condition feel comfortable in their skin. Growing up most teenagers want to blend in with their peers, however for 22-year-old Leo Jonah this was...
Healthcare Triage
Number Needed to Treat: Treatments Don't Work Like You Think They Work
One of the problems with the way we discuss health interventions is that we see them in black and white. Something is either good for you or bad for you. Things are rarely that simple, though. Moreover, there's "good for you" and "GOOD...
Financial Times
Charts that Count: how badly are African Americans affected by police brutality?
US data journalist Brooke Fox explains how US law enforcement imprisons and kills more African Americans than any other ethnic group.
Science360
What is a black hole?
What is a black hole? Hans Krimm, an observational astronomer at the National Science Foundation, answers the question on this edition of "Ask a Scientist."
Brainwaves Video Anthology
Elijah Anderson - Teachers Make a Difference
Elijah Anderson is the William K. Lanman, Jr. Professor of Sociology at Yale University. He is one of the leading urban ethnographers in the United States. His publications include Code of the Street: Decency, Violence, and the Moral...
NASA
NASA | The Women of Astronomy
Space science research institutions have traditionally been populated by a strong male workforce, but this structure is rapidly changing. Todays workforce is much more diverse with individuals from various cultures and backgrounds, a...
Independent Producers
Relics of Enslaved African People
A group of items wrapped in cloth and believed to have spiritual power is known as an African spirit bundle. Found in Annapolis, Maryland in 2008, the African spirit bundle gives us insight into who would have used it and why. It dates...
Curated Video
Create a computer vision system using decision tree algorithms to solve a real-world problem : [Activity] View colored image and convert RGB to Gray
From the section: Computer Vision Basics: Part 1. In this section, we’ll cover the basic features of Computer Vision. Computer Vision Basics: Part 1: [Activity] View colored image and convert RGB to Gray
nxBEATS
Hickety, Pickety My Black Hen
Sing, dance and repeat! Enjoy this nxBEATS remix of "Hickety, Pickety My Black Hen," a classic children's nursery rhyme! Lyrics: Hickety pickety, my black hen, She lay's eggs for gentlemen, Sometimes nine, sometimes ten, Hickety pickety,...
Curated Video
Wendell Smith
Born on the 23rd of march, 1914. He was an African American sportswriter and editor. Credited with the recommendation of Jackie Robinson to Branch Rickey of the Brooklyn Dodgers. He died of Pancreatic Cancer at the age of 58 on the 26th...