Curated Video
Tobacco Press
Today we know the risks of smoking tobacco, but over 100 years ago the dangers were less well known, and tobacco became a booming business in Kentucky. It’s success can impart be credited to the Burley tobacco press
PBS
Why was Pink for Boys and Blue for Girls?
Pink for Boys and Blue for Girls might seem strange to modern eyes and sensibilities, but up until the 1940's a lot of people thought pink was the more masculine color and blue was clearly more feminine. So how did we end up in a world...
Institute for New Economic Thinking
James Boughton reviews the history of Bretton Woods on INET's Annual Conference
James Boughton from the International Monetary Fund speaks on INET's Bretton Woods Conference on April 8, 2011.
History Hit
George Orwell's 1984 with Dorian Lynskey: The re-emergence and influence of 1984
Why are people talking about George Orwell again? How much did the Spanish civil war influence and affect George Orwell as an individual and politically? George Orwell's 1984 with Dorian Lynskey, Part 1
60 Second Histories
WW1 British soldier's uniform
A description of a British infantryman's uniform and personal effects from 1914-15
60 Second Histories
Women’s Social and Political Union
Part of a series on women's suffrage, this video covers the WSPU; the Women’s Social and Political Union
PBS
6 Weird Facts About the History of Birth Control
What do World War I, a 16th Century Italian Doctor, Coca-Cola, and a Chicago sausage maker have to do with Birth Control? Well, let's just say the history of birth control is very long and very odd.
Religion for Breakfast
Confucianism is Making a Comeback in China
In this episode we examine the topic: Confucianism is Making a Comeback in China
PBS
History of the Word "Gay"
The word "GAY" has a long history in the English language, but why did "GAY" stop meaning "happy" and start referring "same sex relationships?" Watch this week's episode of Origin of Everything to find out.
Professor Dave Explains
Edwin Hubble, Doppler Shift, and the Expanding Universe
So we've made it all the way to the 20th century with the history of astronomy. Plenty had to happen to get us to that point, but the most amazing stuff is yet to come! Shortly after Einstein did his best work, a guy named Edwin Hubble...
Music Matters
The History of Musical Pitch - Music History
The history of musical pitch. Many of us assume that musical pitch has always been gauged at the same level but this is not the case. Concert pitch is the pitch reference to which a group of musical instruments are tuned for a...
History Hit
George Orwell's 1984 with Dorian Lynskey
Author and journalist Dorian Lynskey answers key questions about one of the seminal novels of the 20th century, George Orwell's 1984, which was published 70 years ago. Having written 'The Ministry of Truth' a book specifically about...
FuseSchool
Antibiotics
Antibiotics… one of the greatest discoveries of the 20th century. You’ve probably taken them at some point during your life… maybe for a throat or ear infection? About 20 doses of antibiotics are prescribed per 1,000 people every day...
Wonderscape
Albert Einstein: The Genius Who Changed the World
In this video transcript, we learn about the life and contributions of Albert Einstein, a famous scientist who revolutionized our understanding of the universe. From his early curiosity in mathematics and electricity to his...
Institute of Art and Ideas
Radical decentralised politics or centralised government?
Few take anarchism and the abandonment of organised government as a viable political goal.æYet in economics, capitalism is just such a leaderless anarchic system. Might a radically decentralised political system be more credible than we...
FuseSchool
BIOLOGY - Evolution -Competition & Natural Selection
In nature, all organisms compete with each other for resources in order to survive. Competition between members of the same species is what makes organisms evolve. This theory of competition and ‘survival of the fittest’ is called...
Step Back History
A Brief History of Brazil
Brazil is on track to become one of the world superpowers by the end of the century. That being said, what should we come to expect from this South American country? Let's learn about Brazil.
Tom Nicholas
Modernism - WTF? An introduction to Modernism in art and literature
Modernism; it can be confusing. So, in today's What The Theory? I wanted to provide something of a modernism crash course. We'll be looking at many different forms of modernist art as well as a tiny bit of modernist architecture and...
60 Second Histories
Rosa Parks: segregation
In the first of 3 clips, Rosa Parks explains what segregation was like for her.
60 Second Histories
Rosa Parks: Montgomery bus boycott
In the last of 3 clips, Rosa Parks explains how her protest and arrest prompted the Montgomery bus boycott which lasted for 381 days.
PBS
Is the Rosa Parks Story True?
We all know Rosa Parks as the tired old lady on a bus who unknowingly sparked a civil rights firestorm by refusing to give up her seat in Montgomery, Alabama. But is that true? Not entirely. Rosa Parks was a radical, civil right activist...
Wonderscape
History Kids: Forms of Government Around the World
Learn all about the most common forms of government around the world, such as monarchy, constitutional government, democracy, dictatorship and communism. Detailed graphics, diagrams and exciting video, as well as on-screen,...
Press Association
Dame Barbara Hepworth's Three Obliques installed in London
Dame Barbara Hepworth’s Three Obliques (Walk In) will be installed in St James’s Square, London and will be on view from 15 September – 18 October.
The work (estimate: £6,000,000-9,000,000) will lead the Modern British and Irish Art...
Bloomberg
Lucid's Liveris Discusses Future of Mobility
Andrew Liveris, former chairman and now board member of electric vehicle maker Lucid Group Inc., discusses the future of mobility and the company's strategy. Liveris, also a board member of Saudi Aramco and former chairman of Dow...