Makematic
Being Schooled
The conditioning of Girls often begins in School - and exposes much of the discrimination that girls face. But it’s also a place where girls talk back and demand to be heard.
60 Second Histories
WW1 - Shell shock
This video takes a look at shell shock and the effect it has on soldiers. It also highlights the treatments for shell shock and the way in which officers were treated differently to the ordinary soldier
60 Second Histories
WW1 - Trench foot
A WW1 nurse gives a gruesome account of trench foot and frostbite together with the cause and treatment available to soldiers
The Art Assignment
Photo a friend. | Tanja Hollander | The Art Assignment
We meet up with photographer Tanja Hollander in North Adams, MA, on her epic journey around the world to visit and take formal portraits of ALL of her 626 facebook friends. She challenges you to take a formal photographic portrait of a...
60 Second Histories
Emily Wilding Davison
Emmeline Pankhurst explains who Emily Davison was, and what she did for the suffrage movement.
History Hit
Rodin and the Art of Ancient Greece
Born in Paris in 1840, François-Auguste-René Rodin is quite possibly the most famous sculptor in recent history. Considered by many to be the first ‘modern’ sculptor, his works such as ‘The Kiss’ and ‘The Thinker’ have become iconic...
AllTime 10s
10 Banned Weapons Too Brutal For War
We all know war is hell, but it'd be so much worse if these deadly weapons were still legal. From Ricin to Cluster Bombs, here are 10 Banned Weapons too Brutal for War.
60 Second Histories
Emmeline Pankhurst – woman registrar
Emmeline Pankhurst talks about her time as a woman registrar
60 Second Histories
British soldier's equipment 1916-18
A British WW1 soldier describes the equipment during 1916-18 and explains how it adapted to suit the changing way the war was being fought
Curated Video
Exploring Impossible Objects
In this video, we explore the concept of impossible objects, focusing on the famous Penrose triangle. We learn about its origin, how it can be drawn in two dimensions but not exist in three dimensions, and how our brains interpret these...
60 Second Histories
Life in the trenches - Part 1
A description of the trenches that stretched from Belgium to Switzerland which were built after the war was bogged down in stalemate. Part 1 of a 7 part series
60 Second Histories
The Epsom Derby, 1913
Emmeline Pankhurst talks about death of Emily Wilding Davison at the Epsom Derby in 1913
60 Second Histories
Lewis gunner - Part 2
A Lewis gunner explains how the Lewis gun was loaded and used in short bursts for the best effect and how it could even be taken into No Mans Land to support troops in an attack
The Wall Street Journal
The Future of Mobility
Toyota Chairman Takeshi Uchiyamada and WSJ Tokyo Bureau Chief Peter Landers discuss the future of transportation technology and its effects on the world around us.
Makematic
Zine Scene
Zines are home made magazines that grew out of the punk, Riotgrrl and third-wave feminist movements of the 1980s and 1990s. And in a pre-Internet age, gave girls a platform to express themselves in new ways.
Brainwaves Video Anthology
Alan Kay - Remembering Seymour Papert
Seymour Papert, whose ideas and inventions transformed how millions of children around the world create and learn, died in July 2016 at his home in East Blue Hill, Maine. He was 88. Papert’s career traversed a trio of influential...
Cerebellum
It's About Time: Historic Time - Decades, Centuries And Eras
Historic Time expands the concept of time into the larger units of years, decades, centuries, and eras. The video explains the meaning of generations and ancestors and illustrates where the viewer fits into the family history - this is...
60 Second Histories
Princess Mary's Christmas Gift
A description of the brass box given to every serving soldier; it explains why and what the different boxes contained.
The Wall Street Journal
Collections on View
A curator and an artist discuss the interplay of art-viewing and art-making, rethinking the boundaries of the studio and the museum - as well as the vital role of public engagement.
History Hit
George Orwell's 1984 with Dorian Lynskey: The origins and reception of 1984
What were the origins of 1984? How much is 1984 about surveillance technology? What was the reception of 1984 at the time? George Orwell's 1984 with Dorian Lynskey Part 2
60 Second Histories
Christmas Truce - 1914
A WW1 soldier describes the Christmas Truce 1914, he explains it was more an opportunity for burying their dead than playing football.
Curated Video
Standing Up To ICE: How Young People Are Protesting For A Fairer America
The Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is a government agency that tracks and apprehends illegal aliens. But when its officers caged children on the Mexico border, young people stood up for change.
History Hit
How the Cold War Shaped Western Democracy with Simon Reid-Henry
Dan sat down with Simon Reid-Henry to discuss the evolution of Western democracy across the world from the early 1970s to present day. They talk about the broad decline of the centrist post-war politics over the past decades and the rise...
60 Second Histories
Lewis gunner - Part 1
A description of the Lewis gunner, the first machine gunner who could pick up his gun and take it with him even though it weighed over twelve kilos.