Wonderscape
The Journey of Elephants: From Birth to Death in the Wild
New ReviewThis video explains the life cycle of elephants, highlighting their growth, behavior, and social structures. It covers the challenges and milestones from the vulnerable early days of a calf, through adolescence, to adulthood, and the...
TED Talks
TED: How we're priming some kids for college — and others for prison - Alice Goffman
* Viewer discretion advised. This video includes discussion of mature topics and may be inappropriate for some audiences. In the United States, two institutions guide teenagers on the journey to adulthood: college and prison. Sociologist...
Curated Video
What is Narcolepsy and What to Do About It?
What is narcolepsy? It’s a neurological disorder that results when your brain is unable to regulate your sleep wake cycle. In this video I will discuss how to recognize narcolepsy and how it is treated. Two of the classic symptoms are...
The Business Professor
Egocentrism
What is Egocentrism? Egocentrism is the inability to differentiate between self and other. More specifically, it is the inability to accurately assume or understand any perspective other than one's own. Egocentrism is found across the...
Curated Video
Understanding Avoidant Personality Disorder
An essential feature of avoidant personality disorder is a pattern of being socially inhibited, feeling inadequate and hypersensitive to rejection or criticism starting by early adulthood. This pattern occurs pervasively which means it...
Oxford Comma
Chapter by Chapter (Never Let Me Go): Chapter Eight
In this video we'll look at the main character's journey into adulthood and all the complications that come with it. We'll also try to identify the source of Kathy's odd behavior that takes her to Room 22 in the first place. Please feel...
JJ Medicine
Gigantism & Acromegaly | Growth Hormone, Signs & Symptoms, Diagnosis, Treatment
Gigantism & Acromegaly | Growth Hormone, Signs & Symptoms, Diagnosis, Treatment Gigantism and acromegaly are two medical conditions caused by high levels of growth hormone. Gigantism is a condition involving abnormally tall stature,...
Curated Video
Do Stimulants Change Your Personality?
Do stimulants change your personality? If you look this question up on the Internet you will probably find that the short answer is no. But if you really do a deep dive into the research on how these medications affect the brain the...
Curated Video
The teenage brain
Royal Society Rosalind Franklin Award Lecture given by Professor Sarah-Jayne Blakemore Until recently, little was known about how the human brain develops. In the past 15 years, new technologies such as magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)...
Brainwaves Video Anthology
Sónia Moreira - Teachers Make a Difference - Graciosa
At the age of seven, Sonia was already helping her teacher at school and teaching other girls in the street where she lived. Her vocation was again reinforced in adolescence, when she successfully mentored a classmate from South Africa,...
Brainwaves Video Anthology
Sónia Moreira - Teaching in the Global Pandemic - Portugal
At the age of seven, Sonia was already helping her teacher at school and teaching other girls in the street where she lived. Her vocation was again reinforced in adolescence, when she successfully mentored a classmate from South Africa,...
Curated Video
What Is Depersonalization Derealization Disorder?
Depersonalization is defined as feeling unreal and detached from your body’s thoughts, sensation and actions. It’s like you’re observing yourself and your thoughts. Things don’t seem real. Derealization is defined as feeling unreal and...
The Guardian
Skyward: birdwatching is belonging for two teenage conservationists
Young birdwatchers Mya and Arjun feel the pressure of climate breakdown and the biodiversity crisis. As two reserved teenagers on the cusp of adulthood, they find comfort in birdwatching while being distant from their peers. Fascinated...
TED-Ed
Protecting the Brain Against Concussion
"When kids sustain a concussion, we talk about them getting dinged or getting their bell rung...but what is it that we're really talking about?" This is a video that every adult and child should watch, as it details the real consequences...
TED-Ed
Beach Bodies (In Spoken Word)
"But we're tired, and exhausted, from trying to be something we're not." Insecurity from body image can play a significant role in adolescence and into adulthood. Watch as two young poets tackle this issue head on through the creative...