SciShow
Is It Gross to Blow out Birthday Candles
A certain viral video may have brought it to your attention that blowing out candles on a birthday cake might be gross, but exactly how gross depends on who’s blowing the candles out.
Epic Reads
Epic Author Facts: Tiffany D. Jackson | Allegedly
Get to know Tiffany D Jackson author of ALLEGEDLY, as she tells us about her travels, her favorite movies and her favorite childhood birthday party! Follow Tiffany D. Jackson featured in this #EpicAuthorFacts:...
TED Talks
TED: Let's get honest about our money problems | Tammy Lally
Struggling to budget and manage finances is common -- but talking honestly and openly about it isn't. Why do we hide our problems around money? In this thoughtful, personal talk, author Tammy Lally encourages us to break free of "money...
Packt
Complete SAS Programming Guide - Learn SAS and Become a Data Ninja - Reading DATES in Data
SAS is not great at dealing with data that has dates, and by default, it does not present them properly; the author will show you what is required to deal with this. This clip is from the chapter "Working with Data" of the series...
Brainwaves Video Anthology
Bill Holmes "Legacy"
Bill Holmes is a Philadelphia poet whose lifetime goal has been to become a successful writer and author. He is the author of the chapbook Illuminations, the spoken word CD Asphyxiation, and the newly released full-length poetry book...
Curated Video
The (Stephen) King of Horror Feat. Lindsay Ellis
Few writers have had the sheer staying power, popularity, and prolific output as Stephen King. From insatiably flesh-hungry clowns and sentient cars to telekinetic teenagers and mystical gunslingers, if there’s one author who has taken...
Brainwaves Video Anthology
Judith Ruskay Rabinor, PhD - The Girl in the Red Boots: Making Peace with My Mother
Judith Ruskay Rabinor, PhD, is a clinician, author, writing coach, speaker, and workshop leader. In addition to her New York City private psychotherapy practice, she offers remote consultations for writers, clinicians and families. She...
Packt
Complete Java SE 8 Developer Bootcamp - Maps
A map is a collection that is great for random access. Each item in a map is associated with a unique object based key. This clip is from the chapter "Collections" of the series "Complete Java SE 8 Developer Bootcamp".The author...
Curated Video
Description Text Structure:Local Girl Gets Party of a Lifetime
Description Text Structure:Local Girl Gets Party of a Lifetime demonstrates understanding of the description text structure by documenting the who, what, when, where, why, and how of the topic of an informational text.
Big Think
Yann Martel: ‘Transgression is central to art’ | Big Think
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World Science Festival
The Mathemagician: Arthur Benjamin
Reader’s Digest has called “Mathemagician” Arthur Benjamin “America’s Best Math Whiz.” Returning in an encore presentation, Arthur Benjamin displays feats of mental mathematical gymnastics and shares the secrets behind his skills. A...
The Guardian
Philip Pullman reads Paradise Lost
To mark the 400th anniversary of John Milton's birthday, author Philip Pullman reads a short extract from the celebrated epic poem
The Guardian
Hay festival: Julia Donaldson talks about her monster creation The Gruffalo
Author Julia Donaldson describes her new book for teenagers, Running on the Cracks, and talks about her working relationship with illustrator Axel Scheffler. Plus she treats us to a birthday song for the Gruffalo, who is 10 years old...
Brainwaves Video Anthology
Dr. Steve Perry - Teachers Make a Difference
Dr. Steve Perry’s heart pumps passion and produces positive change. Featured in CNN's Black in America series, Dr. Perry is the most talked about innovative educator on the scene today. Perry is the founder and principal of what U.S....
Epic Reads
Behind the Scenes of THE RUST IN THE ROOT Cover Shoot!
Get a sneak peek at how the incredible cover of Justina Ireland’s RUST IN THE ROOT was made! Featuring costumes by legendary designer Fabio Costa. Learn more about Rust in the Root: https://bit.ly/3q5dPzA Learn more about Justina...
Curated Video
Who is Manipulating Facebook? - Smarter Every Day 215
Thank you Facebook for being so open to this discussion. Thanks to ExpressVPN for sponsoring this series. Get 3 months free with 12-month plan at https://www.expressvpn.com/smarter Click here if you're interested in subscribing:...
Curated Video
The Manipulation of Twitter - Smarter Every Day 214
2nd video in a 3 part series on Social Media Manipulation Thanks to ExpressVPN for sponsoring this series. Get 3 months free with 12-month plan at https://www.expressvpn.com/smarter Click here if you're interested in subscribing:...
The Guardian
PD James: 'Some people find conventions liberating'
On her ninetieth birthday renowned crime author PD James talks to Sarah Crown about her main character, detective Adam Dalgliesh, her science fiction book, The Children of Men, and why she's worried about starting a new book
NPR
Faith Ringgold reads her 1991 children's book Tar Beach
Artist and author Faith Ringgold turned 86 earlier this month. We stopped by her studio to wish her a happy birthday, and she read to us her 1991 children’s book Tar Beach.
Brainwaves Video Anthology
Milton Chen - Teachers Make a Difference - Richard Panagos
Dr. Milton Chen is senior fellow and executive director, emeritus at The George Lucas Educational Foundation (GLEF), a non-profit operating foundation in the San Francisco Bay Area that utilizes its multimedia website, Edutopia.org, and...
Brainwaves Video Anthology
Milton Chen - Personalized Learning
Dr. Milton Chen is senior fellow and executive director, emeritus at The George Lucas Educational Foundation (GLEF), a non-profit operating foundation in the San Francisco Bay Area that utilizes its multimedia website, Edutopia.org, and...
Curated Video
Choosing Strong Reasons to Support Your Opinion
In this video, the teacher explains the difference between opinions and facts and how writers support their opinions with strong reasons in their writing. The teacher provides examples and guides the students through a practice activity...