TED Talks
TED: How barbershops can keep men healthy | Joseph Ravenell
The barbershop can be a safe haven for black men, a place for honest conversation and trust -- and, as physician Joseph Ravenell suggests, a good place to bring up tough topics about health. He's turning the barbershop into a place to...
Crash Course
How to Argue - Philosophical Reasoning: Crash Course Philosophy
Before we dive into the big questions of philosophy, you need to know how to argue properly. We’ll start with an overview of philosophical reasoning and breakdown of how deductive arguments work (and sometimes don’t work).
TED-Ed
TED-ED: The myth of King Midas and his golden touch - Iseult Gillespie
In Greek mythology, King Midas is known as a rogue ruler whose antics bemused his people and irritated the Gods. Many know the classic story of Midas's golden touch, but the foolish king was also known for his unusual pair of ears....
TED Talks
Jeff Smith: Lessons in business ... from prison
Jeff Smith spent a year in prison. But what he discovered inside wasn't what he expected -- he saw in his fellow inmates boundless ingenuity and business savvy. He asks: Why don't we tap this entrepreneurial potential to help...
Curated Video
The Montgomery Bus Boycott: Crash Course Black American History
For 381 days in 1955 and 1956, the Black citizens of Montgomery, Alabama boycotted the city bus system. Black riders had been mistreated on public transit all over the country for decades, and the national coverage of the Montgomery Bus...
TED Talks
Abraham Verghese: A doctor's touch
Modern medicine is in danger of losing a powerful, old-fashioned tool: human touch. Physician and writer Abraham Verghese describes our strange new world where patients are merely data points, and calls for a return to the traditional...
TED-Ed
TED-ED: Four sisters in Ancient Rome - Ray Laurence
How did the young, wealthy women of Ancient Rome spend their days? Meet Domitia and her sister Domitia and her sister Domitia and her sister Domitia. Ray Laurence sketches the domestic life of leisure that these young girls lived,...
Curated Video
The Secrets of Feynman Diagrams
Unlock the secrets of Feynman Diagrams. Part 5 in our Quantum Field Theory series.
Healthcare Triage
More Than Just a Haircut: The Role of Barbershops in Healthcare
Barbershops have long played a significant social, economic, and cultural role in African-American life. Barbershops foster both confidentiality and camaraderie, which seems like a good environment to talk to men about hypertension.
ProTeachersVideo
Storytelling: Raja's Secret
This Punjabi story offers the first couple of minutes of a traditional story performed with shadow puppets. The story sets up the basic plot, introduces the main characters and leaves the audience at a point where they have to guess what...
Epic History TV
Alexander the Great in Ancient Greek
The speech is taken from the 'Anabasis of Alexander' (Book VII Chapter X), written around 130 AD by the Roman/Greek historian Arrian. Arrian had access to eyewitness accounts which are now lost (principally Ptolemy and Nearchus), and...
Brainwaves Video Anthology
Phoebe Zerwick - Teachers Make a Difference - Dick Blood
Phoebe Zerwick is an award-winning investigative journalist, narrative writer, and college professor. Her writing has appeared in O, The Oprah Magazine; National Geographic; The Nation; the Winston-Salem Journal; and Glamour, among other...
Food Farmer Earth
Annual Fermentation Festival Opens Up the World of Ferments
The annual fall fermentation festival in Portland, Oregon celebrates the culinary wonders of fermented foods. This event brings home fermenters, professional fermented food producers, and the general public together for a night of...
The Guardian
Men need meaning and responsibility
Sam, 11, is always being told not to worry about the nuclear power plant rising next door, but for him there is lots to think about. Hinkley Point C will be Britain’s largest nuclear plant, and it’s only two miles away. Most of his...
The Guardian
Why Jordan Peterson is filling the void
Is modern masculinity in crisis? As part of a new series for the Guardian, journalist Iman Amrani is speaking to men across the country about the issues that are affecting men and boys in today's society. In this episode Iman asks, away...
Learn German with Herr Antrim
Improve German Pronunciation with Minimal Pairs
Minimal pairs are two words in a language that differ in only one phonological element. These words are used to show that a difference in the pronunciation of a word has an impact on the meaning of the words and therefore is a...
Food Farmer Earth
Wes Jackson Speaks Out for Sustainability
Wes Jackson, president and founder of the Land Institute, speaks at the Monterey Bay Aquarium's Cooking For Solution Conference, an impassioned plea for sustainability.
National Parks Service
Everglades National Park - The Watson Place
A tour guide recounts the cultural history about Watson Place, a ground site for picnicing and camping along the Wilderness Waterway on the Gulf Coast (3:21 minutes).
Curated Video
The Barbershop Pole: History, Illusion, and Visual Perception
Let's explore the history and visual illusion of the barbershop pole. Originally a symbol of bloodletting, the pole's rotating stripes create a paradox in our perception of motion. Through research conducted by psychologists in the 20th...
Brainwaves Video Anthology
Howard Stevenson - The Power of Stories
Dr. Howard Stevenson is the Constance Clayton Professor of Urban Education, Professor of Africana Studies, and former Chair of the Applied Psychology and Human Development Division in the Graduate School of Education at the University of...
AllTime 10s
10 Mind-Bending Paradoxes
Get ready to have your mind BLOWN! These paradoxes may well keep you up at night!
Curated Video
The Science Behind Shampoo
This video provides a brief history of shampoo and explains how it works to clean the hair and scalp. It discusses the origins of shampoo in Indian head massage and its introduction to the West. The video also highlights the importance...
Boulder Creek International
Kansas City: Community Rebuilding and Crime Prevention
Kansas City part 1/7: The video discusses the issue of hyper-segregation and crime in Kansas City, particularly along Troost Ave. Business owners and community members share their experiences and perspectives on the challenges faced by...