TED Talks
Yaniv Erlich: How we're building the world's largest family tree
Computational geneticist Yaniv Erlich helped build the world's largest family tree -- comprising 13 million people and going back more than 500 years. He shares fascinating patterns that emerged from the work -- about our love lives, our...
Kult America
Finding My Lost Polish Family
Growing up in America I always identified myself as “Half Polish”, this was a normal part of my identity as my Great Grandmother sent packages containing my childhood clothing to relatives in Poland. When she passed away the contact...
SciShow Kids
Our Ancient Human Cousins!
If you traced your family tree back far enough, you'd see that you're related to all 7 billion people on Earth! And if you trace it back even farther than that you'll find our ancient human cousins, the Neanderthals!
TED Talks
Manuel Lima: A visual history of human knowledge
How does knowledge grow? Sometimes it begins with one insight and grows into many branches; other times it grows as a complex and interconnected network. Infographics expert Manuel Lima explores the thousand-year history of mapping data...
TED Talks
AJ Jacobs: The world's largest family reunion ... we're all invited!
You may not know it yet, but AJ Jacobs is probably your cousin (many, many times removed). Using genealogy websites, he's been following the unexpected links that make us all, however distantly, related. His goal: to throw the world's...
Curated Video
How Sloths Went From the Seas to the Trees
The story of sloths is one of astounding ecological variability, with some foraging in the seas, others living underground, and others still hiding from predators in towering cliffs. So why are their only living relatives in the trees?
Curated Video
How the Evergreen Tree Became a Symbol of Christmas
Victorian Christmas part 1 During the Victorian era, Christmas evolved to become a family-oriented holiday and the tradition of the Christmas tree began! Learn how an image of Queen Victoria popularized the evergreen tree as a symbol of...
Curated Video
Japanese Emperors Family Tree | 1,350 Years Ago to Present
Japanese Emperors Family Tree | 1,350 Years Ago to Present
Curated Video
Maratha Empire Family Tree | Hindu Dynasties
Maratha Empire Family Tree | Hindu Dynasties
Professor Dave Explains
Phylogeny and the Tree of Life
Alright, we've learned about how unicellular organisms came to be, how they became multicellular, and then from those how evolution by natural selection produced all the species in the world today. But there are so many! Millions and...
Curated Video
Sikh Gurus Family Tree
In this video, Savage from Alma Qadima provides a comprehensive overview of the family tree of the Gurus of the Sikh religion, as well as key figures in Sikh and Punjabi history. From the founder, Baba Nanak, to the establishment of the...
Curated Video
Mesopotamian Gods Family Tree
In this video, the presenter introduces the ancient Mesopotamian gods and their stories. He explains that while there are no definitive versions of these stories, some of them may sound familiar. The video covers the creation of the...
Cerebellum
Prehistoric Man Human Evolution - The Human Family Tree
Beginning in the late nineteenth century and throughout the twentieth century, geologists, archaeologists and paleoanthropologists have given the world evidence of the physical and cultural development of humans. This video looks at how...
Curated Video
Spanish Monarchs Family Tree | Pelayo to Felipe VI
Spanish Monarchs Family Tree | Pelayo to Felipe VI
Curated Video
Roman Emperors Family Tree | Diocletian to Constantine VI
Roman Emperors Family Tree | Diocletian to Constantine VI
TeleTime Video
Tevye the Dairyman Episode 5 - ASSAULT; INTERMARRIAGE
ASSAULT: INTERMARRIAGE The fifth episode in Sholem Aleichem’s Tevye stories records the shattering of Tevye’s relationship with his once-favorite daughter, Chava. Chava falls for a Chvedka, a decent man—Sholem Aleichem even compares him...
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...
TED-Ed
TED-ED: The true story of 'true' - Gina Cooke
The older the word, the longer (and more fascinating) the story. With roots in Old English, 'true' shares etymological ancestors with words like betroth and truce...but also with the word tree. In fact, trees have been metaphors for...