PBS
Do We Want the World to End?
The so-called Mayan long count calendar predication of the apocalypse is based a fundamental MISUNDERSTANDING of Mayan calendars and society. It's so far off base that scientific and anthropological experts can dismiss it with laugh....
Curated Video
Writing and Interpreting Real World Expressions
This video teaches students how to write and interpret real-world expressions by identifying the constants and variables in a problem. It also explains the Order of Operations and demonstrates how to simplify an expression step by step.
Curated Video
Lady Jane Grey part 10: Queen Jane's Rule Comes to an End
Jane's father, Henry Grey, declares his support for Princess Mary, then informs Jane that her short rule is ending. Jane and her parents hope to cast the blame on only the Duke of Northumberland and his family. This seems increasingly...
Weird History
The 1994- '95 Season of Saturday Night Live Was Almost The Last
By the mid-1990s, Saturday Night Live was a mainstay of popular culture, one entering its third decade of programming. Despite some ups and downs over time, SNL introduced viewers to famous characters like Jake and Elwood Blues, Wayne...
National Geographic
Horses Found in Pompeii May Have Been Harnessed to Flee Eruption | National Geographic
The remains of three horses were discovered in a stable in the ruins of Pompeii. ➡ Subscribe: http://bit.ly/NatGeoSubscribe About National Geographic: National Geographic is the world's premium destination for science, exploration, and...
The Guardian
Why are period dramas so white?
Have you ever noticed that in film and on TV, period dramas tend to have almost entirely white casts? It’s almost as if, at least in film and TV land, black people do not feature in British history at all. The Guardian’s Josh...
Curated Video
When white supremacists overthrew a government
The hidden history of an American coup. Join the Vox Video Lab for a behind-the-scenes look into Ranjani's reporting process and to support future episodes of Missing Chapter: http://bit.ly/video-lab. Correction at 7:23: Cynthia's...
The Cynical Historian
Chernobyl | Based on a True Story
Thanks to Skillshare for sponsoring this episode. Goto https://skl.sh/thecynicalhistorian to get a 2-month free trial. Chernobyl seemed sooo good. Plus HBO has a stellar record. This was engrossing procedural drama, my kind of faire....
Sotheby's
Jack Whitten’s Experimental Abstract Vision
Always restless in his experiments with the color, texture, and form of acrylic paint, Jack Whitten continued to refine the sculptural qualities of his paintings throughout the 1980’s. Ancient Mentor I, from 1985 is a profound example of...
NPR
Quakers Invented The Price Tag | Planet Money | NPR
Most of us are used to prices that don’t change. You go into a store to buy some Quaker Oats, and they're going to cost the same for you as they will for whoever tries to buy them next. For most of human history, you had to haggle over...
Curated Video
Hollywood almost lost to this city
One Florida city could have been the world's movie capital. Why did it reject the movies? Almanac Hollywouldn't is our miniseries on big changes to movies that came from outside Hollywood. Watch all of the episodes right here on YouTube....
Curated Video
Star Wars’ infamous Holiday Special, explained
How the 1978 spinoff accidentally shaped the Star Wars universe. Subscribe to our channel! http://goo.gl/0bsAjO A long time ago in living rooms across the US, a bizarre 98-minute Star Wars-themed variety show aired on CBS to an estimated...
Curated Video
Darkest Hour (2017) - We Shall Fight on the Beaches Scene (10/10) | Movieclips
Darkest Hour - We Shall Fight on the Beaches: Churchill (Gary Oldman) delivers his historic speech to Parliament following the success of Operation Dynamo. BUY THE MOVIE:...