TED Talks
Eric Sanderson: New York -- before the City
400 years after Hudson found New York harbor, Eric Sanderson shares how he made a 3D map of Mannahatta's fascinating pre-city ecology of hills, rivers, wildlife -- accurate down to the block -- when Times Square was a wetland and you...
JJ Medicine
Medical Terminology - The Basics - Lesson 4
Medical Terminology, Lesson 4: EVEN MORE Prefixes and Suffixes of General Terms, General Conditions, Medical Conditions and Processes, along with more Cellular Modifier. Hey guys! Here is yet another medical terminology lesson that...
American Museum of Natural History
Microbes of New York
Inspired by THE SECRET WORLD INSIDE YOU exhibition at the American Museum of Natural History, a project began to document some of the thousands of microbial species that inhabit New York City. Here are five of their stories. The...
Institute for New Economic Thinking
Geoffrey Heal: Managing the Global Commons 2/5
Geoffrey Heal, Donald C. Waite III Professor of Social Enterprise, Columbia Business School, New York at the panel entitled "Managing the Global Commons: Growth, Inequality, and New Thinking for Sustainable Economics" at the Institute...
Curated Video
The Big Bang Theory vs. Steady State Theory: Explaining the Evolution and Expansion of the Universe
The video discusses two theories that try to explain the expansion and evolution of the universe - the steady state theory and the Big Bang theory. The video covers the concept of redshift of light exhibited by galaxies moving away from...
Visual Learning Systems
Introduction to Circulation and Respiration
This video is an introduction to the Circulation and Respiration series. This series of videos discusses the importance of monitoring the cardiovascular system and explains the process of respiration in the body. Animations demonstrate...
MinuteEarth
How To Avoid The Next Atlantis
A big thank you to AXA for sponsoring this video. Visit http://www.axa.com/resilience to learn more about their survey on how cities and businesses worldwide are adapting to climate-related challenges. Thanks also to our Patreon patrons:...
American Museum of Natural History
Why Are There No Planets in the Asteroid Belt?
The asteroid belt provides important clues into the history of our solar system. Meteorite specialist Denton Ebel, curator in the Division of Physical Sciences, explains different theories of solar system formation and how the asteroid...
American Museum of Natural History
Unseen Oceans – Now Open
With the use of 21st-century technologies like robotics, satellite monitoring, and more, scientists are revealing the unseen habitats of the oceans’ most mysterious animals and mapping remote, inhospitable areas in unprecedented detail....
American Museum of Natural History
Slow Loris Conservation in Vietnam
Little is known about the status or ecology of slow lorises in Vietnam, but researchers do know that the animals’ numbers are on the decline. The nocturnal primates often show up in local, regional, and international trade as pets and...
Independent Producers
The Changing Ecosystem of the Bering Sea
Ice is an essential component of the ecosystem of the Bering Sea region. For example, sea ice cover can dramatically affect the levels of phytoplankton which has enormous effects on the entire food web. In this public radio story we hear...
Curated Video
Tax Heavens: How to loot a country (and get away with it)
Secretive offshore tax havens help funnel billion of dollars out of the poorest countries and into the bank accounts of their corrupt officials. This video shows a how a dodgy politician could hypothetically abuse this shadowy financial...
History Hit
The Silk Roads: Changing Perspectives: China and silk
Who was central to China and its identity? What were the Chinese trading silk for? The Silk Roads: Changing Perspectives, Part 1
Curated OER
Renewable Resources in New York (Part 2)
Part two of a two-part series on renewable resources being utilized in New York is here for your viewing. This part focuses on the photovoltaic solar power systems that are popping up all across the state. The host also visits the home...
Curated OER
Renewable Resources in New York (Part 1)
Part one of a two-part series on renewable resources being utilized in New York is here for you. This first part focuses on the wind power farms that are popping up all across the state. There are many more than you might imagine. The...
Curated OER
Mysteries of Vernacular: Yankee
An American? Someone from New England? Anyone who lives north of the Mason-Dixon line? A New York baseball player? A dandy? A short video doodles around with the etymology of all an American word and how its meaning has evolved from 1601...
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Liquid Assets: A Water System
Learn how New York City's drinking water travels from watersheds in upstate New York in this segment from the WPSU documentary Liquid Assets. [2:45]