TED Talks
Julia Bacha: Pay attention to nonviolence
In 2003, the Palestinian village of Budrus mounted a 10-month-long nonviolent protest to stop a barrier being built across their olive groves. Did you hear about it? Didn't think so. Brazilian filmmaker Julia Bacha asks why we only pay...
Ancient Lights Media
Phloem: Downward Movement on Nutrients in Plants
Phloem: Downward Movement on Nutrients in Plants: This clip explains how nutrients move through the phloem of plants.
Curated Video
Paying Attention to Plucked Strings
Nobel Laureate in Physics David Politzer (Caltech) shows how simply paying attention to plucked strings on a banjo can lead to deep insights about how the world works.
TED Talks
Marcus du Sautoy: Symmetry, reality's riddle
The world turns on symmetry -- from the spin of subatomic particles to the dizzying beauty of an arabesque. But there's more to it than meets the eye. Here, Oxford mathematician Marcus du Sautoy offers a glimpse of the invisible numbers...
TED Talks
Joseph Gordon-Levitt: How craving attention makes you less creative
Joseph Gordon-Levitt has gotten more than his fair share of attention from his acting career. But as social media exploded over the past decade, he got addicted like the rest of us -- trying to gain followers and likes only to be left...
Señor Jordan
How to say "to pay attention to someone" in Spanish (Día 127)
Y la persona que menciono en el video que se llama "Julia" es mi hija hermosa. Here's another phrase that I thought would be useful! Notice that there are other ways to say, 'to pay attention" poner atención prestar atención But when...
Curated Video
It’s Time To Pay Attention To Asian American Voters | Think | NBC News
Asian Americans are the fastest-growing demographic group in the U.S. and one of the largest untapped political constituencies. Karthick Ramakrishnan, a public policy professor at UC Riverside and director of AAPI Data, joined THINK to...
Crash Course
Algorithmic Bias and Fairness
Today, we're going to talk about five common types of algorithmic bias we should pay attention to: data that reflects existing biases, unbalanced classes in training data, data that doesn't capture the right value, data that is amplified...
PBS
What If Physics IS NOT Describing Reality?
Neils Bohr said, “It is wrong to think that the task of physics is to find out how Nature is. Physics concerns what we can say about Nature.” Well it turns out that if we pay attention to this subtle difference, some of the most...
Crash Course
Early Computing: Crash Course Computer Science
Hello, world! Welcome to Crash Course Computer Science! So today, we’re going to take a look at computing’s origins, because even though our digital computers are relatively new, the need for computation is not. Since the start of...
Curated Video
Top 10 Ways to GET ATTENTION
If you want people to listen to you; you have first to get their attention, and then hold it. Here's how. Speaking so people listen starts before you open your mouth, when people decide whether you are someone who is likely to be worth...
All Ears English
1935 - Rescue the Connection When You're Caught Not Paying Attention
Do you ever have a friend or coworker talking to you while you are doing something else? Like scrolling on your phone? Today get 3 things you can say to let them know you're focused and invite them to continue in English.
Señor Jordan
How to say "Pay attention!" in Spanish (Día 107)
Here's another phrase that I hope you enjoy! Gracias por mirar. :-)
Next Animation Studio
Guatemala volcano erupts, leads to 30,000 evacuations
An eruption by the 3,763m Fuego volcano in Guatemala has sent plumes of ash three kilometers into the air. Lava is also flowing down the volcano's side, causing the evacuation of up to 30,000 nearby residents. The volcano is situated...
Curated Video
Mindfulness and Connection: The Power of Attention and Care
In this video, Jade and Kendall, two adorable koalas, discuss the importance of mindfulness and giving our full attention to others. They share a heartwarming story about Ashley, a girl who learns the value of being present and...
IDG TECHtalk
NFTs explained: What are they, and what’s the enterprise use case?
NFTs, or non-fungible tokens, represent a unique digitized asset. The ownership of this asset is tracked on the blockchain. While NFTs are making headlines for selling for millions upon millions of dollars, there’s practical use cases...
Let's Tute
How to Ace Listening Part 3 in IELTS Exam
This video provides tips and strategies for effectively answering Part 3 of the IELTS Listening test, which involves listening to academic conversations and answering multiple-choice questions. The speaker emphasizes the importance of...
Seven Dimensions
Conversation Skills: Starting a Conversation
Be friendly and positive; Start with small talk and comment on something in the moment; Show interest in the other person; Pay attention to body language.
Big Think
Ben Parr: The Science of Capturing People’s Attention
Benn Parr, the author of Captivology (http://goo.gl/DHOXYX), a new book about attention, explains the three distinct kinds: immediate, short, and long. To capture someone's attention you have to see these three as stages into a person's...
Economics Explained
Are Economists Too Pessimistic?: Paying Attention to Scary News
Economists have predicted 15 of the past 5 recessions, so should we take them seriously? Helping you become more knowledgeable about how the world works, our content covers the biggest topics and headlines through the eyes of economists....
TED Talks
Erin McKean: Go ahead, make up new words!
In this fun, short talk from TEDYouth, lexicographer Erin McKean encourages — nay, cheerleads — her audience to create new words when the existing ones won’t quite do. She lists out 6 ways to make new words in English, from compounding...
TED-Ed
TED-Ed: 4 things all great listeners know | TED-Ed
It's easy to tell when someone's not paying attention, but it can be surprisingly tricky to know what good listening looks like. Good listening is one of the most important things we can do to improve our relationships, develop our...
SciShow
How Do Cats and Dogs Drink Water?
Cats and dogs have it tough: They can't use straws, or tip a cup up to their mouths to drink. Instead, they have to use their tongues and a few different physics tricks to quench their thirst.
TED Talks
TED: How to write less but say more | Jim VandeHei
As the saying goes, less is more. The same goes for words. Listen as Politico and Axios co-founder Jim VandeHei shares what he's learned leading two media companies -- and how to radically rethink the way you write to keep people's...