TED Talks
TED: 3 reasons why we can win the fight against poverty | Andrew Youn
Half of the world's poorest people have something in common: they're small farmers. In this eye-opening talk, activist Andrew Youn shows how his group, One Acre Fund, is helping these farmers lift themselves out of poverty by delivering...
TED Talks
TED: How we can make the world a better place by 2030 | Michael Green
Can we end hunger and poverty, halt climate change and achieve gender equality in the next 15 years? The governments of the world think we can. Meeting at the uN in September 2015, they agreed to a new set of Global Goals for the...
TED Talks
Jasmine Crowe: What we're getting wrong in the fight to end hunger
In a world that's wasting more food than ever before, why do one in nine people still go to bed hungry each night? Social entrepreneur Jasmine Crowe calls for a radical transformation to our fight to end global hunger -- challenging us...
TED Talks
TED: How quinoa can help combat hunger and malnutrition | Cedric Habiyaremye
On a mission to create a hunger-free world, agricultural entrepreneur Cedric Habiyaremye makes the case for cultivating quinoa -- and other versatile, nutrient-rich grains -- in places experiencing malnutrition, like his native Rwanda....
Brainwaves Video Anthology
Lynne Twist - Teachers Make a Difference - Buckminster Fuller
Lynne Twist has been a recognized global visionary committed to alleviating poverty, ending world hunger, and supporting social justice and sustainability for more than forty years. She is also the cofounder of the Pachamama Alliance and...
Brainwaves Video Anthology
Lynne Twist Living a Committed Life: Finding Freedom and Fulfillment in a Purpose Larger Than Yourself
Lynne Twist has been a recognized global visionary committed to alleviating poverty, ending world hunger, and supporting social justice and sustainability for more than forty years. She is also the cofounder of the Pachamama Alliance and...
The Economist
Can poverty ever be eradicated?
Poverty rates have fallen faster in the past 30 years than at any other time on record. This is a remarkable achievement, but one in five people in developing countries still live on less than $1.90 a day. The UN wants to eradicate...
SciShow
Cherenkov Radiation : Particles Faster Than the Speed of Light?
In something like water, particles like electrons can beat light in a race - and cause a blue glow to prove it.
TED Talks
Josette Sheeran: Ending hunger now
Josette Sheeran, the head of the UN's World Food Program, talks about why, in a world with enough food for everyone, people still go hungry, still die of starvation, still use food as a weapon of war. Her vision: "Food is one issue that...
The Wall Street Journal
Case Studies: The Do-It-Yourself Skills Pipeline
Having a tough time finding employees with the right talents? Two case studies on how to build your own skills pipeline.
Curated Video
Comparing the Size of the Product to the Size of the Factors in Multiplication of Fractions
In this video, students learn how to predict the size of the product in a word problem involving multiplication of fractions. By comparing the size of the factors to the size of the product, students can determine which factor is...
National Geographic
Innovating to Improve the Human Condition with Bill and Melinda Gates | National Geographic
In 2015 at the United Nations, world leaders adopted 17 goals aimed at reducing poverty, inequality, and other global ills by 2030. Such goals have long been championed by philanthropists Bill and Melinda Gates. So in 2017 the Gates...
The Guardian
We fear hunger, not coronavirus: Lebanon protesters return
Lebanon’s coronavirus lockdown has sent an economy already in deep trouble into freefall, and many are struggling to survive. Gino Raidy is an activist who was prominent during the October 2019 street protests against government...
The Guardian
Jeffrey Sachs on the World Bank - the Guardian
Jeffrey Sachs in conversation at the Guardian Open Weekend. Professor Sachs put himself forward as a candidate for World Bank president in response to list of bankers, CEOs and political insiders that had been circulating. He says the...
RealLifeLore
What If Only 100 People Existed on Earth?
Support RealLifeLore and get 10% off your order at Hover by using the link: http://hover.com/reallifelore. 10% off code is RealLifeLore! The world population is sometimes quite difficult to understand. To make things easier, what would...
The March of Time
MOT 1920: OCCUPIED TURKEY: WS Allied British soldiers marching on streets of Constantinople. WS Allied American troops marching outside (elsewhere). WWI, World War I, Treaty of Sevres
MOT 1920: OCCUPIED TURKEY: WS Allied British soldiers marching on streets of Constantinople. WS Allied American troops marching outside (elsewhere). WWI, World War I, Treaty of Sevres
Ancient Lights Media
Nepal
Video Atlas of Asia: This clip looks at the physical features, climate and culture of Nepal.
Curated Video
9 charts to be thankful for: humanity is getting better
It's not all bad news out there. For more data about how the world is getting better. Longevity: https://ourworldindata.org/life-expectancy/ Global poverty: https://www.vox.com/world/2016/10/2/13123980/extreme-poverty-world-bank Why the...
Reading Through History
What is 1984?
For a teaching unit covering Orwell, click here: http://bit.ly/2l2IScW The following video provides a brief history of the novel "Nineteen Eighty-Four", including a plot summary, as well as how it was received by critics upon its initial...
The Daily Conversation
The Future of America
A look at the future of the United States of America through demographic data projections. With charts and graphs, we examine the two big transformations happening in the US: our population is becoming non-white, and it’s aging in record...
Gresham College
Greenness and UK Environmental Challenges - Professor Carolyn Roberts
An introduction to the wicked mix of environmental problems that the is faced in the UK, and a hint as to where their solutions might lie. http://www.gresham.ac.uk/lectures-and-events/greenness-and-uk-environmental-challenges The world...
Crash Course
Globalization and Trade and Poverty
Can we eradicate extreme poverty with globalization? How far can the planet support a growing global industry? High schoolers watch an engaging video about some of the most important questions in the economic world today—and view some of...
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: At the Table: What Does Hunger Look Like in the United States?
Why does both hunger and obesity exist in the United States? That's because food insecurity in America looks very different than in other countries. Spanish captions and transcript also available. [2:54]
Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations
International Year of Rice, 2004: Video
Two videos that show the rice sectors and the many challenges and trade issues that they face.