Instructional Video11:16
TED Talks

TED: 4 steps to unlock your kid's math potential | Shalinee Sharma

12th - Higher Ed
Math isn't just for "math kids" — it's for everyone, says learning expert Shalinee Sharma. She outlines four simple steps to transform your approach to math, creating an environment where any kid can develop a strong mathematical mind.
Instructional Video3:03
MinutePhysics

Why are Stars Star-Shaped

12th - Higher Ed
Why are Stars Star-Shaped
Instructional Video10:39
TED Talks

TED: Why US politics is broken — and how to fix it | Andrew Yang

12th - Higher Ed
The electoral system in the United States needs a redesign, says political reformer Andrew Yang. Exposing the flaws of a system built on poor incentives, he proposes a cost-effective overhaul inspired by primary elections already working...
Instructional Video7:00
TED Talks

TED: A climate solution? The wisdom passed down through generations | Louise Mabulo

12th - Higher Ed
Louise Mabulo grew up on seemingly strange farming tips from her parents and grandparents — like planting crops during a full moon or burying a rock beneath them. Now a farmer and climate activist herself, she sees how these practical...
Instructional Video12:45
TED Talks

TED: Don't be a jerk to your barista — and other thoughts on frontline work | Adriann Negreros

12th - Higher Ed
All jobs, especially those held by frontline workers, should have dignity and the ability to turn into great careers, says change management expert Adriann Negreros. From shift flexibility to ending work on time, he outlines what he...
Instructional Video4:55
SciShow

What Makes This Plant Hair So Deadly?

12th - Higher Ed
You may be familiar with plants that have hair, like fuzzy peaches. But these plant take their 'dos to the next level, because their hairs are deadly.
Instructional Video25:01
SciShow

Conservation Genomics and Kizmit the Porcupine: SciShow Talk Show

12th - Higher Ed
Brit Garner, host of SciShow Psych, talks about the research she's doing in conservation genetics/genomics, and Jessi from Animal Wonders shows off an African crested porcupine!
Instructional Video14:35
TED Talks

TED: Lessons from losing my mind | Andy Dunn

12th - Higher Ed
Neurodiversity and innovation often go hand in hand, but does that mean visionary entrepreneurs get a free pass to say and do anything they want? Bonobos founder and mental health advocate Andy Dunn shares his experience navigating...
Instructional Video8:51
PBS

What a Dinosaur Looks Like Under a Microscope

12th - Higher Ed
We traveled to Bozeman, Montana to meet with Dr. Ellen-Therese Lamm who explores ancient life by studying it at the cellular level. Kallie and Dr. Lamm discuss how she does this, and what she's learned by putting dinosaur bones under a...
Instructional Video3:29
MinutePhysics

Why are Stars Star-Shaped

12th - Higher Ed
Why are Stars Star-Shaped
Instructional Video2:12
MinuteEarth

What Are Brain Waves?

12th - Higher Ed
Even the parts of our brains that don't control physical movement show a lot of rhythm, and that might be integral to how our brains...
Instructional Video1:49
MinutePhysics

Why It's HARD To Land on Mars

12th - Higher Ed
This video is about why it's harder to successfully land spacecraft and landers and rovers on Mars than on Earth, or Venus, or the Moon, or Titan, or asteroids. It all comes down to atmospheric density! When...
Instructional Video3:45
SciShow

Solar Storms

12th - Higher Ed
Solar Storms! Moaning Myrtle! Wondering what the frick is behind the solar flares that slammed Earth earlier this week? Hank lays out how that juicy ball of plasma we call the sun causes us trouble from time to time.
Instructional Video7:27
TED Talks

TED: A teen just trying to figure it out | Tavi Gevinson

12th - Higher Ed
Fifteen-year-old Tavi Gevinson had a hard time finding strong female, teenage role models -- so she built a space where they could find each other. At TEDxTeen, she illustrates how the conversations on sites like Rookie, her wildly...
Instructional Video9:09
TED Talks

Eve Pearlman: How to lead a conversation between people who disagree

12th - Higher Ed
In a world deeply divided, how do we have hard conversations with nuance, curiosity, respect? Veteran reporter Eve Pearlman introduces "dialogue journalism": a project where journalists go to the heart of social and political divides to...
Instructional Video3:07
SciShow

3 Weird Ways Olde Tyme People Got High

12th - Higher Ed
Humans have been processing plants for their narcotic effects for at least 5000 years, historically for ceremonial purposes, to deal with harsh environmental conditions or difficult situations, and sometimes even to supplement...
Instructional Video15:27
TED Talks

TED: The incredible inventions of intuitive AI | Maurice Conti

12th - Higher Ed
What do you get when you give a design tool a digital nervous system? Computers that improve our ability to think and imagine, and robotic systems that come up with (and build) radical new designs for bridges, cars, drones and much more...
Instructional Video8:39
SciShow

The Science of Dreaming

12th - Higher Ed
Dreaming is one of the weirdest things we do & in this SciShow infusion Hank talks about how science is helping us understand why we dream, what our brains are up to when they're doing it, and why dreaming may be critically important to...
Instructional Video12:14
SciShow

SciShow Talk Show: Animal Weapons with Doug Emlen & A Southern Three-Banded Armadillo

12th - Higher Ed
This week on the SciShow Talk Show Doug Emlen talks about animal weapons! Jessi from Animal Wonders joins the show to talk about animal defenses and introduce us to the southern three-banded armadillo.
Instructional Video1:46
MinutePhysics

Ring AROUND the Earth?

12th - Higher Ed
This video is about what would happen if we built a giant ring around earth – what would happen to the ring, that is. Would if fall? Collapse? Start spinning?



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Instructional Video21:48
TED Talks

Paula Scher: Great design is serious, not solemn

12th - Higher Ed
Paula Scher looks back at a life in design (she's done album covers, books, the Citibank logo ...) and pinpoints the moment when she started really having fun. Look for gorgeous designs and images from her legendary career.
Instructional Video9:02
TED Talks

Andras Forgacs: Leather and meat without killing animals

12th - Higher Ed
By 2050, it will take 100 billion land animals to provide the world's population with meat, dairy, eggs and leather goods. Maintaining this herd will take a huge, potentially unsustainable toll on the planet. What if there were a...
Instructional Video9:49
TED Talks

Annette Heuser: The 3 agencies with the power to make or break economies

12th - Higher Ed
The way we rate national economies is all wrong, says rating agency reformer Annette Heuser. With mysterious and obscure methods, three private US-based credit rating agencies wield immense power over national economies across the globe,...
Instructional Video7:12
TED Talks

TED: A Saudi, an Indian and an Iranian walk into a Qatari bar ... | Maz Jobrani

12th - Higher Ed
Iranian-American comedian Maz Jobrani takes to the TEDxSummit stage in Doha, Qatar to take on serious issues in the Middle East -- like how many kisses to give when saying “Hi,” and what not to say on an American airplane.