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Crash Course
Get Outside and Have a (Mystery) Play: Crash Course Theater #10
Not long after drama reappeared in the unlikely home of European churches, the church decided again it didn't like theater. And so, the budding dramatic scene was kicked out into the harsh elements of the outdoors. So, they started...
The Met
Second Shepherd's Play at The Cloisters, 1954
A performance of the "Second Shepherd's Play" at The Cloisters museum and gardens, a medieval mystery play presenting a curious mixture of low folk comedy and medieval Christianity. The play is actually two separate stories presented...
TED-Ed
TED-Ed: Development of English drama - Mindy Ploeckelmann
When presented with the problem of hoards of illiterate commoners, English clergymen in the 11th century created plays to spread word about the Bible. Eventually, the plays moved out of the church and into the streets. Mindy Ploeckelmann...
Curated Video
Merchant of Venice Act 1 Analysis | Shakespeare Play by Play
This video analyzes act 1 of Shakespeare's The Merchant of Venice and establishes the characters, themes, and symbols that will carry through the entire the play.
The Guardian
Are computers killing the mystery of chess?
Chess is enjoying something of a renaissance, thanks to the Netflix series The Queen's Gambit – along with it being a game well-suited to Covid lockdowns.Yet many chess-lovers contend its lure is simultaneously being killed off by...
Curated Video
Exploring a fictional mystery in the Victorian era
Pupil outcome: I can summarise the key events of a mystery based on a journalistic report and I can empathise with a character from the report. Key learning points: - Our persuasive letter must include a summary of the mystery. - We can...
Learning Mole
Mystery of The Missing Car Keys
This Lucas Detective video lesson is the Mystery of the Missing Car Keys.Students will enjoy joining Lucas in this animated video as they discover STEM subjects and work to unveil the mystery.
All Ears English
How to Use the Float and Hook Method to Create Mystery in English - All Ears English Podcast 1822
How to Use the Float and Hook Method to Create Mystery in English - All Ears English Podcast 1822
Curated Video
The Mystery of the Shepard Tone Illusion Explained
In this video, we explore the Shepard Tone illusion, a fascinating auditory phenomenon. Through ear tests and demonstrations, we learn how sets of notes played simultaneously create the illusion of an endlessly rising or descending pitch.
Crash Course
Fate, Family, and Oedipus Rex: Crash Course Literature 202
In which John Green teaches you about one of the least family-friendly family dramas in the history of family dramas, Oedipus Rex. Sophocles' most famous play sees it's main character, who seems like he's got it all together, find out...
National Geographic
Playing Smarter | Brain Games
Beating the competition can take either brawn or brain power, but sometimes you need both to win. ➡ Subscribehttp://bit.ly/NatGeoSubscribe' target='_blank' rel='nofollow'>Subscribe About Brain Games: Using a series of experiments,...
TED-Ed
TED-Ed: Mysteries of vernacular: Robot - Jessica Oreck and Rachael Teel
In 1920, Czech writer Karel _apek wrote a play about human-like machines, thereby inventing the term robot from the Central European word for forced labor. Jessica Oreck and Rachael Teel explain how the science fiction staple earned its...
TED-Ed
TED-Ed: Joshua W. Pate: The mysterious science of pain
In 1995, the British Medical Journal published a report about a builder who accidentally jumped onto a nail, which pierced straight through his steel-toed boot. He was in such agonizing pain that any movement was unbearable. But when the...
Weird History
5 Bizarre Unsolved Nazi Conspiracies And Mysteries
Even though we get a World War II movie EVERY year... there are still some stories yet to be told, and many are Unsolved Nazi mysteries and conspiracies! Whether it be Hitler hiding the Spear of Destiny in Antarctica or Heinrich Himmler...
The March of Time
1936: U.S. THEATRE: CIVILIAN CONSERVATION CORPS: WS Female secretaries in Federal Theatre (WPA) office. NIGHT: VS Actors entering backstage building. CU Play sign 'Murder Mystery.' INT VS Actors performing court room scene, audience laughing.
MOT 1936: U.S. THEATRE: CIVILIAN CONSERVATION CORPS: WS Female secretaries in Federal Theatre (WPA) office. NIGHT: VS Actors entering backstage building. CU Play sign 'Murder Mystery.' INT VS Actors performing court room scene, audience...
The Guardian
Iraq's sectarian war | James Steele: America's mystery man | Guardian Investigations
As Isis closes in on Baghdad - find out how US funded torture centres helped fuel the sectarian war in Iraq. Subscribe to The Guardian ►ttp://bit.ly/subscribegdn' target='_blank' rel='nofollow'>Guardian ► James Steele: America's...
Science360
Brain-Computer Interface - Mysteries of the Brain
Neuroengineer Rajesh Rao of the University of Washington is developing brain-computer interfaces, devices that can monitor and extract brain activity to enable a machine or computer to accomplish tasks, from playing video games to...
Curated Video
The Mystery of the Word 'Dog' and Other Animal Etymologies
In this video, the origin of the word "dog" is explored as a linguistic mystery that has puzzled scholars for centuries. With a playful tone and witty observations, viewers are taken on a journey through the evolution of language and the...
12tone
The Great Piano Mystery
Try Brilliant freeref='http://brilliant.org/12tone/' target='_blank' rel='nofollow'>free A great piece of music inspires many questions, like "What is this piece saying?", or "Why does it make me feel the way it does?" One question...
World Science Festival
Dear Albert, a Play by Alan Alda, Based on Einstein's Love Letters
Alan Alda's "Dear Albert" introduces us to an Einstein with which most of us are unfamiliar. Watch as actors Paul Rudd (Einstein), Cynthia Nixon (Einstein's first wife, Mileva Maric) and Francesca Faridany (narrator) unveil a life...
Curated Video
Elephant Aunties Play a Key Role in Raising Calves
All the females in a herd of elephants are related – and together, they have a collective responsibility for the young. Their duties involve babysitting, protecting and even suckling the calves. From the Series: Mysteries of the Mekong:...