We Only Discovered This 10 Years Ago
AdultsEducationHistoryBiologyEvolutionScience... Most living things on Earth need oxygen to survive, but scientists discovered a species of bacteria that uses oxygen totally differently from every other organism on Earth.
Historian Answers Wild West Questions | Tech Support | WIRED
AdultsHistoryHumanLifeCulture... Historian Mark Lee Gardner joins WIRED to answer the internet's burning questions about the Wild West era.
The Infinite Stories of Hinduism: Crash Course Religions #5
AdultsHistoryHumanCultureReligion... What does it mean to be Hindu? In this episode of Crash Course Religions, we’ll learn about the surprising history of the term “Hindu,” what the word “karma” really means, and how this vast, sprawling tradition contains more than one version of a story.
Enchanted Soudah: Traditions in the Clouds | Saudi Arabia | National Geographic
AdultsHistoryTravelWorldCulture... Remarkably distinct from the rest of Saudi Arabia, Soudah’s history is living and breathing, kept alive through the cultural practices of its local people.
What's the Difference Between Cults and Religion?: Crash Course Religions #3
AdultsHistoryHuman What is a cult? How are cults different from religions? And why do many religious scholars say we shouldn’t even use that label? In this episode of Crash Course Religions, we’ll learn why the line between cults and religions is much fuzzier than it seems.
How To Take A Dinosaur's Temperature
AdultsAnimalsHistoryLife... Despite the seemingly basic things we don't know about dinosaurs, we do know some surprising things – like their body temperatures.
How Nine Nuclear Saboteurs Changed WWII
AdultsHistoryHumanTechnology... In Germany in 1939, the Uranverein, or “uranium club,” was trying to beat Oppenheimer to the bomb.
The Species That Broke Evolution?
AdultsHealthHistoryScience... The ancestors of gars, horseshoe crabs and coelacanths looked almost the same as their modern relatives. Darwin called species like these “living fossils'' because they seem like they are evolutionarily frozen in time. But Darwin was wrong.
Is AI-Generated Art Original? (Authenticity & Originality)
AdultsArtHistoryTechnology... What’s the line between inspiration and flat-out appropriation?
An Ancient Roman Shipwreck May Explain the Universe
AdultsHistoryScienceSpace... Why would astrophysicists care about a two millennia old Roman shipwreck between the islands of Sardinia and Mal Di Ventre?
Why Democracy Is Mathematically Impossible
AdultsHistoryHumanLife... Democracy might be mathematically impossible
How a Banana Sold for $150,000 : Modern Art
AdultsArtHistory Our cultural perspectives shape how we perceive art, including who we see as contributing to its most important movements.
A.I. ‐ Humanity's Final Invention?
AdultsArtificial IntelligenceHistoryTechnology... Humans rule Earth without competition. But we are about to create something that may change that: our last invention, the most powerful tool, weapon, or maybe even entity: Artificial Super intelligence.
David Blaine: Do Not Attempt | Official First Look | National Geographic
AdultsHistoryTravelWorld... David Blaine: Do Not Attempt is a cinematic journey following magician David Blaine as he chases little-known magic within our world. David is searching for real magic by tracking down incredible people across the globe and learning their closely guarded secrets in order to push his craft to the next level.
This Disease is Deadlier Than The Plague
AdultsBiologyHistoryHuman... The white death has haunted humanity like no other disease following us for thousands, maybe millions of years.
Origins of Color (Trade & Exchange)
AdultsArtEducationHistory... How can the color “red” be a global commodity? How can the way a statue stands be a sign of cultural exchange?
Were Humans Destined to Exist?
AdultsHistoryHumanScience... This is a snippet of a larger conversation taking place on Crash Course Pods: The Universe. Over 11 episodes, John Green and Katie Mack walk through the entire history of the universe…even the parts that aren’t written yet.
How we can revive Planet Earth in less than 20 years
AdultsHistoryNatureWorld... “If given a chance, nature can rebound, and nature can rebound dramatically.” Biologist Sean B. Carroll discusses the resilience of nature and how humans can help it thrive.
12 Predictions for the Future of Technology
AdultsHistoryLifeTechnology... Techno-optimist Vinod Khosla believes in the world-changing power of "foolish ideas." He offers 12 bold predictions for the future of technology — from preventative medicine to car-free cities to planes that get us from New York to London in 90 minutes — and shows why a world of abundance awaits.
The Rock That's Helping Us Find the Origin of Life
AdultsHistoryLifeScience... Epidote might just look like a pretty little crystal, but it has a secret. thanks to the high-pressure circumstances where it forms, we can use it to help us uncover the origins of life on our planet, and maybe even find signs of life on Mars.