Zero Waste Week
YouthEducationEnvironment Ricky has been to a school in South London which has taken lots of steps to try to put an end to their waste.
Primitive Technology: Water Bellows smelt
AdultsCreativityEducationNature... I tested the water bellows with a smelt and it produced a small amount of iron from the ore. The concept has a lot of potential but is having some issues.
How Many Religions Are There?: Crash Course Religions #2
AdultsEducationHumanLife... When we think of world religions, we often think of the Big Five: Judaism, Christianity, Islam, Hinduism, and Buddhism. But why do we think of those?
Is Co-Sleeping REALLY Dangerous?
AdultsEducationHumanLife... If you've ever taken care of a baby, you might have heard that sleeping on the same bed with them, AKA co-sleeping, is a big no-no. But the research into the ins and outs of bed sharing is more complicated than you might think.
How to Live a Meaningful Life | Brian S. Lowery | TED
AdultsEducationHumanPhilosophy... What makes for a meaningful life? Social psychologist Brian S. Lowery explores three ideas tied to the experience of meaning and shows why simply pursuing personal achievements isn't the best way to find it.
What Everyone Gets Wrong About Planes
AdultsEducationScience Myths and misconceptions about planes. Go to https://groundnews.com/Ver to see through media misconceptions and get all sides of every story. Subscribe to save 40% off unlimited access through our link.
FALLOUT's Critical Chemical is REAL
AdultsEducationScience RadAway is arguably the most important chemical in the whole FALLOUT universe. But can you really remove radiation like you do in the games?
Here Comes The Sun
YouthEducationSpace In this episode of Crash Course Kids, Sabrina chats about the sun; what it is, how it works, and how the energy gets to us here on Earth.
Primitive Technology: Water Bellows (uses water instead of leather)
AdultsConstructionCreativityEducation... I built a Water Bellows. It’s an upside-down clay pot with an inlet valve and an outlet spout. The inlet valve is simply a hole in the pot with a leaf plastered to the inside with wet clay so that it forms a one-way flap valve.
Find The Letters
KidsEducationReading Elmo Fish and Abby Fish need your help to find Dorothy the Goldfish in the sea! Can you find the letters S-W-I-M?
Is Nuclear Power “Too Expensive”?
AdultsEconomyEducationTechnology... The best argument against nuclear power, maybe the only real argument, is that nuclear power is “too slow” to build and is “too expensive” to finance. Is this true?
These Illusions Fool Almost Everyone
AdultsEducationMusicScience... A big thank you to Titus Grenyer over at Pep Organ for showing us around the Sydney Town Hall Organ, to Dr. Diana Deutsch for providing her illusions and insight into the field, to Casey Connor for advice on building sound illusions, and to Dr. Michael Bach for providing the motion-bounce illusion.
Banding A Herring Gull
YouthAnimalsEducationMovement... Chris assists researchers Dustin and Emilio in banding herring gulls on the Javits Center green roof.
Wagner talks about his experience studying International Trade at the Canadian College
AdultsEducationWork Wagner is a Brazilian student who studied the International Trade Diploma at the Canadian College. He received a FITT Diploma which will help him get a better job in Brasil.
Primitive Technology: Polynesian Arrowroot Hashbrown
AdultsCreativityEducationNature... I made a hashbrown from Polynesian arrowroot. A hashbrown is typically made from potatoes where it is mashed and baked on a pan.
Smrt taught in Bali, Indonesia to local children for free
AdultsEducation Smrt English is being taught in Bali, Indonesia to local children for free. With 15 laptops we can give 100 Indonesian children an education. If you have any old laptops that you would like to donate to Green School in Bali please let us know. If they are broken we will repair them. Thank you for your support. Contact the Canadian College of English Language for details
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?
The Truth About Petri Dishes
AdultsEducationScience One of the best ways of studying bacteria is to grow them on a petri dish, but only a tiny percentage of bacterial species will grow on them.