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.
Road To Reconciliation
YouthEqualityHistoryCultureJusticeSociety... They are ways that experts say could help us on the road to reconciliation in Canada, healing the relationship between Indigenous and non-Indigenous people.
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.
Dorothy J. Vaughn
YouthHistorySpaceWomen... Dorothy J. Vaughan was a pioneer human computer and visionary who was integral in the expansion of a diverse workforce across NASA.
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.
Becoming An Artist: Paula Rego
YouthArtHistoryWomen... Settle in for a story about artist Paula Rego. How did she decide to become an artist? What inspired her?
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 Apollo 11 Moon Landing
YouthHistorySpaceTechnology... In the months leading up to the historic take-off, Nasa put the crew through gruelling, relentless simulations in order to prepare them.