What makes a language... a language? - Martin Hilpert
Adults History
Human
Life
Dig into the distinction between a language and a dialect, and uncover the history of standardized languages.
The Place Where Time Flows Backwards
Adults Education
Science
Space
People all around the world tend to represent time via space, but there’s no consensus on which way time goes.
The rise of the planet of the trilobites - Nigel Hughes
Adults Animals
Life
Nature
Discover the creatures known as trilobites, one of Earth’s most successful early animals, and find out what led to their extinction.
How Distant Galaxies Mess With Our Lives
Adults Life
Science
Space
Tiny particles from distant galaxies have caused plane accidents, election interference and game glitches. This video is sponsored by Brilliant.
Can you outsmart the slippery slope fallacy? - Elizabeth Cox
Adults Education
Human
Science
Dig into the slippery slope fallacy, which assumes that one step will lead to a series of events that lead to an extreme— often bad— scenario.
Why Sharks Are Covered In Teeth
Adults Animals
Life
Nature
Sharks wouldn’t be known for their fierce teeth today if it weren’t for their ancient scales.
How the Kushites Took Over Egypt | Flooded Tombs of the Nile
Adults History
Human
Science
The Kushites and the Egyptians have a long history that is often forgotten about. Archeologist excavating a Kushite tomb discuss just how interconnected the two cultures were as they discover new artifacts within the tomb.
The method that can "prove" almost anything - James A. Smith
Adults History
Human
Science
Explore the data analysis method known as p-hacking, where data is misrepresented as statistically significant.
The Largest Black Hole in the Universe - Size Comparison
Adults Education
Science
Space
The Black Hole story continues with our Black Hole merch, spanning the whole range from somewhat bonkers to more serious.
Perfect Omelette | Buddy Oliver
Adults Family
Film
Food
With just a few simple ingredients Buddy makes the most delicious omelette. And now you can too!
The Simplest Math Problem No One Can Solve
Adults Education
History
Math
The Collatz Conjecture is the simplest math problem no one can solve — it is easy enough for almost anyone to understand but notoriously difficult to solve.
The rise and fall of the Kingdom of Man - Andrew McDonald
Adults History
Human
Industry
Discover the medieval empire of the Isle of Man and the Hebrides, and how a dynasty of sea kings rose to power.
Gordon Goes Spearfishing for Snapper | Gordon Ramsay: Uncharted
Adults Food
Travel
World
Chef Gordon Ramsay is traveling through Puerto Rico learning about their cuisine and how ingredients are being sourced. One of the first ingredients he's responsible for sourcing is red snapper.
History's deadliest king - by Georges Nzongola-Ntalaja
Adults History
Human
Politics
Dig into the Rubber Terror, the period in which King Leopold II’s horrific regime in the Congo resulted in the deaths of 10 million people.
MinuteEarth Explains: How Did Whales Get So Big? | Book Trailer
Adults Animals
Life
Nature
It’s packed with the clever explanations, adorable illustrations, and quirky humor you love from MinuteEarth – all in hard-cover form! Explore science and fun facts about animals, plants, microbes and more from all over Earth (and beyond).
BBQ Surf & Turf | Jamie Oliver
Adults Family
Film
Food
BBQs are about more than sausages and burgers. Jamie is taking the fear out of cooking prawns on the BBQ and showing you how to make a delicious surf and turf with the addition of our new curry paste.
Why can’t governments print an unlimited amount of money? - Jonathan Smith
Adults Data Science
Economy
Politics
Explore the economic strategy of quantitative easing, where a central bank purchases bonds in order to boost the economy.