London New Year's Eve Fireworks 2014
AdultsCitiesSocietyFestivitiesEntertainmentMusicAs Big Ben strikes midnight, full coverage from the Thames Embankment of one of the most spectacular firework displays to be seen anywhere in the world, choreographed to fit beautifully to specially edited music.
Google Zeitgeist Here's to 2013
AdultsInternet CultureSocietyMediaTechnologyZeitgeist 2013. Discover what the world searched for with Google's year in review Google Zeitgeist
WestJet Christmas Miracle: real-time giving
AdultsCreativityMarketingTransportationFestivitiesTechnologySocietyThanks to a team of merry WestJetters and the power of technology, we've learned that miracles really do happen.
Because who is perfect?
AdultsBusinessDisabilitySocietyEqualityFashionDisabled mannequins will be eliciting astonished looks from passers-by on Zurich's Bahnhofstrasse today. Between the perfect mannequins, there will be figures with scoliosis or brittle bone disease modelling the latest fashions. One will have shortened limbs; the other a malformed spine. The campaign has been devised for the International Day of Persons with Disabilities by Pro Infirmis, an organisation for the disabled.
Sam Harris - It Is Always Now
AdultsPsychologyScienceSocietyPhilosophyNeuroscienceLifeSam Harris, an American neuroscientist, author, and philosopher, shares his concept of the present moment and why it matters to live in the now rather than wait for the "now" of the future. Remember to live for each and every moment.
Man Accepts A Random Pillow Fight Challenge
AdultsHumorSocietyEntertainmentFunWhile walking down the street carrying two pillows, YouTuber AKSpartanKiiier challenges a random pedestrian to a pillow fight.
Take a Seat - Make a Friend?
AdultsLifeSocietyHumanFriendshipSocial MediaSoulPancake hits the streets to see what happens when two strangers sit in a ball pit... and talk about life's big questions.
Moscow Subway Ticket Machine Accepts 30 Squats as payment
AdultsSportsTransportationSocietyThis is honestly one of the coolest things I've seen... To ride the Moscow subway for free, do 30 squats.
Jeff Speck: The walkable city
AdultsCitiesSocietyEnvironmentTravelHow do we solve the problem of the suburbs? Urbanist Jeff Speck shows how we can free ourselves from dependence on the car -- which he calls "a gas-belching, time-wasting, life-threatening prosthetic device" -- by making our cities more walkable and more pleasant for more people.
Amazing Mind Reader Reveals His 'Gift'
AdultsInternet CultureSocietyPrivacyTechnologyDave is an extremely gifted clairvoyant who finds out specific financial information. This video reveals the magic behind the magic, making people aware of the fact that their entire life can be found online. And by doing so urging everybody to be vigilant.
What Is Love?
AdultsFamilyRelationshipsLoveSocietyDo marriage vows seem to mean as much today as they used to? If you've heard anything about the increase in divorce rates, you may wonder. Bill & Glad are ignoring the trends. More than ever the vows they made 50 years ago are being tested. In sickness and in health, in good times and in bad, the promise they are keeping is a true example of what love is.
An Open Letter To Moms from Kid President
AdultsFamilyPhilosophyRelationshipsSocietyThis one goes out to moms! Without them we wouldn't be here. Share this with the special moms in your life.
The Dreaded Stairs - How to get people to use the stairs
AdultsHealthMusicSocietyPsychologyHere we have a set of stairs, adjacent to a moving escalator next to it.... both of which lead to the same spot on the floor of the upper level. At first no one took the stairs, almost 97% of the people took the escalator.
Isolated tribe man meets modern tribe man for the first time
AdultsHumanSocietyCultureHistoryWorldIn the XXI century the team of Jean-Pierre Dutilleaux explorer and ethnographer had the privilege to contact in 1998, after many obstacles, with Los Toulambis a tribe that had never seen a white man, or had been involved with the outside world.
The Global Impact Challenge - A better world, faster.
AdultsSocietyWorldTechnologyCharityThe Global Impact Challenge supports British non-profits using tech to tackle the world's toughest problems.
Coca-Cola Small World Machines - Bringing India & Pakistan Together
AdultsFoodMarketingSocietyCultureWorldIn March 2013, Coca-Cola set out to break down barriers and create a simple moment of connection between two nations -- India and Pakistan. The initiative "Small World Machines" provided a live communications portal between people in India and Pakistan and showed that what unites us is stronger than what sets us apart. The key to engaging with each other through the machines was simple: people in India and Pakistan could complete a task, like touching hands, drawing peace, love, and happiness symbols -- together.