Why Beautiful Things Make us Happy
AdultsDesignHumanPsychology...It’s hard to define what makes something beautiful, but we seem to know beauty when we see it. Why is that and how does beauty affect our subconscious?
Where the Sounds From the World's Favorite Movies Are Born
AdultsArtFilmMusicWIRED gets a tour from veteran Foley artist John Roesch of the Skywalker's custom built soundstage. Roesch reveals some of the strangest audio props that were used in films like 'Who Framed Roger Rabbit,' 'Back to the Future' and 'Braveheart'.
Havana - Pentatonix
AdultsArtMusicEntertainmentPentatonix is an American a cappella group from Arlington, Texas, consisting of vocalists Scott Hoying, Mitch Grassi, Kirstin Maldonado, Kevin Olusola and Matt Sallee.
Marvel Studios' Avengers: Infinity War - Big Game Spot
AdultsArtCreativityFilm...New "Avengers: Infinity War" Trailer Has Our Superheroes Prepare For The End
What Happens When You Give Graffiti Artists An Abandon Warehouse
AdultsArtCreativityMusic...No wall is safe in the presence of a graffiti artist with a can in his hand. Here's an incredible time-lapse footage of what happens when Sofles, Fintan Magee, Treas and Quench are let loose in an empty warehouse.
See With Your Ears: Spielberg And Sound Design
AdultsCreativityFilmArtA look at how sound design can structure a movie scene.
How To Design A Comic Book Page
AdultsArtVisual DesignCreativityA closer look at how Art Spiegelman designed pages in his comix masterpiece Maus.
I Rescued Kittens That Almost Died
AdultsAnimalsArtFilm...Jenna and her Mom live in an apartment complex, on the second floor with their two cats - Bella and Kitty. Their apartment has a little terrace attached to it, and she and her Mom, and the two cats love to hang out and watch all the activity going on in the courtyard, and sometimes in the other apartments across the way.
Harry Potter & The Prisoner of Azkaban: Why It's The Best
AdultsArtFilmBooksHarry, Ron and Hermione return as teenagers for a third term at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. But Harry's fate, and that of the entire community of wizards, looks bleak when the infamous Sirius Black--convicted of abetting evil Lord Voldemort by killing 13 people with a single curse--escapes from prison.
The myth of Prometheus - Iseult Gillespie
AdultsArtHistorySpiritualityBefore the creation of humanity, the Greek gods won a great battle against a race of giants called the Titans. Most Titans were destroyed or driven to the eternal hell of Tartarus. But the Titan Prometheus, whose name means foresight, persuaded his brother Epimetheus to fight with him on the side of the Gods. Iseult Gillespie shares the myth of Prometheus.
Explore cave paintings in this 360 animated cave - Iseult Gillespie
AdultsArtHistoryCultureThe paintings of our ancestors have been preserved in caves all over the world; the oldest we've found were made up to 40,000 years ago. What do these images tell us about the ancient human mind and the lives of their creators? In this special 360 TED-Ed animation, explore an ancient cave and its surroundings as Iseult Gillespie shares a brief history of cave paintings.
I Confessed to My Crush - Love Story or Epic Fail?
AdultsArtRelationshipsLoveZarina and her best friend Alicia were just hanging out on a Summer day, just before school started. Typical teenage girls, they were busy on snapchat. Zarina was particularly interested in this one boy - a hockey player - and she had a huge crush on him. Of all the boys in her school, he was her favorite, her school crush.
Three anti-social skills to improve your writing - Nadia Kalman
AdultsArtBooksCreativity...You need social skills to have a conversation in real life -- but they're quite different from the skills you need to write good dialogue. Educator Nadia Kalman suggests a few "anti-social skills," like eavesdropping and muttering to yourself, that can help you write an effective dialogue for your next story.