Ancient Greece's greatest popstar - Diane J. Rayor
Adults Human
Discover the works of poet and songwriter Sappho, and find out why only fragments of her poetry still survive.
Can YOU Fix Climate Change?
Adults Human
This video was supported by Gates Notes, the personal blog of Bill Gates, where he writes about global health, climate change, and more.
How To Solve Every Global Crisis
Adults Human
Lots of global problems seem intractable, but there’s a formula for success that we can follow.
How to Photograph the Night Sky | National Geographic
Adults Human
NASCAR driver and photography enthusiast, Bubba Wallace, and National Geographic Photographer Babak Tafreshi demonstrate how to take nighttime photos of the sky. Paid Content for Columbia.
What makes a language... a language? - Martin Hilpert
Adults Human
Dig into the distinction between a language and a dialect, and uncover the history of standardized languages.
Can you outsmart the slippery slope fallacy? - Elizabeth Cox
Adults Human
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.
How the Kushites Took Over Egypt | Flooded Tombs of the Nile
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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 Human
Explore the data analysis method known as p-hacking, where data is misrepresented as statistically significant.
The rise and fall of the Kingdom of Man - Andrew McDonald
Adults Human
Discover the medieval empire of the Isle of Man and the Hebrides, and how a dynasty of sea kings rose to power.
History's deadliest king - by Georges Nzongola-Ntalaja
Adults Human
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.
Could we build a wooden skyscraper?
Adults Human
Explore the viability of wooden skyscrapers, and see how cross-laminated timber (CLT) helps make these once impossible structures possible.
How one person saved over 2,000 children from the Nazis - Iseult Gillespie
Adults Human
Get to know the story of Irena Sendler, a social worker who saved over 2,000 Jewish children from the Warsaw Ghetto during WWII.
What few people know about the program that "saved" America - Meg Jacobs
Adults Human
Explore the successes and failures of FDR’s New Deal, a set of legislation during the Great Depression which aimed to save the US economy.
How Long Did People Use To Live?
Adults Human
https://youtu.be/c_ADG3Qc6rI
What It Takes To Become An Expert
Adults Human
This video covers what it takes to become an expert. Deliberate practice is where you get practice with a specific goal in mind.
A day in the life of an Ancient Greek oracle - Mark Robinson
Adults Human
Follow Aristonike, an Oracle-in-training in Delphi, as she studies to become the Pythia and communicate Apollo’s will and prophecies.
Why It's Good To Have A Weak Hand
Adults Human
We might have a strong hand because having a weak hand is actually useful.