The Most Important Material Ever Made
AdultsHistoryTechnology Glass is one of the most important materials humans have ever made.
Can you solve the trickster god riddle? - Alex Rosenthal
AdultsHistoryHumanMythologyGamesGamingCulture... Loki has challenged you to a winner-take-all game to end Ragnarok. Can you beat him and win the right to rule the new world?
How to Defend Democracy — and Fight Autocracy | Leopoldo Lopez | TED
AdultsHistoryHumanPoliticsJusticeSocietyEducation... Seventy-two percent of the world's population lives under some sort of autocratic rule, says freedom fighter Leopoldo Lopez.
Historian Answers Witchcraft Questions | Tech Support | WIRED
AdultsHistoryHumanCulture Historian Mikki Brock joins WIRED to answer the internet's bubbling cauldron of questions about witches, witchcraft, and witch hunting through the ages.
Vincent Van Gogh: My Story
YouthArtHistoryLifeCulture... Do you know Vincent van Gogh's story? It's a story of a misunderstood, stubborn man who wouldn't give up. A story about needing to do what you're good at.
The real reason polio is so dangerous
AdultsHealthHistoryHumanBiologyScience... Explore what makes polio so dangerous, what is causing the 21st century resurgence of cases, and how we can eradicate the disease.
Humanity's Greatest Journey
AdultsEducationHumanScienceArtCreativityCultureHistory... It’s finally time to reveal the 12,025 Human Era Calendar! This is more than just a way to mark the days – it’s our chance to share something with you all which is truly one-of-a-kind, a piece of art that will inspire you for an entire year and beyond.
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.
How To Take A Dinosaur's Temperature
AdultsAnimalsHistoryLifeScience... Despite the seemingly basic things we don't know about dinosaurs, we do know some surprising things – like their body temperatures.
The Species That Broke Evolution?
AdultsHealthHistoryScienceBiologyEvolution... 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.
An Ancient Roman Shipwreck May Explain the Universe
AdultsHistoryScienceSpaceAstronomy... Why would astrophysicists care about a two millennia old Roman shipwreck between the islands of Sardinia and Mal Di Ventre?