What makes a poem … a poem? - Melissa Kovacs
AdultsHistoryHumanSelfWritingArt... What exactly makes a poem … a poem? Poets themselves have struggled with this question, often using metaphors to approximate a definition. Is a poem a little machine? A firework? An echo? A dream? Melissa Kovacs shares three recognizable characteristics of most poetry.
4 things all great listeners know
AdultsEducationHumanLifeSelf... Dig into different strategies that can improve your listening skills so you can become a high quality listener.
The Future of Public Health: Crash Course Public Health #10
AdultsHealthHistoryHumanEducationFuture... We don’t know what the next big scientific breakthrough is going to be or what futuristic diseases we’ll encounter. But when it comes to our health, we actually have a pretty good idea of what could be next.
Food Myths: Do Carrots Improve Your Eyesight? | WIRED
AdultsHealthHumanLifeFoodScience... Your parents always told you to eat your veggies, especially carrots if you want good eyesight. But can they really improve your vision? WIRED takes a look.
Fact vs. Theory vs. Hypothesis vs. Law… EXPLAINED!
AdultsEducationHow-toHumanScienceHistory... ome people try to attack things like evolution by natural selection and man-made climate change by saying “Oh, that’s just a THEORY!”
Witchcraft: Crash Course European History #10
AdultsHistoryHumanLifeCulture... During our last several episodes, Europe and the European-controlled world have been in crisis. Wars, disease, climate changes, and shifts in religious and political power threw the European world into turmoil.
You Don’t Actually Know What Your Future Self Wants | Shankar Vedantam | TED
AdultsEducationHumanPsychologySelf... "You are constantly becoming a new person," says journalist Shankar Vendantam. In a talk full of beautiful storytelling, he explains the profound impact of something he calls the "illusion of continuity" -- the belief that our future selves will share the same views, perspectives and hopes as our current selves -- and shows how we can more proactively craft the people we are to become.
Why you procrastinate even when it feels bad
AdultsHealthHumanPsychology Explore what happens in the brain to trigger procrastination, and what strategies you can use to break the cycle of this harmful practice.
Stress is Bad for Your Health: Crash Course Public Health #5
AdultsHealthHumanLifeEducationScience... Our identities, societies, and health are all mixed together in cool, weird, and often deeply unfair ways. One of the big factors that comes out of that mix is stress.
Which Healthcare System is Best?
AdultsHealthHistoryHumanPolitics... Are you ready for the understatement of the century? Health care is complicated. Across the 200 or so countries on Earth, there are a lot of different ways people receive health care.
The Deadliest Virus on Earth
AdultsHealthHumanScienceNatureHistory... In the 1970s thousands of Chickenheads rained from the sky in Europe, making foxes and other wildlife confused and very happy. Why?
The Man Who Killed Millions and Saved Billions
AdultsHistoryHumanSciencePhilosophy... Fritz Haber is the scientist who arguably most transformed the world. Part of this video is sponsored by Wren.
7 Easy Steps for Finishing Big Projects! Productivity Hacks
AdultsHealthHumanLifeProductivityEducationWriting... Hi Lovely and welcome to my channel! I'm Jess and I'm an Australian based content creator, best-selling author of The High School Survival Guide, and founder of Educationery; a stationery line for students.
How Schools Can Nurture Every Student's Genius | Trish Millines Dziko | TED
AdultsEducationFutureHumanSocietyCreativity... Forget home economics and standardized tests, education visionary Trish Millines Dziko has a much more engaging and fulfilling way for students to develop real-world skills.
How Society Affects Your Health
AdultsEducationHealthHumanSocietyEconomy... Society does a lot to improve our health, from sanitation to healthy foods. But society can have negative impacts on our health as well, and whether or not we get the positive impacts or the negative ones, can often come down to social and economic standing.
Guardians of the Okavango | National Geographic
AdultsHumanSocietyWorldEnvironmentAnimals... Discover how the Okavango Eternal partnership is helping to create sustainable livelihoods while securing the future of this one-of-a-kind region.
Why the US Keeps Trying To Buy Greenland
AdultsHumanLifePsychologyAdventureCulture... Professional slackliner Faith Dickey attempts things that plenty of us wouldn't dare try. How about traversing a slackline barely 2 inches in width across a canyon, hundreds of feet in the air?
The 4 greatest threats to the survival of humanity
AdultsHumanLifeWorldFutureScienceSociety... Dig into the 4 biggest existential risks that threaten the survival of humanity, and explore how we can safeguard our future.
Why Fun Is the Secret to a Healthier Life | Catherine Price | TED
AdultsHealthHumanLifeWellness... Have you had your daily dose of fun? It's not just enjoyable, it's also essential for your health and happiness, says science journalist Catherine Price.