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Why is the Mona Lisa so famous? - Noah Charney

AdultsArtHistoryHuman
Discover what factors helped Leonardo da Vinci’s “Mona Lisa” become the world’s most famous painting.

What Holds a Country Together or Tears it Apart? Crash Course Geography #36

AdultsHistoryHumanPolitics...
Today we’re going to talk about the forces that affect a country’s stability. We’ll take a closer look at Costa Rica, Venezuela, Cuba, and Brazil and examine how the cohesiveness of these Latin American countries varies dramatically even though they are in a region with similar characteristics.

Why The Shortest Day Of The Year Isn't The Coldest

AdultsHistoryHumanWorld...
The way we experience seasons don't necessarily line up with how they're technically defined - here's why.

Can you solve the human cannonball riddle? - Alex Rosenthal

AdultsHistoryHumanPsychology...
They call you the human cannonball. Your act involves flying through rings of fire, bouncing through a trampoline course, and catching the trapezist in the grand finale.

The Creation Of The Universe | Universe | BBC Earth

AdultsHistoryScienceSpace
This is the story of creation, as told by science.

Times When Humanity ALMOST Ended

AdultsHistoryHumanWorld
Humans have almost faced their extinction on several occasions, and today we're going to reveal the closest calls humanity has ever had!

How Tutankhamun Got His Gold | Lost Treasures of Egypt

AdultsHistoryHumanScience...
How Tutankhamun Got His Gold | Lost Treasures of Egypt

Nelson Mandela: A Look at South Africa's First Black President

AdultsEqualityHistoryPolitics
Nelson Mandela, South Africa's first black president and an enduring icon of the struggle against racial oppression, died on Thursday, the government announced, leaving the nation without its moral center at a time of growing dissatisfaction with the country's leaders.

How Imaginary Numbers Were Invented

AdultsHistoryHumanScience...
A general solution to the cubic equation was long considered impossible, until we gave up the requirement that math reflect reality.

Why is this 2,500 year old shipwreck so well-preserved?

AdultsConstructionHistoryScience
Discover the unique conditions that make the Black Sea host to dozens of shipwrecks that date back thousands of years.

The Egyptian and Hittite Peace Treaty | Lost Treasures of Egypt

AdultsHistoryHumanPolitics
While Ramses II is often hailed for his military achievements and his skill as a warrior, he was also a well versed diplomat. During his reign he brought the 20 year war with the Hittites to an end and created one of the first written peace treaties.

Catching Criminals Using Their Relative's DNA

AdultsHistoryHumanTechnology...
Your genetic code is probably already in a database, without you ever giving a sample or permission.

What Dinosaurs ACTUALLY Looked Like?

AdultsHistoryLifeNature...
The past is a vast and mysterious land that begins at the big bang and ends in the present, expanding with each passing moment. It is the home of everything that came before, the key to understanding our present.

What happened to the lost Kingdom of Kush? - Geoff Emberling

AdultsHistoryHumanWorld...
Trace the rise and fall of the Kingdom of Kush, an overlooked ancient African civilization which fought off both the Egyptians and Romans.

Ancient Greece's greatest popstar - Diane J. Rayor

AdultsHistoryHumanMusic...
Discover the works of poet and songwriter Sappho, and find out why only fragments of her poetry still survive.

How To Solve Every Global Crisis

AdultsHistoryHumanWorld...
Lots of global problems seem intractable, but there’s a formula for success that we can follow.

What makes a language... a language? - Martin Hilpert

AdultsHistoryHumanLife...
Dig into the distinction between a language and a dialect, and uncover the history of standardized languages.

The rise of the planet of the trilobites - Nigel Hughes

AdultsAnimalsLifeNature...
Discover the creatures known as trilobites, one of Earth’s most successful early animals, and find out what led to their extinction.

How the Kushites Took Over Egypt | Flooded Tombs of the Nile

AdultsHistoryHumanScience...
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 secret society of the Great Dismal Swamp - Dan Sayers

AdultsEducationHistoryHuman...
Uncover the history of the hidden communities that inhabited the Great Dismal Swamp in North America.

The method that can "prove" almost anything - James A. Smith

AdultsHistoryHumanScience...
Explore the data analysis method known as p-hacking, where data is misrepresented as statistically significant.