The woman who stared at the sun - Alex Gendler
AdultsHistoryHumanLifeScience Get to know the legacy of Hisako Koyama, whose drawings of the sun’s surface helped scientists reconstruct 400 years of sunspot activity.
Scientists Reveal How Time Travel Is Actually Possible
AdultsHistoryHumanScienceFuturePhysics Is it actually possible to travel through time? Scientists say "Yes", but what does that actually mean?
The Pyramids For Kids
KidsWorldHistoryCulture The ancient Egyptians built more than 100 pyramids for their pharaohs, over a period of almost 1,000 years.
Can you solve the Big Bang riddle? - James Tanton
AdultsHistoryHumanSciencePhysics It’s moments after the Big Bang and you’re still reeling. You’re a particle of matter, amidst a chaotic stew of forces, fusion, and annihilation.
The Leaning Tower Of Pisa For Kids
KidsWorldHistoryCulture The famous leaning tower at Pisa has stood for hundreds of years without falling over.
Making Manuscripts
KidsHistoryTechnologyArt Illuminated manuscripts were among the most precious objects produced in the Middle Ages and the early Renaissance, primarily in monasteries and courts.
Building the impossible: Golden Gate Bridge - Alex Gendler
AdultsConstructionHistoryHumanEngineering Explore the construction of California’s Golden Gate Bridge, and dig into the engineering innovations that made the structure possible.
The Taj Mahal For Kids
KidsWorldHistoryCulture The Taj Mahal is the most famous landmark in India and one of the most romantic landmarks in the world.
The Pieces That Remain | Clotilda: Last American Slave Ship | Disney+
AdultsHistoryHumanWorldCulture Divers and descendants of the Clotilda captives reflect on the significance of being the first to explore the shipwreck.
The dark history of the overthrow of Hawaii - Sydney Iaukea
AdultsHistoryHumanWorldPoliticsCulture Get to know the story of Queen Liliʻuokalani, the last queen of Hawaii, and how she fought the US annexation of the islands.
The myth of Narcissus and Echo - Iseult Gillespie
AdultsEducationHistoryWritingMythologyCulture One day, Echo was drifting through the woods and fell in love with a handsome young hunter named Narcissus. Cursed by Hera to only repeat the last words spoken by another, Echo was unable to converse with him and was soon cruelly rejected.
Machu Picchu For Kids
KidsWorldHistoryCulture Machu Picchu, sometimes called the Lost City of the Inca, was hidden from history for hundreds of years until its rediscovery in 1911.
The First Cell Phone Call
YouthHistoryTechnology When AT&T launched their cellular system for car phones, Dr. Martin "Marty" Cooper and his team at Motorola decided to build a truly wireless mobile phone, a handheld device that would truly free consumers to communicate on the go.
The myth of Gawain and the Green Knight - Dan Kwartler
AdultsHistoryHumanWritingMythologyCulture Dig into the myth of the Green Knight, who comes to King Arthur’s court to challenge the honor and bravery of Camelot’s knights.
The Statue Of Liberty For Kids
KidsWorldHistoryCulture The Statue of Liberty is famous around the world. A symbol of freedom and America, it was originally a gift from the people of France to the people of the United States.
Betty Reid Soskin Tour Of "Rosie The Riveter" Museum
YouthHistoryTechnologyCultureEducation Betty Reid Soskin tkaes us on a short tour of the “Rosie the Riveter World War II Home Front National Historical Park” in Richmond, California.
What is a “Developed” Country? Crash Course Geography #40
AdultsHistoryHumanLifeEconomyEducation oday we’re going to discuss what it means for a place to be “developed”. Development is often associated with economic success — that is countries with higher standards of living and material wealth like those found in Europe and North America.
What Dinosaurs Actually Looked Like?
YouthScienceHistory The past is a vast and mysterious land that begins at the big bang and ends in the present, expanding with each passing moment.
The myth of Anansi, the trickster spider - Emily Zobel Marshall
AdultsCreativityHistoryHumanMythologyCulture Follow the spider Anansi on his quest to complete a challenge from the Sky God in order to take ownership of the world’s stories.