The true story behind the legend of the 47 Rōnin
Adults History
Dig into one of Japan’s most infamous stories about the 47 samurai who take revenge for the loss of their leader.
Crash Course Art History Preview
Adults History
Welcome to Crash Course Art History! Over the next 22 episodes, Sarah Urist Green will explore the hidden stories behind artworks.
This person isn't actually screaming - Noah Charney
Adults History
Explore Edvard Munch’s masterpiece “The Scream,” and find out why this artwork became one of the world’s most famous paintings.
One of the world’s oldest condiments - Dan Kwartler
Adults History
Trace the history of ketchup, from the condiment’s origins in 3rd century China to becoming a staple of American cuisine.
What’s Eating The Titanic?
Adults History
When a ship sinks, lots of factors, like the ship’s materials, the water quality, and the depth of the seafloor all play a role in determining how long the ship will last down there - as a result, the Titanic will be gone in fifty years, while Byzantine wrecks in the Black sea remain.
The Real Killer Of The Dinosaurs
Adults History
A ruthless murder was committed! Someone killed the dinosaurs and we have the murderer! Witnesses say that an Everest-sized asteroid hit Earth, devastated the planet and caused a mass extinction. A simple, fascinating and convincing explanation. Or… is it?
How the Most Expensive Swords in the World Are Made
Adults History
This is a video about how Japanese samurai swords, aka katanas, are made – from the gathering of the iron sand, to the smelting of the steel, to the forging of the blade.
Our Instruction Manual for Existing
Adults History
Your DNA contains all the instructions your body needs to function. In this episode of Crash Course Biology, we’ll figure out what this giant instruction manual looks like and how this three-billion-letter code gets copied into your trillions of cells through DNA replication.
Generative A.I - We Aren’t Ready.
Adults History
New generative A.I breakthroughs are happening almost every week, it seems.
We're Probably Going to Cure MS
Adults History
You've probably heard of multiple sclerosis, especially if you're a fan of The West Wing. But can we ever cure MS? Yes. But also, no. But also, probably? It's complicated.
How humanity got hooked on coffee - Jonathan Morris
Adults History
Trace the history of coffee, from its first known origins to its rise in popularity due to trade routes and cultivation.
The Oldest Unsolved Problem in Math
Adults History
Do odd perfect numbers exist?
Why Does Everything Decay Into Lead
Adults History
If you look at a copy of the periodic table, you might notice that basically every element after lead is labelled as radioactive.
Chandigarh a perfectly planned city?
Adults History
Explore the construction of the futurist city Chandigarh, a project of Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru and planned by Le Corbusier.
Why It Was Almost Impossible to Make the Blue LED
Adults History
The blue LED was supposed to be impossible—until a young engineer proposed a moonshot idea.
Buried Secrets of the Bible with Albert Lin: Sodom & Gomorrah
Adults History
Albert Lin reveals real events behind the epic biblical story of Sodom and Gomorrah.
Why AI Will Spark Exponential Economic Growth | Cathie Wood | TED
Adults History
Investor Cathie Wood explores this unique moment in technology, which she sees as being marked by the simultaneous evolution of five pivotal innovation platforms — a scenario unparalleled in history.
Historian Breaks Down Napoleon's Battle Tactics | WIRED
Adults History
"Love him or hate him, Napoleon is a figure probably unrivaled in modern history." Today Jonathon Riley, a British General and historian, breaks down French emperor Napoleon Bonaparte's most prominent battles and utilized war tactics.
I kissed nuclear waste to prove a point.
Adults History
The shadows of Chernobyl and Fukushima loom large over the topic of nuclear energy, fueling fears often unaligned with reality.
4.5 Billion Years in 1 Hour
Adults History
Earth is 4.5 billion years old - which is approximately the same amount of time it took us to create this video.
Why Korea is Dying Out
Adults History
Every two years one million Japanese disappear, China’s population will halve by the end of the century, the median age in Italy has reached 48. All around the world birth rates are crashing – Is humanity dying out? What is going on and how bad is it?