2-Minute Time Machine - Beards
YouthHistoryTechnologyCulture...We'll check out what's up with beards and why men (and women!) might have wanted one.
Making Manuscripts
KidsHistoryTechnologyArtIlluminated 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
AdultsConstructionHistoryHuman...Explore the construction of California’s Golden Gate Bridge, and dig into the engineering innovations that made the structure possible.
2-Minute Time Machine - Bread
YouthHistoryTechnologyFoodWhere did bread come from and when did humans start making it?
The myth of Narcissus and Echo - Iseult Gillespie
AdultsEducationHistoryWriting...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.
The First Cell Phone Call
YouthHistoryTechnologyWhen 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.
Betty Reid Soskin Tour Of "Rosie The Riveter" Museum
YouthHistoryTechnologyCulture...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
AdultsHistoryHumanLife...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.
The myth of Anansi, the trickster spider - Emily Zobel Marshall
AdultsCreativityHistoryHuman...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.
2-Minute Time Machine - Writing
YouthHistoryTechnologyWriting...How often do you use writing? Probably every day (yes, that includes texting). But how did humans start writing in the first place?