What makes a language... a language? - Martin Hilpert
AdultsHistoryHumanLifeLanguage... 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
AdultsAnimalsLifeNatureHistoryBiology... 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
AdultsHistoryHumanScienceCulture... 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
AdultsEducationHistoryHumanCulture... 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
AdultsHistoryHumanScienceData Science... Explore the data analysis method known as p-hacking, where data is misrepresented as statistically significant.
The Simplest Math Problem No One Can Solve
AdultsEducationHistoryMathScience... The Collatz Conjecture is the simplest math problem no one can solve — it is easy enough for almost anyone to understand but notoriously difficult to solve.
The rise and fall of the Kingdom of Man - Andrew McDonald
AdultsHistoryHumanIndustryCulture... Discover the medieval empire of the Isle of Man and the Hebrides, and how a dynasty of sea kings rose to power.
History's deadliest king - by Georges Nzongola-Ntalaja
AdultsHistoryHumanPoliticsJustice... Dig into the Rubber Terror, the period in which King Leopold II’s horrific regime in the Congo resulted in the deaths of 10 million people.
How one person saved over 2,000 children from the Nazis - Iseult Gillespie
AdultsHistoryHumanWorldJustice... Get to know the story of Irena Sendler, a social worker who saved over 2,000 Jewish children from the Warsaw Ghetto during WWII.
A day in the life of an Ancient Greek oracle - Mark Robinson
AdultsEducationHistoryHuman Follow Aristonike, an Oracle-in-training in Delphi, as she studies to become the Pythia and communicate Apollo’s will and prophecies.
Can you solve the Trojan War riddle? - Dennis E. Shasha
AdultsCreativityEducationHistory On Olympus, you’ve been waiting for an opportunity to bring the bloody Trojan War to its conclusion.
Web Originals : Ask History: Who Really Invented the Airplane? | History
AdultsConstructionCreativityHistory Their flight at Kitty Hawk made history, but did the Wright brothers invent the first airplane?
Why every world map is wrong - Kayla Wolf
AdultsHistoryHumanWorldScience... Dig into the inaccuracies of flat maps and how different map designs can shift our point of view.
The Ridiculous Way We Used To Calculate Pi
AdultsEducationHistoryMathScience... For thousands of years, mathematicians were calculating Pi the obvious but numerically inefficient way. Then Newton came along and changed the game. This video is sponsored by Brilliant.
The artist who won a Nobel Prize... in medicine - Melanie E. Peffer
AdultsEducationHistoryHumanArtScienceNeuroscience... Explore how a scientist and artist discovered how our brains transmit signals throughout the body, and laid the foundation for modern neuroscience.
I Asked Bill Gates What's The Next Crisis?
AdultsHistoryHumanLifePoliticsHealthSociety... I got the chance to interview Bill Gates so I asked him: Will Covid-19 be the last pandemic? How does he deal with misinformation and conspiracy theories? And what is the next disaster?
How Many People Did Nuclear Energy Kill? Nuclear Death Toll
AdultsEducationEnvironmentHistoryEnergyHealthScience... Nuclear energy creates an uneasy feeling of danger for many people: ancient and dangerous minerals are concentrated to awaken seemingly unnatural powers, creating toxic elements that, if they escape, can and have killed people in horrible ways. How many people has nuclear energy killed and how?