Pet Shop Breakout Sparks Chameleon Invasion
AdultsHumanLifeNatureAnimalsEnvironment When dozens of Jackson chameleons escaped a Hawaiian pet shop in 1972, they started to wreck havoc on the local ecosystem.
Why do you want to squeeze cute things?
AdultsHumanPsychologyScience Explore the psychology of the phenomenon known as cute aggression, which is the urge to squeeze, bite or pinch something cute.
What makes a poem … a poem? - Melissa Kovacs
AdultsHistoryHumanSelfWritingArt What exactly makes a poem … a poem? Poets themselves have struggled with this question, often using metaphors to approximate a definition. Is a poem a little machine? A firework? An echo? A dream? Melissa Kovacs shares three recognizable characteristics of most poetry.
4 things all great listeners know
AdultsEducationHumanLifeSelf Dig into different strategies that can improve your listening skills so you can become a high quality listener.
The Future of Public Health: Crash Course Public Health #10
AdultsHealthHistoryHumanEducationFuture We don’t know what the next big scientific breakthrough is going to be or what futuristic diseases we’ll encounter. But when it comes to our health, we actually have a pretty good idea of what could be next.
Which Healthcare System is Best?
AdultsHealthHistoryHumanPolitics Are you ready for the understatement of the century? Health care is complicated. Across the 200 or so countries on Earth, there are a lot of different ways people receive health care.
The Deadliest Virus on Earth
AdultsHealthHumanScienceNatureHistory In the 1970s thousands of Chickenheads rained from the sky in Europe, making foxes and other wildlife confused and very happy. Why?
Truth Decay
AdultsHistoryHumanPsychologyPoliticsSociety Trust is eroding, in part, due to the over-abundance of opinion-based content; we must all develop better tools and habits for consuming information to regain a shared understanding of what is true.
Woman Becomes Part of Elephant Herd | Wild Thailand | BBC Earth
AdultsAnimalsHumanLifeNatureWildlife Lek has rescued many abused and domesticated elephants in Thailand. She looks after them in her sanctuary and has formed a deep and personal bond with the elephants she helps.
15 Minute Cities
AdultsHealthHumanLifeCities Warsaw is often deemed as a great city to live in. However, it can be made even better if a simple concept-called the 15 minute city-is implemented.
Greatest Last Stands In History
AdultsEducationHistoryHuman There have been countless bloody battles in history, but sometimes the outnumbered army can find a way to come out victorious! Don't miss today's epic video all about the underdog to discover the greatest "Last Stands" in history!
The Chinese legend of the butterfly lovers - Lijun Zhang
AdultsHistoryHumanWritingMythologyCulture Dig into the Chinese myth of Zhu Yingtai, who disguises herself as a boy in order to attend school, and her love Liang Shanbo.
What is Urban Planning?
AdultsEducationHumanLifeCities Today we’re going to talk about urban planning — which is the design and regulation of space within urban areas.
The ingredient in almost everything you eat
AdultsFoodHumanScienceBiology Dig into the science of soy, and discover what makes soybeans such versatile plants and whether it’s healthy for you and the planet.
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.
Mineral Extraction: Crash Course Geography #44
AdultsConstructionHumanScienceEducationEnvironment Today we're going to take a look at mineral extraction -- or the removal of rocks and minerals from the Earths' crust -- and examine how this human activity impacts all aspects of Geography.
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?
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.
Can YOU Fix Climate Change?
AdultsEnvironmentHumanLifeGlobal Warming This video was supported by Gates Notes, the personal blog of Bill Gates, where he writes about global health, climate change, and more.
Ancient Greece's greatest popstar - Diane J. Rayor
AdultsHistoryHumanMusicCulture Discover the works of poet and songwriter Sappho, and find out why only fragments of her poetry still survive.
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.