Ted Koppel's interview with Nelson Mandela in 1990 on ABC News. Nelson Mandela visited the U.S. for the first time after being freed from 27 years of imprisonment in South Africa. Here is sectioned out... continue reading
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"Discover how alcohol impacts your body’s processes and causes hangovers, and find out what causes the most common hangover symptoms. The molecule responsible for hangovers is ethanol, which we colloquially... continue reading
posted by ant 1 year 4 months 1 week ago • 4 views • 4:52YouTube description: Why does shaken soda explode? Does ice melt first in fresh or salt water? This video features experiments that have been shown to me by science teachers over the years. Does... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 4 years 5 months 3 weeks ago • 991 views • 13:59YouTube description: Dig in to the history of the Roman Empire’s staged gladiatorial naval battles and how they flooded the Colosseum to reenact famous battles. Starting in 80 CE, residents of... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 4 years 10 months 3 weeks ago • 428 views • 4:20Mike Rowe the host of "Dirty Jobs," tells some compelling (and horrifying) real-life job stories. Listen for his insights and observations about the nature of hard work, and how its been unjustifiably... continue reading
posted by bobknight33 5 years 3 weeks ago • 32 views • 20:03The Coffee Break video that started the uproar with Kurzgesagt. -Popular Science is science for the masses. The stock in trade is nifty insights and suprising facts, conclusions that amaze and astound.... continue reading
posted by newtboy 5 years 3 weeks ago • 914 views • 17:49Kimberly Noble: How does income affect childhood brain development? Neuroscientist and pediatrician Kimberly Noble is leading the Baby's First Years study: the first-ever randomized study of how family... continue reading
posted by notarobot 5 years 1 month 1 week ago • 52 viewsYouTube description: Learn about the life and art of Mexican surrealist painter Frida Kahlo, who explored disability, relationships and Mexican culture in her work. -- In 1925, Frida Kahlo was... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 5 years 1 month 2 weeks ago • 152 views • 4:06Using foundational computer science theories, Colin Morris focuses on understanding trends in popular music. Borrowing from the areas of bioinformatics and compression algorithms, he shows that the lyrics... continue reading
posted by notarobot 5 years 2 months ago • 140 views • 14:23As America becomes more and more multicultural, Rich Benjamin noticed a phenomenon: Some communities were actually getting less diverse. So he got out a map, found the whitest towns in the USA — and... continue reading
posted by Ashenkase 5 years 6 months 3 weeks ago • 582 views • 13:02Ted Cruz Grills Democrats On "Hypocritical" Views On Brett Kavanaugh
posted by bobknight33 5 years 8 months 1 week ago • 16 views • 14:29YouTube description: View full lesson: https://ed.ted.com/lessons/what-really-happened-to-the-library-of-alexandria-elizabeth-cox 2,300 years ago, the rulers of Alexandria set out to fulfill a very... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 5 years 9 months ago • 824 views • 4:53He's given a TED talk too, https://www.ted.com/talks/andres_ruzo_the_mythical_boiling_river_of_the_amazon YouTube description: When Andrés Ruzo was a boy, his grandfather would tell him tales of... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 6 years 6 months 3 weeks ago • 2,029 views • 2:34youtube- TEDx Talks Published on Sep 7, 2017 Imagine a global "Hive Mind" that can tap the knowledge, wisdom, insights, and intuitions of millions of people, and produce a super-intelligence that is... continue reading
posted by Buck 6 years 8 months ago • 119 views • 15:59YouTube: Over 100,000 metric tons of caffeine are consumed around the world every year. That’s equivalent to the weight of 14 Eiffel Towers! Caffeine helps us feel alert, focused, and energetic, even... continue reading
posted by PlayhousePals 6 years 10 months ago • 659 views • 5:15YouTube description: View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/how-to-spot-a-misleading-graph-lea-gaslowitz When they’re used well, graphs can help us intuitively grasp complex data. But as visual... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 6 years 10 months 1 week ago • 1,787 views • 4:10"View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/a-brief-history-of-goths-dan-adams What do fans of atmospheric post-punk music have in common with ancient barbarians? Not much ... so why are both known... continue reading
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