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.
Why These Bears “Waste” Food
AdultsAnimalsLifeNatureScience Optimal foraging theory means that turning down food is sometimes more efficient than eating it - but even then, what’s “wasted” doesn’t necessarily go to waste.
Why can’t governments print an unlimited amount of money? - Jonathan Smith
AdultsData ScienceEconomyPoliticsFinance Explore the economic strategy of quantitative easing, where a central bank purchases bonds in order to boost the economy.
The Fish That Hunts Pigeons | Planet Earth II | BBC Earth
AdultsAnimalsLifeNature The pigeon's lack of fear has lead to an unexpected predator appearing...
Farmhouse Roast Chicken | Keep Cooking Family Favourites | Jamie Oliver
AdultsFamilyFilmFoodCooking Taking inspiration from France Jamie has ditched the spuds and created a rich lentil side dish rippled through with creme fraiche and beautiful spinach.
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.
What few people know about the program that "saved" America - Meg Jacobs
AdultsEducationHumanWorld Explore the successes and failures of FDR’s New Deal, a set of legislation during the Great Depression which aimed to save the US economy.
The Longest-Running Evolution Experiment
AdultsData ScienceEducationScience Special thanks to Prof. Richard Lenski and team for showing me around the lab — it is an honor to be able to witness and document such a historic science experiment.
Sticky 5 Spice Ribs | Jamie Oliver
AdultsFamilyFilmFoodCooking There's no clean way to eat ribs - so get stuck in. Jamie's Chinese 5 Spice Ribs are an epic weekend feast. Sweet, juicy and absolutely moreish! A real winner!
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?
What if every satellite suddenly disappeared? - Moriba Jah
AdultsHumanLifeWorld Explore what would happen if all of humanity’s satellites disappeared and the real-life scenarios that could lead to such a catastrophe.
Feathers in Flight: The Bird Genoscape Project | National Geographic
AdultsAnimalsLifeNature Billions of birds migrate annually across the Western Hemisphere… but if we don’t know where they go when they leave their breeding grounds, how can we protect them?
A brief history of divorce - Rod Phillips
AdultsHealthHistoryLife Dig into the complicated history of divorce— from the earliest known divorce laws in ancient Mesopotamia to modern day.
Accent Expert Gives a Tour of U.S. Accents - (Part One)
AdultsEducationHumanListening Dialect coach Erik Singer takes us on a tour of different accents across English-speaking North America.
The dark history of bananas - John Soluri
AdultsHistoryHumanNatureEconomyCulture Explore the history of the notorious United Fruit Company and how its influence over the banana industry impacted Central America.
Why no one has measured the speed of light
AdultsData ScienceEducationSciencePhysics Physics students learn the speed of light, c, is the same for all inertial observers but no one has ever actually measured it in one direction.