Do One Thing on Earth Day
From starting a garden, to refusing to buy plastic, to riding a bike instead of driving, there are many ways to help make the world a better place and lighten our load on the planet. (2:34)
Backwater
Kochi is the commercial hub of Kerala. When India gained independence from Britain in 1947, Kochi was the first princely state to voluntarily join the newly formed nation. (0:56)
Faces of Bali
In Bali, the vast majority of residents practice Hinduism. But other belief systems such as ancestor worship, animism, and magic are also deeply interwoven into its culture. (0:55)
Phonics Song: That Magic e With Miss Jenny
Children learn how "that magic e" transforms short vowel into long vowel words in "That Magic e." (1:24)
Bilateral Hand Transplant at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Bilateral Hand Transplant at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Calculus Rhapsody
Students sing a song about what they learned in Calculus class to the tune of Bohemian Rhapsody. Lyrics are included at the bottom of the screen. (06:04)
Daphnia heart and eyes
Anterior end of Daphnia showing beating heart - note moving eyes and other body structures.
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Golden lion tamarin
The golden lion tamarin, a monkey, is endangered because of habitat loss and resultant inbreeding.
Les technologies et leur risques - Josquin Debaz
Une conférence de l'UTLS au Lycée
Les technologies et leur risques par Josquin Debaz (sociologue)
Lycée professionnel André Jurénil (59 Denain)
Michael Roth: "Trauma, Shame & Photography: Guilty Thoughts of an Emotional Teacher"
Michael Roth's lecture was co-sponsored by the Program in Critical Theory and the Townsend Center for the Humanities at UC Berkeley. Author and curator (most notably of the exhibition "Sigmund Freud: Conflict and Culture," which opened at the Library of Congress in 1998), Roth describes his scholarly interests as centered on "how people make sense of the past." His fifth book, Memory, Trauma and History: Essays on Living with the Past will be published this year by Columbia University Press, and
Steven Tyler takes a tumble
Oct. 26 - Aerosmith rocker briefly hospitalized after falling in his hotel bathroom. Alicia Powell reports.
Dick and Rick Hoyt: Inspirational Story of a Disabled Son and Dedicated Dad
This is the story of Dick & Rick Hoyt, the most inspirational father and son team to race in an Ironman Triathlon. The overwhelming message in this 6:40 minute video is that you can do anything. Great for athletes or for special ed children ~ as well as regular classroom children to promote compassion and understanding.
Fly Paper: Mapping the Protein Interactions of Our Distant Relative
Professor of Cell Biology Spyros Artavanis-Tsakonas and colleagues have built a map that shows how thousands of proteins in a fruit fly cell communicate with each other. This is the largest and most detailed protein interaction map of a multicellular organism, demonstrating how approximately one third of the proteins cooperate to keep life going. Understanding how proteins communicate and interact with each other is key to understanding disease.
Use of the Exclamation Mark
This lively slide show set to music shows many examples of the use of the exclamation mark to indicate strong feeling or high volume. Many examples of the exclamation mark after an interjection are shown. ( 1:30)
Understanding the History of Halloween : Spirits for Supper in Halloween History
Having spirits for supper on Halloween has roots that extend back into history, get expert tips and advice on the history of Halloween in this free video.
Expert: Ginny Larson
Bio: Ginny Larson has been creating fun, inexpensive crafts for her own pleasure for the past thirty years. She loves being creative and making charming pieces from ordinary things.
Filmmaker: Terry Larson
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The Bat Bridge Quest, Austin TX
This selection contains a spectator's video of his walk through downtown Austin, Texas, to the Congress Avenue Bridge to see the famous nightly departure of the bats. Austin, Texas, has the largest urban bat colony in North America. ( 9:59)
A Kids Introduction to Tarantulas
Take a Virtual Field Trip to Colorado to meet The Tarantula Wrangler, a lover and collector of arachnoids commonly known as spiders. She talks to MEET ME AT THE CORNER correspondent, Charlotte, about the joys of owning a tarantula and raising it as a pet. (2:52))
A Clemson Tiger Is Passionately Curious And We Earn Our Stripes
:30 Determined Spirit TV Spot for Basketball Season - Go Tigers!
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Congress Avenue Bridge Bats, Austin, Texas
This spectator's video captures the unique nightly ritual of the Congress Avenue Bridge bats in Austin, Texas. The video shows the bats emerging from under the Congress Avenue Bridge for their nightly feeding run. These bats consume over 20,000 pounds of insects per night and are the largest urban bat colony in North America. ( 4:53)
