Stephen Fry interviewed by Peter Samuelson, 29 April 2010. Great insights and reflections from the genius himself.

posted by Hybrid 1 decade 4 years 6 months 4 weeks ago • 5,644 views

Short PBS type bit with a profound ending. Is Sagan always preachy?

posted by marinara 1 decade 4 years 7 months 1 week ago • 7,848 views

This is the full lecture given at Carnegie Mellon on Sept 18, 2007. Sadly, Dr. Pausch passed away on July 25, 2008.

posted by supersaiyan93 1 decade 6 years 4 months 2 weeks ago • 3,564 views

Sharing powerful stories from his anti-obesity project in Huntington, W. Va., TED Prize winner Jamie Oliver makes the case for an all-out assault on our ignorance of food.

posted by reiwan 1 decade 4 years 10 months 2 weeks ago • 5,380 views

From Youtube: "Robert H. Lustig, MD, UCSF Professor of Pediatrics in the Division of Endocrinology, explores the damage caused by sugary foods. He argues that fructose (too much) and fiber (not enough)... continue reading

posted by LarsaruS 1 decade 4 years 9 months ago • 6,213 views

Teacher and musician Mr. Wray created this song about bias for his AP psychology class. FYT: I promised my classes that I would play them a song before their test on Monday Dec 21... But we had two... continue reading

posted by dystopianfuturetoday 1 decade 4 years 6 months 3 weeks ago • 1,732 views • 2:46

From YT: Tony Benn discusses the history of democracy, how it has been undermined and how it can be won again.

posted by NetRunner 1 decade 4 years 6 months ago • 1,976 views

YT Description: Excerpts from Carl Sagan's Pale Blue Dot: A Vision of the Human Future in Space. More specifically, from the chapter titled A Universe Not Made For Us. I edited together the audio from... continue reading

posted by BicycleRepairMan 1 decade 4 years 5 months 2 weeks ago • 6,979 views

Wise provides a non-confrontational explanation of white privilege and the damage it does not only to people of color but to white people as well.

posted by bleedmegood 1 decade 4 years 4 months ago • 2,883 views

The scientists at Sixty Symbols attempt to explain what would happen if you put your hand in the Large Hadron Collider. They have a few hypotheses, but nothing that can reach the theory level yet. Other... continue reading

posted by RFlagg 1 decade 4 years 3 months ago • 5,555 views • 13:19

A hard-hitting 47-minute documentary on what money is, how it came into existence, and how it works in the world today. Definitely not boring!

posted by arvana 1 decade 7 years 6 months 3 weeks ago • 5,548 views

From 1959 Here is the excellent full interview: http://videosift.com/video/Bertrand-Russell-BBC-1959-Interview

posted by geo321 1 decade 3 years 9 months 3 weeks ago • 3,142 views • 1:59