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16 minutes
[ Business ]
Do Schools Kill Creativity?
By Dr. Lynda
Have you ever watched the TED Talk with the most views in history: 33 million? There’s a reason this one is on top. Great fun and a subject that can expand every single one of us, no matter our age.
5 minutes
[ Conservation & Sustainability ]
A Tale of Three Plastic Bottles
Does recycling really make much difference? It turns out, our choices when it comes to plastic bottles make a major difference. TED-Ed explains how!
8 minutes
[ Animals ]
Whale Facts, The Lives of Incredible Giants
We thought we knew everything about whales, but It’s Okay To Be Smart shows us some incredible whale facts that prove these giants are incredible creatures.
13 minutes
[ Animals ]
Why Should We Care About the Waggle Dance?
By Dr. Lynda
This is definitely an EWC “Who Knew?” article! Learn why we all might want to be doing the waggle dance to support bees around the world. Amazing!
14 minutes
[ Animals ]
Foolishness Saves the Fishing Cat
Learn how one seemingly foolish photographer has started a conservationist movement that may save an entire species of special fishing cats.
5 minutes
[ Conservation & Sustainability ]
What If You Could Live Underwater…
What if you could live under the sea for two weeks? Researchers in Florida are exploring (and living in) the universe beneath the waves in an extraordinary way, and the results are amazing!
55 minutes
[ Curators' Best ]
Free Diving: Letting Limitations Go
By Dr. Lynda
Through a chance meeting, freediving lessons taught us to rethink our own limitations and leave them behind. Learn to do that yourself in today’s article.
11 minutes
[ Conservation & Sustainability ]
The Backwards Brain Bicycle
By Dr. Lynda
What’s up with others who find it so hard to change, after we’ve given them “the facts”? A bicycle can show us an amazingly important view of leading and living!
10 minutes
[ Conservation & Sustainability ]
Brilliant: Plastic Bottle Schools!
By Dr. Lynda
Innovation at its best may be when someone takes something we have a lot of and transforms it sustainably into something we need that is scarce. Take a look at this wonder!
10 minutes
[ Animals ]
Swan Upping: The Ceremony of Conservation
What do swans, nifty uniforms, conservation, and Her Majesty the Queen of England have in common?
7 minutes
[ Art ]
Moving Creations for a Breathing Earth
By Dr. Lynda
When the right artist harnesses the wind, we can see it as a wonder of creation. This artist’s work is a marvel, even if you are not an “art person.” Take a look!
17 minutes
[ Culture ]
Law in Places of Lawlessness
By Dr. Lynda
Listen to a story that inspires so many emotions that it’s like a great storm that ends with a sparkling blue sky. An amazing TEDtalk you will never forget!
15 minutes
[ Conservation & Sustainability ]
Guerrilla Gardener Takes on South Central LA
By Dr. Lynda
Meet Ron Finley; an amazing fellow who’s come up with a better idea than battling over turf. How about using “turf” in a very old way! Take a look!
54 minutes
[ Education ]
Alien Life Right Here on Earth?
By Dr. Lynda
In our hopeful search for new lifeforms in outer space, it seems we often forget the most extraordinary and promising frontier for our species’ survival. Take a look!
13 minutes
[ Education ]
Steve Jobs’ Famous Words to Graduates
By Dr. Lynda
Steve Jobs has some amazing advice for graduates that seems perfect for this generation’s brand of optimism and moxy!
10 minutes
[ Curators' Best ]
Lucky Iron Fish: Simply Brilliant
By Dr. Lynda
How lucky can an iron fish be? It’s not just a charming cultural icon anymore! This is amazing!
11 minutes
[ Art ]
Solipsist: Growing our Comfort Zones as the Edges
By Dee Christie
Even if you don’t think of yourself as an “art lover”, take a look at the mind-bending creativity we are sharing today! If the best art strikes a chord in most of us, does that have to be the same chord?
34 minutes
Malala Yousafza: A Hero for Humankind
By Dr. Lynda
Here’s a hero for the ages, teaching us “Fierce Compassion”. Turns out we don’t have to be a doormat. We can stand our ground fiercely, while still having empathy and compassion for those who seek to limit the world.
16 minutes
[ Education ]
What is Wilderness?
By Dr. Lynda
Breathtaking photography and remarkable technology may conspire to save the last remaining wilderness places in the world. See what that looks like today on EWC.
23 minutes
[ Education ]
Monica Lewinsky Can Teach Us a Lot
By Dr. Lynda
If shame and fear were only minor players in the news media, we’d be looking at blank screens about 90% of the time. Monica Lewinsky has some really important insights on this. We were blown away by this TED Talk.
14 minutes
[ Art ]
Fun With Levitation: A Do-It-Yourself Guide
By Dr. Lynda
Levitation. Think it’s possible? Today we look at Tokyo artist Haryashi Natsumi’s incredible levitation photography work on top of some of our own, as well as a quick “how-to” video so you can join in the fun when we challenge you to share your own wonderful photography technique that anyone can do with a friend anywhere.
5 minutes
[ Education ]
Why Are Some Sounds Scary?
By Dr. Lynda
Have you ever woken with a start in the night, or been filled with dread at the sound of a creaking door? What causes this? Find out in today’s feature.
19 minutes
[ Education ]
Moonstruck: A Lunar Education in 4 Quick Videos
By Dr. Lynda
Tonight’s a full moon here, and soon somewhere else around the globe. What makes the moon phases happen, and how did the moon come to be? Be the smartest person on the blanket the next time you are moon gazing! Take a look!
16 minutes
[ Education ]
Teaching Us How to Really Be Human
By Dr. Lynda
One of Jeffrey Wright’s former student’s, Zack Conkle, made a video of the teacher and his lessons… not all of which were about physics.
