Ever Widening Circles
19 minutes
Expanding Our Notions About Good Versus Bad Luck
What makes a “great” childhood? Here’s an absolutely amazing story that points us in the direction of the right answer, while turning some of our initial impulses upside down.
Sports
12 minutes
Stunt Cyclist Danny MacAskill: Astonishing Day Out
If “genius” is defined by an exceptionally rare gift of intellect, creativity or other natural ability, then stunt cyclist Danny MacAskill qualifies. Take a look at the work of someone who combines all three!
25 minutes
Hope and Wonder with WAFFLE NYC Subway Athletes
It’s Saturday around the world and we like to take you to places you may never visit. The NYC subway might not make your wish list, unless you knew about a hidden gem down there!
12 minutes
Dance that Defies Gravity!
What happens you take dance, flip it sideways, and defy gravity on the side of a building? Check out BANDALOOP a dance troupe that is spreading awe and wonder with a new kind of dance!
30 minutes
Celebrating Remarkable Places Around the World!
Join us as we celebrate some of the remarkable places around the world we have explored over the past year! From frozen music festivals, to incredible wildlife, to jaw-dropping heights, here are some of our favorites.
6 minutes
Trampoline and Going to Extremes
There are people going to extremes in every field. Most push the edges of what everyone thought was possible. See what they have to teach us!
20 minutes
Biking for Equality in Afghanistan
Can a bike break down cultural barriers? Cyclist and National Geographic Adventurer Shannon Gilpin takes us to Afghanistan where she is helping to break down barriers to equality one bike ride at a time!
4 minutes
Soccer Without Sight: Finding Joy in the Beautiful Game!
So often we forget to nurture and savor the moment in the things that make us truly joyful. Here’s the powerful way one man’s life was changed by finding exactly where his joy came from!
40 minutes
Life Lessons from Asia’s Forgotten Mountain
Trying to summit Hkakabo Razi, the tallest mountain in Southeast Asia, was a monumental adventure. Here’s the incredible story with a few life lessons for all of us along the way!
5 minutes
The Most Successful Play of All Time
What if empathy and kindness would come naturally to kids, if we just stopped micro-managing their every move? Take a look at this wonderful lesson to all of us, taught by some middle-school boys.
9 minutes
Master of Extreme Sport, Filmmaker, Teacher?
What does the person behind the camera have to master to bring us extreme sports videos? They may be deeper and more talented than we think! Here’s two sides to a videographer who reminds us about the wonder and complexity of creative people.
16 minutes
What We’re Getting Wrong About Concussions
Do helmets really protect us from a concussion? It turns out there is a lot we don’t know and a lot we have completely wrong when it comes to this seemingly common form of brain trauma!
15 minutes
Shattering the Records: Are We Getting Faster, Better, and Stronger?
This Olympics we have seen records broken, ceilings shattered, and remarkable feats of athleticism. Are athletes really getting better or is there something else happening here? Here’s the remarkable answer…
25 minutes
An Adventure Atop the Tepuis
Take a trip to South America to Explore the Tepuis, magnificent mesas rising up from the jungle below. Join the explorers who study these islands in the sky, and their remarkable flora and fauna!
9 minutes
Concrete Jungle Climbing with Alex Honnold
Remember when you could imagine life as a superhero; Spiderman for instance? Alex Honnold, the world’s best solo free-climber, never let that dream fade, and now he lives it.
28 minutes
Climbing China’s Remarkable Rocks
What would it be like to head out on an expedition with National Geographic? These are the remarkable stories and images from an incredible adventure to climb some of China’s most amazing rock formations…
23 minutes
Slacklining: Pushing Limits Around the Globe!
Have you heard of slacklining? It may be an extreme sport for everyone! Really! You can choose your extremes and still do amazing things while pushing the limits of possibility!
9 minutes
#LikeAGirl
Did you hear about this movement called #LikeAGirl? I suspect the Millenial generation and younger are actually making some progress on this front! But how’s it doing in the real world?
20 minutes
Afterglow: A Spectacle of Snow and Color
What happens when professional skiers take on mountain slopes at night lit by a tremendous array of colors? Prepare to be wowed by this spectacle of human creativity!
13 minutes
Rollerman: Innovations as Springboards to the Future
The impulse to be fearless in the face of design challenges is one of the things that brought humans out of the caves. For some fun today, we bring you Rollerman; pushing back the boundaries of what is possible!
22 minutes
Basketball: The Beauty and Balance of the Game
As we watch people who are incredibly talented in their field whether in sport, art, or everyday work, we watch the evolution of their craft. This is the story of how basketball became the game of beauty and balance we know today!
12 minutes
Tower Climbing: Celebrating Safety
Is there such a thing as “safe” tower climbing? Well,.. there’s that and a lot more we never dreamed of! Take a look. That is,.. Look if you can!
13 minutes
Liquid Spirit: Athlete turned jazz musician
Gregory Porter had his whole life planned, but when fate intervened, he found what was just beneath the surface…
9 minutes
G-rated Pole Dancing is 2000 Years Old!
Have you ever had the feeling that it’s just human nature to push the envelope? Today we bring you a little known sport that has always been a wonder of human potential!
55 minutes
Free-diving: Letting Limitations Go
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.
5 minutes
Beyonce and Free Diving Create Music Video Wonder
What happens when Beyonce’s vocals team up with a mind bending underwater music video?
7 minutes
The Brown Girl Surf Organization
When I think of the “surfing community”, the story of Southeast Asia’s first surfer girls does not jump to mind! This is great fun, real progress and insight!
8 minutes
Surfing: It’s not “Whatever Dude” Anymore!
The board is everything in the surfing world, and apparently, it is enormously toxic to produce. But that’s all changing. Take a look!
34 minutes
Diana Nyad: “Find A Way!”
Today’s EWC story has it all: amazing inspiration, fascinating science, extreme sports, and a recipe for aging well! We are really pushing back the limits today folks!