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[ Culture ]
Medical Device to Fashion Statement: The Amazing History of Glasses
In the past few decades, glasses have become a fashion statement and form of expression. But how did they make the transition from a medical device to a stylish accessory? And can we transform prosthetics, wheelchairs, and hearing aids in the same creative and widely accepted way?
19 minutes
[ Science ]
Are You Seeing What I’m Seeing?
What color is this dress to you? To your best friend, it might look completely different! (Really, give it a share.) So why is this? How is it possible that two people can see the exact same image but perceive it so differently?
18 minutes
[ Creativity ]
Explore the “Uncanny Valley” Through the World of Special Effects!
Did you know there is a fascinating reason why some special effects leave people cold (even queazy) and others transform our reality? This is the result of an effect called “the uncanny valley”. Here is the fun and wonder in all that!
17 minutes
Discover the Man Who Sees Only with Sound! He’s Redefining What’s “Impossible”!
By Dr. Lynda
Daniel Kish has no eyes yet he can see the world around him using sound, much like a dolphin or bat, and he’s teaching us all to redefine what seems impossible.
15 minutes
[ Happiness & Hope ]
Conspiracy of Goodness: A Movement That’s Changing our Future
By Dr. Lynda
Why don’t we know about the awe-inspiring people who are making the world a better place? There is already a movement underway of people working towards a better collective future and you’re already a part of it. This is the Conspiracy of Goodness, the movement all around us just waiting to be celebrated!
28 minutes
[ Culture ]
What Can We Do to Keep Our Life Memories?
By Sam Burns
So many small moments happen in our lives that make it amazing. But those moments tend to sneak by us and are easily forgotten and outsized by the bad times. How can we keep them fresh? And then pass them along to our loved ones?
17 minutes
[ Culture ]
#DialogueCoffee: Why We Need More Difficult Conversations
The world can feel pretty divided right now, but we have a fix for you. It’s a technique called #DialogueCoffee and it makes talking to someone with an opposing viewpoint on the world a little easier (and much much more rewarding). Here’s the story of how it came to be!
13 minutes
[ Art ]
Shadow Dancing Taking Us to New Worlds!
The dance troupe Pilobolus is known for their mind-bending work and their incredible experiments in shadow and performance will completely transform your sense of reality!
13 minutes
[ Creativity ]
There’s a Common Language We All Speak!
By Dr. Lynda
You are fluent in a language that you don’t even realize you know! And it might be a place we can find some real fun and eventually share the struggle for connection.
11 minutes
[ Nature ]
Meeting the Salween River
By Sam Burns
On this Saturday Around the World, we’re traveling through the beautiful Salween River in China and seeing the efforts put into place to protect it.
12 minutes
[ Culture ]
It’s True, We Don’t See the World the Same
By Sam Burns
Our own perception of the world differs greatly from those around us. We’ve all had different experiences, and like it or not, they shape us. Let’s explore why and how that might make us more tolerant of others.
7 minutes
[ Animals ]
Single Mothers are Saving Africa’s Endangered Wildlife
By Dr. Lynda
The best thought leaders among us are quick to accept the risk of abandoning assumptions. Their courage often brings out the best in others, and here’s an amazing example of that alchemy!
11 minutes
[ Happiness & Hope ]
Lost Wallets Proving It’s Still an Amazing World
When YouTuber Mark Rober lost his wallet, he turned it into an opportunity see if a lost wallet could prove people are good (or not) and the results… well, they’re pretty surprising.
8 minutes
[ Creativity ]
Insects Have Never Looked So Good!
By Sam Burns
The amazing, intricate structures of insects are something that belongs in museums—oh wait, they’re already there! Photographer Levon Biss has teamed up with one exhibit to bring us closer than we’ve ever been to these tiny creatures with his Microsculptures. You’ll never look at a bug the same way after you see these.
12 minutes
[ Art ]
Synesthesia: Wiring the Senses Together
Synesthesia could be called a superpower, so what is life like for people who can see music or taste color? This is the fascinating science behind it all!
4 minutes
[ Art ]
The (Actual) Magic of Mona Lisa’s Smile
Great art can be hard to “get”, but here’s how Leonardo da Vinci used his masterful understanding of human perception to craft the Mona Lisa and transfix us 500 years later!
15 minutes
[ Psychology ]
How Does Language Shape the Way You See the World?
Lera Boroditsky shows us how our language shapes our perception of the world in her fascinating TED talk! What are the implications of these variations?
9 minutes
Exploring Emergence, The Universal Property That Shapes Us
At what point do you become you? How many neurons does it take to make you who you are? How many cells? Today, we celebrate emergence, the universal property that makes us who we are and shapes every corner of our world.
10 minutes
[ Culture ]
Let Us Bridge Some #GenerationalDifference
Let’s talk about a controversy that we’ve all had to experience. What do you call this little symbol: “#”? Whether you call it a hashtag or a pound sign, today we explore its fascinating origins.
22 minutes
Could Holograms Change our History Records?
By Sam Burns
In this exhibit, you can sit across from a holocaust survivor and ask them about their story. The thing is, these people aren’t really there! So, how does this work? And what is it like for them to know their experience is protected from time?
15 minutes
When You (Really) Can’t Smell the Roses
By Sam Burns
Your sense of smell is one of the most powerful and elusive of all the senses. But how does it even work? And what is it like when it doesn’t?
8 minutes
[ Culture ]
Life at the Base of a Volcano
By Sam Burns
A vast majority of us don’t live anywhere close to a volcano — especially not an active one. Indonesia has the largest number of active volcanos in the world, so how do the residents handle the constant threat? What’s the appeal? Here’s a gorgeous film that may give us a hint.
12 minutes
[ Art ]
Mind Bending Technology and Magic
Technology and magic are combining to transform possibility. Bot & Dolly’s “Box” is a performance that pushes us past the boundaries of reality!
19 minutes
[ Curators' Best ]
Celebrate the New Year with a Tour of the Future!
By Dr. Lynda
There is no better way to ring in the New Year than celebrating all the potential in the future! Here are some great reasons to go into 2018 with a whole new mindset!
36 minutes
Rewriting Stories on Mountainsides
By Sam Burns
We typically don’t want to go back to a place we had a terrible experience. But what if we did? Here’s the story of three U.S. Army Captains returning to Iraq for the first time since combat to experience something completely different.
15 minutes
[ Conservation & Sustainability ]
Humanizing What’s Under the Surface
By Sam Burns
It can be difficult to feel a connection to something when it isn’t a part of your day to day life. But what if it could be? There are people throughout the world creating ways for us to have a closer look at what’s happening under the water, so here’s two of them. Artist, Katrina Fuller, will bring the ocean to us, while innovator, David Lang, brings us into those waters!
5 minutes
[ Art ]
Giving New Meaning to “The Little Things”
By Dr. Lynda
It’s so easy these days to get bogged down by the scale of the world’s problems, but what if we turned that focus upside down? Turns out there is remarkable connection, beauty, and possibility just waiting for us in our routines and ordinary moments! Here’s what one nurse was able to create by doing just that…
15 minutes
Flipping Perceptions
By Sam Burns
How do you react when someone tells you you’re incapable of doing something? For a lot of us, there are usually two routes we take: agree and shrink, or prove those words wrong. WCMX athlete, Aaron “Wheelz” Fotheringham, chose the latter and has spent years creating history and crushing stereotypes. Here’s his story…
37 minutes
[ Business ]
Stories Behind the Faces of Power
By Dr. Lynda
What if we removed the veil of power and could see people at “the top” for who they really are? Here’s a photographer whose stories do just that!