The Hidden Forces Behind Your Food Choices | Sarah Lake | TED
Adults Culture
What we eat is less about what we choose and more about what's offered to us, says food and climate expert Sarah Lake.
Happy News
Youth Culture
De-Graft has this week's Happy News to brighten your week.
Historian Answers Wild West Questions | Tech Support | WIRED
Adults Culture
Historian Mark Lee Gardner joins WIRED to answer the internet's burning questions about the Wild West era.
The Infinite Stories of Hinduism: Crash Course Religions #5
Adults Culture
What does it mean to be Hindu? In this episode of Crash Course Religions, we’ll learn about the surprising history of the term “Hindu,” what the word “karma” really means, and how this vast, sprawling tradition contains more than one version of a story.
Enchanted Soudah: Traditions in the Clouds | Saudi Arabia | National Geographic
Adults Culture
Remarkably distinct from the rest of Saudi Arabia, Soudah’s history is living and breathing, kept alive through the cultural practices of its local people.
What's the Difference Between Cults and Religion?: Crash Course Religions #3
Adults Culture
What is a cult? How are cults different from religions? And why do many religious scholars say we shouldn’t even use that label? In this episode of Crash Course Religions, we’ll learn why the line between cults and religions is much fuzzier than it seems.
How Many Religions Are There?: Crash Course Religions #2
Adults Culture
When we think of world religions, we often think of the Big Five: Judaism, Christianity, Islam, Hinduism, and Buddhism. But why do we think of those?
Let's Talk About Food
Kids Culture
Caitie is curious! She's asking her friends of all ages and abilities about what foods they like to eat...and what foods they DON'T.
Animal Spotlight: Working Cats
Kids Culture
Meet Lucky and Buster, two special rescue cats that found their purrfect careers.
How a Banana Sold for $150,000 : Modern Art
Adults Culture
Our cultural perspectives shape how we perceive art, including who we see as contributing to its most important movements.
Animal Spotlight: Luna
Kids Culture
Luna is obsessed with her stuffed toy donuts — she absolutely must take one on every walk.
Miss Macdonald's Farm
Kids Culture
Miss MacDonald helps her grandfather Old Macdonald run his farm.
Becoming An Artist: Paula Rego
Youth Culture
Settle in for a story about artist Paula Rego. How did she decide to become an artist? What inspired her?
Olympics 2024: What Is Kitesurfing?
Youth Culture
With the Olympic games in full swing, let's take a look at one of the new events of kitesurfing.
Gold Medal Greek Yogurt
Kids Culture
Celebrate Summer Games with Humble, Stumble, and Grumble at the big match! Score the grapefruit and make a winning meal! YUM!
Origins of Color (Trade & Exchange)
Adults Culture
How can the color “red” be a global commodity? How can the way a statue stands be a sign of cultural exchange?
Fallout's Cold Fusion Problem
Adults Culture
Was #Fallout’s “artifact” really worth transporting a severed head across the wasteland?
Becoming An Artist: Yoko Ono
Youth Culture
Meet Yoko Ono. She is an artist, filmmaker, activist and musician who believes that you can change the world by being yourself.
Olympics 2024: What Is Rowing?
Youth Culture
With the Olympics just starting, let's take a look at the sport of rowing.
The Science of Going Viral
Adults Culture
When we say a meme goes “viral,” we aren't actually saying it's making people sick. But the math behind a meme’s spread suggests it's actually a pretty spot-on analogy.
Does Expensive Coffee actually taste better?
Adults Culture
Coffee beans are one of the most confusing items to purchase, so over the past several weeks, I bought 20+ different kinds of coffee at different price points, visited a local roaster, tried roasting my own beans at home and tested a bunch of types of coffee in order to understand the flavor and price differences of coffee beans.