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YouTubeAztec and Mayan are totally different languages. Sort of.
Ancient Mexico was a hotbed of language mixing. Aztecs and Maya spoke completely unrelated languages, but a Mesoamerican linguistic mindmeld tied them together in surprising ways. Here's the grammar.
YouTubeDilgo Khyentse Rinpoche Profound Advice
Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche at the London Rigpa center in 1982.
YouTubeNew Tech Start-Up Bubble
When he lost his job at Newsweek, Lyons - who had long reported on Silicon Valley companies - accepted an offer from HubSpot, a red-hot Boston startup, as a "marketing fellow". Watch the talk to learn what happened next.
YouTubeNoam Chomsky and Amy Goodman Discuss Inequality
The two will talk about the unprecedented rate of inequality as examined in Chomsky's newest book (and documentary film), Requiem for the American Dream: The 10 Principles of Concentration of Wealth & Power.
YouTubeHow Silicon Valley Created America’s Largest Homeless Camp
Living in “The Jungle” means learning to live in fear. Especially after dark, when some people get violent. The 68-acre homeless camp in South San Jose is considered the largest in the United States. It's a lawless place.
YouTubeHow Technicolor changed movies
What was "glorious Technicolor?" It was a groundbreaking technology — but it was more than that, too.
YouTubePallas cat checks out camera
Still the greatest moment in all the internet. Otocolobus manul FTW.
YouTubeRick and Morty: Has Rick Changed?
Rick and Morty fans have repeatedly been curious about one particular question over the first three seasons: Has Rick Sanchez changed? Is he becoming more caring? Let's look at the evidence to try to better understand the thinking of showrunners Dan Harmon and Justin Roiland.
YouTubeThe Accidental Tourist (1988)
Directed by Lawrence Kasdan. With William Hurt, Kathleen Turner, Geena Davis, Amy Wright. An emotionally distant writer of travel guides must carry on with his life after his son is killed and his marriage crumbles.
YouTubeThe Teacher Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche
In relating with the teacher, your critical input and your surrendering work together at the same time. They're not working against each other.
YouTubeHow to Make the Perfect Tempura with Tadashi Ono
Celebrated Japanese chef Tadashi Ono demonstrates how to make the perfect, light and crispy tempura. The secret is in the cake-flour batter, which should be ...
YouTubeA Conversation With Contemporary Tibetan Artist Gonkar Gyatso
Gonkar Gyatso is a London-based transnational artist, who is also a founder of Contemporary Tibetan Art gallery the Sweet Tea House.
YouTubeA Conversation on the Economy with Joe Stiglitz and Paul Krugman
What do you get when you put two of the most well known and most widely cited economists in the world, both Nobel laureates, on stage together? A healthy dose of economic reality.
YouTubeDo We Really Want Change?
Russell Brand speaks with filmmaker Adam Curtis about the rise of individualism, where real power lies, and whether we really want change.
YouTubeOscilloscope Music Pictures from Sound
An oscilloscope can be made to display shapes by playing sounds into it. Making music from these sounds while simultaneously drawing images with those sounds takes things to another level.
YouTubeDark Patterns: User Interfaces Designed to Trick People
Presented by Harry Brignull at the UX Brighton Conference.
YouTubeIn 1979, Steve Martin delivered the greatest punch line in comedy history
Part of Martin’s brilliance is that there isn’t always a punch line to what he does. But when there is, it’s perfect.
YouTubeThe Finest Bird Song of 1890
A mechanical singing bird mechanism. Made around 120 years ago in Paris, probably by Bontems. In the film I hope you can identify all the major parts and see them working together to make the sound. The mechanism was in a rusted and seized state and has been restored. Surpisingly the bellows are in good original condition. See our channel for more, much more.
YouTubeHow Kubrick Achieved the Beautiful Cinematography of Barry Lyndon
Stanley Kubrick’s Barry Lyndon is often lauded as one of the greatest achievements in the history of cinematography. And in a decade or even a year with some of the toughest competition you can think of, Barry Lyndon always seems to stick out just a little bit more. But what sets the cinematography of Barry Lyndon apart from other movies? And how was it done?
YouTubeThe Nuclear Waste Problem
Nuclear reactor footage courtesy Canada Science and Technology Museum. Spent fuel pool courtesy IAEA Imagebank
YouTubeAlak Zenkar Rinpoche Conference of translators (2008)
Light of Berotsana Conference of Translators 2008. Sunday Morning Presentation with Alak Zenkar Rinpoche
YouTubeAll Cats Go to Heaven
"Cats are like potato chips," reads a sign in Bruce and Terry Jenkins’s home. "You can’t just have one!" In fact, the Jenkinses have dozens—the couple, both of whom are retired, have devoted their lives to caring for a plethora of elderly cats. “It’s kind of a big family,” says Terry Jenkins in Jonathan Napolitano’s short documentary. “It gives me the opportunity to be with more cats than I possibly could ever have imagined.”
YouTubeGödel's Incompleteness Theorem
Marcus du Sautoy discusses Gödel's Incompleteness… Professor du Sautoy is Simonyi Professor for the Public Understanding of Science and a Professor of Mathematics at the University of Oxford.
YouTubeJacob's Ladder Monsters of the Week
Let's take a look at one of Silent Hill's major influences: Jacob's Ladder (1990). A psychological horror movie by Adrian Lyne, written by Bruce Joel Rubin and starring Tim Robbins and Elizabeth Peña.
YouTubeThe psychology behind Facebook data breach
Facebook has said it now believes up to 87 million people's data was improperly shared with the political consultancy Cambridge Analytica - many more than previously disclosed.
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