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David Ikard
The real story of Rosa Parks -- and why we need to confront myths about Black history
3:08
David Rockwell
The hidden ways stairs shape your life
3:39
Caroline Weaver
Why the pencil is perfect
3:35
Kyra Gaunt
How the jump rope got its rhythm
2:20
Isaac Mizrahi
How the button changed fashion
3:47
Daniel Engber
How the progress bar keeps you sane
3:32
Paola Antonelli
The 3,000-year history of the hoodie
3:14
Michael Bierut
The genius of the London Tube Map
3:33
Margaret Gould Stewart
How the hyperlink changed everything
5:02
Robert Garland
A day in the life of an ancient Athenian
5:05
Naomi Mercer
Why should you read "The Handmaid's Tale"?
11:23
Juliet Brophy
How a new species of ancestors is changing our theory of human evolution
5:46
Gordon McEwan
The rise and fall of the Inca Empire
4:30
Iseult Gillespie
The myth of Arachne
5:40
Edward Paulino
Ugly History: The 1937 Haitian Massacre
3:50
Iseult Gillespie
The myth of OisÃn and the land of eternal youth
5:03
Iseult Gillespie
Why should you read Charles Dickens?
5:03
Mark Robinson
Why is Herodotus called "The Father of History"?
5:30
David Biello
How long will human impacts last?
13:15
Alexander MacDonald
How centuries of sci-fi sparked spaceflight
14:20
Tiffany Watt Smith
The history of human emotions
6:08
Alex Gendler
History vs. Che Guevara
13:43
Kathy Kleiman
The pioneering women who helped create modern computing
5:40
Scott Laderman
The complicated history of surfing
4:47
Iseult Gillespie
The myth of Prometheus
10:34
Deb Willis and Hank Willis Thomas
A mother and son united by love and art
6:09
Brendan Pelsue
Why should you read "Macbeth"?
22:40
Leah Chase and Pat Mitchell
An interview with the Queen of Creole Cuisine
17:55
Isabel Wilkerson
The Great Migration and the power of a single decision
11:03
Tara Houska
The Standing Rock resistance and our fight for Indigenous rights
4:30
John Walters
Where do math symbols come from?
5:59
Sam Slote
Why should you read James Joyce's "Ulysses"?
5:36
Mark Robinson
Why should you read Virgil's "Aeneid"?
5:32
Alan Tamayose
How did Polynesian wayfinders navigate the Pacific Ocean?
5:06
Carrie Nugent
The first asteroid ever discovered
3:01
Iseult Gillespie
Explore cave paintings in this 360° animated cave
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