Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Canada
WWF: Long-distance swimming puts polar bears at risk of drowning due to fatigue or rough seas. Cubs are at even greater risk because their smaller body size and limited body fat leaves them more prone to hypothermia, and they don’t have the energy reserves of an adult bear.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
USA
Our newest Who’s That Girl is sports reporter Michelle Beadle. Co-host of ESPN’s SportsNation and ABC’s Winners Bracket, Michelle sat down with Mankind Unplugged’s Heather Welborn and Super Bowl XLI champion Jason David to talk about celebrity crushes and much more.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
USA
Get introduced to life on a sailboat, and learn about some things a yacht just can’t do without.
Difficulty: Advanced
United Kingdom
This video shows us that Shakespeare invented over 2000 new words and phrases, such as "eyeball," "anchovy," and "puppy."
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
United Kingdom
Created in 1611, The King James Bible permanently shaped the English language with new phrases that are still in use today. How many of them do you know?
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
United Kingdom
A look at how lexicographers started creating the Dictionary of the English Language to ensure that everyone spelled words correctly and knew their correct definition.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
United Kingdom
A film about the global sustainability work of The Prince's Charities, founded by HRH The Prince of Wales.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
USA
What does the Holocaust have to do with us, anyway? In part one, Roderick Miller, the chair of the nonprofit organization Tracing the Past, gives a talk at TEDxVienna about the Holocaust and contemporary Europeans' perception of the space they live in.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
USA
What does the Holocaust have to do with us, anyway? In part four, Roderick Miller, the chair of the nonprofit organization Tracing the Past, gives a talk at TEDxVienna about the Holocaust and contemporary Europeans' perception of the space they live in.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
USA
When you listen to music, multiple areas of your brain become engaged and active. But when you actually play an instrument, that activity becomes more like a full-body brain workout. What's going on? Anita Collins explains the fireworks that go off in musicians' brains when they play, and examines some of the long-term positive effects of this mental workout.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Germany
Promotional video for the Strothoff International School Rhein-Main in Dreieich, outlining the school’s international approach and high educational standards.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
United Kingdom
EPK: Part two of Sting's rehearsal together with the Royal Symphonic Orchestra, in preparation for the launch of their European "Symphonicity" tour. Enjoy!
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Switzerland, USA
The solar airplane Solar Impulse 2 was presented on April 9th, 2014. The construction of the experimental solar aircraft didn't happen in a day. Watch this video about the construction of Solar Impulse 2 and understand the steps that had to be taken to attempt the first solar flight around the world!
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
United Kingdom
David and Ben Crystal explain what goes into original pronunciation (OP) productions of Shakespeare and what they reveal about the history of the English language.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
USA
The two filmmakers who created Rumble talk about how Native American musicians like Link Wray were idols in the eyes of famous performers, but totally unknown to the general public.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Canada, USA
The filmmakers talk about some of the people they wanted to interview for the documentary. Sometimes it just took time, and in a few cases it didn't work out at all. For Christina, one highlight was getting to interview writer and activist John Trudell before his death in 2015.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
USA
Stevie Salas and Christina Fon talk about striking the right balance between entertainment and a political message, and what they hope their film will achieve.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
United Kingdom
WWF marine advocate Bob Zuur out at night on penguin patrol as part of the Oiled Wildlife Response team.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
USA Hawaii
President of the Polynesian Voyaging Society and Master Navigator Nainoa Thompson spoke about what the voyage of the seven vaka means to him and what the consequences are for the entire Pacific. The voyage motto of the Pacific Voyagers is: “Move your paddle slowly through the water.”
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Tanzania
Tunes for Tanzania concert hosted by YAO-Chicago to raise funds and awareness for Opportunity International’s microfinance work in Tanzania. Ft.: Rachel McClusky, Ivory Coats and Your Villain My Hero
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
United Kingdom
View part two from the Great Whale Conservancy of this exhilarating encounter with a humpback whale rescued off the shores of Mexico. Enjoy!
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
USA
Orcas are at the top of the food chain, but it is unprecedented that they would go after a great white shark. From the boat, whale watchers and experts alike are shocked by what they see.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
USA
Why would a killer whale go after a great white shark? Enter Alisa Schulman-Janiger, a biologist who is very familiar with the different families of killer whales off the coast of California.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
USA
So if an orca attacking a shark is so rare, how do they usually behave? In this segment, we learn about how orcas around the world live and hunt.
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