12 minute lesson
How Playing Broken Instruments Brought Them Back to Life!
When Philadelphia was left with thousands of broken instruments after budget cuts to school music programs, the community came together to fix the problem by putting on a symphony for a broken orchestra!
6 minute lesson
Using Technology to Save Endangered Languages
How is technology changing the future of language? With the smart use of technology, we can work to preserve the languages that are at risk of going extinct and save the knowledge that could be lost!
4 minute lesson
Why Don’t We See More Positive News?
Why don’t we seem more positive news? Progress is happening around the world, so why do we hear so many negative stories? Here’s how we can change that!
10 minute lesson
Lost Wallets Proving It’s Still an Amazing World
Can losing a wallet be a good thing? Check out this experiment in acts of kindness from Mark Rober. It turns out, the world is kinder than you may think!
3 minute lesson
Our Plastic Waste Problem: It’s Not About Perfection
Reducing our single-use plastics isn’t about perfection, it’s about progress. Here are some simple ways you can get started or inspire your community!
13 minute lesson
Chickpeas: Doing the Hum-Most!
Chickpeas may seem like a humble food, but how they came to be loved by people around the world, and how we grow them is a fascinating look at how the foods we love make it to our tables!
4 minute lesson
From MIT Engineer to Rockstar
Tom Scholz began his career as an MIT engineer but used his skills and curiosity to start one of the world’s most famous bands, BOSTON. Here’s his story!
9 minute lesson
Exploring the Salween River Before It’s Too Late
How do you save an environment if you don’t know anything about it? Meet the organization helping people experience waterways before they disappear forever!
3 minute lesson
What Happens When Athletes and Scientists Team Up?
Adventure Scientists is training outdoor enthusiasts to become citizen scientists to help researchers understand some of the world’s most remote regions!
4 minute lesson
Solutions from the Spinach King
What if, more often, we saw problems in our communities and took matters into our own hands to fix them? Innovation happens when we see a problem, know the hardships involved in making it a reality, and press on anyway! For Lufefe Nomjana, the “Spinach King”, seeing a need in the community and innovating a solution has… Read more »
5 minute lesson
The Artist Who Brought the World Joy One Egg at a Time
The artist Shari Kadar discovered her calling as an artist late in life, but through her passion, she was able to touch the lives of many. Her work spread joy and shared her life story with many.
3 minute lesson
Meet the Hindu Bagpipers Bringing Cultures Together
What happens when you combine traditional Indian music with the sounds of Scotland? This global band of Hindu bagpipers is breaking the mold when it comes to what cross-cultural collaboration sounds like!
4 minute lesson
Your Spare Hair Could Clean the Ocean!
A solution for helping clean our environment could be growing out of your head right now! This idea takes something we have a lot of, hair, and turns it into an environment saving innovation.
6 minute lesson
Peering into Space: The Image that Changed Everything
Can an image change the way we think about ourselves? In 1996 an image that looked deep into space did! This is the story of the Hubble Deep Field image and how it changed the way we think about our place in the universe.
3 minute lesson
Have a Question? Ask the Human Google!
What did we do before Google could answer all of our questions? Well, at the New York Public Library you can call up one of their librarians and instead of turning to Google for an answer you can just ask them!
7 minute lesson
From Trash to Treasure: Copper Art!
Artists in Michoacán, Mexico are working magic with copper scraps by turning them into works of art– the ultimate form of recycling!