Anthropology and the Study of Humanity
Biology, archaeology, language, and culture-gain a comprehensive understanding of humanity's development from an acclaimed professor…
Chemistry and Our Universe, How It All Works
Our world is ruled by chemistry. The air we breathe is nitrogen, oxygen, and trace…
Introduction to Paleontology
Produced in partnership with the Smithsonian, this fascinating and visually-stunning course opens brand new doors…
Understanding the Misconceptions of Science
Evolution. Relativity. The Big Bang. These and other scientific ideas have come to define our…
How the Earth Works
Favorite trailer magnet YEAR: 2008 | LENGTH: 48 parts (~30 minutes each) | SOURCE: TGC…
Understanding the World’s Greatest Structures: Science and Innovation from Antiquity to Modernity
Favorite trailer magnet YEAR: 2011 | LENGTH: 24 parts (~31 minutes each) | SOURCE: TGC…
Understanding Modern Electronics
Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic. —Arthur C. Clarke
Wonders of the National Parks: A Geology of North America
In 1872, a wondrous region called Yellowstone was set aside as the world’s first national…
What Science Knows about Cancer
Few global challenges touch humanity with as much immediacy or ubiquity as cancer. Over the…
What Einstein Got Wrong
He was the quintessential genius whose brainpower rewrote the laws of the universe. Albert Einstein…
What Darwin Didn’t Know: The Modern Science of Evolution
Writing the final pages of his masterpiece The Origin of Species, Charles Darwin looked ahead…
Understanding the Human Factor: Life and Its Impact
The year is 8000 B.C. A man wanders across a field of prairie grasses in…
The Theory of Everything: The Quest to Explain All Reality
The great theories of physics are like great works of art. And much like the…
The Surveillance State: Big Data Freedom and You
A police officer places a GPS device on a suspected drug dealer’s car to trace…
The Science of Flight
Many of us board a plane without understanding what a truly extraordinary experience flight is:…
The Science of Energy: Resources and Power Explained
Energy is, without a doubt, the very foundation of the universe. It’s the engine that…
Rise of Humans: Great Scientific Debates
Trying to understand our human origins has always been a fundamental part of who we…
Quantum Mechanics: The physics of the Microscopic World
One day in 1900, German physicist Max Planck told his son that he had made…
Physics And Our Universe: How It All Works
Physics is the fundamental science. It explains how the universe behaves at every scale, from…
New Frontiers: Modern Perspectives on Our Solar System
In recent years, cutting-edge telescopes, satellite imaging, and unmanned spacecraft have led to a fascinating…
Theory of Evolution: A History of Controversy
Charles Darwin's theory of organic evolution—the idea that life on earth is the product of…