1177 BC: The Year Civilization Collapsed (Eric Cline, PhD)
National Capital Area Skeptics (NCAS)8.87M viewsEric Cline lectures on the collapse of Late Bronze Age civilizations around 1177 BC: trade networks, systems collapse and the Sea Peoples.
Lectures & Documentaries · History & war
63,459 videos · Full university lectures and long-form documentaries.
The Fallen of World War II
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1. Introductions: Why Does the Civil War Era Have a Hold on American Historical
YaleCourses397K viewsDavid Blight explains why the Civil War era still holds such power over American memory and sets out the course's themes.
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Egypt's Tombs of Amun | Full Documentary | NOVA | PBS
NOVA PBS Official290K viewsExcavating tombs of the priests of Amun in Egypt and what they reveal about Theban society.
53:55Stone Age Temple Mystery | Full Documentary | NOVA | PBS
NOVA PBS Official1.19M viewsGöbekli Tepe and the Stone Age temples of Anatolia: what excavations reveal about hunter-gatherers who built monuments.
Secret History of Silicon Valley
Computer History Museum491K viewsSteve Blank traces Silicon Valley's origins to WWII electronic warfare and Cold War military funding.
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The Death of the Roman Republic? - Melissa Lane
Gresham College18.5K viewsMelissa Lane examines how and why the Roman Republic fell, and what ancient writers thought about it.
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Professor Dame Mary Beard gives The Sir Robert Rede Lecture at the University of Cambridge
Cambridge University21.4K viewsMary Beard's Rede Lecture at Cambridge on how we study and misread the Roman world.
Always/Never: The Quest for Safety, Control, and Survivability - Part 1
Sandia National Labs303K viewsPart one of Sandia's documentary on how US nuclear weapons were engineered for safety, use control and survivability.
28:431. Introduction to the Course
YaleCourses88.2K viewsFrank Snowden introduces Epidemics in Western Society since 1600: why epidemic disease shaped politics, religion, science and art.
1:08:032024.11.7 通識人物「林獻堂」系列演講活動：林振莖副研究員「從贊助人角度看林獻堂在台灣美術的角色與貢獻」
清華大學通識教育中心A 68-minute video from 清華大學通識教育中心: “2024.11.7 通識人物「林獻堂」系列演講活動：林振莖副研究員「從贊助人角度看林獻堂在台灣美術的角色與貢獻」”.
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NLM History Lecture - George Deacon and the Circulation of Homeopathic Therapies in Peru (1880-1915)
National Library of MedicineA 60-minute video from National Library of Medicine: “NLM History Lecture - George Deacon and the Circulation of Homeopathic Therapies in Peru (1880-1915)”.
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Long Table 221. Classroom Coins: Numismatic Pedagogy 101
American Numismatic SocietyA 56-minute video from American Numismatic Society: “Long Table 221. Classroom Coins: Numismatic Pedagogy 101”.
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Cómo era la vida de los bufones? Beatrice K. Otto
Sé Curioso — TED-EdA 5-minute video from Sé Curioso — TED-Ed's catalogue; the title names its topic.
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Men and Dust (1940)
National Film Preservation FoundationA 16-minute video from National Film Preservation Foundation: “Men and Dust (1940)”.
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Seminário "Roger Casement e o Centenário de 1916" - Parte 5
uspfflchA 52-minute video from uspfflch: “Seminário "Roger Casement e o Centenário de 1916" - Parte 5”.
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Navigating Presidential Libraries
Organization of American HistoriansA 54-minute video from Organization of American Historians: “Navigating Presidential Libraries”.
5:40¿Qué causó la Revolución Francesa? - Tom Mullaney
Sé Curioso — TED-EdA 6-minute video from Sé Curioso — TED-Ed's catalogue; the title names its topic.
1:54:51دربارۀ مصحف مشهد رضوی | مرتضی کریمی نیا | ارائه در مدرسه تابستانی انعکاس، تهران، شهریور 1401
Morteza KarimiNiaA 115-minute video from Morteza KarimiNia: “دربارۀ مصحف مشهد رضوی | مرتضی کریمی نیا | ارائه در مدرسه تابستانی انعکاس، تهران، شهریور 1401”.
1:33:232023.11.28 清華通識人物「梁啟超、王國維」系列演講－王汎森院士「清華時期的梁啟超與王國維」
清華大學通識教育中心A 93-minute video from 清華大學通識教育中心: “2023.11.28 清華通識人物「梁啟超、王國維」系列演講－王汎森院士「清華時期的梁啟超與王國維」”.
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The Challenger Tragedy
Smithsonian National Air and Space MuseumA 25-minute video from Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum: “The Challenger Tragedy”.
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2,000 साल पुराना यह शव विघटित क्यों नहीं हुआ? - Carolyn Marshall
जिज्ञासु बने रहें — TED-EdA 5-minute video from जिज्ञासु बने रहें — TED-Ed's catalogue; the title names its topic.
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Health Security Beyond Epidemics
CISAC Stanford (CISACStanford)A 36-minute video from CISAC Stanford (CISACStanford): “Health Security Beyond Epidemics”.
56:31The Limits of Authoritarian Diffusion
CISAC Stanford (CISACStanford)A 57-minute video from CISAC Stanford (CISACStanford): “The Limits of Authoritarian Diffusion”.
1:13:02The Effect of Oversight on the Quantity and Quality of Policing
CISAC Stanford (CISACStanford)A 73-minute video from CISAC Stanford (CISACStanford): “The Effect of Oversight on the Quantity and Quality of Policing”.
1:23:47A CREDOC Provocation. The Problem of Progress: Life, humanity, civilisation
CREDOC UCLA 84-minute video from CREDOC UCL: “A CREDOC Provocation. The Problem of Progress: Life, humanity, civilisation”.
1:37:42Conversation on Iraq and American Grand Strategy
CISAC Stanford (CISACStanford)A 98-minute video from CISAC Stanford (CISACStanford): “Conversation on Iraq and American Grand Strategy”.
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HISTORY OF SURGERY (PART-2)
SURGERY INTELLECTA 24-minute video from SURGERY INTELLECT: “HISTORY OF SURGERY (PART-2)”.
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Newport Lecture Series - “No, I Speak American”: SM U-53 and the Naval War College
Naval War College FoundationA 61-minute video from Naval War College Foundation: “Newport Lecture Series - “No, I Speak American”: SM U-53 and the Naval War College”.
1:06:00The Forbidden City at War
Lieberthal-Rogel Center for Chinese Studies (LRCCS)A 66-minute video from Lieberthal-Rogel Center for Chinese Studies (LRCCS): “The Forbidden City at War”.
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Trauma en Oriente Medio: el terrorismo de Hamás y la guerra de Israel en Gaza | DW Documental
DW DocumentalA 86-minute video from DW Documental: “Trauma en Oriente Medio: el terrorismo de Hamás y la guerra de Israel en Gaza | DW Documental”.
5:15अब तक का सबसे सफल समुद्री डाकू - डायन मरे
जिज्ञासु बने रहें — TED-EdA 5-minute video from जिज्ञासु बने रहें — TED-Ed's catalogue; the title names its topic.
2:42Samuel P. Langley and the Aerodrome A
Smithsonian National Air and Space MuseumA 3-minute video from Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum: “Samuel P. Langley and the Aerodrome A”.
4:16El pasado oscuro y retorcido de la cinta caminadora - Conor Heffernan
Sé Curioso — TED-EdA 4-minute video from Sé Curioso — TED-Ed's catalogue; the title names its topic.
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আচার্য জগদীশচন্দ্র বসু - এক আলোকবর্তিকা
Ananda DasguptaA 53-minute video from Ananda Dasgupta: “আচার্য জগদীশচন্দ্র বসু - এক আলোকবর্তিকা”.
1:01:01Support the Troops: Gender, Military Obligation, and the Making of Political Community
CISAC Stanford (CISACStanford)A 61-minute video from CISAC Stanford (CISACStanford): “Support the Troops: Gender, Military Obligation, and the Making of Political Community”.
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