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5:05

Peta Greenfield & Alex Gendler

History vs. Augustus

Posted Jul 2018

21:33

Anna Malaika Tubbs

The critical role of Black mothers — and how to support all moms

Posted Mar 2022

14:48

Dana Kanze

The real reason female entrepreneurs get less funding

Posted Dec 2018

5:08

Alex Gendler

Which voting system is the best?

Posted Jun 2020

8:29

Becca McCharen-Tran

Fashion that celebrates all body types — boldly and unapologetically

Posted Oct 2019

11:00

Amy Padnani

How we're honoring people overlooked by history

Posted Jul 2019

18:18

iO Tillett Wright

Fifty shades of gay

Posted Jan 2013

17:04

Cecile Richards

The political progress women have made — and what's next

Posted Jan 2019

6:03

Madame Gandhi

Why we must stop dancing to the sound of our own oppression

Posted Aug 2020

11:03

Ipsita Dasgupta

To challenge the status quo, find a "co-conspirator"

Posted Jan 2020

11:43

Soraya Chemaly

The power of women's anger

Posted Jan 2019

4:38

Iseult Gillespie

How to see more and care less: The art of Georgia O'Keeffe

Posted Jun 2020

4:51

Pazit Cahlon and Alex Gendler

What "Machiavellian" really means

Posted Mar 2019

12:31

Kakenya Ntaiya

Empower a girl, transform a community

Posted Apr 2019

10:38

Prumsodun Ok

The magic of Khmer classical dance

Posted Oct 2017

8:23

Eve Ensler

The profound power of an authentic apology

Posted Dec 2019

4:56

Alex Gendler

How does impeachment work?

Posted Sep 2018

4:25

Alex Gendler

The myth of Loki and the master builder

Posted Nov 2019

3:43

Alex Gendler

Why do we cry? The three types of tears

Posted Feb 2014

4:19

Alex Gendler

Can you solve the prisoner hat riddle?

Posted Oct 2015

4:07

Alex Gendler

Myths and misconceptions about evolution

Posted Jul 2013

21:04

Martine Rothblatt

My daughter, my wife, our robot, and the quest for immortality

Posted May 2015

12:45

Monique W. Morris

Why Black girls are targeted for punishment at school — and how to change that

Posted Jan 2019

13:12

Paula Stone Williams and Jonathan Williams

The story of a parent's transition and a son's redemption

Posted Jan 2019

2:55

Alex Gendler

Can you solve the giant iron riddle?

Posted Nov 2018

5:39

Alex Gendler

History vs. Christopher Columbus

Posted Oct 2014

5:08

Alex Gendler

How the world's longest underwater tunnel was built

Posted Mar 2020

4:27

Alex Gendler

Can you solve the famously difficult green-eyed logic puzzle?

Posted Jun 2015

19:18

Halla Tómasdóttir

It's time for women to run for office

Posted Nov 2016

5:49

Katlego Kolanyane-Kesupile

How I'm bringing queer pride to my rural village

Posted Jun 2018

23:27

Helen Fisher

Why we love, why we cheat

Posted Sep 2006

5:09

Mark Robinson and Alex Gendler

History vs. Henry VIII

Posted Nov 2018

4:23

Alex Gendler

Can you solve the dragon jousting riddle?

Posted Jan 2020

4:17

Alex Gendler

Why should you read "The Master and Margarita"?

Posted May 2019

4:38

Alex Gendler

The myth of Sisyphus

Posted Nov 2018

5:20

Alex Gendler

A brief history of chess

Posted Sep 2019