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Why I Spend Hours Sketching in Conflict Zones | George Butler | TED
Illustrator and TED Fellow George Butler reports on the ground from conflict zones, climate hotspots and humanitarian crises, using pen, ink and watercolors to highlight personal stories of
Viking Flatbread | Food Wishes
This delicious, fun-to-make Viking flatbread is created using some of the same flours the Vikings might have used—wheat, spelt flour and rye flour—and instead of using water, the dough
Was the Trojan War Fought Over a Rock?
According to legend, Helen of Troy was so beautiful that her face launched a thousand ships, leading to the Trojan War more than 3000 years ago. But other stories suggest that it might not
Turkish Turkey Chili Pasta | Food Wishes
This Turkish turkey chili pasta is a spin on the viral Turkish pasta, which is in itself meant to be a deconstructed version of a Turkish stuffed pasta called manti. Those little dumplings
The Single Bolt of Lightning that Killed 835 Sheep
JMP offers a 30-day free trial for anyone, anywhere. Go to to see the benefits of visual statistics for yourself. In 1939, 835 sheep were killed by a single bolt
Joseph Stalin Was Very Wrong About Agriculture
Soviet agronomist Nikolai Ivanovich Vavilov was obsessed with plants. Especially finding out where domesticated crops first came from. And out of his research came a proposal that certain crops
Viking Stew | Food Wishes
This delicious Viking stew features ingredients typically used by the Norsemen over 1,000 years ago, including meat, berries, mushrooms, herbs, and root vegetables, and while the cooking methods
Many Crystals Take Millions of Years to Form, Not These
the SciShow Rocks Box to receive your own desert rose here! This month's Rocks Box subscribers get a desert rose! Its floral appearance comes
How pit bulls got a bad reputation
Why do so many people think pit bulls are violent? Support our work. Become a Vox Member today: our channel and turn on notifications (🔔) so
What Dinosaurs, Pyramids, and the Atomic Bomb Have in Common
What Dinosaurs, Pyramids, and the Atomic Bomb Have in Common - Inspired by Collisions video: Check out Collisions: A Physicist's Journey from Hiroshima to the Death of the Dinosaurs, by Alec
Why are there so many different kinds of dogs? - Kathleen Morrill Pirovich
Trace the evolution of dog breeds, and find out why their characteristics, behaviors, and personalities vary so widely. -- The immense physical variety of dogs makes them among the world’s
How the lead industry lied to the public for decades - Gerald Markowitz and David Rosner
Explore the ways that lead exposure can harm the human body, and why this toxic element can be found in so many products. -- Lead is a metallic element that’s distributed across Earth’s
