TakePart and Buck made this infovid to provide some context (and buzz) for Waiting for "Superman", the upcoming documentary on America's education system.
I'm glad this video makes the often overlooked point that problems with public education are a root cause of all sorts of other problems, from immigration to energy to health care. Whatever your issue, having informed voters is a big part of the solution.
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Shot in one continuous take, this awesome video by the Clovis High senior class captures every aspect of high school life.
Watch the entire (surprisingly active) 2010 hurricane season in under five minutes.
Thanks to this film, you can hike the entire East Coast in the time it takes to boil water.
Each plane has a memory card with a unique message. So far, they have made it as far as Canada, California, and South Africa.
The wonderful people at Geniustown recently posted Colin Rich's incredible "Pacific II," which shows how duct-taping two used cameras to a...
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Morning Roundup: From Newsweek: The Creativity Crisis For the first time, research shows that American creativity is declining. What went...
The connection between education and ending the nation's unemployment crisis dominated Obama's Silicon Valley town hall yesterday.
Scholars say we need to focus intervention efforts for black boys on pre-K through third grade, but the methods raise plenty of questions.
"Mr. Obama if you want our vote, can your boy Duncan and bring back that hope!" Two L.A. teachers rap their criticisms of Arne Duncan.
In their latest video, the duo Two Teachers and a Microphone make the case for music programs, which are getting cut across America.
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A recent college grad transitions from student journalist to City Year corps member.
This video takes a talk by the author Daniel Pink, who writes about work and motivation, and adds some excellent extemporaneous illustration in...
Today at Slate, the Green Lantern asks whether American consumers (who buy heaps of toys and appliances that are made in China) are to blame for...
A fun way to take stock of the last decade: ASME and MPA's "10 Years in 2 Minutes with 92 Magazine Covers" (video after the jump). We love...
Photographer Brian DeFrees created an amazing time-lapse video documenting his trip across the United States and back.
Fair warning: may result in eyeball rain.
Tesla Motors and CODA Automotive are taking different routes to gas-free auto transportation.
Conscious of the toll oil spills like Deepwater Horizon take on animals, one major oil company devised a procedure for washing off oil that's...
