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Literature

Everything you need to know to read Homer's "Odyssey"

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Area Studies

The myth behind the Chinese zodiac

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Visual Arts

The mathematics of sidewalk illusions

811,598 Views

Mathematics

A brief history of numerical systems

1,062,512 Views

Environmental Science

What’s so great about the Great Lakes?

1,700,886 Views

Design, Engineering & Technology

How cars went from boxy to curvy

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Public Health

What does this symbol actually mean?

1,997,076 Views

History

How the stethoscope was invented | Moments of Vision 7

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History

Why do we kiss under mistletoe?

960,785 Views

Design

Why all world maps are wrong

22,416,034 Views

Literature & Language

The Poetry of Emily Dickinson

1,704,269 Views

Performing Arts

The secrets of Mozart’s “Magic Flute”

1,517,400 Views

Critical Thinking

Are Good Looking People Jerks?

3,559,632 Views

Psychology

Why do we feel nostalgia?

1,882,095 Views

Civics

Neil deGrasse Tyson Replies to Lincoln's Gettysburg Address

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Civics

How do US Supreme Court justices get appointed?

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Literature & Language

How to recognize a dystopia

5,165,095 Views

Nutrition

Do we really need pesticides?

590,269 Views

Social Studies

Why salt & pepper?

3,654,094 Views

Design

How the sandwich was invented | Moments of Vision 5

821,380 Views

Philosophy & Religion

The Egyptian Book of the Dead: A guidebook for the underworld

7,421,683 Views

History

What caused the French Revolution?

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Philosophy

Plato’s best (and worst) ideas

4,841,310 Views

Literature & Language

Harry Potter and the translator's nightmare

3,938,289 Views