Browse Lessons

The secret student resistance to Hitler - Iseult Gillespie

The myth of Jason and the Argonauts - Iseult Gillespie

Why should you read “Kafka on the Shore”? - Iseult Gillespie

The high-stakes race to make quantum computers work - Chiara Decaroli

How do viruses jump from animals to humans? - Ben Longdon

From pacifist to spy: WWII’s surprising secret agent - Shrabani Basu

The murder of ancient Alexandria's greatest scholar - Soraya Field Fiorio

Can you solve the dark matter fuel riddle? - Dan Finkel

"New Colossus" by Emma Lazarus

Why should you read "Hamlet"? - Iseult Gillespie

Your body vs. implants - Kaitlyn Sadtler

Underwater farms vs. climate change - Ayana Elizabeth Johnson and Megan Davis

Ugly History: Witch Hunts - Brian A. Pavlac

This one weird trick will help you spot clickbait - Jeff Leek & Lucy McGowan

The Opposites Game

Why should you read “The Master and Margarita”? - Alex Gendler

Can you spot the problem with these headlines? (Level 1) - Jeff Leek & Lucy McGowan

The Chinese myth of the immortal white snake - Shunan Teng

How this disease changes the shape of your cells - Amber M. Yates

"Accents" by Denice Frohman

Why is this painting so shocking? - Iseult Gillespie

How does the stock market work? - Oliver Elfenbaum

Can you solve the cuddly duddly fuddly wuddly riddle? - Dan Finkel

Titan of terror: The dark imagination of H.P. Lovecraft - Silvia Moreno-García

The hidden network that makes the internet possible - Sajan Saini

The surprising reason our muscles get tired - Christian Moro

What is a butt tuba and why is it in medieval art? - Michelle Brown

Turbulence: One of the great unsolved mysteries of physics - Tomás Chor

The wild world of carnivorous plants - Kenny Coogan

How to biohack your cells to fight cancer - Greg Foot

Why are earthquakes so hard to predict? - Jean-Baptiste P. Koehl

How to grow a glacier - M Jackson

How to spot a pyramid scheme - Stacie Bosley

"First Kiss" by Tim Seibles

Frida Kahlo: The woman behind the legend - Iseult Gillespie

A brief history of dogs - David Ian Howe

What “Machiavellian” really means - Pazit Cahlon and Alex Gendler

The wicked wit of Jane Austen - Iseult Gillespie

Using radioactive drugs to see inside your body - Pedro Brugarolas

Can you solve the unstoppable blob riddle? - Dan Finkel

How tall can a tree grow? - Valentin Hammoudi

Harvey Milk's radical vision of equality - Lillian Faderman

The physics of surfing - Nick Pizzo

Why should you read Sylvia Plath? - Iseult Gillespie

How does the Rorschach inkblot test work? - Damion Searls

The historic women’s suffrage march on Washington - Michelle Mehrtens

The chaotic brilliance of artist Jean-Michel Basquiat - Jordana Moore Saggese

Can you solve the jail break riddle? - Dan Finkel