What an incredible story... Stephen was sent to prison for dealing drugs. By the time he'd left prison, he'd gained a degree and TWO masters.
Made in partnership
@OpenUniversity
. You can watch more here 👉
Why are people racist? Historian Onyeka Nubia explores some of the root causes of racism - and talks about his own experiences.
Watch more like this in our Reflections on race playlist:
“Some people say you have to be broken to be fixed again.” British sprinter
@MissAshaPhilip
shares the story of her success – and the incredible challenges she faced along the way.
It’s 100 years since the BBC was founded - we’re celebrating with a video featuring two
@BBC
pioneers: Daphne Oram and Delia Derbyshire.
Enjoy 😊
#BBC100
Daphne and Delia, two women whose experiments sort of gave us electronic music 🎶 as we know it. We salute you 👏
Check out our other videos on visionaries, too 🙌 🎥
“We've lost the rich wisdom of normal human dying, and it's time for us to talk about dying and reclaim the wisdom” - Palliative care expert
@DrKathrynMannix
The daily battle against endless notifications, email alerts and screen time is on. Perhaps we all need to find some 'monk time' - just one of the top tips on cracking that work-life balance from
@Twitter
’s
@brucedaisley
✌️ 🎥
Oscar-winning actress Glenda Jackson has died at the age of 87. In 2019 she spoke to us about her career – and the ongoing struggle for gender equality
Go on, say it with me: "I'm going to change the world!"
If the incredible
@Dr_Black
can't get you pumped up for some serious
#MondayMotivation
then we don't know who can 👊
Go on, say it with me: "I'm going to change the world!"
If the incredible
@Dr_Black
can't get you pumped up with some serious
#FridayMotivation
then we don't know who can
A native English speaker wouldn’t say "dally-dilly" or "zag-zig” or “flop flips". But why? Turns out it’s to do with something known as "ablaut reduplication".
@Susie_Dent
explains all (via
@BBC_Reel
)
We all know Florence Nightingale as the founder of modern nursing, but did you know she was also a trailblazer in the field of statistics?
#WomeninScience
Go on, say it with me: "I'm going to change the world!"
If the incredible
@Dr_Black
can't get you pumped up and feeling positive then we don't know who can.
#MondayMotivation
Enjoy this beautiful piece about 3 incredible astronomers - Henrietta Swan Leavitt, Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin and Vera Rubin.
Between them they changed the way we see the universe
#IWD2019
Mindful of the fact that many of us are stuck at home right now, we’ll be sharing a video every day at lunchtime - to help keep those little grey cells busy.
Today’s offer: The wonderful weirdness of water...