TED-Ed A brie(f) history of cheese

From: TED-Ed - Sunday Dec 16, 2018 02:03 pm

A brie(f) history of cheese

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Inside the killer whale matriarchy
Lesson by Darren Croft, directed by Boniato Studio
Pods of killer whales inhabit the waters of every major ocean on Earth. Each family is able to survive thanks mainly to one member, its most knowledgeable hunter: the grandmother. These matriarchs can live 80 years or more and their expertise can mean the difference between life and death for their families. Darren Croft details the lives of killer whales and the dangers facing their survival.
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A brie(f) history of cheese
Lesson by Paul S. Kindstedt, directed by Charlotte Cambon
Before empires and royalty, before pottery and writing, before metal tools and weapons – there was cheese. As early as 8000 BCE, Neolithic farmers began a legacy of cheesemaking almost as old as civilization. Today, the world produces roughly 22 billion kilograms of cheese a year, shipped and consumed around the globe. Paul Kindstedt shares the history of one of our oldest and most beloved foods.
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The dangerous race for the South Pole
Lesson by Elizabeth Leane, directed by WOW-HOW Studio
By the early 1900’s, nearly every region of the globe had been visited and mapped, with only two key locations left: the North and South Poles. After two Americans staked claim to reaching the North Pole, a Norwegian explorer and a British naval officer each set out for the last unmapped region in what newspapers called a “Race to the Pole.” Elizabeth Leane sets the scene for their journeys south.
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