TED
Each of the following TED talks is available on YouTube too.
Claire Bowern, 'Where did English come from?' [YouTube]
Kate Gardoqui, 'How did English evolve?' [YouTube]
Gina Cooke, 'Why is there a "b" in doubt?' [YouTube]
Gina Cooke, 'The true story of "true"' [YouTube]
John McWhorter, 'A brief history of plural word …s' [YouTube]
John McWhorter, 'Birth of a nickname' [YouTube]
Anne Curzan, 'What makes a word real?' [YouTube]
Erin McKean, 'Go ahead, make up new words!' [YouTube]
Kate Burridge, 'Euphemisms' [YouTube]
Andreea Calude, 'Does grammar matter?' [YouTube]
Iseult Gillespie, 'Everything you need to know to read "The Canterbury Tales"' [YouTube]