Institute of Art and Ideas
What are Western values?
Western values have been extraordinarily successful. Yet now, we seem on the backfoot unsure of ourselves and sometimes embarrassed at our own past. Beset with postmodern doubts, do we need to revive belief in the value and importance of...
Jabzy
Great Religious Debate - Stuff That I Find Interesting
In this video, Jabzy brings us historical tidbits and unknown facts about the Great Religious Debate
Religion for Breakfast
Emperor Constantine Did NOT Choose the Books of the Bible
One of the most enduring myths today about the Council of Nicaea is that the council members voted on which books to include in the Bible. This myth is sometimes expanded to include Emperor Constantine as some driving political force...
Curated Video
Italy, Florence Cathedral (Santa Maria del Fiore)
The typical Italian Gothic building, the Cathedral of Florence, is dedicated to "Santa Maria del Fiore". The church was designed by Arnolfo di Cambio (c1245-1302) who considerably enlarged the existing religious structure. Finished...
Hip Hughes History
The Citizenship Clause Explained
With the current GOP Presidential smack talk concerning the 14th amendment, I though a video was warranted. My Johnny Cash "Walk the Line" lecture looking at the text, judicial interpretation and arguments for and against it.
TLDR News
10 Years Later: Has Cannabis Legalisation Worked? Crime, Health & Tax After Weed - TLDR News
It's been about 10 years since cannabis was legalized in Washington and Colorado, so we want to review how it's been going... In this video we take a look at how legalizing cannabis impacted health, tax rates, and crime in the states...
Intelligence Squared
Parag Khanna on why South America will be the next superpower
Parag Khanna speaking at the IQ2 debate. Parag Khanna: South America will be the 21st century's superpower - IQ2 debate
Intelligence Squared
Racism against Muslims in Europe
The debate "Europe is failing its Muslims" took place on February 23rd at Cadogan Hall in London, in association with BBC World News and the British Council. IQ2 Debate: "Europe is failing its Muslims" - Summing up and results. (6 of 6)
Institute of Art and Ideas
Hidden Desires and Secret Thoughts (long form version)
Many have been sceptical of Freud's claim that unconscious desires control our lives. Yet recent studies show the conscious brain processes only a tiny fraction of the brain as a whole. Are hidden desires and secret thoughts driving our...
Curated Video
Improving Opinion Statements: Focusing on the Topic, Not the Writer
In this video, the teacher explains the difference between fact and opinion and guides students in revising their opinion statements to focus on the topic rather than themselves. The teacher provides examples and encourages critical...
The Telegraph
Steven Pinker: Danger of moral panic over “fake news”
Social media companies face a tough choice in censoring their users. Steven Pinker joins Steven Edginton to discuss rationality, big tech companies and conspiracy theories in the latest Off Script podcast. Watch the full episode above or...
Institute of Art and Ideas
Doing Right and Feeling Good
We think empathising with others is the route to a better world. But studies show that empathy encourages us to help one named child over ten anonymous others. Is morality strangely not about empathy at all? Does the moral way to act...
Institute of Art and Ideas
Is poverty the main cause of illness?
We ring fence NHS spending and western countries spend ever more on medicine. But a third of all deaths are due to medical intervention and some argue poverty not pathogens makes the biggest difference. Is it a fantasy to believe that...
The Economist
Ireland: divided by abortion
Abortion is banned in Ireland in almost all circumstances, including rape and incest. On May 25th voters will have their say in a referendum that could repeal the ban.
TLDR News
Commons Debates New COVID Punishments, University Cheating & Trade with Genocidal States - TLDR News
This Week in Parliament is the series where we discuss what's been going on in the Houses of Parliament. This week the Commons debated a new set of punishments for COVID rule breakers; essay mills that help cheating students; and the...
Institute for New Economic Thinking
John Kay: Consistency and Rigor (1/5)
In part one of this INET interview, John Kay suggests that consistency and rigor have become the requirements of modern economics. However, these requirements have forced economists to use only deductive reasoning to remain the pretense...
Institute of Art and Ideas
Are space and time just a human fantasy?
We think space and time are the structure of the universe. Yet Einstein argued 'space and time are modes by which we think and not conditions in which we live'. And philosophers, Kant and Heidegger, saw space and time as the framework of...
Institute of Art and Ideas
A World Without Borders (long form version)
From the Olympics to the UN we celebrate national identity and culture. Yet nations are typically the source of warfare and conflict. Would we be better to get rid of nations and borders in favour of a wider, ultimately global,...
Encyclopaedia Britannica
Britannica Explores: Scottish Language
Britannica editor Jeff Wallenfeldt provides an overview of the Scots language.
ACDC Leadership
Macro 3.3- Long- Run Aggregate Supply
Mr. Clifford explains the Long Run Aggregate Supply Curve (LRAS) and the relationship between price level and output in the long run.
Institute of Art and Ideas
Alternatives to capitalism
As China and Russia adopt their own variants, the reign of capitalism seems absolute. Yet there are many who wish for an alternative and some who claim a final crisis is in the making. Is there a radical alternative that we have not yet...
Hip Hughes History
How a Bill Becomes a Law: The HipHughes Review
We all know the SchoolHouse rocks song; but is it really that easy to pass a law? In this video we take a look not only at the Constitutional process but the more in depth informal process.
Institute of Art and Ideas
Is art or science better for understanding experience?
Our life is made up of experiences. But what experience is remains a mystery. Heidegger thought it inexplicable and neuroscientists cannot find its location. Do we just need a better theory to uncover its secrets? Or is experience...
Institute for New Economic Thinking
Do Economists Understand the Economy?
Missing the big picture is all too common in the field. Lance Taylor, Professor Emeritus at The New School for Social Research, has focused on the reconstruction of macroeconomic theory and seeks to challenge mainstream approaches....