Science360
Do smart electricity meters on conservation?
With smart electricity meters, consumers can measure electricity usage in real time, even find out how they stack up against their neighbors. But, does having that information impact consumers' electricity usage? With support from the...
Curated Video
Indicators of Economic Development
The video discusses the indicators of economic development, which are the areas that developing countries can focus on improving to increase their living standards and rate of development. The speaker explains how low living standards,...
Curated Video
Understanding Deflation and Its Consequences
This video provides an explanation of what deflation is and the consequences that come with it, which includes a reduction in real output, consumption, and investment. The speaker uses Japan as an example of an economy that has suffered...
Blockchain Central
Can Bitcoin Harm the Environment? | Blockchain Central
This week on Blockchain Central: we're going to see if Bitcoin energy consumption has the potential to ruin our environment and significantly affect the energy sector.
Institute for New Economic Thinking
China’s Coming Debt Crisis?
The condition of the Chinese economy is increasingly becoming a significant factor exorcising the minds of global policy makers. Even though China’s most recent data has shown signs of stabilization (and the current turmoil in the...
Astrum
How would we build a colony on Mars?
Mars is a world similar in a lot of ways to our own. That doesn't mean there aren't a multitude of hurdles to overcome if we were ever to consider settling there.
JJ Medicine
Worst Foods to Eat with Acid Reflux (GERD, Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease) | How to Reduce Symptoms
Foods to Avoid with Acid Reflux (Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease, GERD) | How to Reduce Symptoms Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) is a condition involving acid reflux (heartburn) due to relaxation or weakness of the lower...
Institute for New Economic Thinking
Christian Belabed and Thomas Theobald: Inequality and the Current Account
Most economists think about aggregate consumption through the lens of Friedman's permanent income hypothesis or Modigliani's life-cycle hypothesis. But long ago there was a third contender, Duesenberry's relative income hypothesis, which...
Curated Video
Understanding Consumption and the Consumption Function
This video is a lecture about the components of aggregate demand, with a specific focus on one of the most important components: consumption. The relationship between disposable income and consumption is explored, along with the concept...
Intelligence Squared
Why Capitalism cannot save our planet from Climate Change
In light of the potential collapse of our climate, momentum garnered by Greta Thunberg and raging Australian wildfires, Intelligence Squared hosted a climate...[Part 1/5] George Monbiot on Why Capitalism Cannot Save Our Planet from...
JJ Medicine
Best and Worst Foods to Eat with Hay Fever (Allergic Rhinitis) | How to Reduce Signs and Symptoms
Best and Worst Foods to Eat with Hay Fever (Allergic Rhinitis) | How to Reduce Signs and Symptoms Hay Fever (Allergic Rhinitis) is a condition involving inflammation of the nasal mucosa when exposed to certain allergens. There are...
Curated Video
Is America Doing Enough To Go Green?
With global greenhouse gas emissions at record levels, and the future of Earth at stake, what are Americans doing to safeguard the planet for future generations? And what more can be done?
Institute for New Economic Thinking
Unlimited Wants, Limited Resources | How & How NOT to Do Economics with Robert Skidelsky
Lionel Robbins defined economics as: “the science which studies behaviour as a relationship between unlimited wants and limited resources which have alternative uses.” How do we understand this tension between unlimited wants and limited...
JJ Medicine
Best & Worst Foods to Eat with Gout | Reduce Risk of Gout Attacks and Hyperuricemia
Best & Worst Foods to Eat with Gout | Reduce Risk of Gout Attacks and Hyperuricemia Gout is an inflammatory monoarticular arthropathy that is caused by monosodium urate crystal deposition within particular joints in the body. The urate...
Financial Times
Charts that Count: how Donald Trump is weaponising growth
FT Alphaville's Brendan Greeley explains how the growth in military spending under the US president has helped to stimulate the economy and boost GDP.
Institute for New Economic Thinking
Ha-Joon Chang: Economics Upside Down
In INET's full interview with Ha-Joon Chang, he discusses some ideas that seem contrary to traditional thinking in economics, such as free trade does not necessarily make countries richer, and that there is no such thing as a free market.
Catalyst University
Prions | Mechanism of Kuru & Relation to Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease
In this video, I discuss the mechanism of transmission and development of Kuru, a prion disease derived from cannibalism of brains infected by either Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (cCJD) or others with Kuru.
Institute for New Economic Thinking
Andrew Sheng: The Challenge of Large, Complex Financial Institutions (4/7)
The panelists discuss large complex financial institutions at INET's Bretton Woods Conference on April 9, 2011. The speaker in this segment is Andrew Sheng, Chief Adviser at the China Banking Regulatory Commission. The other panelists...
Espresso Media
Living with Garbage: A Month in the Life
In this video, a couple discusses their garbage collection and recycling habits. They talk about the amount of garbage they produce, the different types of waste they separate, and the increase in consumption during the holiday season....
Institute for New Economic Thinking
Robert and Edward Skidelsky - How Much is Enough? 1/3
In the first part of this three-part INET "From the Director's Chair" interview, INET Executive Director Robert Johnson talks with Robert Skidelsky and his son Edward Skidelsky about their book, How Much is Enough? Money and the Good...
Institute for New Economic Thinking
David Wu: China's Regulation Problem
David Wu, a chartered accountant by training, is also a member of PwC China’s Management Board, and also holds the following leadership roles: China Government and Regulatory Affairs Leader, North China Markets Leader and Beijing Senior...
Healthcare Triage
Weight Gain, Low-Calorie Sweeteners, and Responsible Translation of Research
A press release on a recently published scientific study has been catching clicks with the headline “low-calorie sweeteners do not mean low risk for infants, new research shows the impact ‘diet’ ingredients have on body weight and gut...
JJ Medicine
Foods to Avoid with Enlarged Prostate | Reduce Symptoms and Risk of Prostate Cancer
An enlarged prostate (also known as Benign prostatic hyperplasia) is a relatively common condition that increases in prevalence as men get older. Certain dietary and lifestyle choices can influence the growth of the prostate, the...
Curated Video
Understanding Demand Pull Inflation
This video is a lesson on demand pull inflation. The presenter explains the basics of demand pull inflation, including its association with aggregate demand and its impact on price level and real output. He also discusses the pros and...