SciShow
What If the Universe Was Shaped Like a Donut?
The universe could be a donut in a fourth spatial dimension. Which would mean that we could potentially see our own galaxy repeated from the past... Our 3D brains aren't ready for this.
Be Smart
Why Is The Universe So Empty? (ft. PHD Comics!)
Why is the universe organized the way it is? And why is it so empty? From planets and stars to superclusters and galactic filaments, the universe's largest structures formed because of its smallest. In this special collaboration with PHD...
Crash Course
Inflation and Bubbles and Tulips: Crash Course Economics
In which Adriene and Jacob teach you about how and why prices rise. Sometimes prices rise as a result of inflation, which is a pretty normal thing for economies to do. We'll talk about how across the board prices rise over time, and how...
TED-Ed
TED-Ed: What gives a dollar bill its value? - Doug Levinson
The value of money is determined by how much (or how little) of it is in circulation. But who makes that decision, and how does their choice affect the economy at large? Doug Levinson takes a trip into the United States Federal Reserve,...
Crash Course
Ford, Carter, and the Economic Malaise Crash Course US History
In which John Green teaches you about the economic malaise that beset the United States in the 1970s. A sort of perfect storm of events, it combined the continuing decline of America's manufacturing base and the oil shocks of 1973 and...
SciShow
How We Could Study the First Nanoseconds of the Universe
The oldest light we can see comes from when the universe was less than 400,000 years old, so how can we study those first few moments of history?
Crash Course
What's all the Yellen About? Monetary Policy and the Federal Reserve: Crash Course Economics
This week on Crash Course Economics, we're talking about monetary policy. The reality of the world is that the United States (and most of the world's economies) are, to varying degrees, Keynesian. When things go wrong, economically, the...
Curated Video
How to Create a Discounted Cash Flow - DCF
The Discounted Cash Flow is a way to model flows of money into and out of a business, operation, or project, that takes account of the effects of interest and inflation. Money spent or earned today has a different value to money spent or...
Curated Video
Hyperinflation: 1920s Germany
The causes and effects of spiralling interest rates in 1920s Germany, when money became so devalued it was burnt as fuel. Maths - Number A Twig Math Film. Reinforce and extend the learning required by the curriculum. Twig’s context films...
Curated Video
Could You Owe More Than America?
How the compound interest of high-APR, payday loans can spiral out of control. By borrowing $100 on payday, you could owe trillions in a few years' time... Maths - Number A Twig Math Film. Reinforce and extend the learning required by...
MarketWatch
Inflation vs. recession: How each impacts your finances
As Americans are facing inflation pain points and recession fears, there have been many misconceptions about the state of the economy. Here are the key differences to know and how it affects your money.
Curated Video
Social Security
When times get tough, Social Security provides a vital financial lifeline for U.S. citizens in need. But how did this revolutionary legislation come into being and what benefits does it provide?
All Ears English
2047 - Do You Want to be a Fly on the Wall? Listen Today!
Have you ever wished you could get the unfiltered version of what goes on in someone's life, or in a specific situation? Today, we share how to talk about this very human feeling.
PBS
Is the Savings Account Dead?
Once upon a time, savings accounts were a decent investment option, but today they rarely keep up with inflation... what happened?
PBS
Should I Invest in Gold?
In times of uncertainty, gold can seem like an attractive option... but is it really a viable long-term investment?
PBS
If You Thought This Inflation Was Bad...!
The last time we had inflation this bad in the U.S. was the 1970s--and it was much, much worse. Could history repeat itself?
PBS
How Climate Change Will Make You Poor!
Even if you don't live in a flood zone or tornado alley, climate change will still hit your pocketbook!
Curated Video
Factors That Affect Income
“Factors That Affect Income” discusses various economic factors that affect profit and income, such as inflation, deflation, unemployment, capital goods, human capital, and productivity.
Curated Video
Swept Under the Cosmological Rug
Princeton University physicist Paul Steinhardt relates how many top cosmologists simply ignore the problems with cosmic inflation.
Curated Video
Inflationary Concerns #2 - The Initial Conditions Problem
Cosmologist Paul Steinhardt (Princeton) describes the so-called "initial conditions problem" that makes cosmic inflation very hard to start.
Curated Video
Inflationary Concerns #1 - Fine-tuning
Physicist and early pioneer of cosmic inflation Paul Steinhardt (Princeton) describes the fine-tuning problem associated with cosmic inflation.
Curated Video
Ignoring the Multiverse
Princeton University physicist Paul Steinhardt describes how many cosmologists simply ignore one of the most pronounced problems with the theory of cosmic inflation.
Curated Video
Philosophers Wanted
Physicist Paul Steinhardt, Princeton University, describes how many advocates of inflationary cosmology now believe that no observational evidence could possibly invalidate their theory, leading Paul to conclude that philosophy should be...
Curated Video
The Need For Spies
Nobel Laureate in Physics Roger Penrose (Oxford) speculates on what others are saying - and not saying - about his groundbreaking theory.