Science ABC
The Modernization Theory Explained | The Stages Of Economic Growth
The modernization theory is a model used to explain how societies transition from traditional or underdeveloped economic and social systems to modern, technologically advanced, and industrialized ones. The theory contends that all...
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First Friends: How Dogs Paved the Path for Domestication
Explore the pivotal role of dogs as the first domesticated animals and their impact on the evolution of human society. This video highlights how the early domestication of dogs enabled humans to transition from nomadic lifestyles to...
Curated Video
What are Economic Systems?
Different economic systems have been developed to meet the needs and wants of the citizens of a country or society. These systems have distinct advantages and downsides for producers, consumers, and governments.
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Sultana Raziya of Delhi - The Woman who ruled the Mamluk Sultanate
Sultana Raziya of Delhi - The Woman who ruled the Mamluk Sultanate
Wonderscape
Indigenous Peoples of the American Southwest: A Cultural Journey
Host Shauna, from the Stellat'en First Nation, guides viewers through the heritage of the American Southwest's Indigenous peoples. The video explores the history, resilience, and cultures of tribes like the Hopi, Navajo, and Mojave,...
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The Sociology of Religion
Primatologist Frans de Waal (Emory University), two historians, Nile Green (UCLA) and David Hollinger (UC Berkeley) and David Goldberg, former Rabbi at Liberal Jewish Synagogue London, discuss different aspects of the sociology of religion.
Brainwaves Video Anthology
Yascha Mounk - The Great Experiment: Why Diverse Democracies Fall Apart and How They Can Endure
Yascha Mounk is a writer and academic known for his work on the crisis of democracy and the defense of philosophically liberal values. Born in Germany to Polish parents, Yascha received his BA in History from Trinity College Cambridge...
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Rediscovering Buddhism
Award-winning author Pankaj Mishra describes how many people educated in the Western tradition, himself included, have only recently come to appreciate the intellectual significance of many aspects of Buddhist thought.
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Discovering Buddhism
Author and independent scholar Pankaj Mishra describes how, despite being born not far from where the Buddha lived and preached, he had to make a special effort to learn about Buddhism.
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Dangerous Purity
Historian Martin Jay (UC Berkeley) discusses how societal purification movements to eliminate truth often have terrible consequences.
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The History Wheel
University of Oxford historian John Elliott reflects upon the various trends in historical scholarship, and urges young historians to be aware of the dominant themes while sticking with their own orientations.
Curated Video
What are Economic Systems?
Different economic systems have been developed to meet the needs and wants of the citizens of a country or society. These systems have distinct advantages and downsides for producers, consumers, and governments.
Curated Video
Defining Art
A video entitled "Defining Art" which discusses the difficulty of defining art.
Brainwaves Video Anthology
Yohuru Williams - Teaching U.S. History Beyond the Textbook
Described in Diverse Issues in Higher Education as “one of the most exciting scholars of his generation,” Dr. Yohuru Williams is the History Department Chair and the Director of Black Studies at Fairfield University in Fairfield, CT. He...
Religion for Breakfast
Using Computer Models to Study Religion? (feat. Dr. Connor Wood)
How can computer models help in the academic study of religion? Today I sit down with Dr. Connor Wood with the Institute for the Bio-Cultural Study of Religion to find out.
Institute for New Economic Thinking
Kate Pickett - The Consequences of Inequality and Wealth Distribution
The Inaugural Conference @ King's, Institute for New Economic Thinking, Session 7: The Consequences of Inequality and Wealth Distribution
Brainwaves Video Anthology
John Jost - System Justification Theory
John T. Jost is Professor of Psychology and Politics and Co-Director of the Center for Social and Political Behavior at New York University. His research, which addresses stereotyping, prejudice, political ideology, and system...
Curated Video
5 Influential African Women In History
Though often ignored, women, such as the ones highlighted here, are critical to remembering the specific way Black people have enacted change in world history. Their lives reveal the importance of culture in activism. African women’s...
Communication Coach Alex Lyon
What are Ethics vs Morals?
In Part 1 (of 2), Alex and Dr. Ryan Bisel answer the question What are Ethics vs Morals, give a definition, look at similarities and differences (i.e., ethics vs morals), and give an explanation of why these terms matter today for both...
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What is Sociology?
This film gives students a broad introduction to Sociology, based around the distinction between social and sociological problems. The latter is then developed in terms of ""Sociology's core concerns"": problems of order; explaining...
Mister Simplify
Hofstede's 6D Model of National Culture - Simplest Explanation Ever
Geert Hofstede's Model of National Culture is a study of different cultures to understand how human beings communicate with one another and process information in their minds. The goal is to be able to communicate better with one and...
Institute for New Economic Thinking
Ian Goldin, Sanjeev Goyal, Frank Kelly, J. Doyne Farmer - Networks and Systemic Risks
The Inaugural Conference @ King's, Institute for New Economic Thinking, Session 2 Q&A: What Kind of Theory to Guide Reform and Restructuring of the Financial and Non-Financial Sectors?
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Ethnocentrism
This film examines the concept of ethnocentrism, its social construction, uses and limitations in psychological research.