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Women in the 19th Century Crash Course US History
In which John Green finally gets around to talking about some women's history. In the 19th Century, the United States was changing rapidly, as we noted in the recent Market Revolution and Reform Movements episodes. Things were also in a...
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The Dark Ages...How Dark Were They, Really Crash Course World History
John Green teaches you about the so-called Dark Ages, which it turns out weren't as uniformly dark as you may have been led to believe. While Europe was indeed having some issues, many other parts of the world were thriving and...
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Religion: Crash Course Sociology
Today we’re turning our sociological eye to another major social institution: religion. We’ll use symbolic interactionism to help us understand the dichotomy of the Sacred vs. the Profane. We’ll compare the perspectives of structural...
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Major Sociological Paradigms: Crash Course Sociology
This week we introduce sociology’s three major theoretical paradigms, and some of the advantages and disadvantages of each paradigm.
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Social Stratification in the US: Crash Course Sociology
Social class in America is... hard to talk about. As Sociology, the difficulty lies in pinning down what we mean by "Social Class." In this episode of Crash Course Sociology, Nicole chats to us about how Sociologists figure this out so...
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Social Interaction & Performance: Crash Course Sociology
How do sociologists study and understand social interaction? Today we’ll explain the language sociologists use to discuss how we interact with the social world. What are statuses and roles? How are they different? How do you acquire...
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Schools & Social Inequality: Crash Course Sociology
In the second half of our education unit, we’re using conflict theory to explore a few social inequalities in the US education system. We’ll look at variation in school funding and quality, the role of cultural capital, and some of the...
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Social Development: Crash Course Sociology
What makes you… you? How did you get to be that way? Today we’re talking about social development, starting with the role of nature and nurture in influencing a person’s development. We’ll discuss socialization, the importance of care &...
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Social Class & Poverty in the US: Crash Course Sociology
Today we’re breaking down the five different social class in the United States: the upper class, the upper middle class, the average middle class, the working class, and the lower class. We’ll also go over what poverty looks like in the...
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Dubois & Race Conflict: Crash Course Sociology
We’re continuing our exploration of conflict theories with W.E.B. Dubois, who is one of the founders of sociological thought more broadly and the founder of race-conflict theory. We’ll discuss shifting ideas about race, Dubois’ idea of...
TED Talks
TED: Capitalism isn't an ideology -- it's an operating system | Bhu Srinivasan
Bhu Srinivasan researches the intersection of capitalism and technological progress. Instead of thinking about capitalism as a firm, unchanging ideology, he suggests that we should think of it as an operating system -- one that needs...
Curated Video
Indonesia Women in Society
New ReviewIndonesian women have equal rights with men by law, and increasingly, by custom. The right to vote was granted to women in Indonesia’s constitution. Property and inheritance rights are adjudicated equally in government courts, but...
The Daily Conversation
Why Bernie Sanders Lost to Hillary Clinton
New ReviewWhy Senator Bernie Sanders lost the nomination to Hillary Clinton.
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Who is Bernie Sanders?
New ReviewThe life and career of Bernie Sanders, the independent US Senator from Vermont who is running for the Democratic Party's 2016 presidential nomination against Hillary Clinton.
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Venezuela's Leadership and Economic Crisis Explained
New ReviewThe leadership of Nicolás Maduro has brought Venezuela to the verge of revolution as its mismanaged economy collapses.
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Ukraine and the Middle East: Revolutions, Part 6
New ReviewDictators are overthrown in part 6 of our epic journey through the revolutions that set the power dynamics of our modern civilization.
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TRUMP VS. THE WORLD [A Data Analysis]
New ReviewAs Trump begins his presidency, this a data-driven look at how the American people view the world, including what they think are major threats.
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Top 10 Future U.S. MEGAPROJECTS
New ReviewTen infrastructure mega-projects America needs President Donald Trump and congress to fund and build in the near future.
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The Zika Outbreak Explained
New ReviewThe Zika virus is spreading through the Americas and is suspected to be causing babies to be born with tiny heads (and less developed brains).
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The World's Largest Airport | China's Future MEGAPROJECTS: Part 3
New ReviewChina is building the world's largest airport, the Beijing Daxing International Aiport, to serve the Jing-Jin-Ji megalopolis.
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The Most & Least Religious States in America
New ReviewAmerica's ten most (and least) religious states, compared.
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The Longest Underwater Tunnel | China's Future MEGAPROJECTS: Part 5
New ReviewChina is building the world’s longest underwater tunnel beneath the Bohai Sea--at 76 miles long it will pass through two deadly earthquake fault zones, will be longer than the current first and second-ranked underwater tunnels combined...
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The Largest Science Projects in the World
New ReviewFrom land to sea to space, scientists are using incredible tools to make new discoveries. These are the ten largest instruments in use around the world.
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The History of Weather Modification
New ReviewFrom "Cloud Seeding" to hurricane dissipation, this is the history of human weather modification.