Curated Video
Rhetoric: The Golden Key to Verbal Persuasion
People have been persuading one another with their speech for as long as we have records. In many different cultures, aspiring lawyers, administrators, and politicians would have learned the science of rhetoric, of using language...
Curated Video
The Rhetoric Wars
Intellectual historian Quentin Skinner (QMUL), describes the tensions between the Renaissance's rhetorical culture and the Scientific Revolution’s pursuit of absolute truth.
Curated Video
Understanding Rhetoric
“Understanding Rhetoric” will assist students in learning how to make an effective argument by balancing pathos, logos, and ethos appeals.
Brainwaves Video Anthology
Jennifer Berkshire & Jack Schneider - A Wolf at the Schoolhouse Door
Jennifer Berkshire grew up in the Midwest, and while she has long since been transplanted to the East Coast, she will forever be a Heartlander at heart. She discovered her love for storytelling while covering a series of bitter labor...
Nature League
Philosophy and Climate Change: What is the Anthropocene?
In part 1 of this Nature League miniseries on philosophy and climate change, Brit and Gray discuss the Anthropocene and how philosophy can help us think about the words we use to discuss climate change.
Vlogbrothers
North Korea: Explained
Is North Korea going to bomb us? Is North Korea a Threat? Is North Korea Communist? Why does North Korea Hate us? These (according to my extremely imprecise research) are the most common questions people in the world have about North...
Step Back History
What Is Fascism?
Fascism is a difficult word to define. We know it when we see it, but no one ever has a satisfying definition. In the 30s and 40s, it brought totalitarianism, war, and genocide. So today, let’s talk about how this idea took hold, grew to...
Institute for New Economic Thinking
John Kay: People, Not Iron Ore: The Limits of Math in Economics (4/5)
In part four of this INET interview, John Kay suggests that economists need to broaden their skill set and reconnect with the humanities and other social sciences. While math is a useful tool, it is not the only language appropriate for...
Communication Coach Alex Lyon
5 Canons of Rhetoric
The Five Canons of Rhetoric are a fantastic guide to improve your public speaking. The 5 Canons are: Invention, Arrangement, Style, Memory, and Delivery and can be used to make any presentation or speech better. 00:00 Introduction 01:09...
Curated Video
GCSE Secondary English Age 13-17 - Writing: Writing a Speech Part 2 - Explained
SchoolOnline's Secondary English videos are brilliant, bite-size tutorial videos delivered by examiners. Ideal for ages 13-17, they cover every key skill in English Reading and Writing that students need to master in clear and easy to...
Religion for Breakfast
Is the U.S. Capitol a Religious Building?
In this episode we examine the topic: Is the U.S. Capitol a Religious Building?
Oxford Comma
Poetic Devices Explained: ANAPHORA
What gives Leave of Grass such a p0owerful rhythm? What makes essays and speeches so moving? In many cases, it's anaphora. In this video we'll define anaphora, look at famous examples of it, and talk about what it can do to better...
Curated Video
GCSE Secondary English Age 13-17 - Writing: Forms of Writing: Non-Fiction Part 2 - Explained
SchoolOnline's Secondary English videos are brilliant, bite-size tutorial videos delivered by examiners. Ideal for ages 13-17, they cover every key skill in English Reading and Writing that students need to master in clear and easy to...
TLDR News
What Does the World Want from a Biden Administration? - TLDR News
As one of the most influential countries in the world, nations across the globe look to the US government when it comes to major issues like the environment, COVID & global diplomacy. So in this video, we discuss what countries like the...
Curated Video
7+ IELTS Vocabulary for News and Media
Today you’ll learn 5 IELTS words / phrases about the news and media for a 7+ vocabulary score. In the last video lesson, we talked about how to provide impressive and informed examples in your Speaking Part 3 answers, ripped from today’s...
Intelligence Squared
Rory Stewart - The perils of foreign involvement in Afghanistan
Rory Stewart will be speaking alongside David Aaronovitch at the IQ2 event. Rory Stewart - IQ2 highlights
Communication Coach Alex Lyon
What is Communication?
What is Communication? It's difficult to find a "perfect" definition but we'll define it, look at examples, areas in the field of communication studies, and some basic communication models to explain the meaning of "communication" and...
Communication Coach Alex Lyon
What is Rhetoric?
What is Rhetoric? It's one of the oldest areas of study in history (about 400 BC). Rhetoric is all about the study of persuasive communication and is grounded in the teachers of philosophers like Plato, Aristotle, and Cicero and sophists...
Brainwaves Video Anthology
Paul Bloom - Against Empathy The Case for Rational Compassion
We often think that empathy, our capacity "to feel someone's pain," is the ultimate source of goodness. Nothing could be farther from the truth, argues psychology professor Paul Bloom. Scientific studies show that empathy is a capricious...
Curated Video
Shooting incident in Dallas has fuelled left vs right rhetoric in the US
New ReviewUS President Trump blamed Radical Left Democrats for anti-ICE violence, linking it to the assassination of Charlie Kirk. He plans to sign an executive order against domestic terrorism, while officials report a shooting at an ICE facility...
Curated Video
2 detainees killed in attack at Dallas ICE facility
New ReviewThe shooter died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound, officials said. (Scripps News)
Curated Video
Trump threatens military action against Russian aircrafts
New ReviewPresident Donald Trump said NATO nations should shoot down Russian aircraft that violate their airspace and struck a more sympathetic tone on Ukraine’s chances of winning the war.
Curated Video
Trump's tariff war: From 'dead economy' to 'good friend': Trump makes a U-turn
New ReviewAs China and Russia accelerate de-dollarisation efforts, questions loom over whether the US can afford strained ties with India. With Trump accusing BRICS of harboring anti-American policies, global power dynamics face a dramatic shift.
Press Association
Rabbis heckled off stage for saying ‘Palestine has the right to self-determination’
Rabbi Josh Levy and Rabbi Charley Baginsky of the Unified Progressive Judaism Movement were heckled off stage when delivering a speech saying that 'Palestine has the right to self-determination’. Hundreds of people including family...