History Hit
The Silk Roads with Peter Frankopan: A call to arms
What is of great concern and what can we see in the next few years? What is exciting about technology allowing communication among history lovers? The Silk Roads with Peter Frankopan, Part 7
History Hit
The Silk Roads with Peter Frankopan: The birth of something new
What happened around the time of all the confrontations between the Byzantine and Persian superpowers? The Silk Roads with Peter Frankopan, Part 5
Curated Video
The Euro: Costs and Benefits of Joining a Currency Union - A UK Perspective
In this video lecture, the presenter discusses the euro and the features of a currency union. He explains the differences between a monetary union and a fixed exchange rate system, and the benefits and costs of joining the eurozone. He...
The Wall Street Journal
The Trump Agenda: The View From Japan
U.S. Ambassador to Japan William F. Hagerty IV talks to WSJ Executive Washington Editor and Chief Commentator Gerald F. Seib about bilateral trade and security ties between the U.S. and Japan.
TLDR News
What Will Happen To The Irish Border After Brexit? - Brexit Explained
One of the biggest issues the UK faces in Brexit negotiations is working out how the border between Ireland and Northern Ireland will operate. The UK will share a border with an EU country which means the current open borders may no...
Financial Times
What does a Biden presidency mean for China?
The FT's global China editor James Kynge and US national editor Edward Luce discuss how the relationship between the world's two superpowers will change once Joe Biden takes over as US president
The Wall Street Journal
Texas A&M Economist Bart Fischer on the Outlook for the Farm Belt
The coronavirus pandemic is adding strain to a U.S. agricultural economy already reeling from trade disputes, a global grain glut and more. Bart Fischer of the Agricultural and Food Policy Center at Texas A&M University discusses the...
TLDR News
Does the EU Really Need the UK Still UK EU Negotiation Update - TLDR News.
Back in 2018 we first posed this question, and 2.5 years later it feels as relevant as ever. With negotiations stalling, Coronavirus pulling focus & Britain seemingly losing interest, some are questioning if a deal is even possible -...
Curated Video
Understanding the Terms of Trade of a Country: Factors and Implications
In this lecture video, the concept of the terms of trade of a country is explained. The video explores how the terms of trade are a measure of a country's international competitiveness, and how their improvement or deterioration can...
Visual Learning Systems
Fundamentals of Genetics: Punnett Squares
In this program Mendel's work is explored in greater detail by using probability to make predictions of the inheritance of specific traits. The use of the Punnett Square is illustrated through easy-to-understand animations. Other...
The Wall Street Journal
The American Agenda for Business
Trade, taxes, regulation, health care, immigration - here's what the Republicans and the White House have in store for 2020, and beyond, with Mick Mulvaney, Assistant to the President and The White House Acting Chief of Staff.
The Wall Street Journal
Feeding The World
U.S. agriculture for decades dominated food exports, but adoption of technology has made countries like Brazil, Argentina, Russia and Ukraine into fierce competitors. How will the race to feed a hungrier world-and capture profits-evolve?
TLDR News
Brexit: The UK's Seven Major New Trade Deals Explained (Are They Ready for Brexit?) - TLDR News
One of the key arguments for Brexit was that it would allow the UK to forge its own trade deals. So with only a couple of weeks until the UK and EU properly part ways we look at the deals the UK's signed so far.
The Wall Street Journal
Trump and the Next Generation
President Trump has changed much - from taxes to regulation to the tenor of politics to America's role in the world. Senator Tom Cotton talks about the lasting effects on business.
Mediacorp
The Past, Present, and Future of Bangladesh
This video discusses the critical issue of dying rivers in Bangladesh due to changing weather patterns and relentless development. It highlights the declaration by the Bangladesh Supreme Court that all rivers are living entities and...
Curated Video
David Hale: Where the World Economy is Heading
In INET's complete interview with David Hale, he discusses possible economic scenarios of the future that could inspire new thinking.
Curated Video
Understanding Trade Protectionism: Types and Consequences
The video discusses trade protection policies that countries introduce to protect their industries from foreign competition. The narrator explains that trade protection policies are important to protect domestic industries that create...
TLDR News
European Single Market - Explaining Brexit.
With the UK about to leave the EU many options lie in front of Britain. One choice is to stay in the European Single Market. Doing this means they get to keep trading with the EU free of tariffs, quotas and taxes.
Economics Explained
The Historic Economy of China
This is China: the second-largest economy in the world, home to the largest population in the world, and the most aggressive economic expansion in modern history. Most people watching this video now would have seen China go from a...
Curated Video
Mastering Swift 2 Programming (Video 47)
Swift 2 is a multi-paradigm programming language that has expressive features familiar to modern functional languages, and does not forget the object-oriented features of Objective-C. Things that took a block of code in Objective-C are...
TLDR News
How Does Brexit Affect the United States? - Explaining Brexit
Brexit is going to have a major impact on the UK and EU relationship, but that doesn't mean it won't affect other countries too. In this video, we discuss the ways in which Brexit will affect the United States, the trade deals they could...
TLDR News
Is CANZUK the UK's Best Shot Post Brexit? The $3.5 Trillion Hypothetical Grouping - TLDR News
Having left the EU the UK's now looking for new friends. One place that they could look is towards their English speaking allies in Canada, Australia and New Zealand. Together these countries could make the CANZUK group of nations a...
National Institute of Standards and Technology
Director Gallagher speaking to the Council on Competitiveness
NIST Director Pat Gallagher speaking to the Council on Competitiveness on June 23, 2010, at the National Press Club.
Kids’ Poems and Stories With Michael Rosen
Chocolate Cake - Kids' Poems and Stories With Michael Rosen
Chocolate Cake poem by Michael Rosen This poem comes from ‘Quick Let’s Get Out of Here’ (Puffin Books).