Oxford Comma
The Comedy of Errors: What You Need Before You Read
Welcome to what you need before you read, the series where I attempt to inoculate you from boredom by injecting a little context and relevancy into you reading experience. For our second episode, we’re looking at William Shakespeare’s...
Physics Girl
Dianna's Intro Physics Class: Trailer - Physics 101, AP Physics 1 Review with Physics Girl
Never taken physics before? Want to learn the basics of physics? Need an AP Physics 1 review before the exam? This course is for you! In this class we will cover these topics: 1D Motion Free Fall 2D Motion Newton’s Laws Free Body...
Executive Finance
The Softer Side of People Management in Finance Transformation
This video discusses the importance of people management in finance transformation, and how leaders can use emotional connection and praise to engage and empower their team. The speaker shares personal principles and tools, such as...
Brainwaves Video Anthology
Angela Duckworth - Character Lab
Angela Duckworth is the Founder and CEO of Character Lab, a nonprofit whose mission is to advance the science and practice of character development. She is also the Christopher H. Browne Distinguished Professor of Psychology at the...
Cerebellum
Early Scientific Revolution - Tycho Brahe
Europe experienced one of the most remarkable periods in history roughly between 1550 and 1700, when three of history's most important events were occurring simultaneously: the Renaissance, the Reformation, and the Scientific Revolution....
Mr. Beat
Ask YouTube History Nerds - Who Is Most Influential Person In History?
YouTube history nerds unite to answer the big question: who is the most influential person in history? Their answers might surprise you.
The Art Assignment
Art Must Be Beautiful
Should art be beautiful? Revisit ancient philosophers' thoughts on beauty and consider why we might be skeptical of beauty today.
Curated Video
Slavery in Democracies: The Greatest Hypocrisy
How could democratic societies claim to support equality while holding humans in bondage? The legacy of slavery tests the democratic ideal that everyone has an equal right to freedom and self-governance.
PBS
Why Does the Heart Symbol Look That Way?
Whether it's a chocolate in heart shaped box, an emoji with hearts for eyes, iconic design such as I NY or even liking an image on Instagram, the heart symbol is about as ubiquitous as it comes. But have you ever wondered why the looks...
Professor Dave Explains
A Brief History of Psychology: From Plato to Pavlov
Before we dive into all the particulars of modern psychology and its research methods, we need to get a little context. When was psychology first developed, and by whom? Was it scientific at that time, or more philosophical? Who was the...
Professor Dave Explains
Why You Should Never Say "It's Just A Theory"
A portion of our culture distrusts the scientific method, assuming that there are transcendent truths unknowable by science. But nothing is truly out of bounds for science. If it's real, it can be studied, and tested. Perhaps the...
NASA
NASA | From Stonehenge to STEREO
Humans have always wanted to learn about the Sun, but our understanding of our favorite star has changed through the centuries. In prepartion for Sun360, when the STEREO spacecrafts will provide the first uninterrupted view of the Sun,...
Oxford Comma
Ancient Greek Tragedy: An Introduction and How I Fell in Love with Teaching It
Throughout my traditional education I hated ancient tragedies. But years down the road, I was told I had to teach Antigone... This video explains how I went from hating to loving Greek tragedies, and how, by putting the works into some...
Professor Dave Explains
Introduction to Philosophy and Logic
Humans are on a quest to understand the world around us. How did this quest begin? What are the tools we use to gather knowledge? How do we know what is possible to know? What do we mean when using words like ethics, ontology,...
Curated Video
Ancient Greek Theater
Greece was home to hundreds of open-air arenas where citizens came together to discuss the important issues of the day. Like Broadway today, they were a place for both entertainment and important social commentary.
Amor Sciendi
The School of Athens: Visually Representing the Flow of Knowledge
We begin a two part series on Raphael's The School of Athens, located inside the Vatican Museum in Vatican City. Originally this painting sat above the philosophy books owned by Pope Julius II.
Professor Dave Explains
Introduction to Geology
Geology is the study of the Earth itself. But contrary to popular belief, geologists don't just look at rocks all day. Of course rocks are important to study, but geologists also study earthquakes, volcanoes, glaciers, and the structure...
Curated Video
Tactile Illusions: Tricks and Insights into Perception
This video explores tactile illusions, specifically focusing on the Aristotle illusion. It explains how our sense of touch can be fooled, leading us to perceive multiple objects instead of one. The video also demonstrates other examples...
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...
Professor Dave Explains
Introduction to Classical Physics
Physics is the grandaddy of the sciences! When those ancient dudes in togas were philosophizing about the way the universe works, they were setting the stage for what we now know of as physics, even though it didn't really get going...
Soliloquy
How did Ancient Greek Philosophers Know the Earth was Round?
The Ancient Greeks had determined the planet was a sphere 2000 years before Columbus set sail for the New World, and they came up with estimates too! So how did the Ancient Greeks Philosophers work out that the Earth was a sphere and how...
Cerebellum
The Renaissance - The Humanist Movement
No period of history can boast of greater beauty than The Renaissance. This was the period, from approximately early 14th century to late 16th century, that gave us Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo, and Shakespeare. The humanist movement...
Visual Learning Systems
Exploring the Basics of Classification
In this video, we explore the concept of classification and how it helps us understand the vast diversity of living things on Earth. The video also traces the history of classification from Aristotle's early attempts to modern-day...
Bloomberg
Retired Justice Kennedy Says It's Up to U.S. to Prove Democracy Can Succeed
Nov.28 -- Retired Justice Anthony Kennedy tells David Rubenstein that "people all over the world" look to the U.S. to see what democracy and freedom mean. The justice says the divisive political climate is "not making the case for...