Curated Video
Pandemic Perspectives: Expertise
IDENTIFYING EXPERTISE: Professor Frazer talks about how the pandemic has given a new urgency to the question who has legitimacy to rule over others as the pandemic has shown us how much we rely on expertise to survive and has created a...
The Guardian
Sudan's deadly military coup: will the fight for democracy ever be won?
Sudan has had more military coups than any other country in Africa, having undergone three popular uprisings since its independence from British colonial rule. The most recent revolution in 2019 is still under way, with protesters...
The Business Professor
Types of Power
French and Raven, researchers at the University of Michigan, identified five bases — or sources — of social power in 1959: legitimate, reward, referent, expert, coercive
The Business Professor
Stanford Prison Study - Zimbardo Studies
The Stanford prison experiment was a psychological experiment conducted in the summer of 1971. It was a two-week simulation of a prison environment that examined the effects of situational variables on participants' reactions and behaviors.
Curated Video
Oppositional Defiant Disorder: The Disorder That Makes You Defy Authority
Oppositional Defiant Disorder (ODD) is a condition that affects both children and adults, causing them to display persistent defiance, hostility, and disobedience towards authority figures. In this video, we'll explore what ODD is, the...
Mr. Beat
Did His Travel Ban Target Muslims? | Trump v. Hawaii
In episode 65 of Supreme Court Briefs, the President of the United States, Donald Trump, tries to ban immigrants from certain countries, and it doesn't go so well.
The Business Professor
Acceptance Theory of Authority
What is the Acceptance Theory of Authority? Acceptance theory of authority states that a manager's authority rests on workers' acceptance of his right to give orders and to expect compliance. Workers have to believe that the manager can...
The Business Professor
Types of Groups
What are the Types of Groups? Formal and Informal Groups, Primary and Secondary Groups, Organized and Unorganized Groups, Temporary and Permanent Groups, Open and Closed Groups, Accidental and Purposive Groups
The Business Professor
Establishing Team Dynamics: The Importance of a Team Contract
This video discusses the concept of a team contract and its importance in establishing clear roles, expectations, and norms within a team.
The Business Professor
Leader Decision Making
What is Leader Decision Making? How does leader decision making fit into behavioral leadership study?
Curated Video
Romantic Movement
This video discusses the influences and philosophies of the American Romantic movement, using examples from poetry of the time.
Curated Video
Constructing Knowledge
UC Berkeley historian and Byzantine specialist Maria Mavroudi describes how the standard view of the Middle Ages science fails to take into account the creative process of systematizing and building upon prior views.
Curated Video
Combining Perspectives
Philosopher Susan Wolf (UNC Chapel Hill) gives us a sense of Aristotle's famous endoxic method, an approach which seems as relevant today as it was in ancient Athens.
MarketWatch
Will student loans get canceled?
Confused about the current situation around student loans? Ellie Ismailidou and Jillian Berman explore Biden's newest plan and what that potentially means for borrowers.
Curated Video
Thinking for Oneself
Quantum physicist Artur Ekert (Oxford and NUS) invites students to challenge authority at every turn.
Curated Video
Born or Made?
Stanford psychologist Carol Dweck describes how we can be routinely deceived into concluding that highly accomplished people are just “naturally gifted” at what they do, ignoring all the effort they put in and challenges they overcame.
Brainwaves Video Anthology
Steve Dembo - Artificial Intelligence in the Classroom
As a former kindergarten teacher and school Director of Technology, Steve Dembo is a pioneer in the field of educational social networking. Currently serving as Discovery Education's Director of Social Media Strategy and Online...
Curated Video
What is the 4th of July?
Independence Day takes place every year on the 4th of July. It celebrates the day that the Founders of the United States declared their independence from Great Britain.
Curated Video
What are leadership skills: are leaders trendsetters or managers?
What are leadership skills: are leaders trendsetters or managers?
Organizational Communication Channel
Leadership Styles
The research on classic Leadership Styles (full version) looks at the Autocratic (0:19), Democratic (8:37), and Laissez-Faire (16:05) leadership definitions, examples, and characteristics so you can compare and contrast them all.
Schooling Online
Emily Dickinson - My Life Had Stood - A Loaded Gun
We often imagine Emily Dickinson as a shy, harmless recluse. But what if she had a fiery side? In ‘My Life had stood – a Loaded Gun –’ Dickinson explores how someone can be empowered when they meet the right person. The question is: did...
Hip Hughes History
Articles of Confederation Explained in 10 Minutes
A video lecture on the Articles designed for US History students taking the NY state regents. Vintage HHH. The old school stuff where resolution was a bowling score.
Vlogbrothers
God and Grain: The French Revolution, Part I
In which John discusses the causes of the French Revolution and its initial events, including the French debt crisis under King Louis XVI, the convocation of the estates general, the rise of the third estate, the formation of the...
Religion for Breakfast
Dyeus: The Indo-European Sky Father
In this video, we explore the Proto-Indo-European Sky Father. A deity revered by many cultures throughout history. From the Greek Zeus to the Roman Jupiter, the Sky Father god represented the celestial day-lit sky. Hosted by Dr. Andrew...