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Chess as Social Empowerment: The Tale of Tani
Russell Makofsky, The Gift of Chess, tells the incredible story of Tanitoluwa Adewumi ("Tani"), a 7-year old refugee from Nigeria living in a homeless shelter in New York City who went from chess novice to chess champion in just over 1...
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Chess as Social Empowerment: The Identity Maker
Tunde Onakoya, National Master and Founder at Chess in Slums Africa, talks about how his organisation uses the game of chess to foster the social and intellectual development of children in Africa and how it can give children an...
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Chess and Social Empowerment: The Equalizer
Grandmaster Elshan Moradiabadi talks about chess as an "equalizer": it is a great tool that nations should offer to immigrant children for personal empowerment and integration within their new culture. He gives the example of how...
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The Educational Benefits of Chess
Elizabeth Spiegel, teacher and chess coach, discusses the wide range of educational benefits of chess, including how playing chess encourages self-study to unlock knowledge for children without the help of a teacher, how it teaches...
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Sports, Technology and Accessibility
Theo Wait, Director of Operations at Lichess, shares the unique story of how software developer Thibault Duplesis built one of the world's biggest, free and open-source internet chess server through extensive community input and the...
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Chess, Sports and Gender, Part 1
As both a highly regulated sport and informal pastime actively engaged in by both men and women, chess naturally provides an array of highly revealing insights on our current attitudes regarding gender differences through those who have...
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Chess in Prisons, Part 2: Middlegame
Carl Portman, Manager of Chess in Prisons (English Chess Federation), Tom Dart, Sheriff, Cook County (Illinois, USA), and Dr Mikhail Korenman, Director of Cook County Jail Chess Program talk about the many benefits of introducing chess...
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Chess as Social Empowerment: The Connector
Grandmaster Pontus Carlsson talks about how his association transforms the life for kids from inner city communities by using chess as a bridging tool between kids and business-related adults from different backgrounds.
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Chess as Social Empowerment: Telling Better Stories
Tunde Onakoya, National Master and Founder at Chess in Slums Africa, talks about the importance for the media to focus on stories about Africa which reflect the strength of its people and how his association gives children a sense of...
The Guardian
Are computers killing the mystery of chess?
Chess is enjoying something of a renaissance, thanks to the Netflix series The Queen's Gambit – along with it being a game well-suited to Covid lockdowns.Yet many chess-lovers contend its lure is simultaneously being killed off by...
Señor Jordan
01062 Spanish Lesson - Present Tense - Gustar (all forms) + activities
Hey everyone! In this video lesson we're going to revisit the verb gustar, a very useful (but strange) verb. Enjoy!
Learn French With Alexa
How to pronounce the "CH" sound in French - Tongue Twister - (Learn French With Alexa)
Alexa teaches you how to pronounce the "CH" sound in French with a popular French tongue twister!
Curated Video
Use the Area Formula
A video entitled “Use the Area Formula” which defines area and demonstrates how to use the formula A = l x w to solve area problems.
Zach Star
The applications of non-euclidean distance | Metric Spaces
The applications of non-euclidean distance | Metric Spaces
Hip Hughes History
The Cold War Explained: US History Review (1/4)
A ten minute regents based concept lecture aimed at the heart of the United States History Regents Exam as it related to Cold War. Part 1 of 4.
ProTeachersVideo
Painting With Numbers: Zero to Infinity
Marcus du Sautoy takes us on a tour of the mathematical universe - from zero to infinity - and shows us how weird and wonderful numbers can be. In this programme, Marcus explains how humans first started counting with the whole numbers,...
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Conducting a Simulation to Determine Consistency with Given Results
In this video, the teacher explains how to determine if a model is consistent with given results by conducting a simulation using random numbers. The example used is a chess player named Garrett who usually wins 6 out of 9 games, but one...
3D Print General
3D Printed Chess Set and Carrying Case
In this video, I 3D print and assemble an awesome chess set with a roll-up board and carrying case. Print your own on MyMiniFactory: http://bit.ly/2xE0iUn
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Influences on Business Mission and Objectives
This video is a lecture presentation that discusses the influences on a business's mission and objectives. The presenter provides a recap of the differences between mission, objectives, and strategy, and uses the analogy of chess to...
Brainwaves Video Anthology
Nolan Bushnell - Keeping Your Brain Young
Nolan Bushnell is a technology pioneer, entrepreneur and scientist. Often cited as the father of the video game industry, he is best known as the founder of Atari Corporation and Chuck E. Cheese Pizza Time Theater. Mr. Bushnell is...
The Economist
Russia: Putin’s games with the West
As presidential elections take place in Russia, the chess grandmaster, Garry Kasparov, examines the games President Vladimir Putin is playing with the West
Curated Video
Board Games! | Advanced English Vocabulary
Here's some vocabulary that we usually learn as children in our native language(s), but that we often don't learn in foreign languages... I hope you enjoy this little lesson on English vocabulary for board games. The games in this video:...
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Putin's games with the West
Russia's presidential election will see President Vladimir Putin hold onto power. Garry Kasparov, who attempted to run against him in 2008, examines the games Mr Putin is playing with the West
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Wheat: From Ancient Times to the Present
This video explores the significant impact of ancient wheat on history, from the development of agriculture and the rise of empires to the invention of bread. It highlights how wheat played a crucial role in the transformation of bread...