TED Talks
Charmian Gooch: Meet global corruption's hidden players
When the son of the president of a desperately poor country starts buying mansions and sportscars on an official monthly salary of $7,000, Charmian Gooch suggests, corruption is probably somewhere in the picture. In a blistering,...
Debunked
Is A Bible Bulletproof
Can a bullet be stopped by simple pocketed items like a bible, a notebook, a pocket watch or even your beloved phone? A trope that has appeared in multiple movies since the days of Hitchcock and mocked by the likes of The Simpsons, but...
Curated Video
Stereotypes: The Truth Behind Cultural Clichés
Stereotypes are often understood solely as common beliefs about a particular category or group of people, including their personality, appearance, or abilities. However, they also serve as mental shortcuts, helping us generalize, reduce...
Curated Video
Against Smoothness
Intellectual historian Stefan Collini, University of Cambridge, describes how, to a certain extent, one can say that the famous literary critic F.R. Leavis wrote in a deliberately difficult way, in an effort to make his readers think and...
TLDR News
Designer Ranks Democratic Nominees Based Only on their Logos (Part One) - TLDR News
In a slightly unusual video, we bring in our designer Ross to see which Democratic nominee has the best branding. In this video we rank; Gravel, Inslee, Hickenlooper, Williamson, de Blasio, Delaney, Harris, Bullock, Gillibrand, Booker,...
Curated Video
IELTS Energy Podcast 928: To Cliché or Not Cliché, That is the IELTS Question
IELTS Energy Podcast 928: To Cliché or Not Cliché, That is the IELTS Question
Bloomberg
The Top U.K. Tech Trends for 2015
Jan. 8 -- Julian David, CEO of techUK, discusses the top U.K. tech trends for 2015 with Bloomberg's Mark Barton, Anna Edwards and Manus Cranny on ""Countdown."" (Source: Bloomberg)
Bloomberg
Volatility Returns Markets Back to 'True Normal': Holland
Oct. 8 -- Holland and Company Chairman Michael Holland discusses the current stock selloff, how a return of some volatility brings markets back to a true normal and why he remains bullish on equities. He speaks on Bloomberg Surveillance.
Curated Video
Daniel Craig and cast of new Bond film 'Skyfall' talk about production
Some cast members of the new James Bond film joined Director Sam Mendes and producers Barbara Broccoli and Michael G. Wilson for a photo call and press conference in Istanbul on Sunday (29 APRIL 2012) to talk about the production....
Bloomberg
Volatility Reigns In an Up and Down Week
Oct. 10 -- Bloomberg Money Clip Host Adam Johnson reports on market volatility and the decline in stocks. (Source: Bloomberg)
Bloomberg
IMF Warns Against Global Dangers of 'Easy Money
Oct. 8 -- Bloomberg's Erik Schatkzer reports on today's top headlines on Market Makers.
Bloomberg
Stock Volatility Highest Since December 2012
Oct. 13 -- Bloomberg Money Clip Host Adam Johnson reports on the performance of stocks and market volatility. (Source: Bloomberg)
Bloomberg
How Does Midterm Success Set Up the GOP for 2016?
Nov. 5 -- Sarat Sethi, managing director at Douglas C. Lane, and Stanley Collender, executive vice president at Qorvis MSLGroup, talk about how the Republican Partys victory in the midterm elections may impact the 2016 presidential...
AFP News Agency
CLEAN : Pandemic brings life back to Florida drive-in theater
A drive-in theater in Ocala offers Floridians the opportunity to enjoy movies from the safety of their cars amid the coronavirus pandemic (Footage by AFPTV via Getty Images)
Bloomberg
Birinyi Sees Institutions Buying Aggressively in S&P 500 Cash Market
Apr.14 -- Laszlo Birinyi, founder of Birinyi Associates, breaks down the trading activity in the S&P 500, General Motors Co., Exxon Mobil Corp., Tesla Inc. and Starbucks Corp. shares. He speaks with Bloomberg's Vonnie Quinn on "Bloomberg...
Bloomberg
Markets Have Wrung Out Complacency: Schwab's Sonders
Liz Ann Sonders, chief investment strategist at Charles Schwab, says rotational corrections have made a "treacherous environment" this year for investors trying to trade around rotational corrections. She speaks on "Bloomberg Surveillance."
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Clarity: Lesson 2
This lesson discusses the goal of clarity in writing. It is 2 of 2 in the series titled "Clarity." W.11-12.2c Transition/Cohesion