Economics Explained
Poverty in China, and How To Solve It: Why do they bother?
Whenever we see China in the news it’s normally for some impressive statistic about building stuff, or how it is now home to the most millionaires in the world, or maybe it’s even an article about whatever geopolitical tomfoolery they...
PBS
The Constructed Languages of JRR Tolkien (Feat. Lindsay Ellis)
Tolkien is widely regarded as the most influential author on the fantasy genre… period. But one of the less-discussed aspects of his work is the way Tolkien used constructed language in his writing. Nowadays authors are constantly making...
Espresso Media
The Devastating Effects of Drought on Agriculture and Animal Sanctuaries
The video portrays the devastating effects of a severe drought on a sanctuary for horses and the wider agricultural industry in South Africa. The lack of water has resulted in lost jobs, reduced crop yields, and a threat to the survival...
TLDR News
Tax Havens Explained
The world of tax havens is becoming an increasingly controversial area. So in this video, we run through what tax havens are, how they work and discuss why a country would even want to be a tax haven.
PBS
The (Stephen) King of Horror Feat. Lindsay Ellis
Few writers have had the sheer staying power, popularity, and prolific output as Stephen King. From insatiably flesh-hungry clowns and sentient cars to telekinetic teenagers and mystical gunslingers, if there’s one author who has taken...
Weird History
Toyo & Seytsu and Executive Order 9066
Mark Takahashi talks about his family’s experience with Japanese Internment Camps during World War II. After Pearl Harbor and the issuing of Executive Order 9066, Mark's paternal and maternal grandparents, Toyo and Seytsu, were sent to...
Institute for New Economic Thinking
Advice for Young Economists: Part 8 of INET's Interview with Charles Ferguson
"Be intellectually curious," the director of the acclaimed documentary film "Inside Job" tells young economists. It's an exciting time to break into the profession
Step Back History
Robert E Lee Tea
There has been a long attempt in American culture to rehabilitate Robert E Lee. Historians don't make him out to be this gentleman that documentaries put him out to be. I happen to be writing a big civil war project, so I felt like...
Weird History
Jimi Hendrix's Woodstock National Anthem
Woodstock 1969 can be seen as the crowning event of the decade's free love movement, and its cultural impact spans generations. The shining star of the event turned out to be Jimi Hendrix's national anthem performance. His electric...
Espresso Media
The Western Cape Drought: A Crisis Unfolds
This video discusses the severe drought in the Western Cape region of South Africa, which has led to a significant decrease in rainfall and water reserves. The speaker, who is a government official, explains the potential long-term...
Espresso Media
Water Shortage in Cape Town: The Struggle to Survive
This video highlights the severe water shortage crisis in Cape Town, South Africa. It showcases the struggles of the people in the area to collect water and how they are adapting to the situation. The video also provides information on...
All Ears English
Small Talk Tips: Part 1 WHAT ARE YOU WATCHING?
Learn how to have an English conversation about movies and TV shows. This is a common small talk topic with people at work and in daily life.
Curated Video
The rise of the refugee startup
Refugee camps are unlikely hotbeds of untapped entrepreneurial talent. The UN estimates that there are 3,000 businesses inside the Zaatari camp in Jordan, generating $13m per month, even though refugees there are not in theory allowed to...
PBS
The Case for Fan Fiction (feat. Lindsay Ellis and Princess Weekes)
For years writers of fan fiction were shamed, the butt of jokes, and even subject to copyright litigation. However, in the past few years, with the fan fiction writers of today becoming the published mainstream authors of today the past...
Restoration Planet
Bighorns at the Junction: up close with a shrinking sheep population
A look at the declining population of the Bighorn in British Columbia, and a meditation on what we can learn from animals in nature. Filmed over a two year period in the rare grasslands of the Chilcotin in British Columbia.
Let's Tute
Euclid's Geometry: Definitions, Axioms, and Postulates
Euclid's Geometry part 1/2: This video discusses the history and development of mathematics, specifically algebra and geometry. It focuses on the contributions of Euclid, the father of geometry, and his approach towards defining and...
Let's Tute
Understanding Global Warming and the Greenhouse Effect
This video explains the concept of global warming and the greenhouse effect. It discusses how human activities have contributed to the increase in greenhouse gases and the consequences of global warming. The video also provides tips on...
Espresso Media
Journey to the End and Beginning of the World
This video series features the filmmaker Jason Rodi on an exciting expedition to one of the most remote places on earth - Bouvet Island. The plan is to plant a time capsule filled with messages from all around the world. In this video,...
Curated Video
The Last Stand of Moses: A video chronicle of Ukraine’s frontline
In the debut episode of “In the Shadows,” Scripps News international correspondent Jason Bellini takes you deep into the heart of one soldier’s remarkable journey. (Scripps News)
Curated Video
In Real Life: The age of astrology
Correspondent Gelareh Darabi shows viewers the new technology and ancient practices driving a golden age for astrology, from a packed convention in Los Angeles to an ashram in southern India. (Scripps News)
Curated Video
Ex-Nickelodeon producer Dan Schneider apologizes after 'Quiet on Set'
He created some of the network’s most successful shows, including “All That,” “The Amanda Show,” “Drake and Josh" and "iCarly."
Bloomberg
Employee Ownership in Action at Charter Next Generation
Peter Stavros, KKR Global Co-Head of Private Equity and Kathy Bolhous, Charter Next Generation CEO, tell us how they are flipping the script on the idea that management and labor cannot get along through an employee ownership model.
Press Association
Many people ‘very upset’ over John Gilligan interviews, minister says
Ireland’s justice minister has said many people are “very upset” about a documentary featuring interviews with notorious drug trafficker John Gilligan. Helen McEntee said she would not be watching the first part of the Virgin Media...
Bridgeman Arts
Scientists working with microscopes and close-ups of organisms. France, 1940s
Clip 3 from the 1940s French film 'Au Dela Du Visible', exploring scientific work undertaken at the Palais de la Decouverte (Discovery Palace) in Paris, and experiments relating to the theme of outer space. (1943-1944). Scientists...