Crash Course
What Is God Like?: Crash Course Philosophy
Today we are moving on from the existence of God to look at the philosophical debate surrounding the traditional divine attributes - omnipotence, omniscience, omnitemporality, and omnibenevolence. We are exploring the puzzles that these...
PBS
Proving Brouwer's Fixed Point Theorem
There is a proof for Brouwer's Fixed Point Theorem that uses a bridge - or portal - between geometry and algebra.
TED-Ed
TED-Ed: What's the definition of comedy? Banana. - Addison Anderson
What makes us giggle and guffaw? The inability to define comedy is its very appeal; it is defined by its defiance of definition. Addison Anderson riffs on the philosophy of Henri Bergson and Aristotle to elucidate how a definition draws...
SciShow
Why Nutrition Studies Keep Contradicting Each Other
It seems like nutrition studies contradict a lot, and it’s practically impossible to get a straight answer on whether a given food or supplement is good for you. But why?
TED-Ed
TED-ED: Everything changed when the fire crystal got stolen - Alex Gendler
Someone has tripped the magical alarms in the Element Temple. When you and the other monks arrive on the scene, you know you have a disaster on your hands. Four young apprentices broke into the temple’s inner chamber to steal the sacred...
PBS
Is Community a Postmodern Masterpiece?
Though the TV show Community has never achieved huge ratings, it has a passionate cult following, including us here at Idea Channel. The show plays with genre and narrative in such a creative way that it brings to mind the cultural and...
Curated Video
Understanding the poem ‘The Man He Killed’ by Thomas Hardy
Pupil outcome: I can explain how Hardy explores attitudes to war. Key learning points: - The poem was written during the Boer War. - Hardy was very critical of this war and the British Empire’s military tactics. - Hardy was suspicious...
Makematic
Slavery in the Colonies
Liberty is a founding principle of the United States, but many of the people who helped build the North American colonies were not free. The resilience of enslaved people and their contributions to what would become the United States...
Makematic
Enslaved African Americans in the Revolution
At the time of the American Revolution, enslaved Africans made up a fifth of the population of the Thirteen Colonies. Though they were initially barred from taking part in the war, eventually thousands did. But what part did they play...
Curated Video
Solving Equations with No Solution, One Solution, or Many Solutions
This video explores the intriguing world of equations, showcasing how they can lead to straightforward solutions or unexpected contradictions. Viewers are guided through solving equations with no solution, equations with one solution,...
Curated Video
The Taming of the Shrew 4.5 Interview: Petruchio, Kate, and Vincentio
This video dissects Act 4, Scene 5 of "The Taming of the Shrew," focusing on the dynamic and tumultuous relationship between Petruchio and Kate. The discussion explores the implications of identity, perception, and power within their...
Curated Video
Macbeth 1.5 Discussion: Lady Macbeth's Speech
This video examines Lady Macbeth's speech from Shakespeare's "Macbeth," highlighting her insights into Macbeth's ambition and moral hesitations. It explains her critique of Macbeth's desire to achieve greatness honorably and his internal...
Curated Video
Thinking like Galileo
Philosopher of science James Robert Brown, University of Toronto, describes how the common view that we have of Galileo ushering in the Scientific Revolution by dropping balls from the leaning tower of Pisa is profoundly incorrect, and...
Curated Video
Unexpected Windows
Intellectual historian Darrin McMahon (Dartmouth) describes the benefits of engaging in intellectual history.
Institute of Art and Ideas
What are the limits of language?
The power of words is a wonder, and language perhaps our greatest skill. Yet the gap between the sound of a bell and its description is huge. Are the limits to language so profound that the big questions of science and philosophy are...
Music Matters
False Relation - Music Theory
Learn all about false relation and the two ways in which it commonly occurs. A false relation comes about when there are two notes of the same letter but with differing accidentals that either occur simultaneously or between one chord...
Curated Video
Zeno's Paradoxes of Motion
This video introduces Zeno's paradoxes of motion, which are thought experiments that challenge our understanding of movement. The paradoxes include Achilles and the turtle, the dichotomy paradox, and the arrow paradox. Through these...
Curated Video
The Liars Paradox
In this video, the concept of the liar's paradox is explored. The liar's paradox is a statement that contradicts itself and presents a paradoxical situation.
Curated Video
The Grandfather Paradox
In this video, the concept of the grandfather paradox is explored, which arises from the inconsistencies that occur when changing events in the past through time travel. The video also touches on the Hitler Paradox and raises questions...
Schooling Online
Shakespeare Today: Much Ado About Nothing - Key Quotes 1
After watching this lesson, you will be able to support your discussion of Much Ado About Nothing’s themes with detailed textual analysis! This lesson unpacks the most famous and significant quotes uttered by Benedick and Beatrice.
Food Farmer Earth
Monterey Bay Aquarium David Mas Masumoto
From the archives: Inspiring writer, and passionate sustainable farmer, David Mas Masumoto, shares his views on farming, on life, and the inherent tensions that arise, the "creative edge", from the art of writing, and of being a farmer.
Brainwaves Video Anthology
Tony Wagner - Creating Innovators
Dr. Tony Wagner is a prominent educator, author, and founder of Harvard's Change Leadership Group. He is the author of the Global Achievement Gap and Creating Innovators: The Making of Young People Who Will Change the World.
Curated Video
Graham's Hierarchy of Disagreement
This video discusses the importance of disagreeing well and the hierarchy of disagreement proposed by Paul Graham. It highlights the benefits of focusing on the actual point of disagreement rather than attacking the person and their...
Curated Video
An Introduction to Statistical Hypothesis Testing
The video is a lecture presentation on statistical hypothesis testing. The presenter introduces the concept of hypothesis testing and explains why it is necessary in scientific research. They define key terms such as null hypothesis,...