TED Talks
TED: The power of unconventional thinking | David McWilliams
From World War I to the 2008 economic collapse and beyond, history shows that economists don't always see the future as clearly as they think they do, says economist David McWilliams. Using the words of W.B. Yeats, McWilliams makes the...
PBS
Harnessing Boys' Strengths & Passions to Improve Academic Achievement (May 7, 2014)
Increasingly, boys appear to be falling behind girls academically. Test statistics, grades and college degrees are part of the story, but experts are also concerned about the messages young men get about masculinity. Gwen Ifill talks...
Bozeman Science
Reflections on the 2013 AP Biology Exam
Paul Andersen reflects on the 2013 AP Biology Exam.
TED Talks
Adam Davidson: What we learned from teetering on the fiscal cliff
At the end of 2012, the US political system was headed for the "fiscal cliff" -- a budget impasse that could only be solved with bipartisan agreement. Adam Davidson, cohost of "Planet Money," shares surprising data on how bipartisan we...
Crash Course
Money and Finance: Crash Course Economics
So, we've been putting off a kind of basic question here. What is money? What is currency? How are the two different. Well, not to give away too much, but money has a few basic functions. It acts as a store of value, a medium of...
Crash Course
The Great Depression Crash Course US History
In which John Green teaches you about the Great Depression. So, everybody knows that the Great Depression started with the stock market crash in 1929, right? Not exactly. The Depression happened after the stock market crash, but wasn't...
Curated Video
The Jiminy Cricket Effect: Cognitive Dissonance and the Urge for Consistency
Conscience is an inner voice that tells us what is right and what is wrong. When we are about to do something that is inconsistent with our conscience, we feel uneasy about. That feeling of unease is what psychologists call “cognitive...
Curated Video
Lithium vs. Antipsychotics: The Rise, Fall, and Rise Again of Lithium
Explore the journey of lithium, a game-changer in the late 1940s, as it transformed the treatment landscape for bipolar disorder. Join Dr. Tracey Marks, a dedicated psychiatrist, in this deep dive into the historical prominence of...
Hip Hughes History
The Grange Explained in 3 Minutes: US History Review
Learn the very basics about the 19th century Grange formation. What did they want, whom did they hate on?
Hip Hughes History
The Election of 1888 Explained
This is it! The Election playlist is done! • Presidential Elec...
Institute for New Economic Thinking
Early Childhood Inequality
James J. Heckman - Summer School on Socioeconomic Inequality, Chicago 2012. The summer school is designed to provide graduate students with an exposure to state-of-the-art research on the nature and determinants of inequality.
JJ Medicine
Sporotrichosis (Rose Gardener’s Disease): Causes, Risks, Types, Symptoms, Diagnosis, Treatment
Sporotrichosis (Rose Gardener’s Disease): Causes, Risk Factors, Types, Symptoms, Diagnosis and Treatment Sporotrichosis (also known as Rose Gardener’s Disease) is a fungal infection caused by dimorphic fungi of the genus Sporothrix. It...
Institute for New Economic Thinking
Bill Mitchell: Demystifying Modern Monetary Theory
In a challenge to conventional views on modern monetary and fiscal policy, Professor Bill Mitchell of Newcastle University in Australia has emerged as one of the foremost exponents of Modern Monetary Theory (MMT), a heterodox challenge...
Institute for New Economic Thinking
Peter Temin: Lessons from the Great Depression
George Santayana once wrote that those who could not remember the past were condemned to repeat it. And looking at today’s policy makers at work seeking to combat the huge challenge of unemployment in the aftermath of the Great Financial...
Jabzy
Every British Prime Minister Part 4 (1902-1951)
In this video, Jabzy brings us historical tidbits and unknown facts about Every British Prime Minister Part 4 (1902-1951)
Institute for New Economic Thinking
Yanis Varoufakis: The Global Minotaur 1/4
In part 1 of this four-part INET "From the Director's Chair" interview, INET Executive Director Robert Johnson talks with Greek economist Yanis Varoufakis about Varoufakis's new book The Global Minotaur: America, The True Origins of the...
Hip Hughes History
The Election of 1892 Explained
An overview of the epic battle for the White House between Benjamin Harrison and Grover Cleveland. Seriously, Perfect for #APGOV and #APUSH kids, lost college students, lifelong learners and the cray cray on the internets.
Step Back History
The Anarchist Who Shot the President
On September 6, 1901, an Anarchist Steelworker named Leon Czolgosz shot and killed the President of the United States, William McKinley. This assassination led to a xenophobic panic, sometimes described as a historical war on terror,...
Catalyst University
Pediatric Outcome Measures | Basics of When to Use Each
In this video we discuss the basics of major pediatric outcome measures with an emphasis on when to use each based on the validated age-ranges and whether they are norm-referenced of criterion-referenced tests.
The Wall Street Journal
What Makes A Good Place To Work For Women?
From establishing measures of good corporate behavior to designing coworking communities for and by women, the Purple Campaign's Ally Coll and The Riveter's Amy Nelson discuss the hallmarks of a women-first work environment and what's next.
Curated Video
William Janeway: Which Way Forward? 2/6
William Janeway, Senior Advisor, Warburg Pincus, speaks on panel, entitled "Which Way Forward: Reflections on Global Turmoil and the Role of Markets, Governments, and Civil Society" at the Institute for New Economic Thinking's (INET)...
PBS
Six Historically True Facts about Money
Money isn't actually valuable. It's just pieces of metal, pieces of paper, or more recently, computer code. So how did money come to be such a driving force of modern life?
The Wall Street Journal
Tech For The Greater Good: The Gates Foundation Takes On A Pandemic
Melinda Gates shares the latest on the race to develop a safe vaccine and the importance of its equitable distribution, as well as applying a gender lens to the global pandemic.
JJ Medicine
Iron-Deficiency Anemia (Overview) | Causes, Pathophysiology, Signs & Symptoms, Diagnosis, Treatment
Iron-Deficiency Anemia | Causes, Pathophysiology, Signs & Symptoms, Diagnosis, Treatment Iron Deficiency Anemia is a hematological condition involving low levels of hemoglobin (red blood cells) due to deficiency of iron, which is...