One of the fundamental ideas of modern economics -- that people have rational expectations, an unbiased, statistically correct view of the future -- is, in reality, a simple hypothesis. And despite its prominence in recent economic...

What was Gandhi's role during this time? Yasmin Khan on the Indian Partition, Part 5

What was the whole process of European discovery? What does Britain have to do with the silk roads?<br/>
The Silk Roads with Peter Frankopan, Part 2

Garwin part 10/11: In this video, scientist Richard Garwin discusses the importance of science in controlling and understanding the world around us. He reflects on a tense period during the Cold War and the responsibility scientists had...

Niall Ferguson is a Professor of History at Harvard University, and a speaker at INET's Conference at Bretton Woods on April 10, 2011<br/>

What do we normally do when we think about history? Is there a problem thinking this way?<br/>
The Silk Roads with Peter Frankopan, Part 1

What was significant about bread in terms of its color in the middle ages? What was beer, or ale, like during this time as well? What types of food were considered peasant food?<br/>
The Knight's Food, A Humble Meal, Part 1

Think you know all about the American Civil War? Think again! This is the untold story of why the North took up arms against the South.

What is the history behind the video game and what happened? How did they settle on early medieval Chinese history?<br/>
Total War, The Three Kingdoms of China, Part 1

What were three challenges of travel on the silk roads? How did the name silk road come about?<br/>
The Silk Roads with Peter Frankopan, Part 3

What historical game would these developers like to work on next? Is the real creativity in games compared to television and film?<br/>
Total War, The Three Kingdoms of China, Part 5

How did they go about visualizing the world in terms of the sights, sounds and feel? How did they go about replicating weapons, equipment and battlefield moves for the game?<br/>
Total War, The Three Kingdoms of China, Part 3

Were there any edits to certain aspects of the game because it was too dense for the gamers?<br/>
What was the response from the professional historian<br/> community?
Total War, The Three Kingdoms of China, Part 6

What is of great concern and what can we see in the next few years? What is exciting about technology allowing communication among history lovers?<br/>
The Silk Roads with Peter Frankopan, Part 7

What happened around the time of all the confrontations between the Byzantine and Persian superpowers?<br/>
The Silk Roads with Peter Frankopan, Part 5

How important is historical accuracy when making a video game like this? Do the developers feel rewarded by the gamers when a game like this is historically accurate?<br/>
Total War, The Three Kingdoms of China, Part 2

Who decided on the line between Pakistan and India? What if the line was different to the ethnic cleansing that occurred in certain areas? Yasmin Khan on the Indian Partition, Part 7

How hard is it for historians to look at what was going on before the slave trade in West Africa? What were the limits of geographic expansion in West Africa?<br/>
West Africa Before the Europeans, Part 3

Who were the two great superpowers around this time? What happened around the year 600?<br/>
The Silk Roads with Peter Frankopan, Part 4

Eddie S. Glaude Jr. joined the faculty of Princeton University in 2002. He is the author of Exodus! Religion, Race, and Nation in Early 19th Century Black America, University of Chicago Press, In a Shade of Blue: Pragmatism and the...

Dr. Scott Ellsworth, University of Michigan, teaches courses on African American history, Southern literature, race and sports, and crime and justice in contemporary U.S. society. Trained as a historian, he received his Ph.D from Duke...

Learn about the tragedy by its sense of scale and who was to blame for it. What happened in 1946 that was considered a missed moment? Yasmin Khan on the Indian Partition, Part 8

Jeffrey Ogbonna Green Ogbar was born in Chicago and raised in Los Angeles, California. He received his BA in History from Morehouse College in Atlanta. He earned his MA and Ph.D. in U.S. History with a minor in African studies from...

LaShawn Harris is an associate professor of History at Michigan State University and assistant editor for the Journal of African American History (JAAH). Her area of expertise includes twentieth century African American and Black Women’s...