Institute for New Economic Thinking
Roger Guesnerie - The Next Economic Frontier and the Wild World of Non-Rational Expectations
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...
ShortCutsTv
Field Experiments
This film uses a range of classic studies (Hofling, Piliavin, Fisher and Geiselman todefine and explain how and why psychologists use field experiments.
Curated Video
Electrolysis of Aqueous Copper Sulfates: Analysis and Conclusion
The video is a lecture presentation on the electrolysis of aqueous copper sulfates. The presenter discusses an experiment to test the hypothesis about the relationship between the current through the electrolyte and the mass of copper...
Science360
Engineers investigate possible lingering impacts from Elk River chemical spill - Science Nation
In January, 2014, thousands of gallons of chemicals, including crude 4-methylcyclohexanemethanol, or MCHM, spilled into West Virginia's Elk River, near Charleston. The spill ultimately contaminated the local water supply and...
Institute for New Economic Thinking
Roger Guesnerie: What Can Economists Know? 3/5
Roger Guesnerie, Professor of Economic Theory and Social Organization, Paris School of Economics speaks on panel entitled "What Can Economists Know: Rethinking the Foundations of Economic Understanding at the Institute for New Economic...
Step Back History
Did Vikings Beat Columbus to the Americas?
Ask and ye shall receive! After a long, long hiatus to do a bit more reputable history for almost a year, it’s time to delve back into the crank files and check out more theories about visitors to the Americas before Columbus. Today we...
Curated Video
Statistics for Data Science and Business Analysis - What Does the Course Cover?
This video describes about what the course is about and other details. This clip is from the chapter "Introduction to the Course" of the series "Statistics for Data Science and Business Analysis".This section provides an introduction to...
Curated Video
Markus Brunnermeier - Efficient Market Hypothesis, Bubbles and Liquidity
The Inaugural Conference @ King's, Institute for New Economic Thinking, Session 2. Has the Efficient Market Hypothesis Led to the Crisis? Collapsed with The Crisis?
Visual Learning Systems
Your Science Fair Project: Drawing Conclusions
The scientific method is the foundation of work for scientists. In this video the scientific method is explained in detail serving as the basis for your science fair project. The process of creating a science fair project along with...
Institute for New Economic Thinking
Suresh Naidu - Property Rights and Growth: Lessons from Slavery
Strong enforcement of property rights is good for economic growth, says the conventional wisdom. The link may not be as clear cut, says Suresh Naidu. He and co-investigator Jeremiah Dittmar are digging through court records and newspaper...
Curated Video
Testing the Fairness of a Coin: Determining Consistency through Sampling
In this video, the speaker explores how to determine if a coin is fair or biased by taking repeated samples. Using the example of flipping a coin to decide who washes dishes, the speaker explains the concepts of population, sample,...
Next Animation Studio
Astronomers discover the seven Earth-size TRAPPIST-1 planets may be made of similar stuff
A new international study has measured the densities of the seven Earth-size planets around TRAPPIST-1 with extreme precision
Science360
From This...That! Basic Research to Bridge Sensors
Mehdi Kalantari Khandani at the University of Maryland has created a sensor system that constantly monitors different types of stresses on bridge structures and, when it detects anything unusual, alerts those who need to know. But...
Psychology Unlocked
How to write an abstract for a scientific paper (with an example)
If you need to know how to write an abstract, this video goes through the process step-by-step, including a great example from a research report by Zhao and Rogalin (2017) published in Social Psychology Quarterly. If you're approaching...
Institute for New Economic Thinking
George Akerlof, Markus Brunnermeier, Michael D. Goldberg, Jeremy Siegel
The Inaugural Conference @ King's, Institute for New Economic Thinking, Session 2 Q&A: Has the Efficient Market Hypothesis Led to the Crisis? Collapsed with The Crisis?
Curated Video
The Scientific Method: Steps, Examples, Tips, and Exercise
This video explains the scientific method, as developed by Ibn al-Haytham in the 11th century, and outlines the six steps involved: observe and ask questions, research, formulate a hypothesis, test the hypothesis, analyze and conclude,...
Institute for New Economic Thinking
Models and Laws | How & How NOT to Do Economics with Robert Skidelsky
How do economists seek to establish their so-called laws? What is the scientific status of such laws? Are they always valid or merely useful rules-of-thumb? These, and more questions, are answered in this fifth lecture in INET’s “How and...
Tumble Science Podcast for Kids
A New Rechargeable Battery
People rely on batteries to power our technology: laptops and phones run on rechargeable batteries. These can leak and are full of chemicals. But over time, these batteries stop re-charging, forcing us to purchase a new battery. But what...
Catalyst University
Prions | Mechanisms and Theories of Alzheimers Disease (Amyloid & Tau)
Alzheimer's disease is a neurodegenerative prion disease in which affected individuals suffer destruction of cortical neurons due to accumulation of prions of both beta-amyloid and Tau type. In this video, I will explain the acquisition...
Mazz Media
Lab Safety: Making Careful Observations
In this live-action program viewers will learn that being able to make careful and accurate observations is the foundation of any lab based science class, such as chemistry, biology, or physics. Students will come to understand the...
Institute for New Economic Thinking
George Akerlof - Efficient Markets Hypothesis and Causes of Crisis
The Inaugural Conference @ King's, Institute for New Economic Thinking, Session 2: Has the Efficient Market Hypothesis Led to the Crisis? Collapsed with The Crisis?
Curated Video
Measuring Reaction Times through the Ruler Drop Test: Investigating the Effect of Practice
The video is a lecture presentation on measuring reaction times. The presenter explains the concept of reaction time. The hypothesis that is being investigated in the experiment is whether reaction times can be reduced with practice. The...
Curated Video
Statistics for Data Science and Business Analysis - Practical Example: Hypothesis Testing
This video is a practical example on hypothesis testing. This clip is from the chapter "Hypothesis Testing" of the series "Statistics for Data Science and Business Analysis".This section explains null and alternative hypothesis, and Type...
Curated Video
Measuring Populations: Investigating the Distribution of Daisies with Distance from Trees
This video is a lecture presentation on measuring populations. The presenter explains how to investigate the distribution of daisies in a field and how it varies with distance from a line of trees. The hypothesis is formulated based on...