Financial Times
Why India is struggling to cope with Covid-19
The FT's South Asia correspondent Stephanie Findlay looks at how the coronavirus spread from India's biggest cities to rural areas and why the country is finding it harder than its peers to bounce back from the pandemic.
Encyclopaedia Britannica
Britannica Insights: The Coronavirus Pandemic and Research at the ALS Therapy Development Institute
Conversation with Carol O. Hamilton, the Senior Director of Development at the ALS Therapy Development Institute (ALS TDI), to find out how they were able to keep their research lab and scientists active during the pandemic.
Curated Video
Covid-19: what you need to know about the second wave
The world now faces the threat of a second wave of coronavirus outbreaks. Zanny Minton Beddoes, The Economist’s editor-in-chief, and Slavea Chankova, our health-care correspondent, answer your questions.
TLDR News
This Professor Has Correctly Predicted Every Election Since 1984: His Model & Result - TLDR News
With many not relying on polling as we go into 2020, there's one man you might be able to trust Professor Allan Lichtman. This American University history professor (who we were lucky enough to interview for this video) has correctly...
Healthcare Triage
COVID-19 and Antibody Plasma Treatments
The FDA recently issued emergency use authorization for utilizing convalescent plasma to treat Covid-19. The idea is that using plasma from a donor who has recovered from Covid-19 has antibodies that can help treat patients who are sick...
The Economist
Covid-19: how bad will it be for the economy?
The coronavirus pandemic has killed thousands of people, crashed stockmarkets around the world, driven 10m Americans to claim unemployment and caused businesses to haemorrhage money. With economies are in turmoil, how bad will the damage...
PBS
How Fictional Pandemics Reflect the Real Thing (Feat. Lindsay Ellis and Dr. Z)
Although we are currently living through a pandemic that has disrupted our lives and will shape the course of humanity, pandemics have been around since the dawn of civilization, as have stories about fictional pandemics. So now seems...
Financial Times
Why India is reconsidering its attitude towards China
An unexpected deadly clash in the Himalayas over a small patch of land is forcing New Delhi to examine its relationship with China. The FT's global China editor James Kynge and south Asia bureau chief Amy Kazmin discuss the geopolitical...
Professor Dave Explains
MERS-CoV and SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19)
After learning about the SARS-CoV that hit in 2003, it's time to learn about MERS-CoV, which hit in 2012, and SARS-CoV-2, the one responsible for COVID-19 and the current pandemic. Let's compare these three viruses and talk about our...
Curated Video
Covid-19: what will happen to the global economy?
The covid-19 pandemic has caused economic chaos and uncertainty. Zanny Minton Beddoes, our editor-in-chief, and Edward Carr, our deputy editor, answer your questions about the global economy
Healthcare Triage
Old Drugs, New Tricks: Remdesivir and Other Potential Treatments for COVID19
As the coronavirus and COVID19 pandemic continues, researchers are investigating some older drugs that may be viable treatments for the disease. One drug of interest is remdesivir, a decade old drug intended to treat hepatitis. It was...
Brainwaves Video Anthology
Jane Chikapa - Teaching in the Global Pandemic - Malawi
Jane Chikapa is a top fifty Global Teacher Prize finalist. Jane teaches English in a secondary school located on the edge of Lake Malawi – an area where many people value working in the fishing business over the pursuit of education....
TLDR News
Does Coronavirus Impact Trump's Re-election in 2020 - TLDR News
With COVID-19 impacting the whole world at the moment, it's unsurprising that its ripple effects can also be seen in the 2020 election. So in this video, we'll be asking, how will it affect 2020 and more specifically how will it impact...
Brainwaves Video Anthology
Meghana Musunuri - Teaching in the Global Pandemic - India
Social Studies, English and Mathematics teacher Meghana Musunuri from Hyderabad, India, is an education futurist, philanthropist and a passionate and prolific entrepreneur. She is Founder & Chairperson of Fountainhead Global School &...
TLDR News
Bill Gates Created Coronavirus According to Conspiracy Theorists... Sorry What - TLDR News.
The claim that Bill Gates is somehow responsible for the Covid-19 pandemic has swept some areas of the internet. Conspiracies surround his vaccine and suggest that he is attempting to administer population control; we examine and...
Brainwaves Video Anthology
Carlo Mazzone - Teaching in the Global Pandemic - Italy
Carlo Mazzone is a 2020 Global Teacher Prize top ten finalist. Carlo comes from an educational family: his father was a headmaster, and his mother and sister were both teachers. Carlo himself initially gained a degree in computer science...
The Telegraph
Glenn Greenwald on why the left-wing media has turned on Biden | Off Script
Twenty years of lies from the military establishment cannot be forgotten. Journalist Glenn Greenwald asks why no one has taken accountability for the Afghanistan debacle and argues for a new system of transparency. Greenwald joins Steven...
Healthcare Triage
Flattening The Curve of Coronavirus Infections
Our message on coronavirus so far has been, "don't panic." For the vast majority of individuals, coronavirus is not an existential threat. However, the rapid rate of the virus's spread has the potential to overwhelm our health system and...
Healthcare Triage
Can I Buy Stuff from China? What About Screen Time? Coronavirus Q&A April 15, 2020
We're answering your questions about coronavirus and Covid-19. Click on the timecode below to go straight to a question. 01:49 How should healthcare professionals clean masks? 2:29 Was this virus made in a lab? 2:57 Does COVID-19 cause...
TLDR News
How Close Are We To Coronavirus Vaccines?(July 2020) & Bill Gates’ COVID Plans - TLDR News
The man at the centre of many conspiracy theories is also at the centre of the global fight against COVID-19. Bill Gates and his foundation have a clear view and plan for this pandemic so in this video, we look at their approach, how...
The Wall Street Journal
The Wall Street Journal's Compliance Officer Survey
Wall Street Journal's Professional Data Editor Tom Corrigan takes us through the results of their latest compliance survey.
IDG TECHtalk
Chip shortages and Apple Car rumors
A worldwide shortage of semiconductors is hurting the sales of everything from smartphones to cars. Apple said the chip shortage affected sales of its latest iPhones. Automakers, who also rely on semiconductors in newer car models,...
Brainwaves Video Anthology
Christopher W. Albrecht - Teaching in the Global Pandemic and Beyond
Christopher Albrecht has been a teacher for over a quarter century. He spent the first three years of his career in New Martinsville, West Virginia. In his first year, Albrecht was named a Sallie Mae First Class National Teacher of the...
Brainwaves Video Anthology
Scott Hebert - Teaching in the Global Pandemic - Canada
Scott Hebert is a teacher in Fort Saskatchewan, Canada. He is a Top Fifty Finalist for the Global Teacher Prize.Scott began his career immediately out of university as an elementary Physical Education specialist for a school in Calgary,...