Crash Course
Iran's Revolutions: Crash Course World History 226
In which John Green teaches you about Iran's Revolutions. Yes, revolutions plural. What was the1979 Iranian Revolution about? It turns out, Iran has a pretty long history of unrest in order to put power in the hands of the people, and...
Curated Video
Election Basics: Crash Course Government and Politics
This week Craig is going to give you a broad overview of elections in the United States. So as you may have noticed, there are kind of a lot of people in the U.S, and holding individual issues up to a public vote doesn't seem...
Crash Course
How Voters Decide: Crash Course Government and Politics
So today, Craig is going to try to get inside the heads of voters by discussing how voters make decisions. Now obviously, like all decision making, voter decisions are influenced by a multitude of factors, but the three we are going to...
Crash Course
Partial Pressures & Vapor Pressure: Crash Course Chemistry
This week we continue to spend quality time with gases, more deeply investigating some principles regarding pressure - including John Dalton's Law of Partial Pressures, vapor pressure - and demonstrating the method for collecting gas...
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Where US Politics Came From Crash Course US History
In which John Green teaches you where American politicians come from. In the beginning, soon after the US constitution was adopted, politics were pretty non-existent. George Washington was elected president with no opposition, everything...
TED Talks
Eric X. Li: A tale of two political systems
It's a standard assumption in the West: As a society progresses, it eventually becomes a capitalist, multi-party democracy. Right? Eric X. Li, a Chinese investor and political scientist, begs to differ. In this provocative,...
SciShow
How Being Sick Changes Your Brain
When you’re sick you just want to be left alone. Sometimes that’s because you physically can’t move, but other times, it might have more to do with the way your immune system is connected to your brain.
TED-Ed
TED-ED: Do politics make us irrational? - Jay Van Bavel
Can someone’s political identity actually affect their ability to process information? The answer lies in a cognitive phenomenon known as partisanship. While identifying with social groups is an essential and healthy part of life, it can...
Crash Course
The New Deal Crash Course US History
In which John Green teaches you about the New Deal, which was president Franklin D. Roosevelt's plan to pull the united States out of the Great Depression of the 1930's. Did it work? Maybe. John will teach you about some of the most...
TED-Ed
TED-Ed: How did Hitler rise to power? - Alex Gendler and Anthony Hazard
Decades after the fall of the Third Reich, it feels impossible to understand how Adolf Hitler, the tyrant who orchestrated one of the largest genocides in human history, could ever have risen to power in a democratic country. So how did...
MinuteEarth
The Deadliest Ice Age Ever
This video explores the mysterious mass extinction event that occurred 450 million years ago, potentially triggered by an Ice Age. It delves into the impact on marine life, with clues found in ancient rock formations in northern Africa.
SciShow
Why Are Some People Double-Jointed?
You might have a friend who is “double-jointed" and can bend their fingers in freaky ways. Why are they are so flexible?
Crash Course
George Orwell's 1984, Part 2: Crash Course Literature 402
In which John Green continues discussing George Orwell's 1984. Today we're talking about what the novel 1984 has to say about what some have called today's surveillance society. We'll also look at the idea that language can be used as a...
Crash Course
1984 by George Orwell, Part 1: Crash Course Literature 401
In which John Green returns for a dystopian new season of Crash Course Literature! We're starting with George Orwell's classic look at the totalitarian state that could be in post-war England. Winston Smith is under the eye of Big...
TED-Ed
TED-Ed: An unsung hero of the civil rights movement - Christina Greer
Learn about the life of Bayard Rustin, a leader in the Civil Rights Movement, a gay rights activist, and one of Martin Luther King’s closest advisors. -- In 1963, Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his “I Have a Dream” speech at the March...
Crash Course
Political Parties: Crash Course Government and Politics
Today, Craig is going to talk about political parties and their role in American politics. So, when most people think about political parties they associate them with the common ideologies of the voters and representatives within that...
TED Talks
The myth of bringing your full, authentic self to work | Jodi-Ann Burey
Calls for authenticity at work ask for passionate people with diverse, fresh perspectives who challenge old ways of thinking. But too often workplace culture fails to support the authenticity of professionals of color and other...
TED-Ed
TED-ED: Tycho Brahe, the scandalous astronomer - Dan Wenkel
If you think scientists lead boring, monotonous lives, you must not know about Tycho Brahe. The 16th century astronomer who accurately predicted planetary motion led quite a dramatic life -- complete with a kidnapping, a sword duel and...
Crash Course
How to Handle Conflict: Crash Course Business - Soft Skills
How to Handle Conflict Crash Course Business - Soft Skills #13
Curated Video
China Government
New ReviewDespite two decades of sweeping economic change, China is still a Communist state. While free enterprise now flourishes in a rapidly growing private sector, China is a one-party country with a government that is radically enmeshed with...
Curated Video
Hong Kong Developing Trust
New ReviewEstablishing trust is essential for business success, and even more so in Hong Kong. Hong Kongers take a long-term approach to business relationships, and developing trust with colleagues and clients is crucial. Yes, developing these...
Curated Video
China History
New ReviewAccording to legends, the first ancient ruler, Fuxi, reigned in the thirty-fourth century BCE. Explore China's fascinating history, which is believed to have begun five thousand years ago, evolving through successive dynasties to modern...
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France Government
New ReviewSince the Revolution of 1789, France has had five forms of republican government. The current republic, the Fifth Republic, began in 1958. Learn more about the evolution of the constitution and the impact on modern French society....
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Singapore Government and Political Parties
New ReviewSingapore’s history as a British colony is clearly evident in its parliamentary system of government and laws, many of which the British imposed. Singapore has retained many of these institutions since independence, while slowly evolving...