Brainwaves Video Anthology
Larry Sabato - Politics is a Good Thing
Larry Sabato, the director of the University of Virginia Center for Politics and a university professor, discusses his life-long dedication to politics and civic engagement. Having been politically active since he was a seven-year-old...
Professor Dave Explains
Education Economics (Options and Cost for Post-Secondary Programs)
To wrap up personal economics, let's take a look at education economics. How much does education cost? What are the different options one has when they wish to pursue an education? What are the factors one must consider when selecting a...
Curated Video
Terysa Solves It, Think Like A Computer by Terysa Ridgeway
Eight-year-old Terysa loves to solve problems. Give her some time and she'll figure out how to solve anything. So when Terysa is given an older computer for her birthday, she faces her biggest challenge yet: Can she make it talk? Terysa...
Curated Video
Java for Beginners with Hands-On Program and Capstone Project - Making Java Program keep running
In this video, we will learn techniques to keep the Java program running indefinitely using various control flow constructs and how to create continuous loops, handle user input for program termination, and implement mechanisms to...
Curated Video
Java for Beginners with Hands-On Program and Capstone Project - Introduction and Advantages of Java
In this video, we will explore the key features and benefits of Java as a programming language, Java's platform independence, robustness, versatility, and its vast ecosystem of libraries and frameworks. We will understand the advantages...
The Business Professor
Sequestration (Government Spending)
Sequestration refers to automatic spending cuts that occur through the withdrawal of funding for certain (but not all) government programs.
Curated Video
Punishment
Duke University legal scholar Nita Farahany describes the varying and evolving societal rationales for punishment in our legal systems.
Science ABC
Why Does Your Phone Lose Battery, Even When Not In Use?
Even when your phone is idle, the battery keeps draining for a few key reasons. First, background apps and services are still running, using CPU power and data. Also, the screen stays on for notifications and uses power. In addition,...
Curated Video
Reacting to my MIT PhD Application, Four Years Later
Reacting to my MIT PhD Application, Four Years Later
Tom Nicholas
Hegemony - WTF? Introduction to Gramsci and cultural hegemony
In this introduction to Gramsci and his neomarxist theory of hegemony, in particular cultural hegemony, I explore this concept which has been hugely influential in contemporary social theory, political theory and cultural theory....
Brainwaves Video Anthology
Kerry McGarvey - Building Creativity and Confidence with STEM
Kerry McGarvey is a STEM & Technology teacher at PS24Q in District 25. She is also the SPOC and ed tech model teacher for her school. Kerry also provides technical support to students, families, and teachers. In addition to her work in...
Neuro Transmissions
The dubious claims of brain training (and what actually works)
Brain training has gotten a bad rep for saying they prevent Alzheimer’s disease or boost you to 200 IQ. But does that mean you should uninstall all your apps? Well, turns out that not all brain training is created equal. Find out what...
Neuro Transmissions
How I crushed my graduate school interviews
Congratulations on making it to the grad school interview stage! Now what? Alie Astrocyte and neuroscience professor Ashley Juavinett will walk you through what kinds of questions you should ask during your grad school interviews to help...
Curated Video
Mixed Economies Rule the World
This newscast will discuss why mixed economies are the best economies.
Curated Video
The Real World Part 3: Trade Schools and Pursuing Your Passion
In the final episode of In Control's series, "The Real World," host Kevin explores the option of trade schools as an alternative to traditional college education. Kevin highlights the practical and hands-on nature of trade schools,...
Curated Video
Introduction to IT and Cybersecurity: Functional Areas of IT Operations
Part 6/16 of Introduction to IT and Cybersecurity series: The video discusses the various functional areas of an IT department, starting with the basic organizational chart that includes positions such as IT manager, CTO/CIO, application...
Curated Video
How Do Deaf Kids Do School?
Have you ever thought about what school options look like for the deaf and hard of hearing? In this video I give you a breakdown of all of those options. Do you like learning about deaf culture? If so let us know in the comments. We...
Brainwaves Video Anthology
Marilyn Turkovich - The Charter for Compassion
Marilyn Turkovich started with the Charter for Compassion in 2013 as the education director and since that time has moved into a number of different roles with CFC. Marilyn's background has been primarily in higher education and most...
Curated Video
Can horse taming prevent reoffending?
This Arizona prison is teaching inmates how to break-in wild horses in the hope that the skills they learn will stop them from reoffending. So far, of the 50 inmates that have taken part, only two have found themselves back behind bars...
Curated Video
R Programming for Statistics and Data Science - If, Else, Else If Statements in R
This video explains if, else, else if statements in R. This clip is from the chapter "Fundamentals of Programming with R" of the series "R Programming for Statistics and Data Science".This section explains fundamentals of programming...
Curated Video
Spark Programming in Python for Beginners with Apache Spark 3 - Execution Methods - How to Run Spark Programs?
In this video, we will cover execution methods and learn how to run Spark programs. This clip is from the chapter "Spark Execution Model and Architecture" of the series "Spark Programming in Python for Beginners with Apache Spark 3".In...
The Business Professor
Structure of Business Education
This Video Explains Structure of Business Education
Brainwaves Video Anthology
James P. Comer - Comer School Development Program
Dr. Comer is the Maurice Falk Professor of Child Psychiatry at the Yale University School of Medicine's Child Study Center, and has been a Yale medical faculty member since 1968. During these years, he has concentrated his career on...