MinuteEarth
Should We Contact Uncontacted Peoples
FYI: We try to leave jargon out of our videos, but if you want to learn more about this topic, here are some handy keywords to get your googling started: - isolated peoples: peoples living without significant contact with global...
TED Talks
TED: A provocative way to finance the fight against climate change | Michael Metcalfe
Will we do whatever it takes to fight climate change? Back in 2008, following the global financial crisis, governments across the world adopted a "whatever it takes" commitment to monetary recovery, issuing $250 billion worth of...
MinuteEarth
How Much Food Is There On Earth?
Food already in cupboards, supermarkets, & warehouses could feed humanity for 4 months, but potential food - berries, termites & krill - could extend that by another year. ___________________________________________ To learn more, start...
TED Talks
Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala: Want to help Africa? Do business here
We know the negative images of Africa -- famine and disease, conflict and corruption. But, says Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, there's another, less-told story happening in many African nations: one of reform, economic growth and business...
MinuteEarth
This Country Has Something Everyone Else Wants
Thanks to the University of Minnesota for sponsoring this video! http://twin-cities.umn.edu/ Morocco has 3/4 of the world’s known reserves of rock phosphate, our main source of phosphorus, so Morocco may be key to our long-term ability...
Bozeman Science
Mining
In this video Paul Andersen explains how mining is used to extract valuable minerals from the Earth's crust. Surface and subsurface mining are used to extract ore which is then processed. A discussion of ecosystem impacts and legislation...
TED-Ed
TED-Ed: Conserving our spectacular, vulnerable coral reefs - Joshua Drew
How do coral reef conservationists balance the environmental needs of the reefs with locals who need the reefs to survive? Joshua Drew draws on the islands of Fiji and their exemplary system of protection, called "connectivity", which...
Curated Video
Exploring Oil and Gas Reservoirs: The Power of 4D Seismic Imaging
This video explains how seismic surveys and 4D imaging technology are used by oil and gas companies to locate and extract resources more efficiently. By creating visual models of underground deposits, engineers can accurately identify...
Curated Video
Fractional Reserve Banking
Find out what happens to your money when you deposit it in a bank: while the bank must hold on to some reserves, far more is lent out. Maths - Number A Twig Math Film. Reinforce and extend the learning required by the curriculum. Twig’s...
Curated Video
Oil Shocks
The factors affecting global oil prices, and what can happen if prices shift dramatically. Earth Science - Earth's Resources - Learning Points. Oil price is determined by the current supply to world markets, the amount in reserves, and...
Curated Video
Frontier Oil Exploration
Dwindling oil supplies mean exploration drilling is moving to far-flung reaches of the Earth. What difficulties does this pose, and what could the environmental impacts be? Earth Science - Earth's Resources - Learning Points. In the USA,...
Curated Video
Fossil Fuels: Use
Fossil fuels are a finite energy source. How long will they last, and why is it so difficult and costly to extract these fuels from beneath the earth and oceans? Earth Science - Earth's Resources - Learning Points. Fossil fuels are...
Curated Video
Overusing resources
Find out why some resources are in short supply and why we need to conserve as much as possible. People and places -Human impact on the environment - Overusing resources Learning Points Some natural resources on Earth are limited and...
Curated Video
Exploring Fasting: Health Benefits and Risks
Unveil the complexities of fasting, from integral multi-day fasts to the less demanding sequential fasting. Experts dissect the impacts on the body, from rapid weight loss and muscle degradation to potential benefits like reduced cancer...
Financial Times
What are stablecoins and how do they work?
FT banking and fintech reporter Siddharth Venkataramakrishnan looks at how the digital assets are used, why they are growing in popularity - and why they are in regulators' sights.
Curated Video
High Five Facts - Wildlife Conservation
This video explores five fun facts about wildlife conservation.
Let's Tute
Understanding Capital Structure Ratios and Their Analysis
In this video, the teacher discusses capital structure ratios, specifically focusing on capital gearing ratio and proprietary ratio. The teacher explains the formulas and provides an example to help students understand these ratios. The...
Institute for New Economic Thinking
How the Federal Reserve's QE Has Contributed to Inequality
People in America get really angry at the Federal Reserve and at the "money system" in general during economic crises. The Fed draws hostility because of its power, its insulation from democratic accountability, its lack of transparency,...
ACDC Leadership
Macro 2012 FRQ #2- Bank Balance Sheets
Join the hundreds of thousands of students that have used Mr. Clifford's videos and resources to ace your macroeconomics course.
ACDC Leadership
Bank Balance Sheets Practice- Macro 4:13
In this video I explain what a bank balance sheet is and help you practice calculating the reserve ratio, the required reserves, the excess reserves, and the total change in the money supply. Remember that the total change in the money...
Institute for New Economic Thinking
Alan Taylor: Macroeconomic Management After a Crisis (4/7)
The video shows the panel Macroeconomic Management After a Financial Crisis at INET's Bretton Woods Conference on April 9, 2011. The speaker in this segment is Alan Taylor, Professor of Economics at the University of California. The...
Institute for New Economic Thinking
Helene Rey - Countries Balance Sheets and International Currencies
The Inaugural Conference @ King's, Institute for New Economic Thinking, Session 4: Toward a New Global Financial Architecture
Institute for New Economic Thinking
China Goes for Gold?
In part 1 of INET's interview with David Hale, he discusses how China is positioning the RMB as a possible reserve currency by buying gold, and what this means for the dollar and the euro
Institute for New Economic Thinking
The Money View: China and the International Dollar
This video visually details Perry Mehrling's Money View blog post called "China and the International Dollar" on the INET Online website