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Brainwaves Video Anthology
Sara Goldrick-Rab Students are Humans First
Sara Goldrick-Rab is Professor of Sociology & Medicine at Temple University, and President and Founder of the Hope Center for College, Community, and Justice in Philadelphia. She is also the Chief Strategy Officer for Emergency Aid at...
Mediacorp
Voices of Protest: Defending Democracy in India
This video explores the importance of freedom of expression and the right to protest in India's democracy. It highlights the ongoing protests and debates surrounding issues such as sedition, nationalism, and the idea of a Hindu...
TLDR News
The War Against Woke Universities: Johnson's New 'Free Speech Champion' Explained - TLDR News
In recent months the Conservative government has been keen to start what they're calling a war on woke. This culture war now appears to have reached full heat, with Number 10 announcing a new Free Speech Champion to safeguard free speech...
Curated Video
Debate: Should Race Be Considered in College Admissions?
A recent lawsuit against Harvard University alleged that the university discriminates unfairly against Asian-Americans in its admissions process. The trial led to an internal investigation at Harvard and the public release of admissions...
Brainwaves Video Anthology
Tony Connor - 'My Life'
Born in Manchester, British poet and playwright John Anthony (Tony) Connor left school at 14 and spent 26 years as a textile designer, also serving in the Royal Army. He earned an MA at the University of Manchester. With poet Robin...
Curated Video
B1 English Listening Practice - American Universities
This video serves as English listening comprehension practice for intermediate-level students. In this video, a native English speaker talks in a natural way about the topic of American universities. The subtitles are included at the...
TLDR News
COVID: Are Universities Taking Advantage of Students? Universities Imprisoning Students - TLDR News
With the COVID outbreak ongoing, some were surprised to see students welcomed back to universities. As many expected, doing so led to large spikes in COVID cases leading to many student halls being locked down (with one very notable case...
Brainwaves Video Anthology
Julie Batten - Homelessness and Writing: Glass House Shelter Project
Julie Batten is the founder of the Glass House Shelter Project, a grassroots organization that brings college reading & writing courses into homeless shelters. She teaches writing courses at Brandeis University, Salem State University...
Institute for New Economic Thinking
The Institute and Partnerships with Other Universities
The Executive Director explains the Institute's Program to partner with major universities and fund satellite Institutes closer to students and professors around the world.<br/>
Curated Video
Python for Everybody: The Ultimate Python 3 Bootcamp - Where is Python Used These Days?
Python 3 is used in every corner of software including websites, machine learning, AI, video games, self-driving cars, search engines, and pretty much everywhere else.
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TLDR News
Johnson Attacks Universities: The Higher Education Bill Explained
The Conservatives have recently rolled out their new plan for universities, The Higher Education Bill. The bill will do a number of things, but most notably it will tackle the perceived issue of 'wokeness' on campus opening up more free...
Curated Video
How to Double Line Space Text in Word
This video tutorial demonstrates how to double line space a document effectively by using Microsoft Word. The instructor explains the purpose behind double line spacing, which includes making it easier to read and allowing for...
Mr. Beat
Why Do We Have to Go to School?
In the beginning, for hundreds of thousands of years, we didn't go to school. During the hunter gatherer days, when humans just gathered wild plants or chased wild animals, that's pretty much the main thing we did, and...
TLDR News
The A-Level & GCSE Exam Result Fiasco Explained: Why The Algorithm Was So Unfair - TLDR News
Running an exam season without any real exams was always going to be a difficult task - but A-Level and Highers results days ended up being a bigger mess than anyone could have expected. The new system resulted in some students having...
The Economist
Mandela's legacy: 25 years on
Nelson Mandela is one of the great icons of the 20th century. Yet many of South Africa's "born free" generation—those born after the end of apartheid—are conflicted about his legacy.
Neuro Transmissions
What Are Overhead Payments?
The administration has proposed a cut of nearly $6 billion to the NIH budget in 2018. They say that no research will be directly affected because the NIH budget will trim inefficient, "wasteful" overhead payments. But what are those...
Cerebellum
The Middle Ages - Introduction To The Period
This video tells the fascinating story of these thousand years of history, from around 500 A.D. to 1400 A.D. The Middle Ages are an incredibly dynamic period of history. So much of what we are familiar with today, from states to...
Amor Sciendi
The Renaissance Was a Thing: a Reply to Crash Course
A rebuttal to Crash Course's video "The Renaissance, was it a thing?"
Crash Course
Crash Course History of Science #11: Cathedrals and Universities
Until roughly 1100, there were relatively few places of knowledge-making in Medieval Europe. Monasteries and abbeys had special rooms called scriptoria where monks copied manuscripts by hand, but the biggest places where knowledge was...