Brainwaves Video Anthology
Lewis Gordon & Jason Stanley - When Philosophers Talk - Part 6
Lewis Gordon graduated in 1984 from Lehman College, CUNY, through the Lehman Scholars Program, with a Bachelor of Arts degree, magna cum laude and as a member of Phi Beta Kappa. He completed his Master of Arts and Master of Philosophy...
Curated Video
Quantum Physics: Here’s Why Movies Always Get It Wrong
Quantum physics deals with the foundation of our world – the electrons in an atom, the protons inside the nucleus, the quarks that build those protons, and the photons that we perceive as light. These constitute everything that we are...
Wonderscape
Literature Kids: Exploring Figures of Speech
This video is a teacher explaining different figures of speech, including symbolism, allegory, onomatopoeia, paradox, and pun. The teacher provides examples and explanations for each figure of speech and how they are used in literature....
Bloomberg
China's Killer Profits
This week's behind-the-scenes view of making the cover: the paradox of China National Tobacco Corp.
Bloomberg
Jefferies' Darby Says Now Watch the Sharpe Ratio
Sean Darby, chief global equity strategist at Jefferies, says divergent policy between the U.S and China, along with widening credit spreads in both markets, means it's time to look at returns per unit of risk. He speaks with Rishaad...
Bloomberg
Varathan on Market Impact of Geopolitical Tensions
Mizuho Bank Economics & Strategy Head Vishnu Varathan discusses his outlook for markets, amid tensions around Ukraine and rate hikes. He joins Rishaad Salamat and Yvonne Man on 'Bloomberg Markets: China Open.'
Bloomberg
Roach: Nothing Good Would Come from a Trump Presidency
Nov. 8 -- In today's "Single Best Chart," Bloomberg's Tom Keene displays the decline in U.S. GDP over the last 30 years. He speaks with Stephen Roach, senior fellow at Yale University, about the U.S. presidential election on "Bloomberg...
Curated Video
Migrant deaths increase on Libya-Italy route
The chief of the European border and coast guard agency says migrant deaths in the Mediterranean on the Libya-to-Italy smuggling route have increased to a record level despite even more rescue vessels trying to prevent mass...
Curated Video
Archbishop of Canterbury delivers his Christmas sermon
The Archbishop of Canterbury delivered his Christmas sermon on Monday.
Justin Welby described "the baby in the manger" as "a paradox from the first breath he draws in his mother's arms to the last cry he utters on the...
AFP News Agency
CLEAN : Palmyra arch rises again in London's Trafalgar Square
A replica of one of the most iconic monuments destroyed by Islamic State (IS) jihadists in the ancient Syrian city of Palmyra is unveiled in London's Trafalgar Square
Bloomberg
Amundi’s Ithurbide Sees China Growth Above 6% in Coming Quarters
Mar.14 -- Philippe Ithurbide, global head of research at Amundi, discusses China’s economy and where he’s finding opportunity. He speaks on “Bloomberg Markets: Asia.”
Curated Video
Family of Krajisnik await start of trial
Pale
1. Pan of Pale skyline
2. Wide Pale street scene
3. Pull out from Krajisnik family photo in the hands of his daughter, Milica
4. Close up on image of Orthodox saint on the wall
5. SOUNDBITE (English) Milica Krajisnik, daughter :...
AFP News Agency
VOICED : Viaje a Serbia para cambiar de sexo
Serbia acoge a los extranjeros que quieren cambiar de sexo en particular a las mujeres que desean convertirse en hombres una paradoja en un pais donde la mitad de la poblacion considera la homosexualidad una enfermedad
Bloomberg
China Fires Back at Trump Over Floyd Protests
Jun.01 -- Samm Sacks, cybersecurity policy fellow at New America, discusses the intensifying clash between the U.S. and China on "Bloomberg Technology."
Bloomberg
Fed Is a Lot Closer to Peak Rates: HSBC's Major
Steven Major, global head of fixed income research at HSBC Holdings Plc, discusses the Fed raising its benchmark interest rate by 75-basis points, what the hike means for markets and the economy. He speaks on Bloomberg Television.
TED-Ed
What is Zeno’s Dichotomy Paradox?
Logic, paradox, infinity and finite...it all used to be Greek to me! And these concepts in modern day philosophy and advanced mathematics truly are Greek in origin, with particular regard to ancient Greek philosopher Zeno of Elea. Learn...
AsapSCIENCE
Asap Science: Amazing Facts to Blow Your Mind Pt. 3
Amazing science facts that are difficult to grasp.
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Paradox
Notes introducing a paradox and providing examples of a paradoxical statement and a paradoxical situation from "The Duchess and the Jeweler" by Virginia Woolf and "Rappaccini's Daughter" by Nathaniel Hawthorne. Notes can be both read and...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Epistemology: Paradoxes of Perception #2 (Arg From Hallucination)
Common sense takes for granted that we can typically just see physical objects without further hindrance. In this Wireless Philosophy video, Eugen Fischer (University of East Anglia) presents the 'argument from hallucination' that...
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Crash Course English Literature: How and Why We Read
In which John Green kicks off the Crash Course Literature mini series with a reasonable set of questions. Why do we read? What's the point of reading critically? John will argue that reading is about effectively communicating with other...