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TED Talks
TED: The tipping point I got wrong | Malcolm Gladwell
In his 2000 bestseller "The Tipping Point," Malcolm Gladwell told the story of why crime fell in New York City in the 1990s. Now, 25 years later, he's back with a confession and a mea culpa: "I was wrong," he says. He shares how his...
Crash Course
Psychology of Gaming: Crash Course Games
So we've talked a lot about what makes games so great in this series, but we haven't really addressed the big question: why do we play games anyway? And well, the answer is pretty complicated, especially when you consider that some...
SciShow
What Does Pornography Do to Your Brain?
Watching pornography won’t make you go blind, but research indicates it may affect your brain—for better and for worse.
TED Talks
Michael Tubbs: The political power of being a good neighbor
Michael Tubbs is the youngest mayor in American history to represent a city with more than 100,000 people -- and his policies are sparking national conversations. In this rousing talk, he shares how growing up amid poverty and violence...
Healthcare Triage
Why Won't the US Study Gun Deaths?
Guns are in the news A LOT these days. The RAND Corporation recently unveiled a huge study on guns. We're going to talk about the minuscule amounts that are spent on studying guns, and look at the evidence around regulating guns and the...
Curated Video
Miranda v. Arizona: What are your Miranda Rights?
“You have the right to remain silent. Anything you say can and will be used against you in a court of law.” Miranda rights are an essential part of any lawful arrest, thanks to a landmark U.S. Supreme Court decision that changed the...
Mr. Beat
How A Kid Bringing a Gun to School Led to the Federal Government Losing Power | U.S. v. Lopez
#supremecourtbriefs #scotus #supremecourt
San Anto
nio, Texas
>March 10, 1992
Alfonso Lopez, Jr., a senior at Edison High School, brings a concealed .38 caliber revolver into the school. Although the...
San Anto
nio, Texas
>March 10, 1992
Alfonso Lopez, Jr., a senior at Edison High School, brings a concealed .38 caliber revolver into the school. Although the...
The Guardian
What does it mean to defund the police?
The Black Lives Matter protests in the US, which escalated in response to the killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis, have brought the little-known but decades-old campaign to abolish US police into the spotlight. But what are...
Curated Video
Miranda v. Arizona: What are your Miranda Rights?
“You have the right to remain silent. Anything you say can and will be used against you in a court of law.” Miranda rights are an essential part of any lawful arrest, thanks to a landmark U.S. Supreme Court decision that changed the...
Neuro Transmissions
How Therapists Treat Toxic Masculinity
There is more than one way to be a man. So why are so many men expected to act a certain way? As we can see from both personal experience and from research, traditional masculinity can be harmful. Masculinity in and of itself is not a...
Curated Video
Gunmen storm a Shiite mosque during Friday prayers
Gunmen stormed a Shiite mosque in the Afghan capital on Friday while worshippers were attending prayers. Police say the hours-long attack in Kabul has ended with all four attackers dead. Police official Mohammed Sadique Muradi said two...
TLDR News
10 Years Later: Has Cannabis Legalisation Worked? Crime, Health & Tax After Weed - TLDR News
It's been about 10 years since cannabis was legalized in Washington and Colorado, so we want to review how it's been going... In this video we take a look at how legalizing cannabis impacted health, tax rates, and crime in the states...
TLDR News
New York's Mayoral Primaries: How Front Runner Andrew Yang Lost - TLDR News
Yesterday New Yorkers headed to the polls to elect the nominees for Mayor; in the respective Republican & Democrat primaries. Attention was focused on the Democratic race though, as the dominant party in the city whoever wins is likely...
Healthcare Triage
Why Won't the US Study Gun Deaths?
Guns are in the news A LOT these days. The RAND Corporation recently unveiled a huge study on guns. We're going to talk about the minuscule amounts that are spent on studying guns, and look at the evidence around regulating guns and the...
University of Missouri
Famous Trials: Charles Manson Trial (1970 71)
This article discusses Charles Manson's conviction for the Tate-LaBianca murders. It also provides a video (3:15) from Helter Skelter, Warner Bros (1976) explains Manson's motive for the murders based on the Beatles White Album and...
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Retro Report: The War on Drugs: The New Face of Heroin
This 14-minute video provides students with historical context that explains how the United States committed to a multi-decade war on drugs that resulted in mass incarceration and racially unequal outcomes in the criminal justice system....