Brainwaves Video Anthology
Michael Roth - The Student: A Short History
Michael S. Roth '78 became the 16th president of Wesleyan University on July 1, 2007 Formerly president of California College of the Arts (CCA), Roth is known as a historian, curator, author and public advocate for liberal education. A...
Mr. Beat
1900 Miles in 10 Days on Horseback | A Brief History of The Pony Express
Mr. Beat visits the Pony Express Museum in St. Joseph, Missouri, to give you a brief history of the Pony Express.
Mr. Beat
The U.S. Interstate Highway System Explained
What's up with the Interstate Highway System? Mr. Beat explains how it works, why we have it, and how it came to be what it is today.
Learning Mole
Letter W
Follow the conductor as she searches for the members of her Alphabet Band. Learn the letter sound and name and explore words that begin with the letter W.
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Rediscovering Buddhism
Award-winning author Pankaj Mishra describes how many people educated in the Western tradition, himself included, have only recently come to appreciate the intellectual significance of many aspects of Buddhist thought.
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Making Sense of ISIS
Historian Nile Green (UCLA) describes how adopting the model of religious economy allows us to make better sense of the difference between all manner of violent and non-violent religious sects.
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Life in the 5th Generation
Chinese scholar and literary translator Michael Berry (UCLA) describes the extraordinary cultural landscape for the 5th Generation of Chinese filmmakers.
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Willful Ignorance
Author and independent scholar Pankaj Mishra describes how many Eastern ideas and perspectives have been routinely ignored by the West.
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Walking in Another's Shoes
Author and independent scholar Pankaj Mishra describes the importance of looking at matters from others points of view, even if we strongly disagree with the eventual outcome.
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Key Individuals of the Louisiana Purchase
Key Individuals of the Louisiana Purchase identifies the contributions of key individuals involved in the Louisiana Purchase by reviewing the roles of Thomas Jefferson, James Monroe, and Robert Livingston.
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Asian Values?
Author and independent scholar author Pankaj Mishra gives his views on whether the East and the West have a fundamentally different set of values.
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Historical Context
Author and independent scholar Pankaj Mishra warns us not to essentialize, urging us to place the notion of "Asian Values" in historical context.
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Digging Deeper
Historian Nile Green, UCLA, describes why the notion of a “Clash of Civilizations” between the West and the Islamic world is inappropriate, while describing how the model of “religious economy” can help us improve both understanding and...
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In the Shadow of The West
Award-winning author Pankaj Mishra describes his personal experiences of growing up in Asia while being disproportionately affected by Western cultural, philosophical and economic considerations.
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Discovering Buddhism
Author and independent scholar Pankaj Mishra describes how, despite being born not far from where the Buddha lived and preached, he had to make a special effort to learn about Buddhism.
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The Western Honey Bees Work Together To Maintain Hives! | The Western Honey Bee Song | KLT
Let's learn about the Western Honey Bee!
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Estonia - Geography & Counties | Countries of the World
Learn about Estonia -- a country in Northern Europe on the Baltic Sea -- including its 15 counties and capital city with this Countries of the World video by KLT.
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Barbados | Country Geography & Counties
Learn about the geography of Barbados -- an island nation in the Caribbean -- with the Barbados Geography video
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English Exploration of the New World
English Exploration of the New World investigates the English exploration of the New World by researching details of travel and motivations.
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Geography of the West Region of the United States
Geography of the West Region of the United States evaluates the characteristics of the West region of the United States by exploring geographical information such as landforms, water forms, and landmarks.
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The Spectrum of Human Experience
Historian Maria Mavroudi (UC Berkeley) illustrates her central motivation for studying history.
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Modernity
Author and independent scholar Pankaj Mishra describes the different experiences and associations that non-Westerners have with the notion of modernity.
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Questioning Motivations
Author and independent scholar Pankaj Mishra describes how, just as a skillful novelist sheds light on the motivations of her protagonists, a questioning of the motivations of those in central positions of authority will help us better...
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Lewis and Clark Expedition
Lewis and Clark Expedition recognizes how acquiring the Louisiana Territory encouraged Americans to explore the West by reviewing the objectives of the Lewis and Clark Expedition.