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Crash Course
The Renaissance Was it a Thing - Crash Course World History
In which John Green teaches you about the European Renaissance. European learning changed the world in the 15th and 16th century, but was it a cultural revolution, or an evolution? We'd argue that any cultural shift that occurs over a...
Curated Video
The Renaissance: Was it a Thing? - Crash Course World History
In which John Green teaches you about the European Renaissance. European learning changed the world in the 15th and 16th century, but was it a cultural revolution, or an evolution? We'd argue that any cultural shift that occurs over a...
Curated Video
The Lost Generation
A video entitled "The Lost Generation" which explores writers of the Lost Generation and the works they produced during the 1920s.
Brainwaves Video Anthology
Greg Robinson - By Order of the President: FDR and the Internment of Japanese Americans
Greg Robinson, a professor of history at the Université du Québec à Montréal, discusses his book "By Order of the President: FDR and the Internment of Japanese Americans." Robinson's interest in the topic began while researching at the...
Wonderscape
Darwin's Enduring Legacy: Shaping Modern Science
Explore how Charles Darwin's theory of evolution continues to influence various scientific disciplines over two centuries after his birth. This video delves into the positive impacts of Darwinian theory on fields like genetics and...
Curated Video
The Origins and Power of Writing: Unraveling Human Communication
Explore the fascinating journey of writing, from its ancient roots in Mesopotamia to its evolution into the complex systems we use today. Learn how the invention of writing was driven by practical needs such as trade and how it...
Professor Dave Explains
Logic in Early Modern Philosophy
With modern philosophy somewhat understood, it's time to pivot and see how logic developed during this time period. First, in the early part of this period, Pascal's wager was an important development, which was followed by the Port...
Professor Dave Explains
Idealism Part 1: Berkeley and Kant
We've learned about rationalism and empiricism as the two important movements in early modern philosophy, and the most important one that followed was idealism, which was an attempt to adapt and synthesize these previous two schools....
Curated Video
The American Model
Author and independent scholar Matthew Stewart describes how the success of the American Revolution broadcasts a universal message.
Visual Learning Systems
Reading in Science: Video Review
Reading is just as important in science as any other subject of study. This skill-based program explores reading in the context of science. Special emphasis is placed on reading informational text and vocabulary development as outlined...
The Africa Channel
Behind the Words: Chimamanda Ngozi Adiche talks about challenging stereotypes
Go, Behind the Words of some of Africa’s literary icons and hear what inspired their writings. Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, author of bestselling novel, Americanah the soon to be produced HBO Max series starring Lupito Nyong’o, and Half of...
Weird History
Bizaare Facts About Druids
The Druids were either an intellectual class or priestly class of Celts living in Gaul (a region that encompassed the majority of Western Europe and the British isles) around 1200-600 BCE and beyond. While modern neo-Druids have a...
The Africa Channel
Behind the Words: Chimamanda Ngozi Adiche speaks about her inspiration
Go, Behind the Words of some of Africa’s literary icons and hear what inspired their writings. Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, author of bestselling novel, Americanah the soon to be produced HBO Max series starring Lupito Nyong’o, and Half of...
Visual Learning Systems
Reading in Science: Putting It Together
Reading is just as important in science as any other subject of study. This skill-based program explores reading in the context of science. Special emphasis is placed on reading informational text and vocabulary development as outlined...
Jabzy
Nation Building in Central Asia - Stuff That I Find Interesting
In this video, Jabzy brings us historical tidbits and unknown facts about Nation Building in Central Asia
Institute for New Economic Thinking
Changing of the Guard? - INET and FGI Press Conference in Hong Kong
Rob Johnson (Executive Director of the Institute for New Economic Thinking), Andrew Sheng (President of the Fung Global Institute), and Yu Yongding (INET Advisory Board member and Director of the Institute of World Economics and...
The Africa Channel
Behind the Words: Chimamanda Ngozi Adiche talks about her book 'Purple Hibiscus'
Go, Behind the Words of some of Africa’s literary icons and hear what inspired their writings. Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, author of bestselling novel, Americanah the soon to be produced HBO Max series starring Lupito Nyong’o, and Half of...
The Africa Channel
Behind the Words: Chimamanda Ngozi Adiche speaks about her families influence on her work
Go, Behind the Words of some of Africa’s literary icons and hear what inspired their writings. Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, author of bestselling novel, Americanah the soon to be produced HBO Max series starring Lupito Nyong’o, and Half of...
Cerebellum
The Reformation - The Humanist Movement
This programme examines the period of time during the 16th and 17th centuries in Western Europe commonly referred to as; The Reformation. Scholars from Saint Anselm College and California Lutheran University provide a balanced and...
The Africa Channel
Behind the Words: Chimamanda Ngozi Adiche talks about her characters in 'Half of a Yellow Sun'
Go, Behind the Words of some of Africa’s literary icons and hear what inspired their writings. Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, author of bestselling novel, Americanah the soon to be produced HBO Max series starring Lupito Nyong’o, and Half of...
Visual Learning Systems
Reading in Science: Video Quiz
Reading is just as important in science as any other subject of study. This skill-based program explores reading in the context of science. Special emphasis is placed on reading informational text and vocabulary development as outlined...
Cerebellum
Colonization Of North America: Spanish Settlements - Introduction And Background
Chronicles the exploits of Cortes, De Soto, and Coronado; and Spanish incursions into South & Central America, Mexico and the American Southwest. This video introduces the context of Spanish exploration of North America and their...
Curated Video
When Sigmund met Salvador: ‘Dali – Freud, an Obsession’ opens in Vienna
An exhibition at the Belvedere Museum in Vienna displays around a hundred of Salvador Dali's objects, paintings, and works influenced by Sigmund Freud's writings.
Curated Video
Kenyan literary giant Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o mourned as a cultural icon
Ngũgĩ was often considered for the Nobel Prize in Literature and was recognized globally, including being shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize and winning the Pak Kyong-ni Literature Award.