The Business Professor
Mission Statement in a Business Plan
What is the Mission Statement in a Business Plan? A Mission Statement is a definition of the company's business, who it serves, what it does, its objectives, and its approach to reaching those objectives. A Vision Statement is a...
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When Do You Eat?
Food Detective Berry Blue explains why eating three meals a day on a consistent schedule is a healthy way to fuel our bodies.
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The US and the ICC, Part II
Legal scholar Emilie Hafner-Burton (UC San Diego) discusses why the US should be a signatory to the International Criminal Court.
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The US and the ICC, Part I
Legal scholar Emilie Hafner-Burton (UC San Diego) discusses American attitudes regarding the International Criminal Court.
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The Importance of Dialogue
Political scientist Mark Bevir (UC Berkeley) describes the importance of regular dialogue between policymakers and the populace.
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Self-Identification Through Language
David Bellos, Director of the Program in Translation and Intercultural Communication at Princeton University, argues that speech serves a strong sociological function as a form of self-indentification.
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Recovering Intentionality
Political scientist Mark Bevir (UC Berkeley) highlights the core difference between the social sciences and natural sciences, involving intentionality.
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Morality's Origins
Primatologist Frans de Waal (Emory) argues that our essential moral tendencies are already within us as a product of evolution.
Learn French With Alexa
Faire (to do/make) — Future Tense
Alexa conjugates the French verb faire (to do/make) in the future tense.
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The Empire of Unreason
Author and independent scholar Matthew Stewart argues that much of contemporary America has turned its back on the essential educational agenda promoted by the Founding Fathers.
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Measuring Democracy
UCSD Chinese Studies specialist Karl Gerth describes how the standard view that “America is democratic and China isn’t”, while hardly entirely incorrect, doesn’t really bear up under careful scrutiny.
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Conceptual Rigor
Political scientist Mark Bevir (UC Berkeley) describes how too many people associate rigor primarily with methodology rather than basic thinking.
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French Verbs of Movement
Alexa teaches you the 16 French verbs of movement with a helpful acronym: DR & MRS VANDERTRAMP
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Exploring the States of Matter
Up until now, you may have not even thought about it, but everything in the world takes up space, even you. Of course, it does not all look the same and feel the same, or smell and taste, or act the same, and even sometimes it's...
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Aristotelian Capacities and Flourishing
Classicist and political theorist Josiah Ober (Stanford) describes the standard Aristotelian argument of capacities and flourishing.
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What is student loan forbearance and is it right for you?
Student loan payments are set to resume in October after a three-year freeze and getting a forbearance means you could avoid paying for a little longer. But is that a good idea? Here's what you should know.
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Why knowing the gender of a French word is important
Alexa teaches you why gender is important in French.
Learn French With Alexa
Être (to be) in 5 Main French Tenses
Alexa teaches you how to conjugate Être (to be) in 5 main French tenses.
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Why I Use Apple as a PhD Student + Content Creator
Why I Use Apple as a PhD Student + Content Creator
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Why I Joined a DAO, and Why I Left | Friends With Benefits DAO
Why I Joined a DAO, and Why I Left | Friends With Benefits DAO
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Is This $1800 Smart Mattress Cover Worth It? | Eight Sleep Pod Pro Review
Is This $1800 Smart Mattress Cover Worth It? | Eight Sleep Pod Pro Review
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Assessing Intentions
Political theorist Mark Bevir, UC Berkeley, relates his conviction of how political science - and the human sciences in general - differ strongly from the natural sciences in that political science requires acts of interpretation to...
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High Five Facts - Albert Einstein
This video explores five fun facts about Albert Einstein.
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Non-barking Dogs
University of Oxford historian John Elliott describes how one intriguing avenue of historical scholarship lies in trying to develop an understanding for why some historical events didn’t happen.