One Minute Economics
The Economics Behind the Self-Help and "Motivation" Industry (Books, Apps, Gurus, ...) in One Minute
Self-help or "motivation" if you will has been around, in one way or another, not for decades or centuries but actually for thousands of years. The modern-day self-help world however is a huge industry, with for example the top 10...
Cerebellum
Emergence Of Modern America: The Progressive Era - African Americans In The Progressive Era
Just the Facts: The Emergence of Modern America: The Progressive Era uses fascinating historical footage to explore six decades that shaped modern America. The series examines the Gilded Age in the late 19th century, the Progressive Era...
MinuteEarth
How A Whale And A Bear Beat The System
For your chance to win two seats on one of the first commercial flights to space with Virgin Galactic – all while supporting a great cause – enter at https://omaze.com/minuteearth. While the rest of the world’s megafauna are still...
One Minute Economics
Will Robots Take Our Jobs? Technological Unemployment Defined & Explained (+ Examples) in One Minute
Technological unemployment has been a highly debated issue for a fairly long time. For example, back in the days of the First Industrial Revolution, the so-called Luddites feared that industrialization will bring about chronic/long-term...
One Minute Economics
The Economics of Space Exploration and Travel: From NASA to SpaceX, Blue Origin & Virgin Galactic
We've analyzed the economics behind a lot of things here on One Minute Economics... so why not safe travel? Frankly, understanding the economics of space travel will give you a unique glimpse into perhaps the #1 industry of the distant...
One Minute Economics
Autarky (Closed Economy*) vs. FreeTrade: Definitions, Explanation/Comparison and Examples
In today's free trade-dominated world, do examples of autarky and closed economies even exist anymore? Well, kind of but not really! The only country that comes close to the definition of a closed economy at this point (as you're about...
One Minute Economics
Penny Stocks Explained in One Minute
There are lots of penny stock ads floating around the Internet, so quite a few people are obviously asking themselves if these penny shares are worth investing in or not. Unfortunately, penny stocks are just not worth it for the average...
Crash Course
The Birth of the Feature Film
A film history video examines how Thomas Edison, George Eastman, and the major film companies formed the Motion Picture Patents company (MPPC) and created a monopoly that controlled the production, distribution, exhibition of films. In...