Rules and laws are special instructions that tell us what to do at home, at school and in our communities. They help to keep us safe and make society more fair.

Extra Politics is an 8-episode mini-series exploring the United States political system from a game design perspective. Today we talk about why we need stable social rules in order for our political system to work. Extra Politics is...

Extra Politics is an 8-episode mini-series exploring the United States political system from a game design perspective. Today we discover why, if a rule is missing, any of our political "mini-games" (such as electing someone to office)...

Extra Politics is an 8-episode mini-series exploring the United States political system from a game design perspective. Today we talk about how checks and balances in our government should work, and why they aren't right now. Extra...

Extra Politics is an 8-episode mini-series exploring the United States political system from a game design perspective. Today we talk about what cheating in a political system looks like, and how we can counter cheating! Extra Politics...

Imperial China was a great seafaring nation. With the invention of the junks, massive, nearly unsinkable ships, it is safe to say that by the 14th century China had the best sea vessels in the world. The invention of the compass made...

Excellent for every American Sign Language (ASL) student as well as teachers, parents and professionals learning ASL to be able to communicate clearly, naturally and start signing with the deaf community and people with hearing loss....

Joel Westheimer is University Research Chair in Democracy and Education at the University of Ottawa and an education columnist for CBC Radio. He began his career teaching in the New York City Public School system before obtaining a...

This video explains the role of local government in our everyday lives and how decisions are made at the local level. It discusses the different types of city government, such as the mayor-council and council-manager systems, and how...

When you talk to strangers, you're making beautiful interruptions into the expected narrative of your daily life -- and theirs, says Kio Stark. In this delightful talk, Stark explores the overlooked benefits of pushing past our default...

In this video, Nova explores the concept of boundaries and why they are important. She explains that boundaries are like rules that people create for themselves and for others, and they exist in various places such as schools, hospitals,...

This video explores Lawrence Kohlberg's theory of moral development, which proposes that our moral reasoning progresses through six stages. Using a hypothetical schoolyard fight and the famous Heinz dilemma, the video explains how...

After outmaneuvering her illiterate father three times by the age of 18 to escape his plans to make her a child bride, Peris Tobiko decided the only way to protect other Maasai girls in Kenya from harmful traditions was to become a...

In the UK and USA, counter-terrorism efforts have had disparate impacts on racial, ethnic or religious minorities, with members of these allegedly suspect communities subjected to various adverse government actions (eg surveillance and...

A young Yazidi survivor of slavery is in the UK urging British lawmakers and lawyers today to help free the thousands of women and girls that remain captive at the hands of Islamic State militants in northern Iraq. Nadia Murad Basee...

We spoke to refugees and migrants in a makeshift camp in Idomeni, Greece on the border with Macedonia, as governments, aid organisations and U.N. agencies in Istanbul this week to develop a better response to humanitarian crises and...

The life of a pirate during the golden age of piracy followed certain codes and rules. The share a buccaneer got of the loot and other rules were even kept in writing. But how did you even become a pirate and how important was the...

Legislating regulation around in-game purchases seems like a good idea, but let's proceed cautiously: the phrasing of such potential rulings could create situations that unfairly affect gamers themselves, not just publishers. Want to...

Kamehameha I of Hawaii sought greatness not only for himself but for his people. He rose up in the face of many setbacks and hunted advantages wherever he could find them with an unstoppable determination to form the Kingdom of Hawaii...

Empress Dowager Cixi took over the rule of mighty Imperial China in the late 19th century. After her son Tongzhi succeeded his father Emperor Xianfeng, she made herself custodian to the minor emperor on the dragon throne. During...

Sun Yat-sen is known as the 'father of modern China'. He spent his adult life fighting against imperial China and the ruling Qing dynasty. First as revolutionary leader and later as politician. He founded the Tongmenghui League in 1905...

After the fall of the Qing dynasty China fell apart and both, forces loyal to Chiang Kais-shek's National Kuomintang Party and as Mao Zedong's Communist Party of China, fought to rule the country. This bloody struggle would ultimately...

The Tang Dynasty has left legacies that remained until the end of imperial China. Founded after the victory of Li Yuan, who became the first Emperor of the Tang. He soon would fall to his son Li Shimin, known as Taozong who quickly...

The Song dynasty is often described as an early modern economy. It marked a lot of economical changes from previous dynasties. Starting with the decentralisation of power and reduced economical involvement, it brought on industrial...