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...
Gresham College
In The Shadow of the Industrial Revolution - Professor Carolyn Roberts
The legacy of the industrial revolution can be felt everywhere in the modern world, but what of its shadow?: http://www.gresham.ac.uk/professors-and-speakers/professor-carolyn-roberts Professor Carolyn Roberts discusses the ways that the...
Curated Video
Growth, Cities, and Immigration Crash Course US History
In which John Green teaches you about the massive immigration to the United States during the late 19th and early 20th century. Immigrants flocked to the US from all over the world in this time period. Millions of Europeans moved to the...
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...
HowStuffWorks
The Internal Combustion Engine: Where did it come from? | Stuff of Genius
Nikolaus Otto wasn't the first to design an internal combustion engine, but his improved design made the engine practical and popular. Subscribe: http://www.youtube.com/user/howstuffworks?sub_confirmation=1 Stuff of Genius tells the...
Crash Course
Growth, Cities, and Immigration
Take a closer look at America's shift toward a primarily urban population and into the world's largest industrial power in the early twentieth century. This video reviews the demographics of the first major waves of immigration into the...
MinuteEarth
The One That Got Away (Size Matters)
Teach a man to let the big fish go and feed him for many lifetimes to come! An engaging video describes the negative effect current fishing regulations have on fish populations. The lesson outlines the rapid decline in average fish size...