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Doing Social Science Better
Four experts from different backgrounds give their candid perspectives on how social science research should be improved. Featured are: political scientist Mark Bevir (UC Berkeley), philosopher Brian Epstein (Tufts University), historian...
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Why Economics is a Social Science: Understanding the Basics
The video is an introductory lecture on why economics is defined as a social science. The lecturer explains that economics is the study of individuals and their decision-making behavior and how those decisions affect the economy as a...
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World War 1: Introduction | History | Social Sciences | FuseSchool
World War 1: Introduction | History | Social Sciences | FuseSchool
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World War 1: A Decolonised Introduction | History | Social Sciences | FuseSchool
World War 1: A Decolonised Introduction | History | Social Sciences | FuseSchool
TED Talks
Sendhil Mullainathan: Solving social problems with a nudge
MacArthur winner Sendhil Mullainathan uses the lens of behavioral economics to study a tricky set of social problems -- those we know how to solve, but don't. We know how to reduce child deaths due to diarrhea, how to prevent...
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Creating the Social World
UC Berkeley political theorist Mark Bevir describes his belief that, rather than passively describing the world around us, social science actually plays a key role in creating our social world.
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Using the British Library for Social Science Research
The British Library’s archives and collections represent an amazing resource for innovative and interdisciplinary research in the social sciences. Meet some of our curators and get a flavour of the unique and diverse material that is...
Gresham College
Innovation in the Social Sciences - Professor Sir Roderick Floud
Innovation is seen as the key to economic growth. But is this true of innovation in services, which now employ 75% of us, as well as in manufacturing industry? This lecture explores innovation in the "knowledge industries" through the...
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The Internet of Things - Social science, ethical, legal and global issues
Dr Patricia Lewis, Chatham House, chairs a session on Social science, ethical, legal and global issues at the Royal Society's industry conference - The Internet of Things: Opportunities and Threats. Panel includes - Maria Farrell,...
The March of Time
1963: UNITED STATES AIR FORCE ACADEMY: MS Dean of Faculty (unconfirmed) speaking w/ engineer instructor in classroom, male General speaking to camera about teaching social sciences & engineering. Colorado, CO, Rampart Range
MOT 1963: UNITED STATES AIR FORCE ACADEMY: MS Dean of Faculty (unconfirmed) speaking w/ engineer instructor in classroom, male General speaking to camera about teaching social sciences & engineering. Colorado, CO, Rampart Range
Curated Video
Recovering Intentionality
Political scientist Mark Bevir (UC Berkeley) highlights the core difference between the social sciences and natural sciences, involving intentionality.
TED Talks
Freeman Hrabowski: 4 pillars of college success in science
At age 12, Freeman Hrabowski marched with Martin Luther King. Now he's president of the University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC), where he works to create an environment that helps under-represented students -- specifically...
Science360
Social science: Essential when the storm strikes
How National Science Foundation-funded social, behavioral and economic science research improves hurricane risk communication, evacuation and recovery processes.
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Predicting, Badly
Tufts University philosopher Brian Epstein describes how his experiences as a management consultant giving completely incorrect predictions of many key features of the social world gave him a deep appreciation of how deceptively...
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Making Decisions
Political scientist Mark Bevir (UC Berkeley) describes how decisions in the social sciences necessarily involve interpreting intentionality.
Psychology Unlocked
Social Learning Theory in 4 Minutes 👨👧👦 How people learn from others 👨👧👦 Psychology
Social Learning Theory suggests that we learn not just by way of reward and punishment for actions, but instead we learn by observing others and imitating their behaviours. We watch, we copy, we practise. And one of the intriguing claims...
TED-Ed
TED-Ed: The science of smog - Kim Preshoff
On July 26, 1943, Los Angeles was blanketed by a thick gas that stung people’s eyes and blocked out the Sun. Panicked residents believed their city had been attacked using chemical warfare. But the cloud wasn’t an act of war. It was...
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What Is Sociology?: Crash Course Sociology
Today we kick off Crash Course Sociology by explaining what exactly sociology is. We’ll introduce the sociological perspective and discuss how sociology differentiates itself from the other social sciences. We’ll also explore what...
Brainwaves Video Anthology
Lee McIntyre - The Scientific Attitude: Defending Science from Denial, Fraud, and Pseudoscience
Lee McIntyre is a Research Fellow at the Center for Philosophy and History of Science at Boston University and a recent Lecturer in Ethics at Harvard Extension School. He holds a B.A. from Wesleyan University and a Ph.D. in Philosophy...
Brainwaves Video Anthology
Lee McIntyre - How to Talk to a Science Denier
Lee McIntyre is a Research Fellow at the Center for Philosophy and History of Science at Boston University and a recent Lecturer in Ethics at Harvard Extension School. He holds a B.A. from Wesleyan University and a Ph.D. in Philosophy...
Mr. Beat
Why Learn Social Studies?
Every year I have students who go: "(groan)(whine) ugh, why do have to even learn social studies?" Each time, I would promptly give each of them an answer to this common question. After a few years of teaching, I sometimes get tired of...
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Unmasking: The End of Debate?
Unmasking is extreme form of criticism that is becoming increasingly prevalent in social science and everyday discourse where individuals are accused of being fraudulent and ideas are exposed as illusions, making debate and argument...
After Skool
Privacy is NO LONGER a Social Norm
The average American spends a over 30 hours a week on the internet. Every second you are online, your behavior is being tracked and stored into a file that can be sold to companies trying to sell products to you. Even when you're not...
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Looking For Disruptions
Philosopher Brian Epstein (Tufts University) reflects on how the field of social sciences could change for the better.
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