Edward Tufte discussed his theories of visual thinking and analytical design in a lecture for Intelligence Squared in London recorded on Wednesday 19th May. ...Edward Tufte: Beautiful Evidence (Highlights)

In this video, the teacher provides helpful tips on how to write a conclusion that leaves the reader thinking. They emphasize the importance of summarizing the thesis in a different way, highlighting the positive changes that will occur,...

Why do we have to choose between nationalism and globalism, between loving our countries and caring for the world? In a talk with lessons for avowed nationalists and globalists alike, Wanis Kabbaj explains how we can challenge this...

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In this video Paul Andersen shows conceptual thinking in a mini-lesson on explaining stability and change. Two examples are included in the video and two additional examples are included in the linked thinking slides. ...

Few individuals have influenced the world and many of today's thinkers like Plato. He created the first Western university and was teacher to Ancient Greece's greatest minds, including Aristotle. But even he wasn't perfect. Along with...

Companies in the US spend billions of dollars each year on diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives, but subtle (and not so subtle) workplace biases often cost these initiatives -- and the people they're meant to help -- big time by...

In this video lesson, students learn how to estimate the reasonableness of answers to fraction word problems by using benchmark fractions. The teacher explains the concept of benchmark fractions and demonstrates how to calculate,...

Jane Krauss is a teacher, author and consultant who does curriculum and program development designed to increase participation of girls and other underrepresented groups in computer science. She will gladly tell you why...

In this video, the teacher provides guidance on how to end an essay in a way that leaves the reader thinking. They emphasize the importance of restating the thesis, explaining why it's important, and inviting the reader to take action....

This video explains logical fallacies, which are errors in reasoning that make arguments invalid. It gives examples of common fallacies such as false cause, straw man, begging the question, and false dilemma. By learning to spot these...

Are you trying to start your essay by writing your hook? That is a BIG mistake. In this video, I will show you not only how to start your essay but how to come up with a simple but effective essay outline.



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Engaging in music, literature and the arts is essential for understanding context and human behavior—which economists so often miss



The study of humanities is often considered an impractical pursuit—a luxury endeavor only...

While they are incredible engineering marvels, we don't think about bridges all that much. But there's a good reason we should all be thinking about our bridges, since there's a weird reason that more of them might be at risk of failure...

* Viewer discretion advised. This video includes discussion of mature topics and may be inappropriate for some audiences. Here's a TED first: an animated Socratic dialog! In a time when irrationality seems to rule both politics and...

In this video Paul Andersen shows you how to construct explanations in a mini-lesson on evidence-based reasoning. Two examples are included in the video and two additional examples are included in the linked thinking slides. <br/>

To get smarter, traditional AI models rely on exponential increases in the scale of data and computing power. Noam Brown, a leading research scientist at OpenAI, presents a potentially transformative shift in this paradigm. He reveals...

In this video Paul Andersen shows conceptual thinking in a mini-lesson on material properties.


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Structure - parts in a mater
ial object
Function - an activity or purp
ose for a thing
Properties - any traits...

In this video Paul Andersen shows conceptual thinking in a mini-lesson on molecular-level structures.


TERMS
Molecular-level structures - locations of atoms in
a molecule
Function - an activity or purp
ose for a...

UPDATE: We got a couple of things wrong when it comes to gravity (particularly that it has nothing to do with photons). Science is working tirelessly night and day to disprove its own theories about how the universe works (or at least,...

Millennials and Gen Z will inherit 30 trillion dollars of wealth in the coming decades, and what they do with their money will have an incredible impact on the future of the planet, says impact investor Miguel Goncalves. He makes a case...

Leaps and bounds separate that which is ironic and that which many people simply say is ironic. Christopher Warner wants to set the record straight: Something is ironic if and only if it is the exact opposite of what you would expect.

Imagine if the only videos on YouTube were people looking for love. That could have been the world we lived in! Before it had 1.9 billion users per day, YouTube started as a video-based dating service, complete with the truly excellent...

What is a concussion? Probably not what you think it is. In this talk from the cutting edge of research, bioengineer (and former football player) David Camarillo shows what really happens during a concussion -- and why standard sports...