Institute for New Economic Thinking
Yasheng Huang: The Architecture of Asia - INET Panel (4 of 7)
Yasheng Huang is Professor of Political Economy at the MIT Sloan School of Management, and a speaker at INET's Conference at Bretton Woods on April 10, 2011
TLDR News
Third Round of the Tory Leader Race Explained
So yet another candidate has been knocked out, Rory Stewart. In this video, we explain what Stewart's departure means for the race and what else we learn from the third round of voting - such the inevitability that it's going to be...
Curated Video
Colt Patterson: The Gun that Changed America
Killing zombies online is fun, right? But imagine you could only shoot one bullet at a time. You’d be TOAST! This is the story of the American five-shot Colt Paterson: a handgun that changed history.
Communication Coach Alex Lyon
How to Disagree Respectfully
To master the art of conversation, we have to learn how to disagree respectfully and this video teaches three steps and lets you practice. After hearing statements you will probably disagree with. With these tips, you can master the art...
Brainwaves Video Anthology
Andrew Moffat - No Outsiders: All Different, All Welcome
Andrew Moffat MBE is Personal Development Lead at Excelsior Multi Academy Trust in Birmingham, England and the author of several books and educational resources, including the No Outsiders programme, an approach to teaching primary...
Healthcare Triage
Do Antidepressants Work or What?
A huge meta-analysis came out recently looking at how effective antidepressants actually are. It turns out, the results are complicated, and we had a hard time reducing all the stuff in this study to a headline. So, the title's a...
TLDR News
Britain Trading with Countries Committing Genocide & Choosing an Electoral Commissioner - TLDR News
This Week in Parliament is the series where we discuss what's been going on in the Houses of Parliament. This week the Commons rejected an amendment which would have prevented them from doing deals with genocidal countries. They also...
TLDR News
Biden's Running Mate Who Would He Pick - TLDR News
With Joe Biden's nomination looking almost inevitable, many are beginning to question who he will pick to be his running mate. This important decision can have serious implications for the race as a whole, so we consider some of the...
Intelligence Squared
Mary Beard: "Pericles's immigration policy makes Theresa May look like a liberal"
Mary Beard: "Pericles's immigration policy makes Theresa May look like a liberal"
Academic English Help
IELTS Band 9 English Speaking Excellence with Practice and Subtitles
IELTS speaking interview score 9, perfect candidate, answers about work, school, and team membership with great vocabulary and idioms. The video is part of our Speaking Section playlist that teaches important strategies for IELTS...
Institute of Art and Ideas
Are we in control of ourselves?
Many have been sceptical of Freud's claim that unconscious desires control our lives. Yet recent studies show the conscious brain processes only a tiny fraction of the brain as a whole. Are hidden desires and secret thoughts driving our...
TLDR News
Will The $3 Trillion COVID Stimulus Package Pass (The HEROES Act) - TLDR News
With the COVID crisis continuing and economic damage worsening, many are considering how to manage the crisis. Like many other countries, the US is planning to spend vast amounts of money to prop up businesses, local authorities, and...
The Wall Street Journal
DeepMind's Demis Hassabis on AI Doing Better
The global pandemic has focused attention on the importance of science and technology. What role can AI play in solving the big scientific questions of the coming decades? And how should we respond to the challenges this new technology...
TLDR News
Medicare For All Public Option Comparing Health Care Plans - TLDR News
Going into the 2020 election there's a lot of disagreement about the future of health care in the US. Some Democratic candidates favour a 'Medicare For All' style plan covering all Americans, while others favour an opt-in 'Public...
Institute of Art and Ideas
Does a rational approach to morality create a better world?
We think empathising with others is the route to a better world. But studies show that empathy encourages us to help one named child over ten anonymous others. Is morality strangely not about empathy at all? Does the moral way to act...
Intelligence Squared
Should Britain leave the EU? Niall Ferguson gives a Kissingerist view
Should Britain leave the EU? Niall Ferguson gives a Kissingerist view.
Intelligence Squared
The philosophical "burning building scenario"
Giles Fraser on the "burning building scenario"
Institute of Art and Ideas
Placing ourselves in space and time
We think space and time are the structure of the universe. Yet Einstein argued 'space and time are modes by which we think and not conditions in which we live'. And philosophers, Kant and Heidegger, saw space and time as the framework of...
Institute of Art and Ideas
Do we need nations to protect ourselves from global government?
From the Olympics to the UN we celebrate national identity and culture. Yet nations are typically the source of warfare and conflict. Would we be better to get rid of nations and borders in favour of a wider, ultimately global,...
Institute of Art and Ideas
A radical new model for consciousness
Neuroscience has enabled us to explain how the brain affects the body. Yet there is no theory to explain how the matter of the brain creates thought and experience. Is consciousness inexplicable because it is not part of the material...
TLDR News
Corrupt COVID Contracts: Should Ministers Reveal Conflicts of Interest? - TLDR News
This week Parliament debated the extent to which informants should be allowed to break the law & the use of child spies. They also discussed a new bill which proposes that Ministers should be required to disclose any conflicts of...
Intelligence Squared
Robert Caro on Robert Moses and becoming a biographer
Robert Caro on Robert Moses and becoming a biographer.
Institute of Art and Ideas
Are thinking machines really a threat?
Evil artificial intelligences are luckily confined to fiction. Yet leading scientists claim that intelligent machines are 'the most serious threat facing mankind'. Are they right or could a mind free from human prejudices create a better...