TED Talks
TED: The next global superpower isn't who you think | Ian Bremmer
Who runs the world? Political scientist Ian Bremmer argues it's not as simple as it used to be. With some eye-opening questions about the nature of leadership, he asks us to consider the impact of the evolving global order and our...
Crash Course
The Cold War and Consumerism: Crash Course Computer Science
Today we’re going to step back from hardware and software, and take a closer look at how the backdrop of the cold war and space race and the rise of consumerism and globalization brought us from huge, expensive codebreaking machines in...
TED Talks
LADAMA: How music crosses cultures and empowers communities
Singing in Spanish, Portuguese and English, LADAMA brings a vibrant, energizing and utterly danceable musical set to the TED stage. In between performances of their songs "Night Traveler" and "Porro Maracatu," they discuss how...
TED Talks
TED: Why Brexit happened -- and what to do next | Alexander Betts
We are embarrassingly unaware of how divided our societies are, and Brexit grew out of a deep, unexamined divide between those that fear globalization and those that embrace it, says social scientist Alexander Betts. How do we now...
TED Talks
Ian Goldin: Navigating our global future
As globalization and technological advances bring us hurtling towards a new integrated future, Ian Goldin warns that not all people may benefit equally. But, he says, if we can recognize this danger, we might yet realize the possibility...
Crash Course
Europe in the Global Age: Crash Course European History
In which John looks at what it even means to live in a global age, as we've been talking about Europe's role in the gobal community for 47 episodes now. But, pedantry aside, the world is more connected than ever, and that has had effects...
TED Talks
TED: Globalization is ending. What's next? | Mike O'Sullivan
Globalization is on its deathbed, says economist Mike O'Sullivan. The question now is: What's next? Tracing the historical successes and failures of globalization, O'Sullivan forecasts a new world order where countries come together over...
Crash Course
Globalization I - The Upside Crash Course World History
In which John Green teaches you about globalization, a subject so epic, so, um, global, it requires two videos. In this video, John follows the surprisingly complex path of t-shirt as it criss-crosses the world before coming to rest on...
Crash Course
Income and Wealth Inequality: Crash Course Economics
Inequality is a big, big subject. There's racial inequality, gender inequality, and lots and lots of other kinds of inequality. This is Econ, so we're going to talk about wealth inequality and income inequality. There's no question that...
Curated Video
Globalization I - The Upside: Crash Course World History
In which John Green teaches you about globalization, a subject so epic, so, um, global, it requires two videos. In this video, John follows the surprisingly complex path of t-shirt as it criss-crosses the world before coming to rest on...
Crash Course
Geographies of the Future: Crash Course Geography
In our final episode of Crash Course Geography we're going to take a look towards the future, and to do that we'll need to revisit our fundamental geography tools: space, place, and human-environment interactions! We'll talk about the...
Crash Course
Globalization and Trade and Poverty: Crash Course Economics
What is globalization? Is globalization a good thing or not. Well, I have an answer that may not surprise you: It's complicated. This week, Jacob and Adriene will argue that globalization is, in aggregate, good. Free trade and...
Curated Video
What is Globalisation?
How changes in communications and transport technologies have changed lives around the world. Discover what defines globalisation and the impacts. Human Geography - A Changing World - Learning Points. Globalisation is the process whereby...
One Minute History
191 - Republic - One Minute History
A republic is a form of government rooted in the principle of popular sovereignty, with the power of government residing with the people. Republics are representative democracies, where citizens elect individuals to make decisions and...
Curated Video
Theodore Levitt: Globalization of Marketing
Theodore Levitt's 1960 Harvard Business Review article, Marketing Myopia, is a landmark of the discipline. But Levitt is best known for the word Globalization. Rumors that he coined it are wrong, but he certainly gave it prominence in...
Curated Video
What is Globalization?
In this video, I want to answer the question, what is Globalization?
Economics Explained
Will The EU Fail? | Economics Explained
In this video we will rank the European Union (EU) as if it were a country on the Economics Explained National Leaderboard, after exploring the economic challenges and opportunities facing all current member states. The EU collectively...
Institute for New Economic Thinking
Y.V. Reddy - Toward a New Global Financial Architecture: Some Issues and Approaches
The Inaugural Conference @ King's, Institute for New Economic Thinking, Session 4: Toward a New Global Financial Architecture
Curated Video
Understanding the Pros and Cons of Globalization
This video provides an overview of globalization, discussing how it has led to the integration and alignment of the world's economies, generating mutual beneficial outcomes in terms of trading benefits. The video also highlights the main...
Curated Video
How Unregulated Finance is Killing Democracy
The twin threats of right-wing populism and unencumbered financial capitalism pose a crisis for democracy across the world, argues Robert Kuttner in his new book, Can Democracy Survive Global Capitalism? In his new book, American...
Curated Video
Jeff Sachs - America in Crisis: What Role for Government? 1/5
In Part 1 of this interview From the Director's Chair, INET Executive Director Robert Johnson talks with Jeffrey Sachs about Sachs's book The Price of Civilization: Reawakening American Virtue and Prosperity. Sachs doesn't view 2008 as...
Institute for New Economic Thinking
Globalized Finance and the Crisis of 2008
The world economy is just starting to recover from the most disastrous episode in the history of financial globalisation. Understanding what happened is essential. Anton Brender and Florence Pisani, both economists teaching at...
Curated Video
The Impact and Importance of Globalization: Exploring its Effects and Significance
In this video, the speaker discusses the impact and importance of globalization. They provide a brief explanation of what globalization is and how it is facilitated by free trade and improved communication and transportation. The speaker...
Curated Video
Understanding Globalization and Its Impact on Businesses
In this video, the concept of globalization is explored and defined as the integration of individual economies around the world into one global economy. The video describes the various causes of globalization such as the advances in...