Curated Video
Embracing Acceptance
In this video, Booza the butterfly joins the hosts of a show called "Human Nature" to discuss the topic of acceptance. Through Booza's story and experiences, the audience learns about the importance of accepting oneself and others,...
Curated Video
The Importance of Order and Keeping Things Tidy
In this video, Moritz the mouse joins the host of the show "Human Nature" to talk about the importance of order and dispel myths about mice. Moritz shares his own experiences of being organized and explains how order extends beyond just...
Curated Video
Trustworthiness and the Importance of Keeping Promises
In this video, Pascal the porcupine joins the host, Jade, to discuss the importance of trustworthiness. Pascal explains how porcupines are trustworthy creatures due to their defensive mechanisms and their reluctance to attack without...
Curated Video
Exploring Compassion
In this video transcript, Gina the gorilla discusses the concept of compassion and shares a heartwarming story about a boy named Oddsay who helped a lost girl in the jungle. Through their conversation, viewers learn about the different...
Curated Video
Building Confidence: A Horse's Lesson on Overcoming Challenges and Believing in Yourself
In this video, Harry the Kiwi teaches children about the importance of confidence and trust. Through a heartwarming story about Andy and his horse friend, Harry, the audience learns that confidence is believing in oneself and finding...
Curated Video
Self-discipline
In this video, Jade the Giraffe interviews Haley the Bee about the concept of self-discipline. Haley explains how bees are highly organized and work together in a structured manner to achieve their goals, such as producing honey. The...
Curated Video
The Power of Optimism
In this heartwarming video, Rolla the Rooster shares his perspective on optimism and how it has helped him navigate challenges on the farm. Through his story of selling green tea with his friend Hassan, Rolla teaches us the importance of...
Curated Video
Music of the Gods
In many mythologies, music is associated with the explosion of life and bursts of creativity. But it’s also used to explore the dark side of human nature: the desire to manipulate our surroundings, or to control others.
Curated Video
Macbeth 3.1 Performance: Macbeth, Lines 91-107a
This video shows a performance from Act 3 of Shakespeare's "Macbeth." It explores Macbeth's manipulation of two murderers as he compares the diversity of human nature to different breeds of dogs, each with unique traits. The scene...
Curated Video
Hamlet 1.2 What the Critics Say
Learn how T.S. Eliot, A.C. Bradley, and Harold Bloom interpreted the characters and events of act 1, scene 2 of Hamlet. Is Hamlet a believable character? Can we sympathize with him? What might you do in his situation?
Curated Video
Wisdom and Problem-Solving
In this video, Otto the Owl teaches us about wisdom through a story about a girl named Kyoko who loses her kite. With Otto's guidance, Kyoko learns the importance of making wise decisions and seeking advice from knowledgeable...
Curated Video
Becoming a Psychologist
Five leading psychologists explain the driving factors which led them to study psychology and become professional psychologists. Featured are: Barbara Fredrickson (UNC Chapel Hill), Philip Zimbardo (Stanford University), Diana Deutsch...
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The Future of Psychology
Psychologist Carol Dweck (Stanford) gives her enthusiastic take on the future of psychology.
Curated Video
Social Psychology, Eventually
Social psychologist Roy Baumeister (Queensland) describes his somewhat circuitous career path.
Neuro Transmissions
Evolutionary psychology is mostly garbage.
Did our psyches evolve? Are human behaviors and thoughts subject to natural selection? If you ask an evolutionary psychologist, they would say yes, nearly every human action has a biological explanation. And yet, many take issue with...
Institute for New Economic Thinking
Intersections of Psychology and Economics
Much has been said about the interaction between economics and psychology. With Prof. Singer we discuss the psychological research that informs cutting-edge economics as well as the psychological underpinnings of old models. She explains...
Institute for New Economic Thinking
Sheila Dow - Why Economists Think How They Think
Economists argue over how the economy works or what is the best fiscal policy to recover from the current crisis. Sheila Dow looks behind the curtain of these debates; she seeks to find out why particular theories are being advanced, and...
Institute for New Economic Thinking
William White - Anatomy of Crisis: Economic Theory, Politics and Policy
The Inaugural Conference @ King's, Institute for New Economic Thinking, Session 1: Anatomy of Crisis The Living History of the Last 30 years: Economic Theory, Politics and Policy The current economic and financial crisis, and it is both,...
Brainwaves Video Anthology
Ken Burns - UNUM - Many Stories, One Nation
Ken Burns has been making documentary films for over forty years. Since the Academy Award nominated Brooklyn Bridge in 1981, Ken has gone on to direct and produce some of the most acclaimed historical documentaries ever made, including,...
Institute for New Economic Thinking
Unlimited Wants, Limited Resources | How & How NOT to Do Economics with Robert Skidelsky
Lionel Robbins defined economics as: “the science which studies behaviour as a relationship between unlimited wants and limited resources which have alternative uses.” How do we understand this tension between unlimited wants and limited...
Curated Video
THE BIRTH OF MODERN DAY ISRAEL: The First Zionist Congress and the Establishment of the State-in-the-Making
When Herzl wrote, “at Basel I founded the Jewish state,” he was not speaking metaphorically.
Brainwaves Video Anthology
Alfie Kohn - Unorthodox Ideas About Education
Alfie Kohn writes and speaks widely on human behavior, education, and parenting. The author of fourteen books and scores of articles, he lectures at education conferences and universities as well as to parent groups and corporations....
The Wall Street Journal
Sarah Cooper and Tig Notaro on Comedy in a Pandemic
Hear Sarah Cooper and Tig Notaro compare notes on how they achieved mainstream success in such a male-dominated field, as well as their take on the power of social media and how to decide what's funny in a time of global crisis.
Science360
Explosions Optional: Kate the Chemist shares her secrets for exciting audiences about science
From the Late Show with Stephen Colbert to the Wendy Williams Show, Kate the Chemist has been a fixture on the talk show circuit -- blowing things up whenever she gets the chance. But her secret is not in the pyrotechnics. As a professor...