Curated Video
Hoovervilles: Shantytowns of the Great Depression
As the Great Depression worsened in the 1930s, thousands of Americans lost their jobs and eventually their homes. Shantytowns dubbed “Hoovervilles” named after unsympathetic President Herbert Hoover, spread across the U.S.
PBS
HIV/AIDS: What Can We Learn From America's Last Epidemic?
America's last major epidemic was the HIV/AIDS crisis of 1980s and 1990s. In order to better understand our current circumstances, Danielle is looking back at the legacies of action and inaction surrounding HIV/AIDS and how the...
PBS
How We Discovered Germs
Humanity didn't always know about the invisible viruses, bacteria, and microbes that can cause disease. But that doesn't mean we didn't come up with some truly bizarre ideas. From the four humors and miasma theory to bloodletting and...
PBS
Economic Lessons from Past Pandemics
It's a weird time to be alive. A pandemic is sweeping the world and life as we know it has gone through a seismic shift in a matter of weeks. But this isn't the first time humans have encountered an epidemic. Today, Danielle (from the...
PBS
Why Are Prescription Drugs SO Expensive?
Why are prescription drugs so expensive in the United States? Why does the same medication cost significantly less in other countries around the world? Today Danielle examines the history of pharmaceutical regulation in America and how...
PBS
Health Disparities in the Black Community: Past & Present
You're probably aware that the United States healthcare system is letting down many Black Americans. Today, Danielle looks at the historic reasons for distrust of medical establishment in the Black community as well as why these huge...
PBS
How Healthcare Can Rip You Off!
The way we pay for medical care isn't like any other kind of transaction--and healthcare companies can use that leverage to get as much money from you as possible!
Curated Video
Punishment
Duke University legal scholar Nita Farahany describes the varying and evolving societal rationales for punishment in our legal systems.
Curated Video
I Spent A Month as a Medical Student. Here's What I Learned. | Clinical Immersion
I Spent A Month as a Medical Student. Here's What I Learned. | Clinical Immersion
Curated Video
How AI Preserves Systemic Racism
Systemic racism, and the institutions built by it, have existed for far longer than AI has. As the newest tool available to build systems, how has AI preserved (and chipped away at) systemic racism?
Curated Video
Artificial Intelligence in 2019
Happy New Year! This week, we’re talking about my predictions for Artificial Intelligence im 2019. Check out everything that happened in 2018 in Artificial Intelligence in my previous video!
Neuro Transmissions
What social distancing does to your mental health (and what to do about it)
These are anxious times given the recent coronavirus outbreak. And if that wasn't stressful enough, now we have to add social distancing on top of it. If you're anything like me, you've taken your responsibility to flatten the curve...
Global Health with Greg Martin
What to expect from a Master of Public Health degree. Why do an MPH?
I f you are about to start or thinking of doing a Master of Public Health degree, then this video will tell you what you should expect from the program. An MPH is an excellent stepping stone into a public health or global health career....
Hip Hughes History
Why Did Trumpcare Fail? or Why They Killed the Bill
My own thoughts on why the American Health Care Act better known as Trumpcare or RyanCare. Why did it fail? How did trump error? TrumpCare Explained • The Bill That Was... ObamaCare Explained • ObamaCare: The Af... Learn about the...
Vlogbrothers
Why Big Solutions Fail
In which Hank discusses loanword adaptation for two minutes in order to distract himself from the crushing reality of all of what he must do. One thing that I did not say in this video...that's just for you dear dedicated dooblydoo...
Vlogbrothers
SYSTEMS!!!!
In which John discusses the interwoven systems that shape our destiny even though we rarely pause to think about them.
Vlogbrothers
The Causes of Cholera
In which John discusses cholera, its many causes, and why we aren't hearing much about the cholera epidemic in Yemen, the worst outbreak of the disease since at least 1949.
Vlogbrothers
What Can't a Billion Dollars Buy?
In which John discusses the strangeness of large numbers, and this year's Annual Letter from Melinda and Bill Gates. Other topics discussed include the human microbiome, the Green Revolution, the foreign aid budget in the United States,...
Brainwaves Video Anthology
Lisa McClennon - Teachers Make a Difference - Mom
Lisa McClennon is a Certified Fraud Examiner, Certified Corporate Compliance and Ethics Professional, and a Certified Leading Professional in Ethics and Compliance. She holds a BSc in Criminal Justice, an MSc in Human Relations and...
Curated Video
I WONDER - What Industries Can AI Help?
This video is answering the question of what industries can AI help.
Healthcare Triage
Innovation in a Changing US Health System
The US healthcare system has a lot of issues, but one thing it's got going for it is innovation. More clinical trials originate in the United States, and more Nobel Physiology and Medicine Laureates are from here than from any other...
Curated Video
Supply and Demand Analysis in Sport, Leisure, and Healthcare Markets
The video is a lecture on the economics of the sport and leisure markets, as well as the healthcare market. The lecturer explains the concept of supply and demand and how it applies to these markets. The lecture covers topics such as...