The Guardian
Anime has a race problem, here's how black fans are fixing it
Josh Toussaint-Strauss loves anime but too often sees black characters portrayed using racist stereotypes. Even some of the biggest and well-loved shows, like Dragon Ball Z, Cowboy Bebop and One Punch Man, fail in their representation of...
The Guardian
Juste Debout: the world's biggest street-dance competition – video
Dancers from all over the world compete in the international tour of Juste Debout in the hope that they will get the chance to battle in the preliminary rounds in France and perform at the finals in Paris. This year, for the first time,...
Curated Video
5 Inventions Inspired By Animals
Animals are the inspiration for some incredible new inventions that improve our way of life. Here's 5 that inspired us to share them with you! *Filmed pre shelter in place regulations
Mr. Beat
When the Supreme Court Justified Japanese Internment Camps | Korematsu v. United States
In episode 36 of Supreme Court Briefs, after the United States government forces Japanese American citizens into relocation centers during World War II, one man refuses and gets himself into some big trouble.
Curated Video
The British Raj and Islam
Historian Nile Green (UCLA) describes how aspects of British colonialism in India led to the exportation of various types of Islam to Japan and the United States.
Curated Video
Predicting, Badly
Tufts University philosopher Brian Epstein describes how his experiences as a management consultant giving completely incorrect predictions of many key features of the social world gave him a deep appreciation of how deceptively...
Curated Video
A Stark Failure
Philosopher Brian Epstein (Tufts University) relates how he became interested in the study of the social world.
Curated Video
Inside the Making of Oppenheimer: The Legacy of the Little Boy and Fat Man
Little Boy And Fat Man are the nicknames given to the two weapons of mass destruction that devastated Hiroshima and Nagasaki, seem ridiculous when thinking about what they were capable of doing. Little Boy was the first nuclear bomb to...
Professor Dave Explains
Exchange Rates and Trade
We've talked about free trade, but one issue is that different countries utilize different currencies, and the values of those currencies are constantly fluctuating. The value of one currency with respect to another is called an exchange...
Curated Video
I Wonder - What Happen During Obon Celebrations?
This video is answering the question of what happen during Obon celebrations.
Curated Video
Plate Tectonics
“Plate Tectonics” will look at the movement of tectonic plates, and how they have shaped our world.
Curated Video
Ethel Payne: First Lady of the Black Press
As the First Lady of the Black Press, Ethel Payne wielded her first amendment right to ask the tough questions and hold those in power to account.
John D Ruddy
World War 2 in 12 Minutes (Extended Edition) - Manny Man Does History
I thought I’d revisit one of my most watched videos, including my 10 More Things about WW2 and some previously unseen content.
John D Ruddy
World War 2 (Remastered Edition) - Manny Man Does History
“History Doesn't Repeat Itself, but It Often Rhymes” – Mark Twain.
John D Ruddy
10 More Things about WW2 - Manny Man Does History
10 More Things About World War 2. It's a quick and easy way to get up to speed on some more details of the Second World War was about! Enjoy! Please share!
Curated Video
The Last Tsar | The Life & Times of Nicholas II
The case of the murdered monarchies continues! Russia is far and away the most famous monarchy to crumble to dust, and boy did it ever. When Nicholas II became Tsar, he told his brother-in-law, and I quote “I am not yet ready to be Tsar....
One Minute History
148 Shinzo Abe - One Minute History
Shinzo Abe was born into a political family. His grandfather and great uncle both served as Japan’s Prime Minister. While working for Kobe Steel, Shinzo became active in the Liberal Democratic Party. His political career started when he...
One Minute History
084 Before the Attack on Pearl Harbor - One Minute History
1941 - Tensions between Japan and the United States run hot as the Imperial Japanese Army invades China and French Indochina. The U.S. responds by sending support to the Nationalist government of Chiang Kai-shek and imposes trade...
Jabzy
The Prostitutes who helped the Axis | Nazi Germany, Japanese Empire, Salon Kitty, Karayuki-San
The Prostitutes who helped the Axis | Nazi Germany, Japanese Empire, Salon Kitty, Karayuki-San
Jabzy
Why did Japanese Buddhists want to Kill Charlie Chaplin | Japan in WW2, Japanese Nationalism
Why did Japanese Buddhists want to Kill Charlie Chaplin | Japan in WW2, Japanese Nationalism
Jabzy
Polish Plans to Destroy Russia | Japanese Alliance, Prometheism, Jozef Pilsudski
Polish Plans to Destroy Russia | Japanese Alliance, Prometheism, Jozef Pilsudski
Hip Hughes History
The TPP Explained
An overview of the Trans Pacific Partnership including the TPA just passed by Congress.