In which Adriene Hill and Jacob Clifford teach you about specialization and trade, and how countries decide whether they're going to make stuff or trade for stuff. You'll learn about things like comparative advantage, the production...

The weekend. Social Security. Health insurance. What do these things have in common? They all exist thanks to the advocacy of labor unions. Political economist Margaret Levi explains how these organizations forge equality and protect...

We've talked about a lot of revolutions in 19th Century Europe, and today we're moving on to a less warlike revolution, the Industrial Revolution. You'll learn about the development of steam power and mechanization, and the labor and...

We've reached the grand finale of our four part series on human reproduction: BABIES! Today Hank walks you through the stages of pregnancy, beginning with how a zygote develops into blastomeres to a morula to a blastocyst and finally to...

You probably know some of the signs of industrialization in the nineteenth century: Trains connected cities, symbolizing progress. But they also brought about the destruction of rural lands, divisions between social classes, and rapid...

In which John Green teaches you about capitalism and socialism in a way that is sure to please commenters from both sides of the debate. Learn how capitalism arose from the industrial revolution, and then gave rise to socialism. Learn...

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...

In which John Green teaches you about capitalism and socialism in a way that is sure to please commenters from both sides of the debate. Learn how capitalism arose from the industrial revolution, and then gave rise to socialism. Learn...

Pregnancy comes with a lot of advice concerning everything from how to determine the sex of the baby to how to ease both pregnancy symptoms and the oft-dreaded task of labor and delivery. Most of these stand on little to no evidence, but...

Become knowledgeable on the debate regarding globalization, the development of an increasingly integrated global economy. Global business has been growing rapidly in recent decades for a number of political, economic, technical, and...

Wages are often very low in Mexico, and supporting a family is often difficult. For many, the only way to survive is by working six-day, forty-eight-hour weeks, sometimes at two jobs. Driving this industriousness is the belief that...

A short video that highlights some changes in the global economy in the postwar era.

Howcast - It's now the third trimester and your due date is fast approaching. Along with packing your bags and arranging the nursery, prepare yourself and your home for your new baby's arrival.

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Howcast - Learn how to support your partner while she's in labor from childbirth expert Elizabeth Mangum-Sarach in this Howcast video.

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Howcast - Learn about the natural ways to induce labor from childbirth expert Elizabeth Mangum-Sarach in this Howcast video.

Howcast - Learn how to tell you're in labor from childbirth expert Elizabeth Mangum-Sarach in this Howcast video.

Howcast - Learn about the medical ways to induce labor from childbirth expert Elizabeth Mangum-Sarach in this Howcast video.

Howcast - Learn what to do when your water breaks from childbirth expert Elizabeth Mangum-Sarach in this Howcast video.

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Howcast - Learn how to breathe during labor and delivery from childbirth expert Elizabeth Mangum-Sarach in this Howcast video.

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Howcast - Learn who you should have with you at the birth of your baby from childbirth educator Elizabeth Mangum-Sarach in this Howcast video.