This video provides an overview of economics as a social science attempting to solve the central economic problem of scarcity versus unlimited human consumption. It discusses the different schools of economic thought - classical,...

In this video Professor Justin Champion introduces the diggers, levellers and ranters of the English Civil War.

In this video Professor Justin Champion addresses the question of whether Lord Protector Oliver Cromwell was king in all but name?

In this video Professor Justin Champion grapples with the difficult question of whether Oliver Cromwell can be regarded as a hero or villain.

Judy Batalion is the author of The Light of Days, a book that began as a personal exploration in 2007 while she was living in London and reflecting on her Jewish identity and the legacy of her Holocaust-survivor grandparents. Interested...

Journalist and author Charles Fishman credits his former Washington Post editor, Fred Barbash, with teaching him one of the most important lessons of his career: always include “the good stuff.” Early on, while covering the Challenger...

Charles Fishman, journalist and co-author (with Brian Grazer) of A Curious Mind, argues that curiosity is an underrated—indeed essential—quality in a fast-changing world. He distinguishes true curiosity (showing up, asking people,...

Charles Fishman, journalist and author of One Giant Leap: The Impossible Mission That Flew Us to the Moon, reflects on the Apollo program and its enduring relevance today. He emphasizes three often-overlooked truths: how impossible...

Omer Bartov is a professor of history at Brown University, where he holds the chair in Holocaust and Genocide Studies. A historian for more than four decades, he began his career by challenging the postwar German myth of a “clean”...

Omer Bartov is a professor at Brown University and a leading historian of the Holocaust and genocide. Reflecting on his intellectual formation, Bartov recalls the influence of Saul (Shaul) Friedländer, his teacher at Tel Aviv University...

Nadine Strossen, senior fellow with FIRE and emerita professor of constitutional law at New York Law School, as well as former president of the ACLU, has dedicated her life to defending civil liberties and human rights. In recent years,...

UMass history professor Samuel J. Redman credits his fifth-grade teacher, Judy Ronnie, with sparking his lifelong passion for history. Growing up in St. Paul, Minnesota, he vividly remembers her classroom project in which each class...

Education in China is compulsory for all children, but there is unequal quality and access for families in the countryside. Learn more about the Chinese education structure and how it is evolving to give students more choices. China's...

Unlike her European counterparts, the Netherlands invested very little in education within its colonies. While the Dutch introduced a system of formal education for the local population of Indonesia, it was restricted to certain...

Children’s activities tend to keep German parents busy. Unlike schools in many other Western countries, most schools in Germany don’t offer extracurricular or intramural sports or other activities. Anyone wishing to take up a musical...

The country of Singapore has four official languages: English, Chinese, Malay, and Tamil. Malay is the island’s national or original language. Learn more about the cultural origins of this combination of languages and become acquainted...

Tremendous strides have been made in education in Mexico over the past century. Today, education is compulsory and school enrollment has been increasing steadily. The majority of the schools in Mexico are public, coed, and nonreligious....

Drexel University Professor Dr. Girija Kaimal reflects on the profound impact teachers have in shaping a student’s confidence and sense of self. She recalls how one professor recognized her strength in theory—something she hadn’t seen...

Lucan Way, professor of political science at the University of Toronto, co-authored Revolution and Dictatorship (2022) with Steven Levitsky, examining why revolutionary dictatorships such as the Soviet Union, China, Cuba, and Vietnam...

Professor Lucan Way explained that his book Revolution of Dictatorship has roots in the influence of his early teachers. In particular, his 8th-grade English teacher, Brian Bond, encouraged him to explore his own interests, which led...

Dr. Girija Kaimal, professor and chair of the Creative Arts Therapies department at Drexel University, emphasizes the importance of creative expression as a natural human capacity. She recalls how a single discouraging comment can...

Dr. Girija Kaimal, professor and chair of the Creative Arts Therapies department, reflects on the fundamental role of creativity in human life. She explains that unlike most species, humans possess imagination—the ability to create,...

Dr. Gladys Labas reflects on the powerful impact of one of her high school teachers, Mr. Moe from Central High School in Connecticut. As an English language learner at a time when there were no bilingual or ESL programs, she was placed...

Dr. Gladys Labas reflects on her groundbreaking career in education, beginning as a bilingual elementary teacher in New Britain and Meriden, Connecticut, and rising to become the first Latina woman to lead an urban high school in the...