What is ghostwriting and why does it exist? The answer is less frightening - but more complicated - than you'd think.

James Joyce is one of the greatest writers of all time, but that doesn't make his work easy to understand. This video covers the major events of his most famous short story: "Araby," and pays particular attention to those confusing last...

C.S. Lewis part 6 of 11: This video explores the Northern Irish locations that inspired C.S. Lewis in his writing of the Chronicles of Narnia. From the big skies of Castle Rock to the grandeur of Dunluce Castle, Lewis found inspiration...

Why are we ignorant of the archaeology left behind in West Africa? Are West Africans going to rediscover their history and will there be a demand of giving back physical objects from foreign museums in aiding that rediscovery? West...

C.S. Lewis part 11 of 11: The video explores the influence of Northern Ireland's landscapes and heritage on the life and work of CS Lewis, one of the world's most famous children's authors. From his birthplace in Belfast to the quaint...

Written as more of an indulgent thought experiment, than a love poem, "When You Are Old" still contains that trademark Yeatsian beauty.

Emily Burns (Adapter and Associate Director) and Fisayo Akinade (Mercutio) in conversation about the Queen Mab speech from Romeo and Juliet. Emily and Fisayo discuss various interpretations of this scene and the choices behind how it was...

A close reading of WH Auden's peom Musée des Beaux Arts

In English literature, an owl usually indicates that death and tragedy are close at hand. As the world descended into The Great War, a freshly enlisted Edward Thomas drew upon this literary tradition to create "The Owl." In this video...

Discussion and Q&A at the panel entitled "The Impact of Inequality on Macroeconomics Dynamics" at the Institute for New Economic Thinking's (INET) Paradigm Lost Conference in Berlin. April 14, 2012. #inetberlin

Director Simon Godwin and actor Tamara Lawrence discuss communication in Shakespeare's Twelfth Night.

In This Episode, Tyler Teaches Us About "Planning is Everything" by Dwight D. Eisenhower - #RocktheQuote

In this week’s episode, we learn about new technology for the blind; a newly engineered yeast, and finally, we explore the oceans with Mantis cam. Check it out!

Janel George is an Associate Professor of Law and the founding Director of the Racial Equity in Education Law and Policy (REELP) Clinic. Her clinical projects and research focus on the development and implementation of legislative...

Diane Ravitch is a Research Professor of Education at New York University and a historian of education. She is the Founder and President of the Network for Public Education (NPE). Diane Ravitch’s Blog is dianeravitch.net and has received...

This is discussion of the importance of vowel sounds in expressing emotions while analyzing a speech from Hamlet. The teacher guides the viewer through an exercise of speaking the vowels of the words to understand the emotional impact of...

C.S. Lewis part 8 of 11: This video discusses the love that C.S. Lewis had for his homeland of Northern Ireland, particularly the areas of Derry and Donegal. It explores his use of the term "done equality" to describe a unique feeling...

Our life is made up of experiences. But what experience is remains a mystery. Heidegger thought it inexplicable and neuroscientists cannot find its location. Do we just need a better theory to uncover its secrets? Or is experience...

This video features a playwright discussing their love of dialogue and how they approach writing it for their plays. They emphasize the importance of balancing naturalism with stylization and the process of refining dialogue through...

Director Simon Godwin and actors Tamsin Grieg and Doon Mackichan discuss gender in Shakespeares' Twelfth Night.

This video explores the art of Commedia dell'arte, an improvised form of theater. The focus is on embodying the characters through physicality and energy, with an emphasis on the distinct characteristics and energies of each type of...

Tatiana Vinogradova is a senior research scientist at Northrop Grumman Space Systems in Redondo Beach, CA, where she studies the Arctic from space. Discover more about Tatiana’s inspiration and her day to day work using different types...

Engaging in music, literature and the arts is essential for understanding context and human behavior—which economists so often miss The study of humanities is often considered an impractical pursuit—a luxury endeavor only the rich can...

This week we meet Pablo Helguera, an artist, museum educator, and writer, at the Indianapolis stop of his Spanish language bookstore Librería Donceles. His assignment challenges you to give old books new lives through combinatory play.