The Guardian
Pride and prejudice in the UK
According to the 2013 NatCen British Social Attitudes survey, almost a third of British people report that they have some feelings of racial prejudice. A recent Guardian event discussed what racism looks like in the UK today. The debate...
Brainwaves Video Anthology
Glenn Robbins - The Mister Rogers Project: Getting to Know Your Neighborhood
Glenn Robbins is the proud Superintendent at the Brigantine, NJ School District. His passion is harnessing a school culture that thrives on design thinking skills, innovative digital spaces, BYOD/1to1, and Makerspaces. In addition, Glenn...
Curated Video
Hypersexuality in Bipolar Disorder - Why Does It Happen?
Bipolar hypersexuality is a common symptom during the manic phase. The hypersexuality symptoms can look like having sex outside of an exclusive relationship, sex with multiple partners or sex with strangers. But it doesn't have to mean...
Curated Video
Low Self-Esteem: Signs You Have It, How You Get It, How to Increase It
Your self-esteem is how you see yourself and your opinion of yourself. How useful do you feel? Do you believe you have good qualities? Do you think you’re able to do thing as well as other people? In this video I’ll show you signs you...
Curated Video
Creating a New English Alphabet for the 21st Century
In this video, the speaker argues that the English alphabet is in need of an update to better reflect the sounds of the language. They explore letters from other alphabets that could be borrowed and propose the addition of new letters,...
Curated Video
Affirming Meditation - Embrace Change
Affirming meditation on embracing change. This is a guided meditation to help you embrace change.You can also think of this is a negative self-talk meditation - to help you address your negative self-talk. This is to help you replace the...
Curated Video
IELTS Speaking Test - Mock Exam
Use this mock English test to practice for the IELTS speaking test.
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Taking Turns
Mrs. Triggle and Dr. Algae have a deep conversation and concentrate on listening to what each other is saying.
Learn German with Herr Antrim
Top 5 Quirks of Raising a Bilingual Child - German Learning Tips #43 - Deutsch lernen
My daughter is growing up learning German. While this is usually great, there are a few things that occasionally happen that may present some problems. Here are a few quirks of raising a bilingual kid.
Learn German with Herr Antrim
Increasing Your Rate of Speech in German - German Learning Tips #17 - Deutsch lernen
Ever wanted to be able to speak German more quickly? Well, here are some tips to help you along the way.
Curated Video
Learning About Contractions: Making Words Shorter and Faster
In this video, Jenny and Lucas learn about contractions as they prepare for the grand opening of their store. They explore how contractions are formed by removing letters and using apostrophes. The video covers various common...
Curated Video
Using Commas in Letter Writing
This video is all about the comma. Commas are punctuation used to separate lists, numbers, or ideas. We use commas to show a short pause, like just now! Commas can be tricky to learn, so we'll start with commas used in letter writing....
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All About Contractions {Grammar}
This video teaches various contractions, how they are made out of two words, and how they can be taken apart. It focuses on common contractions of not, would, will, and is.
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Self-Identification Through Language
David Bellos, Director of the Program in Translation and Intercultural Communication at Princeton University, argues that speech serves a strong sociological function as a form of self-indentification.
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Vietnam's Shadow
Classicist and political theorist Josiah Ober (Stanford) describes how the experience of the Vietnam War affected his research on classical Athens.
Learn French With Alexa
Acheter (to buy) — Past Tense
Alexa teaches you how to conjugate Acheter (to buy) in the past tense.
Learn French With Alexa
Vouloir (to want) — Conditional Tense
Alexa conjugates the French verb VOULOIR (TO WANT) in the Conditional Tense.
Learn French With Alexa
Parler (to talk/speak) — Past Tense
Alexa conjugates the French verb parler (to talk/speak) in the passé composé - past tense.
MarketWatch
What is a high-yield savings account and should you use one?
High-yield savings accounts offer much higher interests than traditional savings accounts. But there are some risks to consider.
Curated Video
Parts of a Script
Parts of a Script explores the structure of a script by explaining the four main parts: list of characters, description of setting, stage directions, and dialogue.
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Using Voice and Body Language
Using Voice and Body Language explores effective communication skills by reviewing ways to use one’s voice and body language to communicate effectively when giving a speech.
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Appreciating Translators
David Bellos, Director of the Program in Translation and Intercultural Communication at Princeton University, urges us to recognize the enormous societal value that translators provide in our daily lives.
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Editorial Bias
UCLA Chinese cultural studies expert Michael Berry describes how the editor plays a key, and often overlooked role, in the process of bringing a translated work of literature to the public.
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A Sense of Crisis
Award-winning author Pankaj Mishra describes how his outlook to life has been irrevocably affected by a deep sense of crisis that is common to many people who grow up in Asia.