Weird History
George Carlins - 7 Words
For decades, George Carlin was one of the most original and popular comedians to take the stage. His “Seven Words You Can Never Say on TV” routine is often hailed as a masterpiece of standup comedy and helped him get the title of one of...
TLDR News
Trump's Social Media Executive Order & Twitter Battle Explained - TLDR News
This week President Trump has been taking swings at Twitter after they started fact-checking his tweets. Trump promised big moves and an executive order to limit the power of social media sites. And... well he delivered an executive...
AllTime 10s
10 Misconceptions Everyone Believes About China
It's the most populous country in the world, and possibly the most powerful. But do you know as much about it as you think? Here's 10 Misconceptions Everyone Believes About China.
Next Animation Studio
Conservatives turning to these social media platforms
With Parler closed down, conservatives now have few dependable platforms to speak through. We look at a few of the most popular alternatives.
Institute for New Economic Thinking
Students Fear Ideas Not Viruses
"Good intentions and bad ideas are setting up a generation for failure." Social psychologist Jonathan Haidt argues that as a society we are enabling a new form of explosive censorship, fueled by social media, which is eroding trust and...
Mr. Beat
FCC v. Pacifica Foundation
New York City October 30, 1973 A radio station, owned by Pacifica Foundation, broadcasts George Carlin's "Filthy Words" monologue. You know, the one where he famously proclaimed the seven dirty words that tend to make society the most...
TLDR News
The UK's Porn Ban is Abandoned - TLDR Explains
Earlier in the year, the government announced it's planned porn block which prevents under 18s from being able to view adult content. They intended to work with porn companies to develop new technology and... well... it didn't go...
Brainwaves Video Anthology
Scott Ellsworth - On Censorship
Dr. Scott Ellsworth, University of Michigan, teaches courses on African American history, Southern literature, race and sports, and crime and justice in contemporary U.S. society. Trained as a historian, he received his Ph.D from Duke...
Curated Video
Learning Python Web Penetration Testing (Video 26)
With the huge growth in the number of web applications in the recent times, there has also been an upsurge in the need to make these applications secure. Web penetration testing is the use of tools and code to attack a website or web app...
Brainwaves Video Anthology
Elissa Malespina - Freedom to Read
Elissa has been a high school history teacher, a special education teacher for students with severe emotional, mental and physical challenges, a teacher Librarian at Highland Park High School, Columbia High School and South Orange Middle...
The March of Time
1941: THE NEW ORDER: FICTIONAL DRAMATIZATION: NEW ORDER Censors working in mail room. Male hands editing, blacking out words, phrases in hand written letter. Stack of envelopes w/ 'opened by censor' tape.
MOT 1941: THE NEW ORDER: FICTIONAL DRAMATIZATION: NEW ORDER Censors working in mail room. Male hands editing, blacking out words, phrases in hand written letter. Stack of envelopes w/ 'opened by censor' tape.
Curated Video
The Importance of Freedom of Speech: The Story of Greta Thunberg
This video discusses the concept of freedom of speech and assembly, using the example of Greta Thunberg's school strike for climate as a case study. It explores the limitations of these freedoms and encourages viewers to reflect on their...
Brainwaves Video Anthology
Ewa Dziedzic-Elliott - Teachers Make a Difference - Jadwiga Kosiarska
Ewa Dziedzic-Elliott is a media specialist at The College of New Jersey. She is also the President of The New Jersey Association of School Librarians (NJASL) Ewa has 10 years of experience as a K-12 librarian, including work in both...
Brainwaves Video Anthology
Ewa Dziedzic-Elliott - Book Banning and Censorship
Ewa Dziedzic-Elliott is a media specialist at The College of New Jersey. She is also the President of The New Jersey Association of School Librarians (NJASL) Ewa has 10 years of experience as a K-12 librarian, including work in both...
The Art Assignment
The Case for Ai Weiwei | The Art Assignment | PBS Digital Studios
Ai Weiwei has been called an iconoclast, a radical, a voice for the voiceless, and was once named the most powerful artist in the world. Who is Ai Weiwei? And why is he considered one of the most renowned artists of our time?
Next Animation Studio
China turns ‘Great Cannon’ on Hong Kong web forum
A Chinese cyberweapon dubbed the Great Cannon is launching DDoS attacks on a Hong Kong webform after years of silence, AT&T Cybersecurity reported on Wednesday.
After Skool
Why Is FREE SPEECH Important?
A free society depends on exchanging new ideas, regardless of their potential capability of offending someone. Without the open exchange of ideas , our current understanding of the world would be unrecognizable and entirely false....
Brainwaves Video Anthology
J. Cynthia McDermott - On Banned Books
J. Cynthia McDermott is a retired professor of education at Antioch University Los Angeles. She was a Fulbright Scholar at the University of Sarajevo Faculty of Philosophy, Fulbright scholar at the University of Wroclaw Poland and...
Schooling Online
Powering Through Prose: Ray Bradbury, Fahrenheit 451 - Theme of Censorship
Don’t speak your mind! Don’t write about the truth! That’s what it’s like in the world of Fahrenheit 451. The mass media is a joke and independent thought is dangerous. As for books, they’re burned… sometimes with their owners! Watch...
Brainwaves Video Anthology
Suzanne Nossel - On Censorship and Banning Books
Suzanne Nossel currently serves as the Chief Executive Officer of PEN America, the leading human rights and free expression organization, and she is author of Dare to Speak: Defending Free Speech for All. Since joining in 2013, she has...
Weird History
How Twisted Sister Outclassed US Congress
Rock & Roll was under attack during the mid-’80s. As the music got more theatrical and provocative and MTV gave it a national platform, America’s youth screamed for more. It was obvious that pop music was experiencing a revolution it...
Curated Video
The Camera: How The Camera Exposed The Reality of The Civil War
The camera changed how many Americans saw the Civil War – and exposed millions to the horrors of conflict for the very first time.
Brainwaves Video Anthology
Suzanne Nossel - Dare to Speak: Defending Free Speech for All
Suzanne Nossel currently serves as the Chief Executive Officer of PEN America, the leading human rights and free expression organization, and she is author of Dare to Speak: Defending Free Speech for All. Since joining in 2013, she has...
Professor Dave Explains
Jimmy Carter: Successes and Failures Abroad (1977 – 1981)
Jimmy Carter was the last Democrat to win the South, given that he had served as Governor of Georgia. Most of the major events during his presidency were centered on foreign affairs, specifically the Middle East. Some went well, some not...