Curated Video
A1 English Listening Practice - American Sports
This video serves as English listening comprehension practice for beginner students. In this video, a native English speaker talks slowly and clearly about the topic of American sports. The subtitles are included at the bottom of the...
Curated Video
International and Non-Governmental Organizations in Economic Development
This video is a lecture on intergovernmental and nongovernmental organizations that play an important role in promoting economic development around the world. It discusses the International Monetary Fund and World Bank, as well as NGOs...
Learning Mole
What is a Recession?
Jamal learns about recession during breaktime. He has lots of questions for his teacher - What is a recession? What causes a recession? How does a recession affect us?
Financial Times
Who are the millennials? – in 5 charts
Millennials are the largest and most powerful consumer generation since the baby boom. But who are they? Where do they live? What is their spending power? We dig into the numbers as part of the FT series Millennial Moment: the business...
The Economist
How powerful is your passport?
You can tell a lot about a country from the colour of its passport. But not its power–and some are more powerful than others.
TLDR News
Coronavirus Vaccine: How Long Do We Have to Wait - TLDR News.
With the Coronavirus spreading around the world, people are increasingly keen to see a vaccine developed to kill the virus. The problem is that researching and producing vaccines isn't an easy process. In this video, we explain how this...
Healthcare Triage
Coronavirus Questions and Answers
Aaron Carroll answers your coronavirus questions. We'll be doing more Q&As in the future.
TLDR News
The CANZUK Union Explained - Explaining Brexit
After Brexit the UK will be free to make it's own trade deals and establish it's own new relationships. One new union which has been discussed is the CANZUK model, bringing together the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia and New Zealand....
TLDR News
America's Vaccine Distribution: The Algorithms that Decide Who Gets the Vaccine - TLDR News
In the US there's recently been some controversy surrounding vaccine rollout and specifically who gets the vaccine when. With states following different rules & procedures varying, we explain the algorithms and systems that are being...
Institute for New Economic Thinking
Jomo Kwame Sundaram: The Global Market and Nation States (5/7)
The video shows the panel Sovereignty and Institutional Design in the Global Age at INET's Bretton Woods Conference on April 9, 2011. The speaker in this segment is Jomo Kwame Sundaram, Assistant Secretary-General for Economic...
Curated Video
Understanding the Importance of Trade Balance in Goods and Services
In this video, the trade balance of a country in terms of goods and services is discussed as an important indicator of the country's competitiveness in the global market. The video also discusses the impact of trade deficits and...
Curated Video
Understanding Exchange Rates
The video provides an overview of exchange rates and their importance in the global economy. The video also delves into the impact of exchange rate fluctuations on a country's competitiveness in terms of trade, and how a fixed vs....
Financial Times
Coronavirus why the west will be hit harder
FT science editor Clive Cookson on why the testing response in different regions has left western nations catching up with a crisis they never expected, and why culture, politics and behaviour are all important factors in beating the...
Financial Times
Why western Europe dominates football
Soccernomics' author and FT columnist Simon Kuper says climate and geography have helped the region's national and club teams to dominate world football - and draws a parallel between today's Champions League and the Scientific...
Step Back History
Why Is There No Palestine?
After nearly 100 years, the Zionist movement had come full circle in 1948, declaring Israel an independent state. However, this was amidst chaos and claimed upon land that already had people living there. How do we get from this period...
Mr. Beat
Saudi Arabia and Iran Compared
Mr. Beat compares and contrasts Saudi Arabia and Iran, two Middle Eastern countries with governments that apparently hate each other.
Mr. Beat
Hong Kong and Macau Compared
Mr. Beat compares and contrasts Macau and Hong Kong, both located in China.
Institute for New Economic Thinking
Ha-Joon Chang: Economics Upside Down
In INET's full interview with Ha-Joon Chang, he discusses some ideas that seem contrary to traditional thinking in economics, such as free trade does not necessarily make countries richer, and that there is no such thing as a free market.
Brainwaves Video Anthology
Lewis R. Gordon - Fear of Black Consciousness
Lewis R. Gordon is Professor and Head of the Department of Philosophy at the University of Connecticut at Storrs; Honorary President of the Global Center for Advanced Studies; Honorary Professor in the Unit for the Humanities at Rhodes...
AllTime 10s
EVERYTHING You Need To Know About Coronavirus
The Coronavirus is the latest threat to public health, with health officials saying that it has become a global pandemic. People are being placed into quarantines, hand sanitising stations are being set up across the world, and the news...
Brainwaves Video Anthology
Noriko Matsubara - Teaching in the Global Pandemic - Japan
Noriko Matsubara is the owner and an English teacher of the small private school in Japan, '英語教室 'notogawa SKY', in Higashiomi-shi, Shiga, Japan. She wants her students to communicate with, and learn about, children in other countries....
Institute for New Economic Thinking
Kevin O'Rourke: Optimal Currency Areas and Governance - The Challenge of Europe (2/8)
Kevin O'Rourke describes a political trilemma in Europe. He says that if the nation state remains dominant in the Eurozone, the trilemma suggests two possibilities. Either public opinion is successfully ignored in countries like Germany,...
Institute for New Economic Thinking
Inclusive Growth: Making It Happen
Gabriela Ramos is the OECD Chief of Staff and Sherpa to the G20. Since 2006, she has been advising and supporting the Secretary-General’s strategic agenda. As a Mexican woman working in at the OECD headquarters in Paris, she is uniquely...
The Business Professor
What is the significance of Boycotts on international business?
What is the significance of Boycotts on international business?