TED Talks
Paul Romer: The world's first charter city?
Back in 2009, Paul Romer unveiled the idea for a "charter city" -- a new kind of city with rules that favor democracy and trade. This year, at TED2011, he tells the story of how such a city might just happen in Honduras ... with a little...
TED Talks
Karen Armstrong: Let's revive the Golden Rule
Weeks from the Charter for Compassion launch, Karen Armstrong looks at religion's role in the 21st century: Will its dogmas divide us? Or will it unite us for common good? She reviews the catalysts that can drive the world's faiths to...
Crash Course
Age of Jackson Crash Course US History
In which John Green teaches you about the presidency of Andrew Jackson So how did a president with astoundingly bad fiscal policies end up on the $20 bill? That's a question we can't answer, but we can tell you how Jackson got to be...
Crash Course
How to Avoid Teamwork: Disasters Crash Course Business - Soft Skills
Group projects have a reputation of being difficult at times. But there are ways to make sure everything from the project to meetings about the project go smoothly. In this episode, Evelyn chats about how we can make sure and avoid...
TED Talks
Matthew Carter: My life in typefaces
Pick up a book, magazine or screen, and more than likely you'll come across some typography designed by Matthew Carter. In this charming talk, the man behind typefaces such as Verdana, Georgia and Bell Centennial (designed just for phone...
Curated Video
Why The United States Has Two Carolinas: North Carolina And South Carolina
North Carolina and South Carolina. Two states that began their life as a single province and colony of England. So how did we end up with two states that share a single connected piece of land? Well, as with the Dakotas, it boils down...
Curated Video
Football Shorts - Episode 1 - HOST CITIES SIGN UP
VIENNA'S HISTORIC TOWN HALL WAS THE BACKDROP FOR ONE OF MANY CEREMONIES LEADING UP TO THE 2008 EUROPEAN FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIPS. THE FINALS WILL BE HOSTED JOINTLY BY AUSTRIA AND SWITZERLAND. MAYORS OF THE AUSTRIAN CITIES VIENNA,...
Curated Video
ChatGPT for Creatives - Creating the Details and Characters
In this video, we will dive into creating the details and characters for a novel and talk about the importance of developing well-rounded characters that readers can relate to. We will create lists of ghost stories based on folklore in...
Curated Video
The New England Colonies
This video will discuss the establishment of the New England colonies and early colonial life there.
Brainwaves Video Anthology
Marilyn Turkovich - The Charter for Compassion
Marilyn Turkovich started with the Charter for Compassion in 2013 as the education director and since that time has moved into a number of different roles with CFC. Marilyn's background has been primarily in higher education and most...
Curated Video
Aelfthryth of Devon part 4: Tumultuous Reign of King Aethelred
King Ethelred was the half-brother and successor of the murdered KingEdward, who was murdered. He was only 10 years old when he became king, and his mother, Elfrida, acted as regent until he came of age. Ethelred worked hard to establish...
Ancient Lights Media
Atlas of the United States: The Southeastern Region: North Carolina
This clip explores the geography, history, and some important cultural features of North Carolina.
Mr. Beat
The American Presidential Election of 1832
The 12th episode in a very long series about the American presidential elections from 1788 to the present. I hope to have them done by Election Day 2016. In 1832, the country's first prominent third party gives it a go, and then a fourth...
Cerebellum
America: Nationalism And Change 1818-1830 - Mcculloch V Maryland 1819
American democracy has a lineage of written records that we can trace to show the development of our nation, and how each document builds on those before it to make our foundation of freedom stronger. This video examines the documents...
History Hub
King John and the Pope
An introduction to King John's tumultous relationship with Pope Innocent III and the part this played in the Magna Carta crisis.
WYPR
Lord Baltimore and Maryland
More than 350 years ago, the colony of Maryland was founded in the United States by George Calvert and his son Cecil. It was the first and only colony established with religious freedom for Catholics, and was named for the wife of King...
Rachel's English
English Pronunciation: T after R like in PARTY - American English
How to pronounce T? Learn the American English accent / pronunciation with videos from Rachel's English.
Mr. Beat
Meiji Restoration (Outkast's "Hey Ya" Parody)
Mr. Beat does a parody of Outkast's "Hey Ya" about the Meiji Restoration, an important series of events in Japanese history.
Oxford Comma
Chapter by Chapter (Never Let Me Go): Chapter Eighteen
Welcome to the eighteenth video in our chapter by chapter analysis of Kazuo Ishiguro's Never Let Me Go! In this video we'll look at the start of part three and how Ishiguro masterfully makes an extreme situation seem all too relatable....
Curated Video
PMP Certification Training - Define Scope
This video defines the scope. This clip is from the chapter "Project Scope Management" of the series "PMP® Certification Training".This section explains project scope management.
Bill Carmody
Project Charter
This video is about the importance of a project charter and its difference from a project plan. Bill Carmody explains that a project charter is an elevator pitch that outlines the project objectives, scope, and responsibilities.
Mazz Media
People and Events That Shaped the US Constitution
PEOPLE AND EVENTS THAT SHAPED THE US CONSTITUTION CHAPTER 1. Montesquieu’s Ideas About Government In this video students will learn about Montesquieu one of the foremost political philosophers of the Enlightenment. Viewers will come to...
Hip Hughes History
The House of Burgesses Explained
A short lecture on the origins and importance of the House of Burgesses. Perfect for Social Studies students, lifelong learners and the cray cray on the internets.