What is the Schwartz Theory of Basic Values? The recent theory concerns the basic values that people in all cultures recognize. It identifies ten motivationally distinct types of values and specifies the dynamic relations among them.

What is Leader Decision Making? How does leader decision making fit into behavioral leadership study?

In this music composition lesson we review how to form 7th chords and remind ourselves of the traditional function of standard 7th chord progressions. The video goes on to consider the effectiveness of using 7th chords back to back...

Political scientist Mark Bevir (UC Berkeley) describes how too many people associate rigor primarily with methodology rather than basic thinking.

This video will review how to interpret the different features of linear, quadratic, and exponential functions.

Chinese scholar and literary translator Michael Berry (UCLA) discusses censorship and self-censorship in the contemporary Chinese cultural industry.

Nita Farahany, Professor of Law & Philosophy at Duke University, discusses the future of criminality in light of the evolving science of human behaviour.

Let's learn about the Western Honey Bee!

Pi (π) is a fascinating number with many applications in mathematics, physics, and engineering. Its infinite decimal representation is a reminder of its fundamental nature in the universe. Mathematician Johann Lambert proved that pi is...

Historian Linda Colley (Princeton) reminisces on the beginnings of her historical career.

The video discusses the prevalence of lying and misrepresentation in politics, highlighting how the media plays a crucial role in holding politicians accountable. It explores the historical context of lying in politics and the challenges...

This video explores five fun facts about Barak Obama.

Careers and Occupations differentiates the requirements for various careers and occupations by researching various careers.

Nobel Laureate in Physics Anthony Leggett (Illinois) describes how we could well explore different models to explain the structure of many glassy materials.

Paul Steinhardt (Princeton) describes how his early investigations into amorphous metals revealed a surprising icosahedral symmetry which led him on the road towards quasicrystals.

Nobel Laureate Antony Leggett details the logical fallacy of "affirming the consequent", stressing that we must always make sure that another model might explain the phenomenon in question, giving a concrete example to illustrate his point.

Elyn Saks, Professor of Law, Psychology, and Psychiatry and the Behavioral Sciences at USC, discusses how far more people who are afflicted with schizophrenia could be high-functioning members of society than presently are.

We consider the possibilities for using chord V as either a major or a minor chord. In the harmonic minor context used by most composers since 1600 chord V is always major but in the context of the descending melodic minor scale and in...

Dr. Virginia Duncan is the Associate Principal for the Arts & Communications Academy at Garden City High School in Garden City, KS. Prior to that, she was an Instructional and Technology Coach for 10 years. Before coaching teachers full...

Every leader has a certain definable leadership style. One of the frameworks designed to outline leadership styles is the Blake Mouton Managerial Grid of Leadership Styles.

We look at the various styles and present a way remember...

This video will discuss examples of converting between radian and degree measure.

When I started grad school, there was so much I didn't know. Now that I've finished my PhD and have successfully completed graduate school, it seems right to pass on the bits of advice I've collected during my experience. This is a...

Karl Weick's Partial Inclusion is a useful concept to explain the various degrees to which organizational employees are committed to their workplaces. Weick explained this in his 1979 book, The Social Psychology of Organizing.

Calculators and graphing utilities are available that are capable of creating accurate graphs of polynomial functions. However, it is often desirable to sketch a quick representation of a function's graph to get a general idea of its...