PBS
Why Do We Love Zombies?
Zombies are EVERYWHERE!! Wait, don't panic- we mean in pop culture, not outside your window. But why is that? Bad guys and monsters seem to go through phases: one decade there's a dozen movies about aliens, ten years later it's vampires....
Wonderscape
The Beginning of the Great Depression
This video explains the events leading up to the stock market crash of 1929 and the start of the Great Depression. It discusses how easy access to credit and stock investments led to a booming economy in the 1920s, followed by panic and...
Economics Explained
What's Causing This Wave of Economic Collapses? | Economics Explained
In this video we wanted to highlight the paradox of global economic growth alongside isolated national crises. Why do certain economies like Lebanon, Sri Lanka, and Pakistan face collapse when the global economy is reaching unprecedented...
Economics Explained
How the World's Richest Country Lost 90% of its GDP
In the 1980s Nauru was the richest country in the world on a per capita basis. Nauru's wealth can be entirely attributed to its deposits of Phosphate, a substance used in fertilizers. However, by the early 2000s they had completely run...
Economics Explained
How To Fix An Economic Crisis: Fiscal Policy
Let's say you find yourself as the Head of State of some country during an impending economic crash. Your country's stock market is imploding, businesses are closing, unemployment is rising, and everyone is looking to you to provide...
Economics Explained
How To Fix An Economic Crisis: Moral Hazard
Let's say you find yourself as the Head of State of some country during an impending economic crash. Your country's stock market is imploding, businesses are closing, unemployment is rising, and everyone is looking to you to provide...
Economics Explained
MIT Has Predicted that Society Will Collapse in 2040: The Outcomes & Criticisms
A report in the 1970's looks at how society will progress along certain factors. Which path is the most viable moving forward and which one is the most distrastrous? Either way, what does the year 2040 have to do with it? Helping you...
Economics Explained
MIT Has Predicted that Society Will Collapse in 2040: The Limits To Growth
A report in the 1970's looks at how society will progress along certain factors. Which path is the most viable moving forward and which one is the most distrastrous? Either way, what does the year 2040 have to do with it? Helping you...
Economics Explained
How To Fix An Economic Crisis: Interest Rates
Let's say you find yourself as the Head of State of some country during an impending economic crash. Your country's stock market is imploding, businesses are closing, unemployment is rising, and everyone is looking to you to provide...
Economics Explained
Are Economists Too Pessimistic?: It's Their Job
Economists have predicted 15 of the past 5 recessions, so should we take them seriously? Helping you become more knowledgeable about how the world works, our content covers the biggest topics and headlines through the eyes of economists....
Economics Explained
Are Economists Too Pessimistic?: Paying Attention to Scary News
Economists have predicted 15 of the past 5 recessions, so should we take them seriously? Helping you become more knowledgeable about how the world works, our content covers the biggest topics and headlines through the eyes of economists....
Economics Explained
Are Economists Too Pessimistic?: Introduction
Economists have predicted 15 of the past 5 recessions, so should we take them seriously? Helping you become more knowledgeable about how the world works, our content covers the biggest topics and headlines through the eyes of economists....
Economics Explained
MIT Has Predicted that Society Will Collapse in 2040: Introduction
A report in the 1970's looks at how society will progress along certain factors. Which path is the most viable moving forward and which one is the most distrastrous? Either way, what does the year 2040 have to do with it? Helping you...
AFP News Agency
CLEAN : Pakistan FM warns of consequences to Taliban isolation
Pakistan's foreign minister wants the world to engage the Taliban, warning of dangerous consequences if Afghanistan's rulers are again isolated (Footage by AFPTV via Getty Images)
Curated Video
WFP chief calls for end to war in Syria
The World Food Programme is calling for an end of war in Syria, as the economic downturn combined with the new virus health crisis threatens to destabilise the region even further.
Curated Video
Virus measures comparatively relaxed in Sweden
The streets of Stockholm are quiet but not deserted.