Economics Explained
Are The "Extreme" Economic Systems Totally Pointless?: Hands Off Capitalism
Karl Marx and Frederick Engels were philosophers, political theorists, and economists responsible for writing the communist manifesto, which is today probably the most widely recognized text outlining a system for a communal economy. An...
Professor Dave Explains
Understanding Wealth Inequality
We've talked about public goods and externalities, and one negative externality associated with economic decisions is wealth inequality. A certain measure of wealth inequality is expected and desirable for any economy. But when this...
Weatherthings
Hurricane Sandy: The Meteorology
What led to the unique path of Hurricane Sandy in 2016 and why it had such a large impact, as the second most-costly hurricane to hit the United States in modern times. It was nicknamed a superstorm for the wide impact it had in the...
Neuro Transmissions
You Doubt My Cat Training Skills?
After the last video, I got a few folks who were not convinced of my excellent cat training skills. WELL WE'LL SEE WHO HAS THE LAST LAUGH! Who am I kidding. I love y'all. In this episode of Micah Psych, we learn a few more Classical...
Barcroft Media
The Boy Who Can't Stop Hurting Himself
RENTON, WASHINGTON D.C - UNDATED: A young boy faces a daily battle with a rare condition which causes him to severely injure himself. Davey Wicklund, 11, from Renton, Washington, has a rare inherited disorder that affects his muscle...
Visual Learning Systems
The Classification of Organisms: Modern Classification Systems
For thousands of years scientists have named and categorized the vast array of life on Earth. This series of videos highlights the major advances concerning the classification of life, more specifically focusing on current trends in...
Curated Video
Graphing Exponential Functions
This video explains how to graph exponential functions by modeling cutting a string. It demonstrates the concept of exponential decay and shows how the length of the string decreases exponentially with each cut. The video also explains...
Weatherthings
Weather Things: Weather
The atmosphere is dynamic and forever changing to maintain balance. The ingredients of air, sunlight and water allow life to exist on Earth, but they also generate calm scenes like rainbows, as a tornado ends. All storms move moisture,...
Press Association
Steve Reed gives update on Storm Bert response
An elderly woman is evacuated by firefighters after Billing Aquadrome is submerged as Storm Bert wreaks havoc across the United Kingdom.
The Aquadrome was the only area in England with a severe flood warning on Monday morning, with the...
Press Association
Farage: I don’t want to work with the OBR
Nigel Farage gives an interview with the media in Merthyr Tydfil, saying he does not want to work with the Office for Budget Responsibility.
Bloomberg
Stanchart's Liu on Yuan, China Stimulus
Becky Liu, Head of China Macro Strategy at Standard Chartered Bank, discusses her outlook for the yuan and the Chinese economy with Rishaad Salamat, David Ingles and Yvonne Man on "Bloomberg Markets Asia".
Bloomberg
Bernstein Is 'Constructive' on Chinese Stocks: Agarwal
Rupal Agarwal, Asia quantitative strategist at Bernstein, explains why she again become more constructive on Chinese equities. She speaks with Kathleen Hays and Haidi Stroud-Watts on "Bloomberg Daybreak: Asia."
Bloomberg
Big ECB Rate Hike Called Into Doubt by Credit Suisse Crisis
The European Central Bank is set to make one of the most consequential decisions in months as officials judge whether market turmoil centering on Credit Suisse is bad enough to derail a long-touted interest-rate hike. Maria Tadeo reports...
Bloomberg
Bank Crisis Not in Rear-View Mirror Yet: Pimco's Browne
"Both rates and equities are singing from different hymn books at this point," Erin Browne, Pimco multi-asset strategies portfolio manager, says during an interview with Matt Miller on "Bloomberg The Open."
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Bloomberg
Biden Says 'Absolutely Certain' US Will Not Default
President Joe Biden speaks with reporters after meeting with top congressional leaders to discuss the debt limit in the Oval Office. Biden says he would not rule out a short-term debt limit hike. (Excerpts)
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Priyanka Chopra at 2016 Global Citizen Festival In Central Park To End Extreme Poverty By 2030
Priyanka Chopra at 2016 Global Citizen Festival In Central Park To End Extreme Poverty By 2030
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ESKIL RONNINGSBAKKEN'S BALANCING ACT
GEIRANGER, NORWAY: Eskil Ronningsbakken prepares to balance on the edge of a 304m high cliff edge in Norway, on the 6th of September 2009.Delicately poised one handed on a ladder 304 metres at the edge of the Flydalsjuvet cliff in...
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ESKIL RONNINGSBAKKEN, BALANCING ACT
VOSS, NORWAY: Eskil Ronningsbakken balancing on a trapeze below a hot air balloon above Voss in Norway.There can't be many professional balancing artisits in the world but Eskil Ronningsbakken has to be the world's most extreme. Eskil...