Institute for New Economic Thinking
John Kay: Obliquity and the Indirect Way to Success
How "Obliquity" -- Pursuing Goals in a Roundabout Way -- is Better for Business and for an Innovative Economy Good economics is often seen as maximizing efforts in specific directions. John Kay, Visiting Professor at the London School of...
The Wall Street Journal
The Digital Food Chain
Agricultural companies have struggled for years to reliably predict consumer purchasing habits and the profitability of crops. Now they're betting on automation and data analysis to change that.
Barcroft Media
From Morbid Obesity to Skin Removal Surgery
This video tells the story of John Allaire, who went from weighing 540 pounds to 237 pounds through his journey of weight loss. He shares his struggles with obesity and the motivation he found in his relationship with his fiancée. The...
Curated Video
Understanding the Idiom: Read Between the Lines
In this video lesson, students will learn the meaning of the idiom "read between the lines" by analyzing a cartoon. The teacher explains that idioms cannot be taken literally and gives examples of common misconceptions. By examining the...
Curated Video
Discuss the importance of data : Dummy Variable creation in Python
From the section: Simple Decision trees. In this section, we will start with the basic theory of decision tree then we cover data pre-processing topics like missing value imputation, variable transformation and Test-Train split. In the...
Curated Video
Describe a function : Functions Part 2
From the section: Advanced Python. This section is about Advanced Python. Advanced Python: Functions Part 2
Mr. Beat
The American Presidential Election of 1796
The third 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. This was the first "real" election in American history, as Washington retiring...
Hip Hughes History
The Magna Carta Explained: Global History Review
A short summary of the Magna Carta.
Science360
Designing robotic sharks to study vertebral columns
Dive in with NSF funded researcher John Long and his robotic sharks. A professor at Vassar College, Dr. Long and his team study real live sharks and their vertebral columns. They then take these findings and design computer models and...
Curated Video
Call a function : String Methods
From the section: Data Operations. In this section, you will learn about the different types of operators used in Python. This section will teach you the building blocks for any kind of operations in Python. Data Operations: String Methods
Institute for New Economic Thinking
John Kay: Consistency and Rigor (1/5)
In part one of this INET interview, John Kay suggests that consistency and rigor have become the requirements of modern economics. However, these requirements have forced economists to use only deductive reasoning to remain the pretense...
Brian McLogan
Applying the equality of logarithms to solve an equation, log3 (3x + 8) = log3 (x^2 + x)
👉 Learn about solving logarithmic equations. Logarithmic equations are equations involving logarithms. To solve a logarithmic equation, we first use our knowledge of logarithm laws/properties to express the terms in both sides of the...
Flag House Activity Channel
3 Fun Noodle Slice Activities for Phys Ed (Ep. 45 Noodle Slices)
Even more noodles! These noodle slices can be used in so many ways, and they teach great skills like balancing, motor skills and problem solving.
Curated Video
Talmudic Influence in Thomas Paine's Common Sense
Though Thomas Paine was a non-believer, the heart of his Common Sense draws on the Hebrew Bible.
Brainwaves Video Anthology
Robert Pianta - Teachers Make a Difference - John Hamilton
Robert Pianta, Ph.D., is the Dean of the Curry School of Education, Novartis US Foundation Professor of Education, and Professor of Psychology at the University of Virginia. He is also Chairman of the Jefferson Education Accelerator...
Espresso Media
Garwin: The History of FAS and the Future of Nuclear Weapons
Garwin part 8/11: This video features a conversation about the history of the Federation of American Scientists (FAS) and their work in reducing nuclear dangers and advocating for civilian control of nuclear technology. It also discusses...
Institute for New Economic Thinking
Bruce Caldwell - 1930 and the Challenge of the Depression for Economic Thinking: Hayek vs Keynes
The Inaugural Conference @ King's, Institute for New Economic Thinking, Day 1 - Dinner. 1930 and the Challenge of the Depression for Economic Thinking: Friedrich Hayek versus John Maynard Keynes.
Packt
Function Declarations & Expressions
JavaScript Language Fundamentals: Function Declarations & Expressions This clip is from the chapter "JavaScript Language Fundamentals" of the series "Modern JavaScript from the Beginning".In this section, you will learn the important...
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.
Weird History
What Was Viking Hygiene Like
As warriors, traders, and eventual settlers, the Vikings disrupted the lives of those groups they encountered while simultaneously facilitating cultural exchange and making an impression that was often less than positive. This is how...
Curated Video
C++ for Beginners - Input from STDIN
Your instructor, David, demonstrates Cin stream, which allows simple keyboard input. This clip is from the chapter "Errors and Data Types" of the series "C++ for Beginners".Outputting Errors
Science360
Hidden Oil Plumes
Will the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico create dead zones? That's the concern of University of Georgia marine scientist Samantha Joye. She's headed to the gulf to investigate how the oil and methane gas discharged by the BP Deepwater...
Institute for New Economic Thinking
Is Growth Becoming a Scarce Commodity?
In part 3 of INET's interview with John Fullerton, the founder of the Capital Institute discusses the fact that if there are limits to growth, then we are faced with a tricky allocation challenge as developing countries start consuming more
Institute for New Economic Thinking
Rethinking Finance as a Part of the Whole
In part 4 of INET's interview with John Fullerton, he says that we should start looking at the financial system as a subset of the larger biosphere, emphasizing the connections between the environment and the economy