TED Talks
TED: How we could eat real meat without harming animals | Isha Datar
What if you could eat chicken nuggets without harming a chicken? It's possible through "cellular agriculture," says Isha Datar. In a talk about cutting-edge science, she explains how this new means of food production makes it possible to...
TED Talks
Shaffi Mather: A new way to fight corruption
Shaffi Mather explains why he left his first career to become a social entrepreneur, providing life-saving transportation with his company 1298 for Ambulance. Now, he has a new idea and plans to begin a company to fight the booming...
Crash Course
Drought and Famine: Crash Course World History
In which John Green teaches you a little bit about drought, which is a natural weather phenomenon, and famine, which is almost always the result of human activity. Throughout human history, when food shortages strike humanity, there was...
Healthcare Triage
Orphan Drugs: An Introduction
In the United States, the median price for an orphan drug is about $100,000 per year, twenty times the price of the median non-orphan drug. Given the staggering cost, you'd think we'd have a solid handle on whether that money is...
The Wall Street Journal
An Rx for Health Care: Part II
An aging population, rising cost of entitlement programs, increasing national debt and deficits. How can the U.S. keep this train from hitting the wall?
ACDC Leadership
Macro Unit 3, Question 10- Recessionary Gap and Classical Economists
Join the hundreds of thousands of students that have used Mr. Clifford's videos and resources to ace your macroeconomics course.
Institute for New Economic Thinking
Q&A: The Architecture of Asia - INET Panel (7 of 7)
Question and Answer Discussion session from INET's Conference at Bretton Woods, with participants including Paul Blustein, Joseph Stiglitz, Charles Dallara, Y.V. Reddy, Yasheng Huang, Brad Delong, and Yu Yongding
Economics Explained
Why Does China Manipulate its own Currency?
China is not playing fair in the game of global trade, they are cheating other countries, companies, and consumers out of business by Manipulating their own currency. So how does a nation like china control their currency? Can this...
The Guardian
Fighting addiction on Pine Ridge reservation
Whiteclay, Nebraska is a tiny unincorporated town that sits on the border with South Dakota. Until its closure by state officials, its four liquor stores sold more than 4m cans of beer a year, almost entirely to members of Lakota Sioux...
Curated Video
Exchange Rate Systems: Fixed versus Free Floating
This video is a lecture that explains the two main exchange rate systems: free floating and fixed exchange rates. The advantages and disadvantages of each system are discussed, with a focus on the main aspects of a fixed exchange rate...
Economics Explained
The Economy of Entropia Universe - The Real Cash Video Game
This is the Entropia Universe, a massively multiplayer online game set in a science fiction universe full of spaceships and fantastic curiosities. It is a game where players can choose from a wide variety of professions to occupy...
Economics Explained
Limitless Growth Is Possible If We Run Our Economies Correctly: How Do We Do This?
Society has an unlimited desire for material goods but the world has limited resources to supply these goods. Ever since the industrial revaluation most advanced economies have consistently increased their economic output over time. At...
Bloomberg
Recession Expectations
Former US Treasury Secretary Lawrence H. Summers discusses the outlook for monetary policy and why he believes a recession is "almost inevitable."
Bloomberg
Jacob Lew on Trade War, Yuan, Yield Curve, U.S. Economy
Jul.09 -- Jacob Lew, partner at Lindsay Goldberg and former U.S. Treasury Secretary, discuss the trade tensions between the U.S. and China, the yuan, the flattening yield curve, the U.S. economy, demand for U.S. debt, the U.S. dollar and...
Bloomberg
No More 'Triple-R' Cuts for Banks in China, Says IMF's Kang
Apr.16 -- Kenneth Kang Deputy Director for China in the Asia & Pacific Department of the International Monetary Fund, explains why the IMF sees a modest pickup in economic growth in China this year, and why no further cuts in the Reserve...
Bloomberg
Thailand Central Bank Downplays Inflation Pressures
Bank of Thailand Governor Sethaput Suthiwartnarueput discusses the outlook for the economy, inflation and the baht in an interview with Bloomberg's Haslinda Amin at the World Economic Forum's annual meeting in Davos, Switzerland. "We...
Bloomberg
Investors Asses China President Xi's Indefinite Reign
Feb.26 -- Bloomberg's Justina Lee reports on market reaction to a possible indefinite reign for China's President Xi Jinping. Lee speaks on "Bloomberg Markets."
Bloomberg
GM CFO Says 'We Support Free and Balanced Trade'
Jul.25 -- General Motors Chief Financial Officer Chuck Stevens talks about second quarter earnings and having to cut its profit forecast. He speaks on "Bloomberg Daybreak: Americas."
Bloomberg
Jacob Lew on Trade War, China
Jul.10 -- Jacob Lew, partner at Lindsay Goldberg and former U.S. Treasury Secretary, discuss the trade tensions between the U.S. and China. He speaks exclusively on "Bloomberg Markets: Asia."
Bloomberg
Asia-Analytica's Loong: Xi in Power Means Stability
Oct. 28 -- Pauline Loong, managing director at Asia-Analytica, discusses China's Communist Part declaring President Xi Jinping it's "core leader and what the declaration means for investors, markets and the economy. She speaks to...
Bloomberg
Yuan May Continue to Stabilize Throughout Most of 2019, Kapstream Says
Jan.06 -- Raymond Lee, managing director and portfolio manager at Kapstream Capital, talks about the dollar and the yuan. He speaks with Haidi Stroud-Watts and Shery Ahn on "Bloomberg Daybreak: Australia."
Bloomberg
China Has Not Manipulated the Yuan, PIIE's Bergsten Says
Aug.07 -- Fred Bergsten, director emeritus at the Peterson Institute for International Economics, reacts to the Trump administration labeling China a currency manipulator. He speaks with Bloomberg's David Westin on "Balance of Power."
Bloomberg
MGA's Maisonneuve Says Stimulus, Rates Could Make Markets Volatile
Mar.08 -- Viriginie Maisonneuve, MGA Consulting, CEO discusses inflation, market volatility. She speaks with Yousef Gamal El-Din and Manus Cranny on "Bloomberg Daybreak: Middle East."