Healthcare Triage
More Money, More Life: Studies Indicate Wealthy People Live Longer
Unless you were living under a rock this week, you heard there was a huge new study on life expectancy in America. It's worth our time. This is Healthcare Triage News.
ACDC Leadership
The Economics of Inequality Part 2- Tax the Rich!
Are the richest 1% greedy? Should we tax the rich and force them to pay their fair share? What's the first step toward fighting income inequality? These are the questions that I attempt to answer in the video. NOTE- I got some complaints...
Healthcare Triage
Life Expectancy and the United States' Inequality Problem
Healthcare Triage often notes that lots of health metrics are improving in the US. But that is not the case with life expectancy. Life span is decreasing, and the losses are not equally distributed. The lives of the poor are getting...
Oxford Comma
Omen of Death. Reading, Summary, and Analysis of The Owl by Edward Thomas
In English literature, an owl usually indicates that death and tragedy are close at hand. As the world descended into The Great War, a freshly enlisted Edward Thomas drew upon this literary tradition to create "The Owl." In this video...
Mr. Beat
The American Presidential Election of 2012
The 57th Presidential election in American history took place on November 6, 2012, my 31st birthday. Oh crap, I'm getting old. Barack Obama became President as the economy really sucked. It was known the Great Recession, and the Obama...
Healthcare Triage
The Flu Vaccine is Effective
There's been a lot about vaccines in the news, recently, especially the flu vaccine. So we're going to concentrate on that, in today's Healthcare Triage News.
Institute for New Economic Thinking
Martin Schuerz on Wealth Distribution
A member of the Austrian Central Bank tells us his research on wealth and income inequality in Europe. Before the crisis, the European Central Bank commissioned work on the liabilities side of European debt. Research from the Austrian...
Curated Video
Spain, Tomar - Convent of Christ
The convent was founded by the Order of Poor Knights of the Temple (or Templar Knights) in 1118. Its construction continued until the final part of the 12th century with the construction of the oratory, in one of the angles of the...
Kids’ Poems and Stories With Michael Rosen
DAY 12 | STORY | The Wicked Tricks of Till Owlyglass
The Twelfth Day DAY 12 | STORY | The Wicked Tricks of Till Owlyglass When we hear how Till Owlyglass cured a small boy’s constipation, and how he taught a merchant to pack eggs tightly.
SWPictures
SURVIVAL: Fit for Life
Bangladesh has one of the highest child mortality figures in the world. Children are most likely to die in their first month of life. We follow two young women in Bangladesh who face very different experiences of pregnancy, childbirth...
Kids’ Poems and Stories With Michael Rosen
The Mischievous Adventures of Till Owlyglass
When we hear how Till Owlyglass fell from a tightrope, and how he persuaded a great many people to give him their shoes.
Amor Sciendi
Madonna of the Rosary and the Counter Reformation
We collaborated with blogger Amy Martin of Caravaggista for this lesson on Caravaggio and the Counter Reformation.
Curated Video
From Duschene to Oprah: The Journey of a Media Mogul
Cathy's Triumph part 2/4: This video is a personal account of Oprah Winfrey's life experiences and how they influenced her journey to becoming a successful media entrepreneur. She talks about her education at Duchen Academy and the...
Cerebellum
Understanding Romeo & Juliet: Romeo Hears Of Juliets Death
Romeo and Juliet is based on the long-standing hatred between two families, it is a tale of star-crossed lovers that is perhaps the greatest tragic love story in English literature. Romeo hears of Juliets 'death' and purchases poison so...
Institute of Art and Ideas
The wealth divide
As China and Russia adopt their own variants, the reign of capitalism seems absolute. Yet there are many who wish for an alternative and some who claim a final crisis is in the making. Is there a radical alternative that we have not yet...
SWPictures
SURVIVOR'S GUIDE - Times of Crists - The Philippines Fights Back
Reverberations from the financial crisis are still being felt around the world. We travel to the Philippines to see if measures introduced after the Asian financial crash in the 90’s are helping during the current global recession. Asia,...
Healthcare Triage
Carrot vs Stick: The Social Safety Net, the Earned Income Tax Credit, and Work Requirements
In the next year and a half, we here at Healthcare Triage are going to take some deep dives into issues of health policy, especially those that touch on social determinants of health and health equity. The episodes that do so will be a...
Chungdahm Learning
The Happy Prince Episode 5 - The Swallow
An adaptation of Oscar Wilde's original tale of generosity follows a beautiful statue that transforms itself through acts of charity. The Happy Prince lost his eyes. Now will the swallow risk his life to stay with him through the winter?
Healthcare Triage
SNAP, Food Stamps, Obesity, and Behavioral Economics
Often, when discussing the obesity crisis facing the United States, especially when I'm pointing out another failed effort to help people change their eating habits, it feels like there's nothing we can do. But sometimes it's actually...
Step Back History
Why Bad Grades Don't Mean You're Stupid
Why does school work the way it does? And why does that way suck?
Institute for New Economic Thinking
The Limits of the “Rational Economic Man”
Greg Mankiw says there should be a market for kidneys, but not for paying drug addicts to get sterilized. In this full-length interview from What Money Can’t Buy, political philosopher Michael Sandel and Harvard economist Greg Mankiw...
Weird History
What Was It Like In Rome's Golden Age
What was Ancient Rome like? It had a little bit of everything. The city of Rome was a bustling urban center full of commoners, animals, and politicians - all running into each other on crowded streets, in public buildings, and at any...
Mediacorp
Breaking Down the Class Divide in Singapore
This video looks at the growing class divide in Singapore and begins to investigate what life is like at the bottom of the class ladder. Regardless of Class part 1/8