Brainwaves Video Anthology
Tom Kemp - Teachers Make a Difference - Professor Maris Vinovskis
Tom Kemp is a Silicon Valley–based author, entrepreneur, investor, and policy advisor. Tom was the founder and CEO of Centrify (renamed Delinea in 2022), a leading cybersecurity cloud provider that amassed over two thousand enterprise...
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Democratic Challenges
Classicist and political theorist Josiah Ober (Stanford) argues that the success of classical Athenian democracy was consistently challenged by aristocratic elites such as Plato or Aristotle.
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An Epistemic Democrat
Classicist and political theorist Josiah Ober (Stanford) looks back to Aristotle's view of human flourishing to appreciate the benefits of democracy.
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Against the Iron Law of Oligarchy
Classicist and political theorist Josiah Ober (Stanford) describes his belief that classical Athens is a counter-example to the so-called “Iron Law of Oligarchy”.
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Vietnam's Shadow
Classicist and political theorist Josiah Ober (Stanford) describes how the experience of the Vietnam War affected his research on classical Athens.
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Far Transfer
Ben Nelson (Minerva) speaks passionately about the importance of developing the appropriate cognitive tools for students.
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Universal Education
Classicist and political theorist Josiah Ober (Stanford) reminisces on the personal importance of accessible, high-level university education.
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Aristotelian Capacities and Flourishing
Classicist and political theorist Josiah Ober (Stanford) describes the standard Aristotelian argument of capacities and flourishing.
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Elite Capture and Societal Inequality
Classicist and political theorist Josiah Ober (Stanford) describes two concerns that were as important in ancient Athens are they are today: elite capture and political inequality.
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Dignity and Democracy
Classicist and political theorist Josiah Ober (Stanford) highlights the importance of dignity for a well-functioning democracy.
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What Does "Artificial Intelligence" Mean Anyway?
There are a lot of definitions of artificial intelligence. Which one do we actually mean?
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Scientist + Science Communicator Reacts to Don't Look Up
Scientist + Science Communicator Reacts to Don't Look Up
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Athenian Inversions
Classicist and political theorist Josiah Ober (Stanford) describes how his generation of classical Greek historians took a different approach to Athens of the 4th century BCE.
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Classical Athenian Persuasion
Classicist and political theorist Josiah Ober (Stanford) gives us a detailed view of the ancient Athenian deliberative assembly.
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How to say, "Get moving!" in Spanish (Día 8)
Since we're in the whole New Years thing, how about an encouraging phrase!? The phrase in this video is used to tell people to get moving. When I first heard it, it was in the context of "Get with the program."
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How to say "you're pulling my leg!" in Spanish (Día 19)
Here's yet another phrase of the day! It's absolutely free! And I'm not pulling your leg. Que disfruten. :-)
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Double Object Pronouns in Spanish - Practice #3 (intermediate)
Hola. In this lesson we'll be covering how we use Double Object Pronouns in Spanish. Don't forget to check out some of my other videos on this series to practice them!
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02 Spanish lesson - Saber vs conocer
Hola, this video lesson is part 3 in the series of videos on 'saber & conocer'. You might check out the first two videos in this series before watching this one though to see each verb dealt with separately.
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01049 Spanish Lesson - Personal A
Hola. In this video lesson, we're talking about the "personal a." Someone requested this video many moons ago and I thought it might be an interesting thing to explain to those of you learning Spanish.
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Memory in the Courtroom, Part II
Psychologist and memory scientist Elizabeth Loftus (UC Irvine) describes the effect of DNA evidence on convincing judges of the problematic nature of eyewitness testimony.
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Beyond Yellow Birds
UC Irvine psychologist Elizabeth Loftus describes her personal turning point towards a research career in legal applications of memory that began with a transformative lunch meeting with a cousin.
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Mental Health and the Homeless
Elyn Saks, Professor of Law, Psychology, and Psychiatry and the Behavioral Sciences at USC, relates how we need to develop a better-funded culture of aggressive outreach to help homeless people who suffer from mental illness.
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Memory in the Courtroom, Part I
Psychologist and memory scientist Elizabeth Loftus (UC Irvine) describes the long journey to getting expert memory testimony introduced in legal proceedings.
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Applied Psychology
Psychologist and memory scientist Elizabeth Loftus (UC Irvine) describes how she volunteered to work with a trial attorney in Washington, which launched her long career into legal aspects of psychology.