Debunked
How Dangerous Is A Bullet Shot In The Air?
Join us as we explore the physics behind 'What goes up must come down!
Curated Video
Metaphysics Today
Philosopher Scott Soames (USC), gives a brief description of contemporary attitudes towards metaphysics.
The Guardian
The Financial and Emotional Cost of Planning a Funeral
Amanda, Rahim's mother, and family friends reach out to community services, payday lenders, and any resources they can in an attempt to raise the money they will need to burry Rahim. To make matters worse, they still do not know how he...
Señor Jordan
Spanish Present Subjunctive with Recommendations & requests (R)
Spanish Present Subjunctive with Recommendations & requests (R)
Señor Jordan
Introduction to the Present Subjunctive in Spanish
This video is a test! Trying out not being on the screen so I can finish this series before next summer! ;-)
Professor Dave Explains
Hellenistic and Roman Philosophy
Having made our way through Classical Greece, it's time to enter the subsequent Hellenistic and Roman periods. These were dominated by schools of thought that were influenced by the great classical thinkers, though they took their...
Curated Video
Testing Reality
Quantum physicist Artur Ekert, University of Oxford and NUS, relates how the now-famous Einstein-Podolsky-Rosen thought experiment was generally ignored for decades before John Bell pointed the way towards a key experiment to test it...
Curated Video
Applied Philosophy
Quantum physicist Artur Ekert describes how his formative work in quantum cryptography was motivated by a desire to concretely probe philosophical ideas first formulated by Albert Einstein and later refined by John Bell.
Curated Video
A Good Experiment, Defined
Quantum physicist Artur Ekert (Oxford and NUS) uses Alain Aspect's famous experiment of the Bell inequalities as an example of what an experiment should be.
Curated Video
The Sally-Anne Test
UCL development psychologist Uta Frith describes the so-called “Sally-Anne” test or “false belief” test that she and her colleagues used to determine that autistic children generally have great difficulty in ascribing beliefs and desires...
Curated Video
The Brain and the Mind
Social psychologist Roy Baumeister, University of Queensland, describes how consciousness is not “a direct pipeline to reality” but involves the brain and the associated conscious mind mysteriously combining to somehow produce meaning...
Curated Video
Vindicating Einstein
Quantum physicist Artur Ekert (Oxford and NUS) describes how Einstein's view of reality for quantum theory can be preserved in the many-worlds interpretation.
Curated Video
The Process of Science
Princeton physicist Paul Steinhardt describes how scientific biographies often give an unrealistic description of how science is really done.
Curated Video
Mentalizing with Dolls
Cognitive scientist Uta Frith (UCL) describes the famous "mentalizing" experiments that exposed the psychological limits of autistic children.
Brainwaves Video Anthology
Steve Dembo - Artificial Intelligence in the Classroom
As a former kindergarten teacher and school Director of Technology, Steve Dembo is a pioneer in the field of educational social networking. Currently serving as Discovery Education's Director of Social Media Strategy and Online...
Brainwaves Video Anthology
Martin Ricardo Cisneros - Opportunity and Creativity in the Age of AI
Martin Ricardo Cisneros (@TheTechProfe) is a Modern Learning Advisor, speaker, GeekDad, TechJedi, SuperMariachi, and a Director of Technology, from Silicon Valley! At his current position, he provides strategic leadership in anticipating...
Curated Video
The Man from Taured part 2 - the True Story
There’s an urban legend about the man from Taured who arrived in Tokyo airport with a stamped passport originating in a country that doesn’t exist in our reality, details in part 1. Here’s the truth: A man arrived in Tokyo Airport 1959...
Schooling Online
Lucy Walker's Waste Land - Part 3 Summary
After the shocking crime at the headquarters for the Association of Pickers, the catadores’ spirits are lifted by their amazing progress in the studio. But the hour of truth is approaching: how much will the portraits sell for? Vik...
Schooling Online
John Steinbeck's Of Mice and Men - Theme of Dreams vs Reality
Having something to dream about can really get you through tough times. Dreams give us hope. But what happens when reality gets in the way? Join us for an in-depth discussion of Dreams vs Reality in John Steinbeck’s masterpiece Of Mice...
Schooling Online
Virginia Woolf's Mrs Dalloway - Context
Join us for an overview of Virginia Woolf’s life and influences. We’ll show you how the events of Woolf’s life and the world of early 20th century Britain shaped her ideas in Mrs Dalloway. As one of the most influential composers of the...
Schooling Online
Neil Gaiman's Coraline - Theme of Illusions and Reality
Illusions can be fun – that’s why magicians are so fascinating! But the Other Mother weaponises illusions to trap Coraline in her strange world. Can Coraline see through them in time? And how do illusions help us see our realities more...
Schooling Online
Neil Gaiman's Coraline - Context
Did you know that the name ‘Coraline’ originally started as a typo? Once her name appeared on the screen, Neil Gaiman had to find out what happened to her! And did you know that P. Craig Russell is an award-winning comics artist,...
Hip Hughes History
Socrates, Plato and Aristotle: Global History Review
A short summary of the big three Greek philosophers.
Brainwaves Video Anthology
Lee McIntyre - Post-Truth
Lee McIntyre is a Research Fellow at the Center for Philosophy and History of Science at Boston University and a recent Lecturer in Ethics at Harvard Extension School. He holds a B.A. from Wesleyan University and a Ph.D. in Philosophy...