In 1990, the Italian government enlisted top engineers to stabilize Pisa's famous Leaning Tower. There'd been many attempts during its 800 year history, but computer models revealed the urgency of their situation. The tower would topple...

The 40 or so muscles in the human face can be activated in different combinations to create thousands of expressions. But do these expressions look the same and communicate the same meaning around the world regardless of culture? Is one...

At the 2008 Serious Play conference, designer Tim Brown talks about the powerful relationship between creative thinking and play -- with many examples you can try at home (and one that maybe you shouldn't).

While you probably aren’t going to get sick from just being outside in all this microbe rain, pathogenic organisms ARE raining down on us all the time, everywhere!

This video is about Hardy's Paradox, wherein an electron and positron (or photons polarized horizontally and vertically) pass through Mach-Zehnder interferometers that overlap such that the particles have a chance of annihilating. If...

We believe a lot of things because we've been told - from our personal acquaintances and also experts. With so many belief systems being passed to us, how do we know whom to trust? Using contemporary examples, Ram Neta explains when...

A samurai is found dead in a quiet bamboo grove. One by one, the crime's only known witnesses recount their version of the events. But as they each tell their tale, it becomes clear that every testimony is plausible yet different. And...

It may seem counterintuitive, but comedy is often key to a serious story. As a writer, you need your audience to experience a range of emotions, no matter what your genre. Comic relief is a tried-and-true way of creating the varied...

In which you are introduced to the life and accomplishments of Alexander the Great, his empire, his horse Bucephalus, the empires that came after him, and the idea of Greatness. Is greatness a question of accomplishment, of impact, or...

If you’ve got a job interview coming up and you’re feeling a little nervous, don’t worry. If you’re anything like me, you’ve probably seen enough celebrity interviews to know what works and what doesn’t. Sure, it's not as flashy, but you...

Don't panic.

We all have emotions, but what exactly are they and where do they come from?

How would you measure a personality? What, exactly, is the self? Well, as you've come to expect, it's not that easy to nail down an answer for those questions. Whether you're into blood, bile, earth, wind, fire, or those Buzzfeed...

Every day, a sea of decisions stretches before us, and it's impossible to make a perfect choice every time. But there are many ways to improve our chances -- and one particularly effective technique is critical thinking. Samantha Agoos...

You're in a movie theater, watching the new horror flick. The audience knows something that the main character does not. The audience sees the character's actions are not in his best interest. What's that feeling -- the one that makes...

Leaps and bounds separate that which is ironic and that which many people simply say is ironic. Christopher Warner wants to set the record straight: Something is ironic if and only if it is the exact opposite of what you would expect.

New ReviewThings go wrong. So, you need to be prepared to deal with the situation. This means having a Contingency Plan. But, how do you create one?

New ReviewOne of the best-known management tools is a SWOT Analysis. But what is it, and how do you do a SWOT analysis? In this video, I'll give you all the basics of how to do it easily and effectively.

New ReviewWe all struggle with confidence sometimes. Yet, its value as a workplace skill is beyond doubt. So, here is a short introduction to the essentials of confidence at work. Do you want a concise, yet precise, description of how to deal with...

New ReviewDo you want to be a better manager next year. Then it's time to think about how. So, here are my three suggested New Year's Resolutions for Managers.

In this video we will use a double bar diagram to model how to find unit rate with two fractional quantities. We will interpret the information given. We will understand that unit rate is a rate where the second quantity is 1. I will...

In this math video we will write and simplify a complex fraction to find unit rate. We are given a relationship and asked to find the unit rate. We will write the relationship as a ratio in fraction form. Since both of the quantities...

"The Tempest" by Shakespeare is a thought-provoking play that delves into themes of revenge, forgiveness, power, and illusion. Through the use of doubling and mirroring, Shakespeare challenges the audience to reflect on moral ambiguity...

Gain skills in fair competition, antitrust compliance, and ethical responsibilities. Part 5 covers reporting, assistance, and proper communication practices.