Internet fandoms can get... sort of intense, but is an unwavering devotion to your Hogwarts house an unhealthy fixation or a way to reach out to others and engage in the world around you?

Every cell that's ever lived has been the result of the four-letter genetic alphabet: A, T, C and G -- the basic units of DNA. But now that's changed. In a visionary talk, synthetic biologist Floyd E. Romesberg introduces us to the first...

Reading someone’s mind is an impossible task, but even just guessing at why they do the things they do is a lot harder than it might seem.

This video is a brief outlay of who hackers are, what they hack for, and the various methodologies used in hacking.

This video explores the importance of characters in storytelling and delves into why they are essential elements in any narrative. It emphasizes that characters are not just vehicles to move the plot forward but rather central to...

Strategic maneuvering in argumentative discourse consists in reconciling two simultaneous tendencies: aiming for effectiveness and maintaining reasonableness.

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“Theme and Motivation” will explain how character motivation impacts the theme of a story.

In this video, Quentin Skinner, a renowned intellectual historian, discusses his method of understanding historical figures by viewing their works as interventions in ongoing dialogues. He emphasizes the importance of humanizing these...

Karl Weick's Partial Inclusion is a useful concept to explain the various degrees to which organizational employees are committed to their workplaces. Weick explained this in his 1979 book, The Social Psychology of Organizing.

Part 8/16 of Introduction to IT and Cybersecurity series : This video discusses application development techniques for end users and programmers. It explains the concept of end user development, which is where people who are not...

Much has been said about the interaction between economics and psychology. With Prof. Singer we discuss the psychological research that informs cutting-edge economics as well as the psychological underpinnings of old models. She explains...

Dan Ariely is the James B. Duke Professor of Psychology and Behavioral Economics at Duke University and is the founder of The Center for Advanced Hindsight. Ariely's TED talks have been viewed over 10 million times. He is the author of...

Filmed at Building Learning Communities 2014.

Caitlin Krause studied English and Interdisciplinary Art at Duke University and received her MFA in Writing from Lesley University in Cambridge, Massachusetts. She has taught English,...

As sneakers, streetwear and celebrity merge, hear how brands and celebrities are using their social capital to create new products and businesses.

In the mid-3rd century CE, Emperor Decius ordered that everyone in the Roman Empire is to offer a sacrifice to the Roman gods. This caused a controversy among Christian communities as bunches of Christians refused to sacrifice and ended...

Learning how to deal with criticism is a key skill for anybody trying to do something worthwhile. This video looks at some internal checks you can do while listening and offers ways to respond to criticism once you've heard it so you...

Religion is very difficult to define. The scholar Clifford Geertz offered his own definition, but ironically, this definition is broad enough to apply to even a soft drink brand: Coca Cola. But how could Coca-Cola be a religion?