Curated Video
Necessary Evils?
Historian and Chinese Studies specialist Karl Gerth (UCSD) discusses how many of the problems currently besetting modern China were anticipated by Mao.
Vlogbrothers
Should I Feel Guilty?
Thank you to too much candy for helping me finally make this video. It's obviously something I've been thinking about for a long time. As someone who has a LOT of advantages, it is very clear to me that I have them. But I also think that...
Curated Video
High Five Facts - Roman Children
This video explores five fun facts about Roman Children.
Curated Video
High Five Facts - Ancient Greek Clothes
This video explores five fun facts about Ancient Greek Clothes.
Curated Video
I WONDER - What Did Rich Ancient Greeks Wear?
This video is answering the question of what did rich Ancient Greeks wear.
Weird History
How Teeth Denoted Status Through History
A pearly-white smile wasn't always the status symbol it is today. In fact, people in the past frequently blackened or filed their teeth - some even replaced their teeth with gold as an indication of their wealth. Throughout history,...
Weird History
What It Was Like to Be a Prisoner In the Tower of London
What was it like to live in the Tower of London? That depended on a prisoner's social position and personal wealth; however, even the most notable prisoners were subject to horrible fates. Many prisoners in the Tower of London faced...
Espresso Media
Art and Millionaires: A Journey Through the Riviera's Artistic Heritage
This video explores the artistic heritage of the French Riviera, from the American millionaires who brought patronage to the artists in the 1920s to the modern works of Jean Plensa. The trail of the Riviera's great masters, such as...
Curated Video
Kingdoms From Nothing: Ghana
This series explores the many kingdoms of pre-colonial sub-saharan Africa.
Weird History
Being A Prisoner In The Tower Of London
What was it like to live in the Tower of London? That depended on a prisoner's social position and personal wealth; however, even the most notable prisoners were subject to horrible fates. Many prisoners in the Tower of London faced...
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.
Five Thousand Years
Chinese Wisdom - It’s Smart to be a Fool
There’s a famous Chinese saying 傻人有傻福 which means #FortuneFavorsFools. On this April Fool’s Day, I want to talk about why I think a foolish person is actually smart.
Curated Video
Tevye the Dairyman Episode 6 - ASSAULT: MATERIALISM
When Sholem Aleichem published the sixth of his Tevye stories, Jews in Eastern Europe were in dire straits. Violence against Jews was escalating, and pogroms led to a large, fleeing refugee population. During this time—1906-1907—Jewish...
Hip Hughes History
Demographics for Dummies (w/ Susie Sampson)
A political science overview of demographics. And remember folks, this is based on political science statistics, used in APGOVERNMENT as well as college level poli sci classes. These are not my opinions!
Weird History
The Life of Typhoid Mary
The story of the real Typhoid Mary - In the early 1900s, germ theory was a relatively new concept, and many – including doctors – were unaware of how diseases spread. At the time, bacterial diseases like typhoid and dysentery could still...
Institute for New Economic Thinking
The Corruption in Academic Economics: Part 1 of INET's Interview with Charles Ferguson
In part 1 of INET's interview with Charles Ferguson, the director of the film "Inside Job" talks about how the financial services industry is shaping and corrupting academic programs in economics
Professor Dave Explains
President Ronald Reagan
Professor Dave explores the career and legacy of President Ronald Reagan
Economics Explained
Vietnam: The Economy of the Next Decade?
Vietnam is one of the fastest-growing economies in the world today. In 2019 its growth was only beaten out by a selection of far smaller and far more unstable national economies. With a huge and very hardworking population not to mention...
Next Animation Studio
Google co-founder Larry Page seeing out pandemic in Fiji
The co-founder of Google has spent much of the COVID-19 pandemic on tropical islands in Fiji, entering the country via a government system that allows wealthy individuals to avoid COVID-19 travel restrictions.
Jabzy
German Banking Families - Stuff That I Find Interesting
In this video, Jabzy brings us historical tidbits and unknown facts about German Banking Families
Economics Explained
China's Major Tax Problem: China's Land Handling
We will look at the systemic issues that China will have to overcome, to stop living on borrowed time and create a sustainable system to fund its government's activities. Helping you become more knowledgeable about how the world works,...
Economics Explained
Grandfather of Economics: Industrial Revolution
This is Adam Smith. Adam Smith was a Scottish philosopher and author who is probably best known for writing a book titled “An Inquiry Into the Nature and Causes of … The Wealth of Nations!” This book effectively marked the beginning of...
Economics Explained
How Ireland Became 2020s Fastest Growing Economy: The National Economy
This is Ireland, or more specifically the Republic of Ireland which is a sovereign nation that is home to 5 million people who are all quickly becoming some of the wealthiest citizens in the world. Ireland now has a GDP per capita of...
Intelligence Squared
Were are the post-Soviet oligarchs thieves?
Were the post-Soviet oligarchs thieves? Is Putin right to reassert the authority of the state?