History Hit
The powerful story of Indian Partition
2017 was the 70th anniversary of the Partition of the Indian Raj which caused such an epidemic of bloodshed. Yasmin Khan, Associate Professor of History at Oxford University, and author of 'The Great Partition' draws on her research and...
Hip Hughes History
The Eighth Amendment Explained: The Constitution for Dummies Series
Continuing the Constitution for Dummies Series with the Bill of Rights and Amendment 8 with an emphasis on the death penalty.. Explained simply so you can understand the Constitution of the United States.
Healthcare Triage
Hillary Clinton, Donald Trump, and Their Health Care Proposals
We've got an election coming up here. It's pretty much a dumpster fire. But we've still got a country to run, and a health care system that's far from ideal. There are two main candidates, two main health care reform plans, and we're...
Cerebellum
The Judicial Branch Of Government - Important Supreme Court Decisions
The Supreme Court’s responsibility is to interpret all laws and ensure that they do not conflict with the founding principles of the Constitution. This video looks at how key Supreme court decisions have altered rights and laws in...
Ancient Lights Media
Atlas of the United States: Utah
This program explores the geography, history, and some important cultural features of the Mountain Region of the United States. The individual states of Colorado, Utah, Wyoming, Idaho and Montana are presented in detail.
Hip Hughes History
Constitutional Flexibility For Dummies -- The Living Constitution
First of all you are not a dummy. Mr. Hughes serves up a healthy serving of the US Constitution in this lecture looking at the theme of change. Easy to digest and guaranteed not to make you throw up in your mouth. This lecture is perfect...
Cerebellum
The United States Bill Of Rights - Amendment 6, 7, 8, 9 and 10
Learn what makes the Bill of Rights so important to America! Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America That preface begins the Bill of Rights, the first ten amendments to the Constitution of the...
Healthcare Triage
The Medicaid Expansion and Its Effects
So often, when we implement new policy, I wish we had better ways to capture its effects so that we could expand our knowledge base as to how decisions change health and health care. The Oregon Health Insurance Experiment, and its older...
Kids Learning Videos
Presidents of the United States
Presidents of the United States of America Learn about all of the Presidents of the United States with this video. It lists all the US presidents in order, with the dates that they served as President.
Curated Video
Introduction to Diffusion: Definition, Process, and Factors Affecting Rate
This video provides an explanation of what diffusion is, how it occurs, and how to change the rate of diffusion. The concept of diffusion is demonstrated through the example of a plate of food emitting a smell that travels across a room....
Curated Video
Using Signal Words to Show Cause and Effect
In this video, the teacher explains the concept of cause and effect in writing and demonstrates how to use signal words to show these relationships. The teacher provides examples and guides the students in practicing identifying causes...
Healthcare Triage
The Recent Executive Order Can't Fix Healthcare
The president recently signed an executive order on a handful of health care issues. Among other things, it points to protections for those with preexisting conditions. But does it do anything more than point at them? What exactly does...
Hip Hughes History
The Ninth Amendment Explained: The Constitution for Dummies Series
Continuing the Constitution for Dummies Series with the Bill of Rights and Amendment 9. Explained simply so you can understand the Constitution of the United States.
Healthcare Triage
The Trump Budget and Meals on Wheels
When President Trump's White House revealed its proposed budget recently. A lot of things got cut, and much public outrage was expressed about cuts to funding for Meals on Wheels. White House budget director Mick Mulvaney portrayed the...
Cerebellum
The United States Bill Of Rights - Amendment 16-22
Learn what makes the Bill of Rights so important to America! Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America That preface begins the Bill of Rights, the first ten amendments to the Constitution of the...
Mr. Beat
Gibbons v. Ogden
New York State 1808 The New York state legislature grants Robert Livingston and Robert Fulton exclusive privileges to operate their steamboats on the rivers of the state. If those names sound familiar, it's because Livingston was, I...
Hip Hughes History
The Bill That Was Killed: Trumpcare Explained
An overview of the failed bill, Trumpcare, also known as Ryancare or the American Health Care Act, AHCA. A teacherly explanation of how the AHCA would have changed Obamacare.
Visual Learning Systems
Motion: What Is Velocity?
Students will explore the principles of motion, the basic concepts of speed and velocity and how speed and acceleration are calculated. Numerous examples of common occurrences illustrate the principles of motion. Other terminology...
Hip Hughes History
The Eleventh Amendment Explained in 3 Minutes: The Constitution for Dummies Series
Continuing the Constitution for Dummies Series with Amendment Eleven. Explained simply so you can understand the Constitution of the United States.
Mr. Beat
The American Presidential Election of 1804
The fifth episode in a very long series about the American presidential elections from 1788 to the present. I hope to have them done by Election Day 2016. In 1804, Jefferson EASILY wins re-election, in one of the most lopsided elections...
Mr. Beat
Texas v. White
Austin, Texas 1851 As promised in the Compromise of 1850, the United States Congress pays the state of Texas $10 million in bonds. Flash forward to February 1, 1861, and both Texas citizens and members of the Texas state legislature vote...
Institute of Art and Ideas
What are the limits of language?
The power of words is a wonder, and language perhaps our greatest skill. Yet the gap between the sound of a bell and its description is huge. Are the limits to language so profound that the big questions of science and philosophy are...