University of Oxford historian John Elliott describes an experience very early in his research career when he discovered that a pivotal archive had long burned down, a discovery that necessarily launched him in another, remarkably...

Harvard University historian David Armitage describes how a decision to spend a few hours in a library investigating notes from a 19th century lawyer combined with daily news reports of the insurgency in Iraq stimulated his work on the...

Student will understand how to better manage files on their desktop by creating stacks & folders to sort them

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Nobel Laureate Antony Leggett, University of Illinois, describes how the field of foundations of quantum theory changed from being a "fringe activity" to one squarely within the academic mainstream thanks to the work of a few "mavericks".

Physicist Paul Steinhardt, Princeton University, relates how, once it became clear that the BICEP 2 experiment was flawed, many cosmologists were immediately able to reinterpret the new, opposite results as still supporting their theory.

Princeton University cosmologist Paul Steinhardt believes that the current dead-end of the theory of cosmic inflation represents great opportunities for young researchers.

On a spring evening in New Orleans, the glamorous Blanche Dubois steps off a streetcar named Desire. She’s come to stay with her sister, Stella, and her husband, Stanley Kowalski. The Kowalski’s flat is much smaller and shabbier than...

HipHughes rides the line between history and creepy as he explains the reasons for the Clinton Impeachment and acquittal.

Graphs shouldn't be scary! They're just data! And even though I have a masters degree in environmental studies, this graph, once it was explained to me, changed how I felt about the impacts we were having on the planet completely. Of...

National Archives: Ralph Thompson at the National Archives introduces PRO 30/55/19 document, De Galvez's authorisation of Poucha Houmas (3 Oct 1779) and the Carleton Papers, documents related to Colonial America. The video is a close...

In this video, I discuss the difference between formal and informal writing. I give an example of each and then go through a bunch of tips and tricks to write formally. If you follow the information in this video, your writing will sound...

Systematic literature review with meta analysis is one of the most important methods used to review the scientific evidence on a topic. It starts with a literature search. If you're in the medical world, that might mean using PubMed (but...

It’s common to hear economists derided for being overly theoretical. But University of Puget Sound’s Wade Hands cautions that empiricism without theory isn’t enough.<br/>

People in America get really angry at the Federal Reserve and at the "money system" in general during economic crises. The Fed draws hostility because of its power, its insulation from democratic accountability, its lack of...

If you scroll through lists of STEM faculty members at most universities, it's likely you'll recognize a pattern...that is, a lot of men and not very many women. Why is that? Are men inherently better than women at science? Or is there...

Today I put the Leidenfrost effect to the test! Im trying out a great question from somebody on my facebook page. He wanted to know if a hot object will fall faster than a cold object through water. I set up my fishtank and dropped...

In this video, the teacher explains how to create a value scale, which is a system of organizing values ranging from white to black with shades of gray in between. The value scale helps artists create depth and dimensionality in their...

At least since Joseph Schumpeter we know that credit is good for economic growth. At least since 2007 we know that too much credit foreshadows financial turmoil. Inspired by Keynes and Minsky, Dirk Bezemer pieces together a cross-country...

Riots, lynching and other forms of violence dramatically disproportionate impact on the lives and prospects of African inventors. That’s just one indicator, says Professor Lisa Cook, of the profound impact of racial violence on the...

An explanation of Mark Bradford's abstract landscape paintings