Neuro Transmissions
UCSD Scientists Explain How They Spend NIH Funds
President Trumpês proposed budget will cut $7 billion in NIH funding - over 20% of the total NIH budget. You might be wondering, where does that NIH money get spent? This week, we interviewed some UCSD Neuroscientists to tell you about...
Healthcare Triage
Does More Social Spending Reduce Healthcare Costs?
We spend a lot of money on social programs. Studies indicate that a lot of those programs work to improve health outcomes for people who receive the benefits. So, does that social spending reduce healthcare costs? Not really. But cutting...
Neuro Transmissions
How the NIH Funds American Science
President Trumpês proposed budget will cut $7 billion in NIH funding - over 20% of the total NIH budget. You might be wondering, where does NIH money go? This week, we heard from scientists across the country about their NIH funded...
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...
APMonitor
Java ☕ Operators
You can think of programming like extra powerful math. Instead of working with just numbers, you can work with many different kinds of data. Just like math, programming uses special symbols called operators to make changes to and to...
Healthcare Triage
Why Don't We Invest More in Public Health?
Many, many studies conclude that investing in public health is more effective than continually increasing spending on expensive treatments. So why doesn't the US spend more on public health?
TLDR News
Coronavirus Budget: The UK’s 2020 Budget Summarised - TLDR News
Yesterday, the Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak announced the UK government's new budget for 2020. As you'd expect the virus featured pretty heavily, but they also discussed taxation, investment, and borrowing. In this video,...
Financial Times
Here's what a carbon tax could mean for you
FT economics commentator Martin Sandbu looks at what is needed to achieve a just transition to a low-carbon economy that safeguards public health and sustainable energy sources
National Institute of Standards and Technology
Cybersecurity and Innovation in the Information Economy - Segment 5
As part of its initiative to ensure that the Internet continues to spawn growth and innovation, the U.S. Dept. of Commerce held a symposium on "Cybersecurity and Innovation in the Information Economy" on July 27, 2010 in Washington DC. ...
Science360
National Science Foundation FY17 Budget Request presentation
NSF Director France A. Córdova outlines how President Obama's fiscal year (FY) 2017 request for NSF supports research into critical national issues, including clean energy technologies, food sustainability, disaster response and...
The Wall Street Journal
How To Protect Your Company Without Breaking the Bank
How do you make best use of the resources you have and what outside help can you get that matches your cyber risks?
TLDR News
Brexit Causes 2% Drop in UK Growth: The Economic Effect of Brexit - TLDR News.
Following the latest UK budget, we thought it was a good time to take a look at the implications of Brexit on the budget. So in this video, we dive into the budget documents and the Office for Budget Responsibility's reports to see what...
Curated Video
CompTIA Security+ Certification SY0-601: The Total Course - Quantitative Risk Assessments
Is the cost of a security control justified? A quantitative risk assessment uses various calculations against an asset to determine the maximum yearly spend for protecting that asset. This clip is from the chapter "Risk Management" of...
Curated Video
Introduction to Budgeting for Business
This is a lecture presentation on the concept of budgeting and why it is important for businesses to budget across different layers of the company. The speaker defines what a budget is, compares it to personal budgeting, and explains how...
Oxford Online English
Chair a Meeting in English - Useful English Phrases for Meetings - Business English
In this lesson, you’ll learn how to chair a meeting in English. You can learn business English words and phrases which you can use in your next meeting. See the full version of this free English lesson here:...
Healthcare Triage
Last Chance for Exchange Plans, No CHIP Funding, AND a Tax Bill
There's a lot going on this week, and also a lot that's NOT happening. The ACA's health insurance exchanges are wrapping up the open enrollment window this week. If you need insurance, or want to shop around GO NOW and look for...
Science360
NSF's merit review process determines which research has the greatest potential
NSF receives about 50,000 research proposals every year. The Foundation's mission is to promote the progress of science, but it's able to support only a fraction of the proposed research with its limited resources. This video briefly...
MarketWatch
Here's what you can do if you're panicking about the Coronavirus
Here are 5 steps you can take today to improve your financial and physical health amidst coronavirus fears.
MarketWatch
What happens to unemployment benefits without a new stimulus?
The CARES Act has offered financial relief to Americans impacted by the pandemic, but as the year comes closer to an end, so do these benefits. Here's how to prepare your finances if Congress doesn't extend the benefits.
Hip Hughes History
The Government Shutdown Explained: American Government Review
A brief summary of the current (October 2013) government shutdown. Just the basics so you can do your own followup and research.
Hip Hughes History
The Debt Ceiling Explained: American Government Review
Let HipHughes explain the basics about the Debt Ceiling.
Institute for New Economic Thinking
Wendy Brown on Education.
Neoliberalism, warns Professor Wendy Brown, has created a form of reasoning in which human beings are reduced to their economic value and activity, and in which all fields of human activity are treated as markets and institutions,...
Communication Coach Alex Lyon
Preview Statements for Presentation Introductions
A preview statement is the last part of a presentation or public speaking introduction. You see these especially for informative presentations. A good preview statement should be: 1. Brief. Concise phrases or even single words for each...
Healthcare Triage
Lots of Children Are About to Lose Their Health Coverage
Budget authorization for the Children's Health Insurance Program in the US ran out a couple of months ago, and there's no reauthorization in sight. A LOT of kids are insured through this program. Aaron runs you through what's about to...