Mr. Beat
Is Prayer Allowed at Public School? | Engel v. Vitale
In the third episode of Supreme Court Briefs, Mr. Beat examines the first of many Supreme Court cases dealing with the separation of church and state- Engel v. Vitale. The state board of education said that students were to open each day...
Curated Video
Science vs. Politics
Historian Martin Jay (UC Berkeley) discusses some of the differences between science and politics.
Curated Video
Natural and Unnatural Sleep
UC Berkeley sleep scientist Matthew Walker distinguishes between pharmacological and non-pharmacological approaches to inducing sleep.
Curated Video
Elements of an Argument
A video entitled “Elements of an Argument” which explains the key components of a strong argument.
Neuro Transmissions
The dubious claims of brain training (and what actually works)
Brain training has gotten a bad rep for saying they prevent Alzheimer’s disease or boost you to 200 IQ. But does that mean you should uninstall all your apps? Well, turns out that not all brain training is created equal. Find out what...
Hip Hughes History
The Seneca Falls Convention Explained: US History Review
Uploaded on the 167th anniversary of the Seneca Falls Convention, we take a look at the big idea of women's rights in the 19th century as well as some interesting facts about the convention.
Vlogbrothers
This "Math Test" Changed How I See Humanity
I think, for example, that pretty much every question about "cancel culture" is a question poorly phrased because "cancel culture" means at least 20 different things, from celebrities going to jail for sexual assault to viral "karen"...
Vlogbrothers
personal risk | societal risk
In which John considers the differences between individual risk and societal risk, especially as it related to infectious disease pandemics.
Brainwaves Video Anthology
Bettina L. Love - Punished for Dreaming
Dr. Bettina L. Love is an award-winning author and the William F. Russell Professor at Teachers College, Columbia University. Her writing, research, teaching, and educational advocacy work meet at the intersection of disrupting education...
The Learning Depot
Analytical and Expository Thesis Statements
In this video, we take a look at the analytical and expository thesis statements and compare them to the argumentative thesis statement. The purpose of your paper will determine your thesis statement. Examples are given.
Curated Video
Aelfthryth of Devon part 2: Becoming Queen
King Edgar's reign is relatively understudied in English history, but it included some notable events such as increasing support for the English Benedictine reform and the introduction of a standardized coinage system. Learn about the...
Professor Dave Explains
Universal Basic Income (UBI)
Wouldn't it be amazing if the government just gave you money every month, so that you didn't have to worry so much about rent and bills? Well this precise arrangement has been discussed among economists for centuries. It's called...
Mr. Beat
Texas v. Johnson
Dallas, Texas August 22, 1984 Protesters marched through the streets, destroyed property, spray-painted walls, broke windows, and threw dirty diapers and beer cans just outside of the Republican National Convention. Someone stole an...
Mr. Beat
Plyler v. Doe
Tyler, Texas 1975 Under the leadership of James Plyler, the Tyler Independent School District begins charging $1,000 a year for unauthorized immigrant students to attend school there. It had justified this decision by a recent Texas law...
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...
Mr. Beat
Sony v. Universal
Sony develops a new technology called Betamax. It was the first video tape recording form made widely available for the public. People could use this technology to, for the first time ever, record stuff from live TV or even from other...
TLDR News
Why The Supreme Court's Major LGBTQ Ruling Was so Shocking What it Means for the Future - TLDR News
Yesterday the US supreme court made a major ruling in favour of LGBTQ+ rights. The decision was good news for activists, but it also represented a major surprise, with two conservatives justices siding with the four more liberal judges...
AllTime 10s
10 Ways North Korea Could Win WW3
Lets face it, if North Korea ever tried to go to war with the USA, things would not go well for them. But at Alltime10s, we're all about what ifs, so we've broken down 10 ways that the worst could happen.
Institute for New Economic Thinking
Ronald Schettkat: Inequality and the Challenge of Employment 2/3
Ronald Schettkat, Professor of Economics at Schumpeter School, Bergische Universität Wuppertal, Germany speaking at the panel entitled "Inequality and the Challenge of Employment" at the Institute for New Economic Thinking's (INET)...
Institute for New Economic Thinking
Pavlina Tcherneva - Bottom Up Fiscal Policy: Direct Employment of the Unemployed
To cure unemployment, mostly we prime the pump: we devise fiscal strategies on the presumption that jobs follow economic growth. But the strategies have not worked, unemployment remains high. That is why Pavlina Tcherneva studies...
TLDR News
Economics of Royalty: Is the Royal Family a Waste of Money? - TLDR News
After a week of controversy surrounding the Royal Family, we thought it was worth discussing one of the core debates related to them - are they good value for money. So in this video, we discuss how the Royal Family are paid for and the...
Science360
Self-Sacrifice Among Strangers Has More to Do with Nurture than Nature
Socially learned behavior and belief are much better candidates than genetics to explain the self-sacrificing behavior we see among strangers in societies, from soldiers to blood donors to those who contribute to food banks. This is the...
TLDR News
Universal Basic Income (UBI): The Future or Impractical Nightmare? - TLDR News
Universal Basic Income (UBI): The Future or Impractical Nightmare? - TLDR News
Curated Video
When thoughts control machines
Efforts to connect human brains to computers have taken big leaps forward in recent years. Melding our minds with machines could provide the biggest single upgrade to human intelligence since our species evolved. But are we ready?