Schooling Online
Shakespeare Today: Julius Caesar - Act 4 Summary
Antony, Octavius and Lepidus gather together to avenge Caesar’s death. Meanwhile, Cassius and Brutus have fled and are gathering their armies - a civil war is brewing. How will the conspirators get away with killing Caesar? Watch our...
TLDR News
Should Weed Be Legal in the UK?
Britain seems to be oblivious to the global trend of decriminalising and legalising marijuana. Should the UK do the same and legalise weed? Would the UK ever legalise weed?
Institute for New Economic Thinking
A Short Introduction to the New Book "Capitalism 4.0"
Board Member Anatole Kaletsky gives an overview of his terrific new book on today's reinvention of capitalism on a scale only seen 4 times in 250 years. Interviewed by Robert Johnson in New York City, June 2010.
Institute for New Economic Thinking
Hal Harvey: Change and New Models of Growth 5/6
Hal Harvey, CEO, Energy Innovation: Policy and Technology LLC speaking at a panel entitled "New Economics, Climate Change, and New Models of Growth" at the Institute for New Economic Thinking's (INET) Paradigm Lost Conference in Berlin....
Mr. Beat
ABC v. Aereo
New York City March 14, 2012 A company called Oreo launches. Uh yeah, they provide the best cookies around, and...hold up...wait a minute...my mistake, I'm sorry. A company called Aereo (air-e-o) launches, allowing people to view live...
Brainwaves Video Anthology
Ben Justice - Religion, Democracy and the American Public School
Dr. Justice is a historian who studies American education. He is Professor and Chair, Department of Educational Theory, Policy, and Administration. His research is wide-ranging, from colonial times to present, engaging a variety of...
Brainwaves Video Anthology
David Gillborn - Racism in Education
David is Professor of Critical Race Studies, editor-in-chief of the journal Race Ethnicity and Education and Director of Research in the School of EducationDavid’s research focuses on race inequalities in education, especially the role...
Mr. Beat
Why Don't Politicians Have Beards?
It seems silly that so many people "fear the beard," by why? Here is a brief history of politicians with beards. It's been since William Howard Taft when the United States had its last President with facial hair other than sideburns....
Mr. Beat
Do Students Have Free Speech in School? Tinker v. Des Moines Independent Community School District
Students protested the Vietnam War by wearing armbands to school. After some of them get suspended for doing so, the families sue the school district, arguing the students' First Amendment rights were violated.
Jabzy
The Mystery of Great Moravia - Stuff That I Find Interesting
In this video, Jabzy brings us historical tidbits and unknown facts about The Mystery of Great Moravia
Healthcare Triage
Racial Disparities in Pain Management in Children - HCT News - Sept. 18, 2015
When it comes to disparities research, I sometimes get angry at researchers that we're still spending so much time with studies pointing out disparities in medicine and so little time doing anything about them. I mean, is there anyone...
Healthcare Triage
Medicare for All Could Save the US $2 Trillion
A recent study said that single payer Medicare for everybody would cost the government A LOT of money. But it would also $2 TRILLION less than the way we do things now.
Brainwaves Video Anthology
Lewis R. Gordon - Being Human as a Relationship
Lewis R. Gordon is an Afro-Jewish philosopher, political thinker, educator, and musician (drums, other percussive instruments, and piano), who was born on the island of Jamaica and grew up in the Bronx, New York, where he attended...
Blockchain Central
Petro and Its Controversies
This week on Blockchain Central: we will discuss the Petro - a cryptocurrency issued by the government of Venezuela which is supposed to be backed by oil. But is it something that really can raise the economy of Venezuela to the new level?
TLDR News
Will Big Ben Bong on January 31st? (and Why That Matters) - Brexit Explains
This week's Brexit news has been completely overwhelmed by a news story that we haven't covered yet - Big Ben's bongs. Earlier in the week, Johnson said that the government were planning a scheme where individuals could donate money...
Brainwaves Video Anthology
Tom Igoe - Teachers Make a Difference - Red Burns & Randy Ward
Coming from a background in theatre lighting design, Igoe believes that all interactive technology design should start with the motivations and actions of the people for whom they're designed. His research interests include physical...
IDG TECHtalk
How to securely set up split-tunnel VPNs
Some organizations are setting up split-tunnel virtual private networks to allow remote workers to connect to a Windows network. Follow these steps to minimize security risks.
Curated Video
Complete Java SE 8 Developer Bootcamp - Coding Standards
Learn the conventions that most Java developers use when writing applications. This clip is from the chapter "Java Conventions and Primitives" of the series "Complete Java SE 8 Developer Bootcamp".This section gives brief overview on...
Curated Video
REST APIs with Flask and Python - Solution to Coding Exercise: Functions
This video provides the solution to the "Functions" Python coding exercise. This clip is from the chapter "A Full Python Refresher" of the series "REST APIs with Flask and Python".This section covers the various concepts that will help...
Financial Times
Charts that Count: how to go inflation shopping
Stephen Moore, Donald Trump's new nominee for a seat on the US Federal Reserve's Board of Governors, has proposed that the Fed follow commodity prices as a measure of inflation. There are a lot of ways to measure inflation. Sometimes...
TLDR News
COVID: Are Universities Taking Advantage of Students? Universities Imprisoning Students - TLDR News
With the COVID outbreak ongoing, some were surprised to see students welcomed back to universities. As many expected, doing so led to large spikes in COVID cases leading to many student halls being locked down (with one very notable case...
NASA
NASA | We Did All That in 50 Years!
Humans have always looked up at the sky. They used astronomy to track time, orient their cities, decide when to plant their crops, and even based their religious practices on their celestial world. But there was much more to learn.
Mr. Beat
Do You Have the Right to Remain Silent? Salinas v. Texas
Police question a dude named Salinas about a murder, and they claim his silence made him seem guilty. He claims "the right to remain silent."
Mr. Beat
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...