Curated Video
Intensive Food Production: Pros and Cons of Monoculture Farming and Intensive Livestock Production
This video is a lecture presentation about intensive food production and improving yields. The presenter discusses two farming practices aimed at increasing efficiency and higher yields - monocultures and intensive livestock production....
Soliloquy
Naming in the âNewâ New World
European explorers named a few places after Old World sites in Australasia. Here is a quick summary of the âNewâ names in the South Pacific.
Next Animation Studio
Breath tester for cancer detection trialed in the UK
The Cancer Research UK Cambridge Center is launching a two-year clinical trial of a new breath test device that aims to identify molecules linked to certain cancers.
Institute for New Economic Thinking
Robert Skidelsky - Interpreting the Great Depression: Hayek versus Keynes
The Inaugural Conference @ King's, Institute for New Economic Thinking, Day 1 - Dinner. 1930 and the Challenge of the Depression for Economic Thinking: Friedrich Hayek versus John Maynard Keynes
Institute for New Economic Thinking
The Economics Analogy to the Revolution in Physics - Martin Wolf
Economics is poised to go through a process similar to what physics did in the early 20th century when the Theory of Relativity superseded Newtonian physics, but did not negate it.
Institute for New Economic Thinking
William White - Anatomy of Crisis: Economic Theory, Politics and Policy
The Inaugural Conference @ King's, Institute for New Economic Thinking, Session 1: Anatomy of Crisis The Living History of the Last 30 years: Economic Theory, Politics and Policy The current economic and financial crisis, and it is both,...
Encyclopaedia Britannica
Britannica Insights: The Coronavirus Pandemic and Research at the ALS Therapy Development Institute
Conversation with Carol O. Hamilton, the Senior Director of Development at the ALS Therapy Development Institute (ALS TDI), to find out how they were able to keep their research lab and scientists active during the pandemic.
Curated Video
Exploring Communication: Microwaves, Satellites, and Digital Signaling
The video is a lecture presentation on communication, describing how various parts of the electromagnetic spectrum are used in different communication systems. The presentation covers topics including microwaves, satellite communication,...
Institute for New Economic Thinking
Sheila Dow - Reform and Restructuring of the Financial and Non-Financial Sectors?
The Inaugural Conference @ King's, Institute for New Economic Thinking, Session 3: What Kind of Theory to Guide Reform and Restructuring of the Financial and Non-Financial Sectors?
Institute for New Economic Thinking
Edward Kane - Political Economy of Controlling Systemic Risk
The Inaugural Conference @ King's, Institute for New Economic Thinking, Session 8: Political Economy: What Can Government Do? What Will Government Do?
The Learning Depot
Indefinite Pronoun None: None Is or None Are | Subject-Verb Agreement
In this lesson, we review the controversial pronoun NONE. Some believe that NONE is always singular and takes a singular verb, but this is not always the case. Examples are given.
Curated Video
Markus Brunnermeier - Efficient Market Hypothesis, Bubbles and Liquidity
The Inaugural Conference @ King's, Institute for New Economic Thinking, Session 2. Has the Efficient Market Hypothesis Led to the Crisis? Collapsed with The Crisis?
Institute for New Economic Thinking
George Soros, Perry Mehrling, William White, Roman Frydman - Anatomy of Crisis
The Inaugural Conference @ King's, Institute for New Economic Thinking, Session 1 Q&A: Anatomy of Crisis The Living History of the Last 30 years: Economic Theory, Politics and Policy
Institute for New Economic Thinking
Helene Rey - Countries Balance Sheets and International Currencies
The Inaugural Conference @ King's, Institute for New Economic Thinking, Session 4: Toward a New Global Financial Architecture
Institute for New Economic Thinking
James Galbraith - Inequality and Economic and Political Change: A Comparative Perspective
The Inaugural Conference @ King's, Institute for New Economic Thinking, Session 7: The Consequences of Inequality and Wealth Distribution
History Hit
Ottoman Empire with Kate Fleet: What about religion
Did the Ottomans success have to do with religious morale or technological advantages? When does religion become important at times for the Ottoman? Ottoman Empire with Kate Fleet, Part 3
Curated Video
Understanding Orbits: Gravity, Speed, and Distance in Space
This video is a lecture presentation on orbits. It discusses how an object remains in orbit and what affects the orbital speed of an object. The presenter explains the role gravity plays in keeping celestial bodies in orbit and gives...
Curated Video
Extraction of Metals: Methods and Processes for Iron and Aluminum
The video is a lecture presentation on the extraction of metals. The presenter begins by discussing how the method used to extract a metal from its ore depends on the metal's reactivity. The lecture then covers the extraction of iron...
Institute for New Economic Thinking
Mark Thoma - Reform and Restructuring of the Financial and Non-Financial Sectors
Inaugural Conference @ King's, Session 3.What Kind of Theory to Guide Reform and Restructuring of the Financial and Non-Financial Sectors?
History Hit
Ottoman Empire with Kate Fleet: The limits of Ottoman expansion
Why did the Ottoman empire stop expanding? Ottoman Empire with Kate Fleet, Part 5
Institute for New Economic Thinking
Bruce Caldwell - 1930 and the Challenge of the Depression for Economic Thinking: Hayek vs Keynes
The Inaugural Conference @ King's, Institute for New Economic Thinking, Day 1 - Dinner. 1930 and the Challenge of the Depression for Economic Thinking: Friedrich Hayek versus John Maynard Keynes.
Institute for New Economic Thinking
George Akerlof, Markus Brunnermeier, Michael D. Goldberg, Jeremy Siegel
The Inaugural Conference @ King's, Institute for New Economic Thinking, Session 2 Q&A: Has the Efficient Market Hypothesis Led to the Crisis? Collapsed with The Crisis?
Institute for New Economic Thinking
Tiago Mata - Playing with the History of Economics
How to become a historian of economic thought? Members of the profession gather just once a year at the annual conference of the History of Economic Society but otherwise are dispersed in universities and archives all around the world....
Institute for New Economic Thinking
Reflections on George Soros
Economists involved in the Institute talk about founder George Soros and his track record for being ahead of the curve and making fundamental change happen.