Did the industrial revolution increase the relative demand for skilled labor, or decrease it?



So far, answers to this question largely have been based on conjecture. But for the first time a unique and comprehensive set of...

The Simpson's 26th season finale "Mathlete's Feat" is full of mathematical problems. The final problem is a challenging geometric problem. Can you figure it out? You can skip to 4:58 for the solution. Kudos to the writers of The...

In part 4 of INET's interview with Erik Berglöf, he says that an integrated Europe is creating highly integrated supply chains, where countries in the East and West can take advantage of vast networks of skilled foreign labor and expertise

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In which John Green teaches you about capitalism and socialism in a way that is sure to please commenters from both sides of the debate. Learn how capitalism arose from the industrial revolution, and then gave rise to socialism. Learn...

In which John Green teaches you about capitalism and socialism in a way that is sure to please commenters from both sides of the debate. Learn how capitalism arose from the industrial revolution, and then gave rise to socialism. Learn...

Mathematician and engineer Solomon Wolf Golomb, 2011 National Medal of Science Laureate, is best known to the general public and fans of mathematical games as the inventor of polyominoes, the inspiration for the computer game Tetris. He...

The words we use to describe our emotions affect how we feel, says historian Tiffany Watt Smith, and they've often changed (sometimes very dramatically) in response to new cultural expectations and ideas. Take nostalgia, for instance:...

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This clip is from the chapter "Executable Files and Scripting in Linux" of the series "Linux Fundamentals".This section explains how to create an executable...

This nugget shows how to multiply three-digit numbers by two-digit numbers.

The moment of inertia of a system of particles equation is used to estimate six different moments of inertia of rigid objects with constant density.

The video discusses the economic problem, which is the challenge of satisfying humans' unlimited wants and needs with limited resources. The four main categories of economic resources; labor, land, capital, and entrepreneurship, are...

This video is a lecture presentation on angles in isosceles triangles. The presenter explains the properties of triangles and how angles in a triangle add up to 180 degrees. The focus is on isosceles triangles, which have two equal side...

C.S. Lewis, widely known for his children's series The Chronicles of Narnia, composed a number of fantastic poems - "The Future of Forestry" being my personal favorite. In it, Lewis imagines an England devoid of trees. This desolation is...

MOT 1946: ADOPTION OFFICE: DRAMATIZATION: Childless couple (30s) Sitting in Social Worker's office SOT Social Worker asking for home appointment for next Saturday.

This video explains the importance of identifying, categorizing, and recording costs in managerial accounting. The determination of costs is a major factor in management decision making.

The Arch of Titus is a 1st-century AD. located on the Via Sacra, Rome, just to the south-east of the Roman Forum. It was constructed in c. AD. 82 by the Emperor Domitian shortly after the death of his older brother Titus to commemorate...

👉 Learn how to determine the extrema from a graph. The extrema of a function are the critical points or the turning points of the function. They are the points where the graph changes from increasing to decreasing or vice versa. They are...

You might think the white patches that grow on whale’s heads and faces are just weird skin growths, and you’re not wrong. But when you look closer, these patches are crawling with tiny stowaways!

👉Learn how to solve a system (of equations) by elimination. A system of equations is a set of equations which are collectively satisfied by one solution of the variables. The elimination method of solving a system of equations involves...

Hank goes head-to-head with the Brain Scoop’s Emily Graslie to match wits about springs, hoaxes, and human evolution!

New discoveries into two weird things that may have played havoc with the ancient solar system: dark matter and a wandering star.

As we learned as early as the late 1990s, international capital flows can create significant financial instability in emerging economies. Does this make it optimal to impose capital controls? Or should policymakers rely on domestic...

In this video, the teacher explains how to organize ideas when writing to a prompt. The lesson covers the five steps of the writing process: understanding the question, brainstorming ideas, making a plan, writing sentences, and revising....