World War 1: Introduction | History | Social Sciences | FuseSchool

World War 1: A Decolonised Introduction | History | Social Sciences | FuseSchool

Four experts from different backgrounds give their candid perspectives on how social science research should be improved. Featured are: political scientist Mark Bevir (UC Berkeley), philosopher Brian Epstein (Tufts University), historian...

You probably know some of the signs of industrialization in the nineteenth century: Trains connected cities, symbolizing progress. But they also brought about the destruction of rural lands, divisions between social classes, and rapid...

Like Egypt, Sumer, and Mesoamerica, ancient China represents a hydraulic civilization—one that maintained its population by diverting rivers to aid in irrigation—and one that developed writing thousands of years ago. Today, we’re going...

How did psychology start? This video outlines the history of psychology, from its origins in Germany with the work of Wilhelm Wundt, through into Functionalism (William James), past Freud and his Psychodynamic approach, onto Behaviourism...

Who is going to teach fields like economic methodology and the history of economic thought if these fields aren't taught to current graduate students? Bruce Caldwell is filling this hole in the graduate curriculum. The Hayek scholar is...

At age 12, Freeman Hrabowski marched with Martin Luther King. Now he's president of the University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC), where he works to create an environment that helps under-represented students -- specifically...

How did psychology start? This video outlines the history of psychology, from its origins in Germany with the work of Wilhelm Wundt, through into Functionalism (William James), past Freud and his Psychodynamic approach, onto Behaviourism...

Innovation is seen as the key to economic growth. But is this true of innovation in services, which now employ 75% of us, as well as in manufacturing industry? This lecture explores innovation in the "knowledge industries" through the...

Political theorist Mark Bevir, UC Berkeley, relates his conviction of how political science - and the human sciences in general - differ strongly from the natural sciences in that political science requires acts of interpretation to...

When you think of natural history museums, you might picture exhibits filled with ancient lifeless things, like dinosaurs or meteorites. But behind that educational exterior, there are hidden laboratories where scientific breakthroughs...

Baked or fried, boiled or roasted, as chips or fries; at some point in your life you've probably eaten a potato. But potatoes have played a much more significant role in our history than just that of the dietary staple we have come to...

On July 26, 1943, Los Angeles was blanketed by a thick gas that stung people’s eyes and blocked out the Sun. Panicked residents believed their city had been attacked using chemical warfare. But the cloud wasn’t an act of war. It was...

Lee McIntyre is a Research Fellow at the Center for Philosophy and History of Science at Boston University and a recent Lecturer in Ethics at Harvard Extension School. He holds a B.A. from Wesleyan University and a Ph.D. in...

Lee McIntyre is a Research Fellow at the Center for Philosophy and History of Science at Boston University and a recent Lecturer in Ethics at Harvard Extension School. He holds a B.A. from Wesleyan University and a Ph.D. in...

Every year I have students who go: "(groan)(whine) ugh, why do have to even learn social studies?" Each time, I would promptly give each of them an answer to this common question. After a few years of teaching, I sometimes get tired of...

HISTORICAL PARALLELS: Professor Ruiz talks about the haunting parallels between the spread of the plague in 14th-century Europe and the response to the COVID-19 pandemic in the USA, including how more poor people died from the plague...

The average American spends a over 30 hours a week on the internet. Every second you are online, your behavior is being tracked and stored into a file that can be sold to companies trying to sell products to you. Even when you're not...

A short overview of Jainism. Please support the World History Playlist!

NOTABLE COLLABORATIONS: Professor Daston talks about how being confronted with two crises of global dimensions: the COVID-19 pandemic and global climate change, led to an international governance structure and collaboration of scientific...

HipHughes rides the line between history and creepy as he explains the reasons for the Clinton Impeachment and acquittal.

What does unbelief look like in children? Is non-belief in God accompanied by a rejection of the supernatural? How much is unbelief transmitted to children and how much comes from their own analysis of the world?

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Invasive animals are often most abundant in habitats impacted by humans, especially man-made habitats, such as roadsides, suburban and urban developments, and areas of intensive agricultural activity. Understanding why this...