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Institute for New Economic Thinking
Bruce Caldwell - Why Economics Needs the History of Thought
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...
Brainwaves Video Anthology
Damon Centola - How Behavior Spreads: The Science of Complex Contagions
Damon Centola is a Professor of Communication, Sociology and Engineering at the University of Pennsylvania, where he is Director of the Network Dynamics Group. He is a leading world expert on social networks and behavior change. His work...
Curated Video
Philosophical Thinking
UC Berkeley political theorist Mark Bevir relates his belief in the importance of thinking philosophically in order to make vital progress in the social sciences.
Curated Video
Can we understand an insect society, and why should we care?
International lecture by Professor Raghavendra Gadagkar. Many insects such as ants, bees and wasps organise themselves into societies with sophisticated communication and division of labour, paralleling and sometimes surpassing our own...
The Business Professor
Action Research
What is Action Research? Action research is a philosophy and methodology of research generally applied in the social sciences. It seeks transformative change through the simultaneous process of taking action and doing research, which are...
The Business Professor
Action Research
What is Action Research? Action research is a philosophy and methodology of research generally applied in the social sciences. It seeks transformative change through the simultaneous process of taking action and doing research, which are...
Curated Video
Conceptual Rigor
Political scientist Mark Bevir (UC Berkeley) describes how too many people associate rigor primarily with methodology rather than basic thinking.
Curated Video
Legal Rationale
Philosopher Scott Soames (USC) presents us with a methodology for developing an appropriate legal interpretation in the face of vagueness.
Institute for New Economic Thinking
The Dangerous Ideological Bias of Economists
“We do not publish papers about our own profession.” – Top Five Journal
Economists claim they are not biased or ideological, but research by economist Mohsen Javdani tells another story. Javdani discovered that 82% of...
Economists claim they are not biased or ideological, but research by economist Mohsen Javdani tells another story. Javdani discovered that 82% of...
Institute for New Economic Thinking
John Davis - How to Avoid Herding in Research
An individual fish reduces the danger to itself by swimming as close as possible to the center of the school. That is how schools hold together. John Davis says that researchers and fish are alike -- both engage in herd behavior. PhD...
Brainwaves Video Anthology
Philip C. Kendall - Teachers Make a Difference - Peter J. Mikulka, Al Finch, Jr. & Donald Kiesler
Dr. Kendall is an active researcher, scholar, and clinician. His CV lists over 450 publications, including over 30 books and over 20 treatment manuals and workbooks. His treatment programs have been translated into dozens of...
Brainwaves Video Anthology
Damon Centola - Change: How to Make Big Things Happen
Damon Centola is a Professor of Communication, Sociology and Engineering at the University of Pennsylvania, where he is Director of the Network Dynamics Group.
He is a leading world expert on social networks and behavior change....
He is a leading world expert on social networks and behavior change....
Brainwaves Video Anthology
Jonathan Plucker - What is Creativity
Jonathan Plucker is an Endowed Professor of Neag School of Education, University of Connecticut
Education:
The University of Connecticut, B.S. with honors in Secondary
Chemistry Education
The University...
Education:
The University of Connecticut, B.S. with honors in Secondary
Chemistry Education
The University...
Brainwaves Video Anthology
Sasha Barab - The Power of Games
Sasha Barab is a Professor in the Teachers College at Arizona State University , where he co-founded and serves as the Executive Director of the Center for Games and Impact . Dr. Barab is an internationally recognized Learning...
Brainwaves Video Anthology
Philip C. Kendall - Child & Adolescent Anxiety Disorders
Dr. Kendall is an active researcher, scholar, and clinician. His CV lists over 450 publications, including over 30 books and over 20 treatment manuals and workbooks. His treatment programs have been translated into dozens of...
Brainwaves Video Anthology
Elizabeth Phelps - Teachers Make a Difference - Hugh B. Hammet
Elizabeth Phelps received her PhD from Princeton University and served on the faculty of Yale University and New York University. Professor Phelps is the recipient of the 21st Century Scientist Award from the James S. McDonnell...
Brainwaves Video Anthology
Elizabeth Phelps - Emotion and Memory
Elizabeth Phelps received her PhD from Princeton University and served on the faculty of Yale University and New York University. Professor Phelps is the recipient of the 21st Century Scientist Award from the James S. McDonnell...
Brainwaves Video Anthology
Damon Centola - Teachers Make a Difference - Peter Bearman
Damon Centola is a Professor of Communication, Sociology and Engineering at the University of Pennsylvania, where he is Director of the Network Dynamics Group.
He is a leading world expert on social networks and behavior change....
He is a leading world expert on social networks and behavior change....
Brainwaves Video Anthology
Michael Rich - On Akira Kurosawa
Michael Rich, MD, MPH, is Associate Professor of Pediatrics at Harvard Medical School, Associate Professor of Social and Behavioral Sciences at the Harvard School of Public Health, and practices Adolescent Medicine at Boston...
Brainwaves Video Anthology
Michael Rich - Media and Child Health
Michael Rich, MD, MPH, is Associate Professor of Pediatrics at Harvard Medical School, Associate Professor of Social and Behavioral Sciences at the Harvard School of Public Health, and practices Adolescent Medicine at Boston...
Brainwaves Video Anthology
Sónia Moreira - Teachers Make a Difference - Graciosa
At the age of seven, Sonia was already helping her teacher at school and teaching other girls in the street where she lived. Her vocation was again reinforced in adolescence, when she successfully mentored a classmate from South...
Brainwaves Video Anthology
Sónia Moreira - Teaching in the Global Pandemic - Portugal
At the age of seven, Sonia was already helping her teacher at school and teaching other girls in the street where she lived. Her vocation was again reinforced in adolescence, when she successfully mentored a classmate from South...
Veritasium
The Science of Six Degrees of Separation
The concept of everyone on earth being separated by only six degrees of social connections originated more than 100 years ago. Connect the dots using an installment from an engaging video series that takes a look at various social...