Critical Thinking encompasses six vital skills: problem solving, analysis, creative thinking, interpretation, evaluation, and reasoning. These skills are increasingly in demand as the world transitions to an "ideas economy." According to...

The roots of the modern trade system were laid down not in the sixteenth century as had previously been thought, but rather in the thirteenth-century medieval period. No one area controlled the world economy at that time, and it was only...

Adolf Hitler’s personality alone could not explain his popularity in Nazi Germany. He developed an exaggerated “superhuman” image through highly intelligent use of propaganda, which worked extremely well on a receptive public. Watch...

The roots of the modern trade system were laid down not in the sixteenth century as had previously been thought, but rather in the thirteenth-century medieval period. No one area controlled the world economy at that time, and it was only...

Sun Tzu's The Art of War is one of the most influential works ever written in the field of politics. This short video from Macat explains the key ideas in the work in only a few minutes. Macat’s videos give you an overview of the ideas...

What is Psychology and why should we study it? This short video from Macat explains how the subject has developed over the years and introduces some of the key ideas and major thinkers who have helped to shape it in only a few minutes....

What is Sociology and why should we study it? This short video from Macat explains how the subject has developed over the years and introduces some of the key ideas and major thinkers who have helped to shape it in only a few minutes....

Financial crises do not just happen. They result from a specific kind of worldview—Wall Street’s culture of always looking for short-term high performance. Long-term plans are not considered, so the banking culture is all about instant...

W.E.B. Du Bois’ The Souls of Black Folk is one of the most influential works ever written in the field of sociology. This short video from Macat explains the timely ideas in the work in only a few minutes. Macat’s videos give you an...

What is History and why should we study it? This short video from Macat explains how the subject has developed over the years and introduces some of the key ideas and major thinkers who have helped to shape it in only a few minutes....

What is Politics and why should we study it? This short video from Macat explains how the subject has developed over the years and introduces some of the key ideas and major thinkers who have helped to shape it in only a few minutes....

Charles Darwin’s On The Origin Of Species By Means Of Natural Selection is one of the most influential works ever written in the field of geography. This short video from Macat explains the key ideas in the work in only a few minutes....

There is a universal moral law governing human nature, telling us what humans ought to do. This moral law cannot be proved scientifically, but it is a sign that something exists beyond the material world. And that something is God. Watch...

Is all knowledge really derived from what we perceive via our five senses, rather than through reasoning? Watch Macat's short video for a great introduction to David Hume's An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding, one of the most...

Gordon W. Allport’s The Nature of Prejudice is one of the most influential works ever written in the field of psychology. This short video from Macat explains the key ideas in the work in only a few minutes. Macat’s videos give you an...

Keith Thomas’ Religion And The Decline Of Magic is one of the most influential works ever written in the field of history. This short video from Macat explains the key ideas in the work in only a few minutes. Macat’s videos give you an...

The modern world has been marked by a series of immense social revolutions that have transformed the states where they happened. In 1979, American sociologist Theda Skocpol published States and Social Revolutions and examined three of...

Thomas Piketty’s Capital in the 21st Century is the most influential recent work in the field of economics. This short video from Macat explains the key ideas in the work in only a few minutes. Macat’s videos give you an overview of the...

It is predicted that by 2020, critical thinking and complex problem-solving will be the most in demand sets of skills in the global jobs market, but also the hardest to recruit for and develop. During this webinar, Macat discusses: -...

What is Anthropology and why should we study it? This short video from Macat explains how the subject has developed over the years and introduces some of the key ideas and major thinkers who have helped to shape it in only a few minutes....

What is Business and why should we study it? This short video from Macat explains how the subject has developed over the years and introduces some of the key ideas and major thinkers who have helped to shape it in only a few minutes....

What is Literature and why should we study it? This short video from Macat explains how the subject has developed over the years and introduces some of the key ideas and major thinkers who have helped to shape it in only a few minutes....

Economic development should put more focus on understanding the complex socioeconomic needs of human beings, rather than fixating on measures of national wealth and economic growth. Watch Macat’s short video for a great introduction to...

In her 1958 paper, “Modern Moral Philosophy,” Elizabeth (G. E. M.) Anscombe argues that what we understand as a moral obligation—what we “ought” to do—is an obligation to God. In her view this idea is considered outdated by philosophers...