How Sand Mining Destroys One Home to Build Another
AdultsConstructionEducationEnvironment...As Singapore dredges sand out from beneath Cambodia’s mangroves one woman is faced with the erasure of her beloved home.
Liberals vs Conservatives
AdultsEducationPoliticsPsychology...Are Republicans and Democrats different because of biology?
Universal Basic Income Explained - Free Money for Everybody? UBI
AdultsPersonal FinanceSocietyWork...What the state covered your cost of living, would you still go to work?
How do executive orders work? - Christina Greer
AdultsEqualityHistorySociety...On January 1, 1863, Abraham Lincoln legally changed the status of over 3 million people from "slave" to "free." But his emancipation proclamation wasn't a law - it was an executive order. The framers of the American Constitution made this power available to the executive branch. But what exactly is this tool, how does it work, and what's the extent of its power? Christina Greer explains.
How does impeachment work? - Alex Gendler
AdultsJusticePoliticsSociety...For most jobs, it's understood that you can be fired - whether for crime, incompetence, or just poor performance. But what if your job happens to be the most powerful position in the country - or the world? That's where impeachment comes in. But how does it work? Alex Gendler details the process of impeachment.
The rise and fall of the Berlin Wall - Konrad H. Jarausch
AdultsCitiesHistorySociety...On August 13, 1961, construction workers began tearing up streets and erecting barriers in Berlin. This night marked the beginning of one of history's most infamous dividing lines: the Berlin Wall. Construction continued for a decade as the wall cut through neighborhoods, separated families, and divided not just Germany, but the world. Konrad H. Jarausch details the history of the Berlin Wall.
Why Socrates Hated Democracy
AdultsHistoryPoliticsPhilosophyWe're used to thinking hugely well of democracy. But interestingly, one of the wisest people who ever lived, Socrates, had deep suspicions of it.
Wait... Is China Really the Leader in Green Energy?
AdultsGlobal WarmingWorldPolitics...With plans to pull out of the Paris climate deal, the US is quickly falling behind in the race for clean energy. So who's winning?