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23 Nov Former CIA Chief of Disguise Breaks Down Cold War Spy Gadgets

Posted at 13:08h in B2 - Upper-intermediate, North America, Partial Lesson Plan, Politics, Technology, Wired

During the Cold War, surveillance in Moscow was the most difficult kind of surveillance that the US had encountered around the globe. Moscow had its own set of rules since it was such a difficult place to work. Former CIA Chief of Disguise Jonna Mendez...

23 Nov How America Became A Superpower

Posted at 12:54h in B2 - Upper-intermediate, Business, North America, Partial Lesson Plan, Politics, Vox

The modern United States is the most powerful country in human history. With over 800 military bases and 37% of global military spending, the United States has become the leader of a vast interconnected global system that has helped usher in an era of unprecedented...

23 Nov The Lean Startup – Eric Ries – Animated Book Review

Posted at 12:45h in B2 - Upper-intermediate, Business, Management, North America, Partial Lesson Plan, Popular Culture, Problem Solving

"The Lean Startup: How Today's Entrepreneurs Use Continuous Innovation to Create Radically Successful Businesses", written by Eric Ries teaches how to launch a product successfully by creating an MVP. A Minimal Viable Product gets the product to the market as soon as possible to allow...

16 Nov Conspiracy Theories That Turned Out To Be True

Posted at 14:26h in B2 - Upper-intermediate, Complete Lesson Plan, North America, Politics, Popular Culture, Problem Solving

Some conspiracy theories are so ridiculous that people who believe them will never be taken seriously, yet there are some others that do have some basis in reality. While the idea of a flat earth is disproven by simply looking up into the sky, people...

16 Nov How Ads Follow You Around the Internet

Posted at 12:36h in B2 - Upper-intermediate, Business, North America, Partial Lesson Plan, Popular Culture, Technology, Vox

Cookies do improve your experience. They function as the website’s short term memory; with each new click you make, cookies help the site identify you as the same person. Imagine every time you add something to your cart and click away, it disappears. Or each...

16 Nov How The Six Degrees Phenomenon Has Changed Science

Posted at 12:06h in B2 - Upper-intermediate, North America, Partial Lesson Plan, Popular Culture, Problem Solving, Science

You may have heard about the Six Degrees of Separation phenomenon, but it isn't just a fun celebrity game, it helps scientists understand the spread of epidemics, the structure of the internet, and even the neural networks in your brain!...

11 Nov How Gaslighting Manipulates Your Mind

Posted at 11:09h in Australia, B1 - Intermediate, Braincraft, North America, Partial Lesson Plan, Popular Culture, Problem Solving, Psychology

Humans are complicated: a tangled web of amazing biology and bad behaviours. This illustrated field guide will equip you with the necessary tools to navigate the lying, jealous and judgmental tendencies of your fellow humans. This week we explore gaslighting, a form of emotional abuse...

11 Nov The sunk cost fallacy

Posted at 10:33h in B2 - Upper-intermediate, Big Think, Business, Management, North America, Partial Lesson Plan, Popular Culture, Problem Solving, Psychology

The sunk cost fallacy means making a choice not based on what outcome you think is going to be the best going forward but instead based on a desire not to see your past investment go to waste. Once you start paying attention to the...

11 Nov The economics of K Pop

Posted at 10:17h in B2 - Upper-intermediate, Business, Economics, Music, North America, Partial Lesson Plan, Politics, Polymatter, Popular Culture

Korean pop groups have offset losses from piracy with glossy, premium, collectible CDs, usually sold to fans who will never play them. Instead, CDs are sold as merch - often with different covers to encourage buying several, and sometimes act as lottery tickets for a chance...

22 Oct How the rich avoid paying taxes

Posted at 18:20h in B2 - Upper-intermediate, Economics, North America, Partial Lesson Plan, Politics, Popular Culture, Vox

The richest in America don't make money like most Americans. Most people pay income taxes from a regular job. But many in the top 1% make money off their investments, like stocks, and pay capital gains taxes. While normal income has a maximum tax rate...