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01 Nov ‘Pig butchering’ scammers target BBC reporter – guided video

Posted at 09:44h in BBC, Business, C1 - Advanced, Complete Lesson Plan, Economics, Guided, Guided Video, Partial Lesson Plan, Popular Culture, Psychology

Have you ever wondered why Lego is more than just a childhood memory? This video traces Lego's journey from a simple toy brick company to a global content empire, featuring iconic franchises and box office hits. Explore how Lego strategically blends nostalgia with innovation, and...

24 May The School of Life

Posted at 10:04h in Art, C1 - Advanced, Psychology, Youtube CHANNEL recommendations

One for the intellects and deep thinkers who want to learn about philosophy, psychology, relationships, self-improvement, and societal issues....

24 May Tifo Football

Posted at 09:39h in B2 - Upper-intermediate, C1 - Advanced, Sport, Youtube CHANNEL recommendations

Unsurprisingly, The Tifo Football YouTube channel by The Athletic primarily focuses on videos related to football. However, instead of just having video clips of Neymar rolling on the floor like many other football channels, it provides in-depth analysis and covers a wide range of topics...

22 May The Economist

Posted at 18:22h in B2 - Upper-intermediate, Business, C1 - Advanced, Economics, Environment, Management, Politics, Technology, Youtube CHANNEL recommendations

The Economist YouTube channel, as you might expect, focuses on videos that cover global economic issues as well as trending political and social events. We like this channel because it provides some ¨meaty¨ topics for us to explore....

22 May VOX

Posted at 10:28h in Art, B2 - Upper-intermediate, Business, C1 - Advanced, Economics, Environment, Fashion, Politics, Popular Culture, Psychology, Science, Technology, Youtube CHANNEL recommendations

One of our absolute favourites! The VOX YouTube channel covers a wide range of topics including politics, current events, culture, science, technology, and history. Their videos often feature in-depth explanations, analysis, and storytelling, utilising visually engaging graphics and animations....

29 Abr Why everything you buy is worse now

Posted at 18:10h in Business, C1 - Advanced, Economics, Non Guided, Partial Lesson Plan, Popular Culture, Psychology, Science, Vox

The video titled explores the idea that products are of a lower quality now than they were 10 years ago. It examines the design process and how the emphasis on manufacturability and appearance has led to a decrease in functionality. The video also discusses planned...

29 Mar In Praise of Bias

Posted at 11:55h in Business, C1 - Advanced, Non Guided, Partial Lesson Plan, Popular Culture, Psychology, Science, The School of Life

This (rather highbrow!) video argues that bias is not inherently negative and that the pursuit of complete objectivity and factual accuracy is often misguided. While facts are important in certain areas of life, many of the big questions that humans face have no definitive answers....

15 Oct Noise: A Flaw in Human Judgement

Posted at 06:56h in Business, C1 - Advanced, Complete Lesson Plan, Economics, Management, Non Guided, Problem Solving, Science

This is lesson is for the smart cookies and touches upon the cognitive thought process and critical thinking so is more ‘businessy’ in nature. It focuses on “Noise”, Daniel Kahneman’s follow-up to “Thinking Fast and Slow”. If that means nothing to you, have a quick...

29 Sep This is why we can`t have nice things

Posted at 10:54h in Business, C1 - Advanced, Economics, Environment, Funny, Management, North America, Popular Culture, Problem Solving, Science, Technology, Veritasium

An investigation into objects such as light bulbs, printers and phones and how the same products made today are not necessarily better...

29 Sep Think you have a «Type A» personality? Sorry, that`s fake news!

Posted at 10:30h in Australia, B2 - Upper-intermediate, Braincraft, C1 - Advanced, Environment, Funny, Popular Culture, Problem Solving, Psychology, Science

Have you ever been classed as Type A or Type B personality? How did you react? This video discusses the side effects of labelling and where they actually originate from....

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