How Dating Apps Make Money and Why It’s Changing – guided video
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The Business of Padel – guided video
Padel is one of the world’s fastest-growing sports but why is it so popular? What makes players and investors so excited about it? And how are they bringing...
Where will space exploration take us in the next 50 years – guided video
Hollywood has filled our heads with all sorts of wonderful images of space but what will ‘really‘ happen within the next 50 years? Will we colonise other planets?...
B2 - Upper-intermediateBusinessEconomicsManagementNon GuidedOtherPartial Lesson PlanPopular CultureWired
Business Lessons from the Failure Museum
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...
B2 - Upper-intermediateBusinessComplete Lesson PlanEconomicsGuidedGuided VideoOtherPopular CulturePsychologyWSJ
Why the Pineapple used to cost $10, 000 – guided video
Adjusting for inflation, a single pineapple used to cost as much as $10,000! WTAF?! How is that possible?! This video reveals some of the history and social context...
AustraliaB2 - Upper-intermediateBraincraftBusinessComplete Lesson PlanGuidedGuided VideoManagementPopular CultureProblem SolvingPsychologyScience
Why Everything Takes Longer Than You Expect guided video
Why does everything seem to take longer than you planned and why do big infrastructure and building projects always go wayyyy over budget? This video looks at the...
B2 - Upper-intermediateBusinessComplete Lesson PlanEconomicsGuidedGuided VideoManagementOtherPopular CultureWSJ
Why Lego Isn’t (Just) a Toy Company – guided video
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...
B1 - IntermediateBusinessComplete Lesson PlanEconomicsGuidedGuided VideoOtherPopular CulturePsychologySport
How Coca-Cola Hijacked Sports – guided video
This video takes a closer look at how Coca-Cola, an unhealthy sugary drink, has managed to align itself with the greatest sporting events on the planet – the...
B2 - Upper-intermediateBusinessComplete Lesson PlanEconomicsGuidedGuided VideoPopular CultureSportVox
Monaco: The history and power of the second smallest country in the world – guided video
How did one of the smallest countries in the world become so goddamn powerful?! This video traces the money back in time to see how Monaco got its...
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Apple vs. Banks: The Digital-Wallet War – guided video
Are you still reaching for your physical wallet when you make a purchase, or have you joined the wave of users embracing digital wallets like Apple Pay and...
B2 - Upper-intermediateComplete Lesson PlanGuidedGuided VideoManagementOtherPopular CultureProblem SolvingPsychologyThe School of Life
How To Be a Good Teacher – guided video
What is the difference between a “good” and “bad” teacher? Come to think of it, what is a teacher (apart from the obvious!)? What are the common traits...
B2 - Upper-intermediateBusinessBusiness InsiderEconomicsNon GuidedPartial Lesson PlanPopular Culture
The Royal Family Gets £86M A Year From The British People. Are They Worth It?
«In a world divided by tradition and modernity, the British Royal Family reigns in the spotlight, but are they worth their weight in gold? With £86 million a...
Why Amsterdam is Building a New Red Light District
Amsterdam’s radical transformation of the Red Light District includes a 5,000 square meter high-rise featuring hotel rooms, bars, and more. The project seeks to reduce over-tourism, increase sex...
B1 - IntermediateB2 - Upper-intermediateBusinessBusiness InsiderEconomicsNon GuidedPartial Lesson PlanPopular Culture
11 Of The Most Faked Foods In The World
Discover the shocking world of counterfeit foods, from fake truffle oil to imitation saffron. Learn how criminal networks operate like savvy companies to deceive consumers. Dive into the...
How Chess Broke YouTube
The video discusses the surprising rise of chess as an online phenomenon. Chess, often seen as an old-fashioned game, has become the fastest-growing sport on YouTube, outperforming NBA...
B2 - Upper-intermediateBusinessManagementOtherPartial Lesson PlanProblem SolvingPsychologyTechnology
How to learn anything fast using ChatGPT
The video discusses how AI can be effectively used as a tool to enhance the learning process rather than as a mere source of answers. The speaker introduces...
The Case for a 4-Day Work Week
This TED Talk discusses the increasing stress and burnout among workers due to the pandemic and how a four-day, 32-hour week with five days of pay can benefit...
Why everything you buy is worse now
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...
Is Left Brain vs Right Brain is a MYTH
Spoiler alter – yes! The idea of the brain being divided into left and right sides, with each side controlling certain functions (logical vs. creative), is a myth....
BusinessC1 - AdvancedNon GuidedPartial Lesson PlanPopular CulturePsychologyScienceThe School of Life
In Praise of Bias
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...
B2 - Upper-intermediateBusinessNon GuidedOtherPartial Lesson PlanPopular CulturePsychologyScienceSport
Superfans The Tribalism of Sports
The video discusses the concept of superfans and their love for sports. Superfans are described as people who are heavily invested in a particular team and have their...
Are Brain Implants The Future Of Computing?
The video describes the current state of brain-computer interfaces (BCIs) and their potential to revolutionize the way people interact with technology. BCIs are devices that allow the brain...
PowerPoint Storytelling: How Consultancies Create Compelling Stories
Big-name consulting firms all do one thing really well. They create amazing presentations for their clients. But it’s not just the formatting and design that makes these presentations...
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Where Good Ideas Come From
What is the ideal space for creativity? Steven Johnson shares his investigation and research of trying to find the `right` environment for our `lightbulb` moments to grow.
Screenplay Structure In 6 Minutes
An interview with the Hollywood Script Consultant and story expert, Michael Hauge, who shares his timeline of a six-page plot structure on storytelling. Hauge explains his ideas on...
Saudi Arabia`s Controversial Mega-City Project: The Line
The concept of building a `City of the Future` has been tried in quite a few cities of the world, here we get to see Saudi Arabia’s proposal...
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How Raider`s of the Lost Ark Reveals Everything you need to know
This video compares Raiders of the Lost Ark to its imitator movies. It comments on how the first scene succeeds in having a self-contained story that is well...
B2 - Upper-intermediateEconomicsNon GuidedNorth AmericaPartial Lesson PlanPoliticsPopular CultureVox
How India Will Take Over The World Economy In 10 Years
This video is inspired by the fact that India is going to overtake China and become the most populous country on the planet. The big question is “So...
Why 70% of Spain is Empty
Despite its size and economy, the majority of land space in Spain is surprisingly empty. The video draws our attention to the distribution of the population and how...
Why We All Need Subtitles Now
The video explains that many people watch movies and TV shows in various locations, but find it hard to understand the dialogue without subtitles. It is becoming increasingly necessary...
ChatGPT – the future is here!
There are three videos on Chat GPT so you can pitch the right one depending on your students’ existing knowledge.
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Why Advertisers Are Tracking Your Emojis 😱
The video talks about how advertisers use emojis to target users on social media platforms, particularly Twitter. In 2016, Twitter began giving advertisers access to emoji data, which...
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Future thinking: End the war between you and yourself
This video focuses on the importance of us, as individuals and as a society, being conscious of, and then actively planning for, the arrival of our future-selves. The...
Must-Have English Phrases for Online Meetings
With millions of us now working on Zoom, this guided video gives tips and advice on using the platform but also appropriate phrases to get the message or...
Is Civilization on the Brink of Collapse?
Rome became the first city in history with one million inhabitants and was a centre of technological, legal, and economic progress. An empire impossible to topple, stable and...
I learned a System for remembering everything
Imagine being able to pick up any book, read it, and remember almost everything from it. This kind of superpower memory recall might feel like fiction, but there...
How To Express Empathy in English – For Client Care and Personal Relationships
How can you express sincere empathy in English, whether you’re dealing with an upset customer or talking with a friend who just lost her job in this Confident...
Be Interesting and Cool in English – Speak Confident English
This video (with the cringeworthy title) is good for «cherry-picking¨ a few clips to give your students valuable listening practice and to complement a lesson or theme. It...
A Funny Look At The Unintended Consequences of Technology
«Future tech always comes with two things: promise and unintended consequences», he says and it’s those consequences that this video explores, the unintended consequences of some of our...
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What is Emotional Intelligence?
Many of humanity’s greatest problems stem not from a shortfall of technical or financial intelligence, but what we term emotional intelligence. It is through the acquisition of Emotional...
B2 - Upper-intermediateBusinessBusiness InsiderEconomicsNon GuidedNorth AmericaPartial Lesson PlanPopular CulturePsychologyScience
Pricing effect: Why a higher price tag makes wine taste better. Why are we all so stupid?
Pricing effect means using price as a signal for value or quality. It turns out, a higher price tag makes wine taste better because our brains tell us...
B2 - Upper-intermediateBusinessBusiness InsiderEconomicsFunnyNon GuidedNorth AmericaPartial Lesson PlanProblem SolvingPsychologyScience
ANCHORING EFFECT: GUESSING HOW MANY JELLY BEANS ARE IN A JAR | WHY ARE WE ALL SO STUPID?
Anchoring effect is our tendency to rely too much on the first piece of information. Knowing about the anchoring effect may help you better negotiate a pay raise...
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Why Are We So Attached To Our Things?
Any hoarders, «collectors» or celebrity memorabilia fans in the house? After witnessing the “violent rage” shown by babies whenever deprived of an item they considered their own, Jean...
Noise: A Flaw in Human Judgement
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”,...
The Incredible Promise of Psychedelic Therapy
There is a form of therapy which is, right now, illegal but which, according to the video stands to become a dominant way of doing therapy over the...
How These Companies Cracked the Four – Day Work Week
A growing number of businesses are embracing the four-day work week — an idea that was considered radical just a few years ago. The Covid-19 pandemic appears to...
B2 - Upper-intermediateBig ThinkEnvironmentManagementNorth AmericaPopular CultureProblem SolvingPsychologyScience
Your Genes Affect Your Education
Attempts to study inequality in society have to consider the impact of genetic inequality despite its controversiality, this video does just that!
Why Foreign Aid Doesn`t Work
Why do grave world problems still exist despite the billions of dollars being inverted into them? Is corruption responsible?
What is an Ad Hominem attack?
Be careful of how you behave, NOT what you say! You could be exposed to an Ad Hominem attack where words aren’t heard but your personality and status...
What is we could refreeze the Arctic?
The Arctic might soon become completely ice-free and when all of the ice is gone, the world won’t be the same… While politicians seem to keep failing to...
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This is why we can`t have nice things
An investigation into objects such as light bulbs, printers and phones and how the same products made today are not necessarily better…Is it a conspiracy? Following the timelines...
AustraliaB2 - Upper-intermediateBraincraftC1 - AdvancedEnvironmentFunnyPopular CultureProblem SolvingPsychologyScience
Think you have a «Type A» personality? Sorry, that`s fake news!
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...
B2 - Upper-intermediateBusinessEconomicsEnvironmentFashionManagementNorth AmericaOtherPopular CultureProblem SolvingScienceTechnology
The Future of Augmented Reality
Can enhanced versions of the real physical world using digital visual elements improve the way we learn? Various applications are presented to show the future of this type...
The AI that Creates any picture you want – Explained
Artificial Intelligence researchers investigating automated image capturing processes. Playing with images and text to generate novel scenes that don’t happen in the real world… Green buses, elephants flying,...
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TECH MONOPOLIES – Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
John Oliver discusses how our experiences on the Internet are dominated by companies who create products that we can’t live without, meanwhile suppressing their competition completely. This `Anti-...
BusinessC1 - AdvancedEconomicsManagementNorth AmericaPopular CultureProblem SolvingSlidebeanTechnology
How these Startups growth hacked their first customers
In this video, the presenter shares a variety of stories to show how young founders and entrepreneurs have used their skills in hacking and solving problems to make...
B2 - Upper-intermediateBusinessComplete Lesson PlanEnvironmentManagementNorth AmericaPoliticsProblem SolvingTechnologyTED
Beware online «filter bubbles» TED
How does information flow online? Are you paying attention to what gets filtered on your social media accounts? How do our filters get edited out and which companies...
10,000 YEARS OF BRANDING EXPLAINED IN 6 MINUTES – Debbie Millman
Debbie Millmam an American Brand Designer explains how design and branding have changed over the years and are currently reflections of major events in society such as the...
B2 - Upper-intermediateBusinessComplete Lesson PlanEconomicsManagementNon GuidedNorth AmericaOtherPopular CultureProblem SolvingPsychologyScience
The 4 Things it Takes to be an Expert
What makes someone an expert? Exploring different systems of thought, the video interviews experts in various subjects from chess champions to PI formula memory champions. An interesting topic...
AustraliaB2 - Upper-intermediateBusinessManagementNon GuidedNorth AmericaProblem SolvingPsychologyScienceVeritasium
The Science of Thinking – System 1 Vs System 2
How often do we actually use our brains to think these days instead of going straight to Google to get the answer? System 1 and System 2 are...
13 Ways to Clarify When You Don’t Understand Someone
As the title clearly suggests, this video gives some useful phrases to get clarification. I used this video under the umbrella topic of presentations and it’s also a...
Game Theory: The Science of Decision-Making
This video (well, the first part) focuses on “Game Theory” which was popularised by Russell Crowe in his portrayal of John Nash in A Beautiful Mind. It focuses...
The Effective Executive
This video is based on a famous book by the 60’s “business guru” Peter Drucker. Effectively, it’s a book summary video (this concept works well for W&T lessons,...
Why we see patterns in randomness
This video covers a number of fallacies like the Gambler’s (a.k.a. Monte Carlo) fallacy as well as the Texas Sharpshooter fallacy which help explain why people see patterns...
How to sound smart in your TEDx Talk
This TED speaker takes a comical look at how TED Talks are structured with this perfect parody. It’s a useful video for breaking down public speaking and presentations...
The dangers of copying successful people
This short video (3m20s) takes a critical look at people’s tendency to look for magic formulas to success by looking to world leaders and copying what they do....
Talking about my generation
The video contrasts the differences between the different generations. It’s very American (or just Manhattan!) focused but makes a good starting point for comparing and contrasting with other...
Simon Sinek on Millennials in the Workplace
Simon Sinek, a well-known business “guru” / speaker, gives his take on millennials and it ain’t so pretty! He gives his point of view from a professional development...
WHAT WOULD YOU LEARN IF YOU READ ONE HUNDRED SELF-HELP BOOKS?
This young filmmaker has broken down some of his takeaway lessons after reading 100 self-help books. This lesson could be a good gateway to a number of other...
Is it time to eat bugs?
This comedy sketch takes a lighter look at the growing industry of insects as a source of food.
Gene Editing: The Pros and Cons
From combating climate change to curing disease, to creating designer babies, gene-editing technologies have the potential to transform lives. What risks do they pose?
«Collective Illusions»: Why false consensus in society is so dangerous
«COLLECTIVE ILLUSIONS»: WHY FALSE CONSENSUS IN SOCIETY IS SO DANGEROUS Teachers’ notes This video discusses the idea of collective illusions. These form when everyone in a group goes...
Jonathan Pie: How Putin Weaponized London’s Greed
JOHNATHAN PIE: HOW PUTIN WEAPONIZED LONDON GREED teacher’s notes This cutting satirical video puts the spotlight on Putin’s relationship with London. It shows how Putin has power over...
Why it’s so difficult to buy your first house in London – CNBC International
WHY IT’S SO DIFFICULT TO BUY YOUR FIRST HOME IN LONDON – CNBC INTERNATIONAL teacher’s notes This video takes a look at the London real estate scene which...
The dot-com bubble: Is history about to repeat itself?
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...
What is an economic bubble exactly and what have tulips got to do with it?!
«What is an economic bubble exactly and what have tulips got to do with it?!» Teachers’ notes This video gives a clear overview of the «5 steps» (arguably...
why are NFTs in sports so important
WHY ARE NFTS IN SPORTS SO VALUABLE? (FEAT. PIQUÉ) Teachers’ notes What are NFTs? How can NFTs create value? What does it mean for the sports industries like...
How Joe Rogan Became The Biggest Interviewer in the World
HOW JOE ROGAN BECAME THE BIGGEST INTERVIEWER IN THE WORLD teacher’s notes Joe Rogan is a household name in the States )and getting that way in the rest...
How did pink become a girly colour?
HOW DID PINK BECOME A GIRLY COLOUR? teacher’s notes A lighter lesson than most. This VOX video focuses on the colour Pink and shows its evolution as it...
4 Ways Our Data Is Used After We Die
4 WAYS OUR DATA IS USED AFTER WE DIE teacher’s notes These days our digital footprints continue to grow bigger and bigger as people uploaded almost infinite amounts...
What Your Clothes Reveal About You
WHAT YOUR CLOTHES REVEAL ABOUT YOU Teacher’s notes Nowadays clothing is a very typical form of self-expression. Dress codes are becoming increasingly less popular and more relaxed. Dress...
Why Some People Are Always Late
WHY SOME PEOPLE ARE ALWAYS LATE Teachers’ notes Being late – is it a cultural thing? Is it «in the genes»? It turns out some people experience time...
How Red Bull Makes Money Selling Nothing
HOW RED BULL MAKES MONEY SELLING NOTHING Teachers’ notes This video lesson talks about the history of Red Bull, how they built their empire, and the financial structure...
How To Deal With Interruptions during a presentation or meeting
HOW TO DEAL WITH INTERRUPTIONS DURING A PRESENTATION OR MEETING Teachers’ notes This video works for presentations and meetings and can be made more interesting by looking at...
What does it REALLY take to be successful?
WHAT DOES IT REALLY TAKE TO BE SUCCESSFUL Teachers’ notes People have a bias to think that they play a larger role in things happening than they actually...
Facial Recognition – the good, the bad and the ugly
FACIAL RECOGNITION – THE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE UGLY Teachers’ notes Facial recognition is becoming increasingly more common these days, from our iPhone to search databases it’s...
Your memory is lying to you. Here’s how.
YOUR MEMORY IS LYING TO YOU. HERE’S HOW. Teachers’ notes This is a very educational video which I personally found very interesting and it was well-received by my...
The formula for selling a million-dollar work of art
THE FORMULA FOR SELLING A MILLION-DOLLAR WORK OF ART Teachers’ notes Art can be a great way to build your assets. Some artworks can be sold for millions...
Ransomware
RANSOMWARE Teachers’ notes This video explains ransomware. There have been an increasing amount of attacks recently on companies, professionals, and nonprofit organizations. These attacks will gain access to...
Why are natural gas prices so high?
WHY ARE NATURAL GAS PRICES SO HIGH? Teachers’ notes Natural gas prices are on the rise currently around Europe. This is due to many different factors. China had...
How Do the Olympics Make Money? The Olympics Business Model Explained
HOW DO THE OLYMPICS MAKE MONEY? THE OLYMPICS BUSINESS MODEL EXPLAINED Teacher’s notes This video takes a deep dive into the finances of the Olympics. The Olympic games...
What Will Future Jobs look Like
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...
why does Japan work so hard?
WHY DOES JAPAN WORK SO HARD? Teachers’ notes This video explains the labour crisis that is currently taking place throughout Japan. There have been many deaths by overwork...
three rules for a better work life balance
THREE RULES FOR A BETTER WORK-LIFE BALANCE Teachers’ notes This video from the «The Way We Work» TED series focus on the Work-life balance, something many of us...
Are Musk’s Starlink Satellites Overcrowding Space?
This video talks about “Starlink”, another of Elon Musk´s (madcap 🤔) enterprises. Starlink is all about communications satellites and, if the experts in this video are to be...
Explainer: What is the ‘metaverse’?
Greg McKeown saw first-hand how success can lead straight to professional and personal failure, during his career evaluating and coaching Silicon Valley executives. The heart of the problem,...
NFTs Are Fueling a Boom in Digital Art. Here’s How They Work
Greg McKeown saw first-hand how success can lead straight to professional and personal failure, during his career evaluating and coaching Silicon Valley executives. The heart of the problem,...
3 Great Untruths to Stop Telling Kids
Greg McKeown saw first-hand how success can lead straight to professional and personal failure, during his career evaluating and coaching Silicon Valley executives. The heart of the problem,...
The happiness formula?
Greg McKeown saw first-hand how success can lead straight to professional and personal failure, during his career evaluating and coaching Silicon Valley executives. The heart of the problem,...
The Real Reason Schools Give Kids Summers Off – Cheddar Explains
Greg McKeown saw first-hand how success can lead straight to professional and personal failure, during his career evaluating and coaching Silicon Valley executives. The heart of the problem,...
Essentialism – The Disciplined Pursuit of Less
Greg McKeown saw first-hand how success can lead straight to professional and personal failure, during his career evaluating and coaching Silicon Valley executives. The heart of the problem,...
How Cruise Ships Work
This is the symphony of the seas: an 1,188 feet long, 8,880 person, 18 deck, 7 neighbourhood beast of a cruise ship that makes the Titanic look like...
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How could veganism change the world?
By 2050 the world’s population could approach 10 billion – and around 60% more food could be needed to feed everyone. The environmental impacts of the food system...
Why People Send Terrible Emails
How many exclamation points is too many?! Should you include emojis in emails 🤷🏻♀️ Why do people send such terrible emails, or is there more to it? Here...
4 Professional Poker Lessons to Help You Think Clearly and Live Wisely
A good poker face can win you a fortune or help you sell a difficult lie, but that term might be leading us all astray. For poker champ...
Noam Chomsky – The 5 Filters of the Mass Media Machine
According to American linguist and political activist, Noam Chomsky, media operate through 5 filters: ownership, advertising, the media elite, flak and the common enemy. The idea is to...
Corporate responsibility? Don’t make me laugh
Most companies are trying to fight on both sides of a war, says Anand Giridharadas. They want to make a merciless profit and also get good PR. The...
Facts Don’t Win Fights: Here’s How to Cut Through Confirmation Bias
If you want someone to see an issue rationally, you just show them the facts, right? No one can refute a fact. Well, brain imaging and psychological studies...
Fashion’s Naked Truths
Fashion is one of the fastest-growing industries on the planet. Around the world eighty billion new pieces of clothing are sold every year – 400% more than just...
Seasteading 101: How to Build the World’s First Society-at-Sea
Seasteading began as a thought experiment: imagine a sovereign Libertarian utopia in international waters, far from the reach of any government. Over the last decade, this dream has...
Former CIA Chief of Disguise Breaks Down Cold War Spy Gadgets
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...
How America Became A Superpower
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...
B2 - Upper-intermediateBusinessManagementNorth AmericaPartial Lesson PlanPopular CultureProblem Solving
The Lean Startup – Eric Ries – Animated Book Review
«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...
The Fermi Paradox With Neil deGrasse Tyson – Where Are All The Aliens?
Since the birth of philosophy, we’ve never stopped wondering about the answer to the question: Are we alone? Neil deGrasse Tyson tackles the possibility of the prevalence of...
Why an Ordinary Life Can Be a Good Life
We live in an age with a high regard for extraordinary lives – that is, lives that the vast majority of us will never lead. Our heroes have...
Conspiracy Theories That Turned Out To Be True
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....
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How London laid the groundwork for sustainable sporting architecture
Governments hosting high-profile sporting events like the Olympics and FIFA World Cup are repeatedly criticized for building massive, unsustainable venues, often abandoned in the years after the big...
Presentation Skills – How to avoid death By PowerPoint
With a seldom seen depth of knowledge and passion for his subject, David Phillips has become the leading Swedish figurehead in the art of making presentations. He is...
Universal Basic Income Explained – Free Money for Everybody?
What if the state covered your cost of living, would you still go to work? Go back to school? Not work at all? What would you do? This...
The future of shopping: what’s in store?
The pandemic has upended the way people buy—online retail has soared as high-street shops and malls close. Brands are now racing to exploit one of the most important...
What Everyone Gets Wrong About Procrastination
Many people think procrastination is the opposite of productivity. So trying to fix procrastination with productivity hacks like time management apps or optimizing your workflow makes sense, right?...
How Ads Follow You Around the Internet
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...
Brené Brown on Empathy
What is the best way to ease someone’s pain and suffering? In this beautiful animated short film from RSA, Dr. Brené Brown reminds us that we can only...
How The Six Degrees Phenomenon Has Changed 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...
The Performed Self
Do you have a fixed character? Or do you play many roles depending on the situation? Erving Goffman argued that we display a series of masks to others,...
The science behind ‘us vs. them’
From politics to every day life, humans have a tendency to form social groups that are defined in part by how they differ from other groups. Neuroendocrinologist Robert...
Try Something New for 30 Days
Is there something you’ve always thought about or wanted to do, but just haven’t done yet? Matt Cutts suggests: Do it for 30 days. This short, light-hearted talk...
Why Finland And Denmark Are Happier Than The U.S.
What does it take to be happy? The Nordic countries seem to have it all figured out. Finland and Denmark have consistently topped the United Nations’ most prestigious...
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How Gaslighting Manipulates Your Mind
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...
How Marvel Went From Bankruptcy to Billions
We all associate Marvel to Awesome Super Heroes which makes super hero movies, from Avengers to Iron Man, you name it, it has been a hit. The brand...
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The sunk cost fallacy
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...
B2 - Upper-intermediateBusinessEconomicsMusicNorth AmericaPartial Lesson PlanPoliticsPolymatterPopular Culture
The economics of K Pop
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...
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Why Everything Takes Longer Than You Expect
Every time I go to write or edit a video, I think it’s only going to take me a day. Or maybe two. I have plenty of time!...
10 ways to have a better conversation
When your job hinges on how well you talk to people, you learn a lot about how to have conversations — and that most of us don’t converse...
How the rich avoid paying taxes
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...
How Zoom Defeated Skype Company Story
These are strange times and, if you are in your house (which you should be!) chances are you’ve used some sort of video call to talk with family,...
The language of lying
We hear anywhere from 10 to 200 lies a day. And although we’ve spent much of our history coming up with ways to detect these lies by tracking...
The real cost of smart speakers
In 2014, Amazon debuted a simple but industry-changing product: the smart speaker. Technically the Amazon Echo was just a microphone attached to the internet that you installed in...
Why governing AI is crucial to human survival
The question of conscious artificial intelligence dominating future humanity is not the most pressing issue we face today, says Allan Dafoe of the Center for the Governance of...
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Beeple Explains The Absurdity Of NFTs
NFT stands for non-fungible token, essentially a digital signature backed by blockchain technology that proves ownership of something. Unlike Bitcoin, which are all identical by design, NFTs are...
Could digital currencies put banks out of business?
Cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin have been billed as a major disruptor to finance. But digital currencies issued by governments might be even more radical—they may even threaten the future...
Inside LEGO House, Denmark’s tribute to the famous brick
Sixty years ago, the LEGO brick was invented in Billund, Denmark. Today, LEGO is the world’s strongest and most valuable toy brand with several thousand employees. The company’s...
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How do governments make money?
The pandemic is making governments cash poor as they deal with the biggest economic shock since the 1930s. CNBC’s Silvia Amaro looks at where governments get their money...
How is China “Making” Athletes for the Olympics?
With 400,000 children in special Olympic schools, China has the biggest mass recruitment and training programme in the world. This lesson plan has not been developed but you...
How McDonald’s Really Makes Money
McDonald’s is, first and foremost, a real estate company. Glancing at its 2019 balance sheet, one number, in particular, should grab your attention: $39 billion. 85% of its...
How Rwanda is Becoming the Singapore of Africa
Africa is often viewed quite poorly on the world stage. The continent holds plenty of violent, corrupt, and unstable nations and the majority of world’s least developed countries,...
How will covid-19 change travel?
The covid-19 pandemic has devastated the travel industry. But as vaccines are rolled out and global travel slowly picks up, how will the industry evolve, and will holidays...
The IKEA effect: How Does Labor Lead to Love?
The end of March signals the beginning of Daylight Saving Time – the method of moving clocks forward during warmer months so that darkness falls at a later...
The History and pros and cons of changing the clocks
The end of March signals the beginning of Daylight Saving Time – the method of moving clocks forward during warmer months so that darkness falls at a later...
What is the Dark Web?
There are many layers of the internet that cannot be found using a search engine. CNBC’s Tom Chitty explains the dark web and its many uses.
Why Engagement Rings Are a Scam
People may think of the diamond engagement ring as a timeless symbol of love but it turns out this ancient tradition was invented less than a century ago...
Why Flying Car Startups Are Seeking A Quiet Takeoff
If eVTOL aircraft companies are to achieve their commercial ambition of becoming flying taxis, then first they’ll need to ensure their aircrafts are quiet enough to work in...
to see Germany’s future, look at its cars
This video lesson is not for everyone as it’s very ‘businessy’ with a strong focus on changes in Germany particularly with the German elections in mind (Sept 2021)....
Corruption is legal in America
For this powerful video on lobbying, you can “compare and contrast” with life in Europe and the influence of Big Corps here.
China’s economy: What’s its weak spot?
This lesson examines whether the changing demographics and hangover of Chinas ‘one-child per family’ person are going to stop it from becoming the superpower of the world.
China’s trillion-dolar investment in infrastructure: The making of a superpower
China’s Belt and Road Initiative is the most ambitious infrastructure project in modern history. It spans over 60 countries and will cost over a trillion dollars. The plan...
Why seemingly smart people make stupid mistakes
This is an amusing (and well made) video about seemingly intelligent people make mistakes. It follows «The Peter Principle», which is the theory that everyone gets promoted until...
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How China is using automation to reshape its economy
China’s economy is facing several risks: an aging population, less working-age people, and rising wages. So how is the country responding to these threats? A big part of...
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The ethical dilemma of self-driving cars
This is a potentially devilishly fun lesson where you can ask students some tricky questions to explore ‘worse case scenarios’. The video focuses on the ethics of self-driving...
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Degrowth: Is it time to live better with less
This lesson is based on the concept of “degrowth” which questions the role of GDP as an indicator of a country’s economic welfare and “progress”. It’s well explained, as...
The bridge problem
This lesson is fun way to introduce talk about alternative ways of thinking and can work well as either a mid-term break, or as a prequel to the...
Why Scooter Startups Are Worth Billions
Scooters (patinetes) have been getting a lot of bad press recently (these headlines are real) and they are incredibly popular so there should be a lot of opinions on...
Secrets The Lottery Doesn’t Want You To Know
This lesson is based on the potential downsides of winning the lottery (yes, really!). The lesson can be approached in several different ways and adapted to suit your...
How Winning An Oscar Became About Money
The video talks about the influence and somewhat dirty tactics of Harvey Weinstein, who has been in the spotlight for a few years now due to his abuse...
Why Does China Care So Much About The Moon?
This lesson is based around the latest space race kicked off by China recently landing on the far side of the moon. The narrator at this Youtube video channel, PollyMatter, speaks...
Made In China? Of Course It Is – But Why?
This lesson focuses on the concept of “Made in China” and its many connotations. It compares the sales price of international products (H&M, Adidas, Starbucks) IN China with the...
Just How Do Airlines Set Their Prices?!
This lesson is based around airlines, pricing and artificial intelligence but there should also be plenty of opportunities for ‘spin-off’ conversations into things like low-cost carriers like Ryanair,...
Starbucks – Love ‘Em Or Hate ‘Em ? The Australian Story
This lesson is based around Starbucks. More specifically, it connects to their failure in Australia (at least at their first attempt) and their new (Autumn ’18) venture into...
Why everyone believes in at least one conspiracy theory
It’s easy to be dismissive of conspiracy theories and think it’s always about ‘those people’ believing them but, the truth is, most of us have fallen for them...
How California is copying China to create Super Apps
This lesson focuses on the beast that is “WeChat”, the Chinese “superApp”, and how western tech giants like Google and particularly Facebook are copying it. This New York...
The Future of Avatars. Maybe.
This lesson is based on a 25-minute BBC report called “Women of the Future: My Avatar and Me” and has soooo much good material to get into so...
Are all-white paintings masterpieces or baloney?
I had a lot of fun with this lesson! It explores the world of minimalist art and attempts to justify the astronomical price tags. I particularly enjoyed it...
What are the six Universal Principles of Persuasion?
This animated video describes the six universal Principles of Persuasion according to Robert Cialdini, an influential scholar and author. This can be a self-contained short lesson or extended...
How covid-19 is boosting innovation
This video is (mainly) focusing on the positives of Covid and is handily broken down into “chapters” so you can pick and choose to match your students’ interests...
Why Putin wants Alexei Navalny dead
This video takes a look at ‘why’ Putin had Alexei Navalny poisoned and how Putin has positioned himself to be a modern-day Tzar and powermonger. As you might...
Tips to improve your critical thinking
This lesson is based on “Critical Thinking” and revolves around a very accessible video on the subject. As usual, there is a lot of potential for segues and...
time flies…or does it?
This lesson is based on the perception of time and how it seems to either fly by or drag on. It’s a very interesting lesson but it took...
How to make a republic bananas
This video is full of facts and plot-twists and so is a particularly interesting watch. It focuses on how the United Fruit Company managed to manipulate the American...
Is it time reimagine the work life balance
This lesson questions the status quo of the way we work focusing particularly on the use of technology and the concept of working from home. It was inspired by the...
What kind of witchery does VR use to trick our brains?
This lesson is based on Virtual Reality (VR). It focuses on the human emotions and science of VR and how it tricks our brains. It was inspired by...
What are the secrets of the Japanese Yakuza?
This video is on the Japanese mafia – the Yakuza. The video itself is very “light” in its approach and is more artistic as its focus is on a photographer...
How do free video games make money
This video is based on the world of Freemium apps — a business model that, in the past few years, has largely wiped out the market of paid-for...
What Impact will Artificial Intelligence have on the Fashion Industry
This video explores the impact of Artificial Intelligence on the fashion industry and ranges from how it reduces waste to how it spots new trends.
Are you capable of murder?
This video and lesson can be approached from different angles and you can have a lot of fun with it if you have the ‘confanza’ to play devil’s...
How do modern pirates make money
Who doesn’t love pirates?! This video crosses over very nicely between fun and informative and ticks the business box too. It focuses on how modern-day pirates actually make...
What is the Fourth Industrial Revolution?
This lesson on the «Fourth Industrial Revolution» has a lot of potential for tangents and critical thinking, therefore, it should work particularly well for some interesting conversation and...
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What can astronauts teach us about risk
This video sees Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield talk about the astronaut’s logic of risk-taking. The magic is in the build-up to the video and getting the students to think a little...
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How Dating Apps Make Money and Why It’s Changing – guided video
Whether you use it or not, everyone knows about Tinder thanks to movies, memes and ‘that friend’. 😜🔥 But what about its business model and its competitors? What...
The Business of Padel – guided video
Padel is one of the world’s fastest-growing sports but why is it so popular? What makes players and investors so excited about it? And how are they bringing...
Where will space exploration take us in the next 50 years – guided video
Hollywood has filled our heads with all sorts of wonderful images of space but what will ‘really‘ happen within the next 50 years? Will we colonise other planets?...
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Business Lessons from the Failure Museum
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...
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Why the Pineapple used to cost $10, 000 – guided video
Adjusting for inflation, a single pineapple used to cost as much as $10,000! WTAF?! How is that possible?! This video reveals some of the history and social context...
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Why Everything Takes Longer Than You Expect guided video
Why does everything seem to take longer than you planned and why do big infrastructure and building projects always go wayyyy over budget? This video looks at the...
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Why Lego Isn’t (Just) a Toy Company – guided video
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...
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How Coca-Cola Hijacked Sports – guided video
This video takes a closer look at how Coca-Cola, an unhealthy sugary drink, has managed to align itself with the greatest sporting events on the planet – the...
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Monaco: The history and power of the second smallest country in the world – guided video
How did one of the smallest countries in the world become so goddamn powerful?! This video traces the money back in time to see how Monaco got its...
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Apple vs. Banks: The Digital-Wallet War – guided video
Are you still reaching for your physical wallet when you make a purchase, or have you joined the wave of users embracing digital wallets like Apple Pay and...
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How To Be a Good Teacher – guided video
What is the difference between a “good” and “bad” teacher? Come to think of it, what is a teacher (apart from the obvious!)? What are the common traits...
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The Royal Family Gets £86M A Year From The British People. Are They Worth It?
«In a world divided by tradition and modernity, the British Royal Family reigns in the spotlight, but are they worth their weight in gold? With £86 million a...
Why Amsterdam is Building a New Red Light District
Amsterdam’s radical transformation of the Red Light District includes a 5,000 square meter high-rise featuring hotel rooms, bars, and more. The project seeks to reduce over-tourism, increase sex...
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11 Of The Most Faked Foods In The World
Discover the shocking world of counterfeit foods, from fake truffle oil to imitation saffron. Learn how criminal networks operate like savvy companies to deceive consumers. Dive into the...
How Chess Broke YouTube
The video discusses the surprising rise of chess as an online phenomenon. Chess, often seen as an old-fashioned game, has become the fastest-growing sport on YouTube, outperforming NBA...
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How to learn anything fast using ChatGPT
The video discusses how AI can be effectively used as a tool to enhance the learning process rather than as a mere source of answers. The speaker introduces...
The Case for a 4-Day Work Week
This TED Talk discusses the increasing stress and burnout among workers due to the pandemic and how a four-day, 32-hour week with five days of pay can benefit...
Why everything you buy is worse now
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...
Is Left Brain vs Right Brain is a MYTH
Spoiler alter – yes! The idea of the brain being divided into left and right sides, with each side controlling certain functions (logical vs. creative), is a myth....
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In Praise of Bias
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...
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Superfans The Tribalism of Sports
The video discusses the concept of superfans and their love for sports. Superfans are described as people who are heavily invested in a particular team and have their...
Are Brain Implants The Future Of Computing?
The video describes the current state of brain-computer interfaces (BCIs) and their potential to revolutionize the way people interact with technology. BCIs are devices that allow the brain...
PowerPoint Storytelling: How Consultancies Create Compelling Stories
Big-name consulting firms all do one thing really well. They create amazing presentations for their clients. But it’s not just the formatting and design that makes these presentations...
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Where Good Ideas Come From
What is the ideal space for creativity? Steven Johnson shares his investigation and research of trying to find the `right` environment for our `lightbulb` moments to grow.
Screenplay Structure In 6 Minutes
An interview with the Hollywood Script Consultant and story expert, Michael Hauge, who shares his timeline of a six-page plot structure on storytelling. Hauge explains his ideas on...
Saudi Arabia`s Controversial Mega-City Project: The Line
The concept of building a `City of the Future` has been tried in quite a few cities of the world, here we get to see Saudi Arabia’s proposal...
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How Raider`s of the Lost Ark Reveals Everything you need to know
This video compares Raiders of the Lost Ark to its imitator movies. It comments on how the first scene succeeds in having a self-contained story that is well...
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How India Will Take Over The World Economy In 10 Years
This video is inspired by the fact that India is going to overtake China and become the most populous country on the planet. The big question is “So...
Why 70% of Spain is Empty
Despite its size and economy, the majority of land space in Spain is surprisingly empty. The video draws our attention to the distribution of the population and how...
Why We All Need Subtitles Now
The video explains that many people watch movies and TV shows in various locations, but find it hard to understand the dialogue without subtitles. It is becoming increasingly necessary...
ChatGPT – the future is here!
There are three videos on Chat GPT so you can pitch the right one depending on your students’ existing knowledge.
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Why Advertisers Are Tracking Your Emojis 😱
The video talks about how advertisers use emojis to target users on social media platforms, particularly Twitter. In 2016, Twitter began giving advertisers access to emoji data, which...
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Future thinking: End the war between you and yourself
This video focuses on the importance of us, as individuals and as a society, being conscious of, and then actively planning for, the arrival of our future-selves. The...
Must-Have English Phrases for Online Meetings
With millions of us now working on Zoom, this guided video gives tips and advice on using the platform but also appropriate phrases to get the message or...
Is Civilization on the Brink of Collapse?
Rome became the first city in history with one million inhabitants and was a centre of technological, legal, and economic progress. An empire impossible to topple, stable and...
I learned a System for remembering everything
Imagine being able to pick up any book, read it, and remember almost everything from it. This kind of superpower memory recall might feel like fiction, but there...
How To Express Empathy in English – For Client Care and Personal Relationships
How can you express sincere empathy in English, whether you’re dealing with an upset customer or talking with a friend who just lost her job in this Confident...
Be Interesting and Cool in English – Speak Confident English
This video (with the cringeworthy title) is good for «cherry-picking¨ a few clips to give your students valuable listening practice and to complement a lesson or theme. It...
A Funny Look At The Unintended Consequences of Technology
«Future tech always comes with two things: promise and unintended consequences», he says and it’s those consequences that this video explores, the unintended consequences of some of our...
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What is Emotional Intelligence?
Many of humanity’s greatest problems stem not from a shortfall of technical or financial intelligence, but what we term emotional intelligence. It is through the acquisition of Emotional...
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Pricing effect: Why a higher price tag makes wine taste better. Why are we all so stupid?
Pricing effect means using price as a signal for value or quality. It turns out, a higher price tag makes wine taste better because our brains tell us...
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ANCHORING EFFECT: GUESSING HOW MANY JELLY BEANS ARE IN A JAR | WHY ARE WE ALL SO STUPID?
Anchoring effect is our tendency to rely too much on the first piece of information. Knowing about the anchoring effect may help you better negotiate a pay raise...
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Why Are We So Attached To Our Things?
Any hoarders, «collectors» or celebrity memorabilia fans in the house? After witnessing the “violent rage” shown by babies whenever deprived of an item they considered their own, Jean...
Noise: A Flaw in Human Judgement
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”,...
The Incredible Promise of Psychedelic Therapy
There is a form of therapy which is, right now, illegal but which, according to the video stands to become a dominant way of doing therapy over the...
How These Companies Cracked the Four – Day Work Week
A growing number of businesses are embracing the four-day work week — an idea that was considered radical just a few years ago. The Covid-19 pandemic appears to...
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Your Genes Affect Your Education
Attempts to study inequality in society have to consider the impact of genetic inequality despite its controversiality, this video does just that!
Why Foreign Aid Doesn`t Work
Why do grave world problems still exist despite the billions of dollars being inverted into them? Is corruption responsible?
What is an Ad Hominem attack?
Be careful of how you behave, NOT what you say! You could be exposed to an Ad Hominem attack where words aren’t heard but your personality and status...
What is we could refreeze the Arctic?
The Arctic might soon become completely ice-free and when all of the ice is gone, the world won’t be the same… While politicians seem to keep failing to...
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This is why we can`t have nice things
An investigation into objects such as light bulbs, printers and phones and how the same products made today are not necessarily better…Is it a conspiracy? Following the timelines...
AustraliaB2 - Upper-intermediateBraincraftC1 - AdvancedEnvironmentFunnyPopular CultureProblem SolvingPsychologyScience
Think you have a «Type A» personality? Sorry, that`s fake news!
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...
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The Future of Augmented Reality
Can enhanced versions of the real physical world using digital visual elements improve the way we learn? Various applications are presented to show the future of this type...
The AI that Creates any picture you want – Explained
Artificial Intelligence researchers investigating automated image capturing processes. Playing with images and text to generate novel scenes that don’t happen in the real world… Green buses, elephants flying,...
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TECH MONOPOLIES – Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
John Oliver discusses how our experiences on the Internet are dominated by companies who create products that we can’t live without, meanwhile suppressing their competition completely. This `Anti-...
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How these Startups growth hacked their first customers
In this video, the presenter shares a variety of stories to show how young founders and entrepreneurs have used their skills in hacking and solving problems to make...
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Beware online «filter bubbles» TED
How does information flow online? Are you paying attention to what gets filtered on your social media accounts? How do our filters get edited out and which companies...
10,000 YEARS OF BRANDING EXPLAINED IN 6 MINUTES – Debbie Millman
Debbie Millmam an American Brand Designer explains how design and branding have changed over the years and are currently reflections of major events in society such as the...
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The 4 Things it Takes to be an Expert
What makes someone an expert? Exploring different systems of thought, the video interviews experts in various subjects from chess champions to PI formula memory champions. An interesting topic...
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The Science of Thinking – System 1 Vs System 2
How often do we actually use our brains to think these days instead of going straight to Google to get the answer? System 1 and System 2 are...
13 Ways to Clarify When You Don’t Understand Someone
As the title clearly suggests, this video gives some useful phrases to get clarification. I used this video under the umbrella topic of presentations and it’s also a...
Game Theory: The Science of Decision-Making
This video (well, the first part) focuses on “Game Theory” which was popularised by Russell Crowe in his portrayal of John Nash in A Beautiful Mind. It focuses...
The Effective Executive
This video is based on a famous book by the 60’s “business guru” Peter Drucker. Effectively, it’s a book summary video (this concept works well for W&T lessons,...
Why we see patterns in randomness
This video covers a number of fallacies like the Gambler’s (a.k.a. Monte Carlo) fallacy as well as the Texas Sharpshooter fallacy which help explain why people see patterns...
How to sound smart in your TEDx Talk
This TED speaker takes a comical look at how TED Talks are structured with this perfect parody. It’s a useful video for breaking down public speaking and presentations...
The dangers of copying successful people
This short video (3m20s) takes a critical look at people’s tendency to look for magic formulas to success by looking to world leaders and copying what they do....
Talking about my generation
The video contrasts the differences between the different generations. It’s very American (or just Manhattan!) focused but makes a good starting point for comparing and contrasting with other...
Simon Sinek on Millennials in the Workplace
Simon Sinek, a well-known business “guru” / speaker, gives his take on millennials and it ain’t so pretty! He gives his point of view from a professional development...
WHAT WOULD YOU LEARN IF YOU READ ONE HUNDRED SELF-HELP BOOKS?
This young filmmaker has broken down some of his takeaway lessons after reading 100 self-help books. This lesson could be a good gateway to a number of other...
Is it time to eat bugs?
This comedy sketch takes a lighter look at the growing industry of insects as a source of food.
Gene Editing: The Pros and Cons
From combating climate change to curing disease, to creating designer babies, gene-editing technologies have the potential to transform lives. What risks do they pose?
«Collective Illusions»: Why false consensus in society is so dangerous
«COLLECTIVE ILLUSIONS»: WHY FALSE CONSENSUS IN SOCIETY IS SO DANGEROUS Teachers’ notes This video discusses the idea of collective illusions. These form when everyone in a group goes...
Jonathan Pie: How Putin Weaponized London’s Greed
JOHNATHAN PIE: HOW PUTIN WEAPONIZED LONDON GREED teacher’s notes This cutting satirical video puts the spotlight on Putin’s relationship with London. It shows how Putin has power over...
Why it’s so difficult to buy your first house in London – CNBC International
WHY IT’S SO DIFFICULT TO BUY YOUR FIRST HOME IN LONDON – CNBC INTERNATIONAL teacher’s notes This video takes a look at the London real estate scene which...
The dot-com bubble: Is history about to repeat itself?
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...
What is an economic bubble exactly and what have tulips got to do with it?!
«What is an economic bubble exactly and what have tulips got to do with it?!» Teachers’ notes This video gives a clear overview of the «5 steps» (arguably...
why are NFTs in sports so important
WHY ARE NFTS IN SPORTS SO VALUABLE? (FEAT. PIQUÉ) Teachers’ notes What are NFTs? How can NFTs create value? What does it mean for the sports industries like...
How Joe Rogan Became The Biggest Interviewer in the World
HOW JOE ROGAN BECAME THE BIGGEST INTERVIEWER IN THE WORLD teacher’s notes Joe Rogan is a household name in the States )and getting that way in the rest...
How did pink become a girly colour?
HOW DID PINK BECOME A GIRLY COLOUR? teacher’s notes A lighter lesson than most. This VOX video focuses on the colour Pink and shows its evolution as it...
4 Ways Our Data Is Used After We Die
4 WAYS OUR DATA IS USED AFTER WE DIE teacher’s notes These days our digital footprints continue to grow bigger and bigger as people uploaded almost infinite amounts...
What Your Clothes Reveal About You
WHAT YOUR CLOTHES REVEAL ABOUT YOU Teacher’s notes Nowadays clothing is a very typical form of self-expression. Dress codes are becoming increasingly less popular and more relaxed. Dress...
Why Some People Are Always Late
WHY SOME PEOPLE ARE ALWAYS LATE Teachers’ notes Being late – is it a cultural thing? Is it «in the genes»? It turns out some people experience time...
How Red Bull Makes Money Selling Nothing
HOW RED BULL MAKES MONEY SELLING NOTHING Teachers’ notes This video lesson talks about the history of Red Bull, how they built their empire, and the financial structure...
How To Deal With Interruptions during a presentation or meeting
HOW TO DEAL WITH INTERRUPTIONS DURING A PRESENTATION OR MEETING Teachers’ notes This video works for presentations and meetings and can be made more interesting by looking at...
What does it REALLY take to be successful?
WHAT DOES IT REALLY TAKE TO BE SUCCESSFUL Teachers’ notes People have a bias to think that they play a larger role in things happening than they actually...
Facial Recognition – the good, the bad and the ugly
FACIAL RECOGNITION – THE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE UGLY Teachers’ notes Facial recognition is becoming increasingly more common these days, from our iPhone to search databases it’s...
Your memory is lying to you. Here’s how.
YOUR MEMORY IS LYING TO YOU. HERE’S HOW. Teachers’ notes This is a very educational video which I personally found very interesting and it was well-received by my...
The formula for selling a million-dollar work of art
THE FORMULA FOR SELLING A MILLION-DOLLAR WORK OF ART Teachers’ notes Art can be a great way to build your assets. Some artworks can be sold for millions...
Ransomware
RANSOMWARE Teachers’ notes This video explains ransomware. There have been an increasing amount of attacks recently on companies, professionals, and nonprofit organizations. These attacks will gain access to...
Why are natural gas prices so high?
WHY ARE NATURAL GAS PRICES SO HIGH? Teachers’ notes Natural gas prices are on the rise currently around Europe. This is due to many different factors. China had...
How Do the Olympics Make Money? The Olympics Business Model Explained
HOW DO THE OLYMPICS MAKE MONEY? THE OLYMPICS BUSINESS MODEL EXPLAINED Teacher’s notes This video takes a deep dive into the finances of the Olympics. The Olympic games...
What Will Future Jobs look Like
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...
why does Japan work so hard?
WHY DOES JAPAN WORK SO HARD? Teachers’ notes This video explains the labour crisis that is currently taking place throughout Japan. There have been many deaths by overwork...
three rules for a better work life balance
THREE RULES FOR A BETTER WORK-LIFE BALANCE Teachers’ notes This video from the «The Way We Work» TED series focus on the Work-life balance, something many of us...
Are Musk’s Starlink Satellites Overcrowding Space?
This video talks about “Starlink”, another of Elon Musk´s (madcap 🤔) enterprises. Starlink is all about communications satellites and, if the experts in this video are to be...
Explainer: What is the ‘metaverse’?
Greg McKeown saw first-hand how success can lead straight to professional and personal failure, during his career evaluating and coaching Silicon Valley executives. The heart of the problem,...
NFTs Are Fueling a Boom in Digital Art. Here’s How They Work
Greg McKeown saw first-hand how success can lead straight to professional and personal failure, during his career evaluating and coaching Silicon Valley executives. The heart of the problem,...
3 Great Untruths to Stop Telling Kids
Greg McKeown saw first-hand how success can lead straight to professional and personal failure, during his career evaluating and coaching Silicon Valley executives. The heart of the problem,...
The happiness formula?
Greg McKeown saw first-hand how success can lead straight to professional and personal failure, during his career evaluating and coaching Silicon Valley executives. The heart of the problem,...
The Real Reason Schools Give Kids Summers Off – Cheddar Explains
Greg McKeown saw first-hand how success can lead straight to professional and personal failure, during his career evaluating and coaching Silicon Valley executives. The heart of the problem,...
Essentialism – The Disciplined Pursuit of Less
Greg McKeown saw first-hand how success can lead straight to professional and personal failure, during his career evaluating and coaching Silicon Valley executives. The heart of the problem,...
How Cruise Ships Work
This is the symphony of the seas: an 1,188 feet long, 8,880 person, 18 deck, 7 neighbourhood beast of a cruise ship that makes the Titanic look like...
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How could veganism change the world?
By 2050 the world’s population could approach 10 billion – and around 60% more food could be needed to feed everyone. The environmental impacts of the food system...
Why People Send Terrible Emails
How many exclamation points is too many?! Should you include emojis in emails 🤷🏻♀️ Why do people send such terrible emails, or is there more to it? Here...
4 Professional Poker Lessons to Help You Think Clearly and Live Wisely
A good poker face can win you a fortune or help you sell a difficult lie, but that term might be leading us all astray. For poker champ...
Noam Chomsky – The 5 Filters of the Mass Media Machine
According to American linguist and political activist, Noam Chomsky, media operate through 5 filters: ownership, advertising, the media elite, flak and the common enemy. The idea is to...
Corporate responsibility? Don’t make me laugh
Most companies are trying to fight on both sides of a war, says Anand Giridharadas. They want to make a merciless profit and also get good PR. The...
Facts Don’t Win Fights: Here’s How to Cut Through Confirmation Bias
If you want someone to see an issue rationally, you just show them the facts, right? No one can refute a fact. Well, brain imaging and psychological studies...
Fashion’s Naked Truths
Fashion is one of the fastest-growing industries on the planet. Around the world eighty billion new pieces of clothing are sold every year – 400% more than just...
Seasteading 101: How to Build the World’s First Society-at-Sea
Seasteading began as a thought experiment: imagine a sovereign Libertarian utopia in international waters, far from the reach of any government. Over the last decade, this dream has...
Former CIA Chief of Disguise Breaks Down Cold War Spy Gadgets
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...
How America Became A Superpower
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...
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The Lean Startup – Eric Ries – Animated Book Review
«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...
The Fermi Paradox With Neil deGrasse Tyson – Where Are All The Aliens?
Since the birth of philosophy, we’ve never stopped wondering about the answer to the question: Are we alone? Neil deGrasse Tyson tackles the possibility of the prevalence of...
Why an Ordinary Life Can Be a Good Life
We live in an age with a high regard for extraordinary lives – that is, lives that the vast majority of us will never lead. Our heroes have...
Conspiracy Theories That Turned Out To Be True
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....
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How London laid the groundwork for sustainable sporting architecture
Governments hosting high-profile sporting events like the Olympics and FIFA World Cup are repeatedly criticized for building massive, unsustainable venues, often abandoned in the years after the big...
Presentation Skills – How to avoid death By PowerPoint
With a seldom seen depth of knowledge and passion for his subject, David Phillips has become the leading Swedish figurehead in the art of making presentations. He is...