Tag: education
Sergey Brin: No Big Deal. Just Give It a Shot!
In the first episode of our series looking back over the greatest conversations to take place at the World Economic Forum, we join Google co-founder Sergei Brin as he ponders success, failure and the importance of pursuing your passions. The interview, co...
The Problem with Solar Energy in Africa
The Problem with Solar Energy in Africa
Is a capitalist-socialist economy inevitable? | Big Think
What will the economy of the future look like? To answer that we must first consider the current trajectory and the ways in which modern capitalism operates, who it benefits, and if it is sustainable. In this video, historians, economists, and authors dis...
China reopens the door to foreign students after 2 years of Covid lockouts
Students with valid residence permits will be able to re-enter the country from Wednesday, according to notices at various embassies.
How Aircraft Carriers Make 17,000 Meals A Day For US Navy Sailors
An aircraft carrier may have more than 5,000 sailors on board. To feed all the sailors on an aircraft carrier, more than 17,000 meals must be prepared daily. There are more than 100 cooks on board, which seems like a culinary miracle, but is it? How are m...
The First Concorde Crash was Soviet
The aggressive take-off profile of the Soviet TU-144 supersonic passenger airplane (right) vs. the French-British Concorde (left).At its peak, the Anglo-French Concorde was the epitome of technological prowess and super sleek design in 20th-century aviati...
Kobe Bryant's Greatest Speech | BEST Motivation Ever
In this powerful and emotional video, we will hear from a legend, a 5-time NBA champion, an 18-time All-Star, and an inductee of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, Kobe Bryant. Bryant shares his best advice about what it’s like to have the “Ma...
Elite SS Paratroopers - Operation Rösselsprung
In the early hours of May 25, 1944, hundreds of Waffen-SS paratroopers dropped into Josip Broz Tito’s headquarters with the support of Luftwaffe airstrikes. ...
Steve Kerr LIFESTYLE Is NOT What You Think...
Many people know Steve Kerr due to his success in the NBA, but one miserable fact about Steve is that his father was assassinated when he was barely 18 years old. Both Steve and his father, Malcolm, were born in Beirut. Steve's father was a senior lecture...
The true story behind Carl Sagan’s cult classic, Contact | Jill Tarter for Big Think
When we first started exploring space, we only knew about the eight planets in our Solar System. Today, we know that in the Milky Way galaxy, there are more planets than there are stars. Additionally, there are organisms on Earth called "extremophiles" th...
Top 22 Biggest Breaking News Stories of Each Year (2000 - 2021)
These are the stories that have shaped the century...so far. For this list, we’ll be looking at the biggest, most shocking and talked about news stories of every year since the 21st century began. Our countdown includes September 11, Hurricane Katrina, Tō...
Elon Musk: The Scientist Behind the CEO (and How He Teaches Himself) Documentary
This mini documentary takes a look at how Elon Musk sees the world through a scientific and engineering mind - and how this fuels the businesses he has start...
7 More Things NOT to Do in Germany | Easy German 354
0:00 Start 0:37 Noise on a Sunday 1:53 Getting stressed out at the supermarket 3:33 Public toilets 4:34 Talking too loud 6:07 Jaywalking 6:49 Looking into the eyes 7:28 No free water 8:39 End notes
15 German Brands You Might Pronounce Wrong
In this special collaboration episode, we talk to our friends from the Easy Languages network and ask them to pronounce German brand names. It turns out that pronunciations differ significantly between languages although the 15 brands - including Porsche,...
Elon Musk's Last Warning 2022 - "I Tried To Warn You The Last Few Years" (BEFORE IT'S TOO LATE!!!)
In this eye-opening and educational video, Elon Musk – an entrepreneur and business magnate gives his final warning about the rise of Artificial Intelligence (A.I.) He shares some important points about A.I. and the dangers of it if we collectively decide...