The mammoths fossils found on the Channel Islands off the coast of southern California are much smaller than their relatives found on the mainland. They were so small that they came to be seen as their own species. How did they get...

Navi Radjou has spent years studying "jugaad," also known as frugal innovation. Pioneered by entrepreneurs in emerging markets who figured out how to get spectacular value from limited resources, the practice has now caught on globally....

In which Adriene Hill and Jacob Clifford teach you about specialization and trade, and how countries decide whether they're going to make stuff or trade for stuff. You'll learn about things like comparative advantage, the production...

In which Jacob Clifford and Adriene Hill launch a brand new Crash Course on Economics! So, what is economics? Good question. It's not necessarily about money, or stock markets, or trade. It's about people and choices. What, you may ask,...

This video provides a historical overview of the development of economics, focusing on the transition from mercantilism to the Classical School of Economics led by Adam Smith. It explores the importance of free markets, division of...

Welcome back to the Fluctus Channel for a feature on the resourcefulness behind some curious, rudimentary cargo transport solutions worldwide.





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This video demonstrates the dining Philosophers Problem.

The Micro Unit 1 Summary video is designed to help you understand economics and goes hand-in-hand with my Ultimate Review Packet. In this video I cover the basics: scarcity, opportunity cost, the economic systems, the production...

Lionel Robbins defined economics as: “the science which studies behaviour as a relationship between unlimited wants and limited resources which have alternative uses.”
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Businesses need to cooperate with government and with one another to defend against cybersecurity threats. But it isn't always clear how to make those relationships work. Leaders in this effort explore how to get it done.

Dr. Fernando Reimers is the Director, International Education Policy Program, Harvard Graduate School of Education. He is the Ford Foundation Professor of the Practice of International Education and Director of both the Global...

Ancient Egypt was amongst the first major human civilizations in existence.



Outside of being genuinely fascinating the economy of ancient Egypt is enlightening to really pull apart because it represents an economy in it’s...

In this video, the speaker discusses the policies that can be implemented to influence the distribution of income and wealth within an economy. They explain the different measures used to measure inequality, the rationale for tackling...

This is the United States of America today: The largest most powerful economy to ever exist in history. In previous episodes, we have explored how the economy of the USA has developed from a British colony into an industrial powerhouse...

An economy is a collection of production and consumption processes that are all working towards solving the central economic problem.



The problem is that we only have access to a finite amount...

The Macro Unit 1 Summary video is designed to help you understand economics and goes hand-in-hand with my Ultimate Review Packet. In this video I cover the basics: scarcity, opportunity cost, the economic systems, the production...

What is “the environment”? Well, it’s everything, and it’s everywhere, including you and me. Just about every part of human civilization depends on a healthy and stable environment. Yet, human activity is causing pollution, climate...

This nugget explains the different growth models in population ; exponential growth and logistic growth and their attributes