Harvard Professor Answers Middle East Questions | Tech Support | WIRED
AdultsEducationPolitics Professor Tarek Masoud joins WIRED to answer the internet's burning questions about the Middle East.
What caused the fall of one of the most influential empires in history? - Mostafa Minawi
AdultsHistoryPolitics Trace the fall of the Ottoman Empire, which lasted nearly 600 years until their defeat in World War I as part of the Central Powers.
Let’s Get Real About Free Speech | Greg Lukianoff | TED
AdultsSocietyPolitics "Too many people believe in something closer to freedom from speech rather than freedom of speech," says attorney Greg Lukianoff.
This Is What a Digital Coup Looks Like Carole Cadwalladr TED
AdultsPoliticsTechnology We are watching the collapse of the international order in real time, and this is just the start
Presidential Historian Answers Presidency Questions | Tech Support | WIRED
AdultsEducationHistoryInternet CulturePoliticsSociety Presidential historian and head of the George Washington Presidential Library Lindsay Chervinsky joins WIRED to answer the internet's burning questions about the American Presidency.
What does Machiavellian mean?
AdultsLeadershipPhilosophyPolitics What if a person is a good leader… and a bad person? In this episode of Crash Course Political Theory, we unpack that idea through the lens of Machiavelli’s famous treatise, “The Prince,” and find more questions than answers.
What The Ig Nobel Prize Says About Us
AdultsHistoryPoliticsScience The Ig Nobel Prize may not come with the prestige of a Nobel, but it celebrates some weird and wonderful science. Here are the most fascinating Ig Nobel Prize-winning studies about people.
America is rife with political traps. What’s your escape route? | The Dilemma Ep. 3
AdultsEducationPoliticsPsychologySociety Can we let go of the need to win arguments without losing a part of who we are?
How to Disagree with Respect — Not Hate | Spencer J. Cox | TED
AdultsHumanPoliticsPsychologySocietyEducation Spencer J. Cox, Republican governor of the state of Utah in the United States, says that even in these deeply polarized times, it's still possible to disagree without hate or contempt.
How the US Is Destroying Young People’s Future
AdultsHumanPoliticsProductivityEconomySocietyFuture In a scorching talk, marketing professor and podcaster Scott Galloway dissects the data showing that, by many measures, young people in the US are worse off financially than ever before.
A Comedian’s Take on How to Save Democracy
AdultsHumanPoliticsWorldHumorSociety Conversation is a battlefield with only one winner. Or is it? Comedian and author Jordan Klepper believes we can get better at talking to each other (and perhaps save democracy) by learning how to lose.
Was Evacuating Fukushima a Mistake?
AdultsScienceWeatherWorldPoliticsEnvironment I explored the Fukushima Exclusion Zone for 10 days in the April of 2023. When I was there, I was honestly shocked by the amount of contamination.
The Power of Unconventional Thinking | David McWilliams | TED
AdultsCreativityHumanPsychologyHistoryEconomyPolitics From World War II to the 2008 economic collapse and beyond, history shows that economists don’t always see the future as clearly as they think they do, says David McWilliams.
Historian Breaks Down Napoleon's Battle Tactics | WIRED
AdultsCreativityHistoryHumanPolitics "Love him or hate him, Napoleon is a figure probably unrivaled in modern history." Today Jonathon Riley, a British General and historian, breaks down French emperor Napoleon Bonaparte's most prominent battles and utilized war tactics.