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The end of globalization (and the beginning of something new) | Mike O'Sullivan
"Globalization is on its deathbed," says economist Mike O'Sullivan. The question now is: What's next? Tracing the historical successes and failures of globalization, O'Sullivan forecasts a new world order where countries come together over shared values rather than geography. Learn how big regional powers like the United States and China will be driven by distinct ways of governing trade, technology and people -- while smaller nations will forge new alliances to solve problems.
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How to learn any language in six months | Chris Lonsdale | TEDxLingnanUniversity
Chris Lonsdale is Managing Director of Chris Lonsdale & Associates, a company established to catalyse breakthrough performance for individuals and senior teams. In addition, he has also developed a unique and integrated approach to learning that gives people the means to acquire language or complex technical knowledge in short periods of time.
I know this video is a little bit old. But something is just never perishable and will last forever. Besides, it has so many captions that really help.
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Speaking 5+ Languages with my Polyglot Grandma
I had a conversation with my Grandma that included English, French, Spanish, Italian, Hebrew, (and we also touched on Arabic and Greek).
We spoke a little bit about what it's like moving to different countries, and adapting to a new culture or language. I hope you enjoy.
Timestamps if you want to skip to specific languages:
00:21 – English
00:47 – Italian
01:37 – French
02:23 – We touch on Arabic
03:00 – A few words in Greek
05:11 – Hebrew
06:31 – SpanishOMG, this is so amazing!!!
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BBC. The Story of Maths. The Language of the Universe
BBC The Story of Maths. The language of the universe from the BBC.
A documentary with subtitles. Episode 01Acquainted with the fundamental mathematics in our lives, Marcus du Sauto explores the mathematics of Ancient Egypt, Mesopotamia and Greece.
In Egypt, he discloses the use of a decimal system based on ten fingers, while in the former Mesopotamia, two arms were counted to 60.
In Greece, he considers the contributions of some of the giants of mathematics, including Plato, Euclid, Archimedes, and Pythagoras, who are credited with starting the transformation of mathematics from a tool for counting into an analytical subject that we know today.
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Lockdown math
3blue1brown is one of my favorite channel, a channel about animating math, in all senses of the word animate.
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What is net-zero? | Kristen Bell + Giant Ant - YouTube
A brief answer to one of the key questions about climate change: What is net-zero? (Written by Myles Allen, David Biello and George Zaidan)
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Why is the world warming up? | Kristen Bell + Giant Ant - YouTube
A brief answer to one of the key questions about climate change: Why is the world warming up? (Written by Myles Allen, David Biello and George Zaidan)
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