YouTube description: View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/the-psychology-behind-irrational-decisions-sara-garofalo Often people make decisions that are not “rational” from a purely economical... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 7 years 11 months 2 weeks ago • 144 views • 4:39

Economics Professor Randy Wray answers the questions: What is Money? Why is at accepted? What is the relationship between money & government? What backs up our money? Can the US government run out of money? ... continue reading

posted by radx 8 years 2 months ago • 153 views • 27:04

To quote her own presentation: - Our fears about debt and deficits are driven by an outdated gold standard ideology - Money is not a finite "thing" - Deficits can be too big or too small - The goal... continue reading

posted by radx 8 years 2 months 1 week ago • 278 views • 1:18:38

YouTube: Are we meant to be a monogamous species?

posted by PlayhousePals 8 years 5 months 4 weeks ago • 109 views • 2:53

Ugggg ... I hate when the time changes [espcially in the Spring!] YouTube: Daylight saving time is the practice of setting the clocks forward one hour during the spring and back again in the fall in... continue reading

posted by PlayhousePals 8 years 5 months 4 weeks ago • 351 views • 2:20

YouTube: It’s also worth remembering that education is kind of economically weird. It’s not just another thing you buy. Education isn’t only about individual gain. There’s a social aspect as well.... continue reading

posted by PlayhousePals 8 years 6 months 1 week ago • 82 views • 6:36

"Greece is in a state of economic and financial crisis that's dominated global headlines this week, but the real roots of the crisis lie over a decade ago in the misguided idea of uniting a very diverse... continue reading

posted by Warren E. Hale (MrFisk) 8 years 9 months 3 weeks ago • 1,173 views • 2:55

YT: In which John Green teaches you about nation building and nationalism in Latin America. Sometimes, the nations of Latin America get compared to the nations of Europe, and are found wanting. This is... continue reading

posted by RedSky 9 years 2 months 1 week ago • 207 views • 12:14

More evidence that those in the inner circle "elite" know what's up, but preach something else (often for their own gain). Here, Alan Greenspan (finally) comes clean, albeit "too late." Via Voices... continue reading

posted by Trancecoach 9 years 5 months 1 week ago • 104 views • 4:52

A combination of segregation, less taxes to manpower the police force, and a power vacuum for criminal dominance have all been detrimental to the safety of Chicago.

posted by Warren E. Hale (MrFisk) 9 years 9 months 2 weeks ago • 473 views • 2:56

For nearly all of human history, most people were very, very poor. But something happened after 1800. Average wages began to rise. For example, in the past 200 years, the average wage in the United States... continue reading

posted by Trancecoach 9 years 11 months 4 weeks ago • 999 views • 3:19

YouTube Description: Joe Bongiovanni discusses our monetary system and why fixing it is the single most important issue facing people and the planet. Joe explains how money is created as debt by private... continue reading

As an ESL teacher I find this kind of stuff fascinating! Description (from You Tube): eBay Deals investigates Yale University economist Keith Chen's study on "The Effect of Language on Economic Behavior."... continue reading

What, after all, is money? And what sets it apart from something that's simply valuable? A big abstract idea like this called for a hands-on experiment.

posted by randeepsamra 1 decade 8 months ago • 44 views • 3:29