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  • Venice and the Ottoman Empire: Crash Course World History #19

    In which John Green discusses the strange and mutually beneficial relationship between a republic, the city-state of Venice, and an Empire, the Ottomans--and how studying history can help you to be a better boyfriend/girlfriend. Together, the Ottoman Empire and Venice grew wealthy by facilitating trade: The Venetians had ships and nautical expertise; the Ottomans had access to many of the most valuable goods in the world, especially pepper and grain. Working together across cultural and religious divides, they both become very rich, and the Ottomans became one of the most powerful political entities in the world. We also discuss how economic realities can overcome religious and political differences (in this case between Muslims and Christians), the doges of Venice, the sultans of the Ottoman empire, the janissaries, and the so-called slave aristocracy of the Ottoman Empire, and how money and knowledge from the Islamic world helped fuel and fund the European Renaissance. Also, there's a They Might Be Giants joke.

    Chapters:
    Introduction 00:00
    Venice 1:02
    Venetian Trade 1:26
    Piazza San Marco 2:48
    Venetian Imports, Exports, & Economy 3:45
    Venetian Government 4:25
    The Ottomans 4:46
    Ottoman Sultans 5:21
    An Open Letter to Ottoman Eunuchs 7:15
    The Ottomans' and Venetians' Relationship 8:12
    Credits 9:38
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    If you really want to read about Ottoman eunuchs (warning: it's explicit), here you go: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eunuch#Ottoman_Empire
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    15 min
  • Congressional Decisions: Crash Course Government and Politics #10

    This week Craig breaks out the crystal ball to try and figure out why our congresspeople do the things that they do. We’ll talk about the three motivating factors of congressional decisions - constituency, interest groups, and political parties - and we’ll break down how each of these factors motivates certain actions like casework, public opinion polls, and logrolling. Craig will even weigh in on which of these factors probably contributes most significantly to the actions and decisions of our congresspersons and he'll do it without even a touch of cynicism!

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    Chapters:
    Introduction 00:00
    How constituents & public opinion influence lawmakers 0:38
    How interest groups influence lawmakers 2:01
    How political parties influence lawmakers 3:07
    Presidential power & political parties 4:20
    Other influences on congressional decisions 5:20
    Credits 6:05

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    10 min
  • Hollywood, Pretendians, and Cultural Appropriation: Ep 23 of Crash Course Native American History

    Native people have been a part of Hollywood and wider American culture for centuries—but not always in the best ways. In this episode of Crash Course Native American History, we explore cultural appropriation, from redface to pretendians, and everything in between.

    Introduction: Cowboys and Indians 00:00
    Natives in Early Hollywood 0:36
    Redface 2:00
    Pretendians 3:30
    Cultural Appropriation 6:24
    Native Representation Today 8:22
    Review & Credits 9:44

    Sources:
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    15 min
  • Population Genetics: When Darwin Met Mendel - Crash Course Biology #18

    Hank talks about population genetics, which helps to explain the evolution of populations over time by combing the principles of Mendel and Darwin, and by means of the Hardy-Weinberg equation.

    Table of Contents:
    1. Population Genetics 1:05
    2. Population 1:14
    3. Allele Frequency 1:41
    4. 5 Factors 1:58
    a) Natural Selection 2:12
    b) Natural Selection/Random Mating 2:27
    c) Mutation 3:18
    d) Genetic Drift 3:49
    e) Gene Flow 4:05
    5. Hardy-Weinberg Principle 4:45
    6. Hardy-Weinberg Equilibrium 5:15
    7. Hardy-Weinberg Equation 6:18

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    17 min
  • How is AI impacting society?: Crash Course Futures of AI #2

    AI is taking over…or is it? And what would that look like anyway? The smarter it gets, the better AI will become at doing– basically everything. That could lead us to a bright future, with booming economies and tons of free time for us human beings. But it could also lead us to something a lot darker. In order to prepare for that transition, we have to try and understand what it would really look like.

    Intro 00:00
    How AI could lead to economic growth 2:22
    How AI could transform society 4:35
    How AI could concentrate wealth and power 7:21
    Deepfakes 8:33
    How close are we to the AI takeover? 11:04
    Conclusion 12:35

    Sources: https://docs.google.com/document/d/16br0e73KFVD5qu-VEBV40yQTpBiX0l65EgWQ6Q7Fz-k/edit?usp=sharing

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    19 min
  • Why are People Moving to Cities? Crash Course Geography #45

    According to the UN, people living in urban places now outnumber those in rural areas — which is a pretty new phenomenon for many parts of the world. So today, we’re going to discuss factors that have led to this shift in populations from rural to urban residences (known as urbanization), and we’ll examine the historical and structural systems, like colonialism and Central Place Theory, that have influenced the cities we see today.

    Correction:
    3:20 On the map here we incorrectly placed the Shanghai marker where Guangzhou is located.

    SOURCES

    Knox and Marston 2016: Human Geography Place and Regions in a Global Context. 7th Edition. Pearson
    Marston et all. 2017. World Regions in a Global Context. Peoples, Places and Environments. 6th Edition. Pearson.
    Pacione, M. 2001. Urban Geography A Global Perspective. Routledge.
    Derudder, Ben and Taylor, Peter. 2016. Change in the World City Network, 2000-2012. The Professional Geographer. 68(4) pages 624-637
    https://ourworldindata.org/how-urban-is-the-world
    https://www.un.org/development/desa/en/news/population/2018-revision-of-world-urbanization-prospects.html
    https://ourworldindata.org/urbanization
    https://www.kearney.com/global-cities/2020
    China’s urban system
    Chang. S. 1963. The Historical Trend of Chinese Urbanization. AAAG. Vol 53 (2)
    Wu F. 2016. Emerging Chinese Cities: Implications for Global Urban Studies. The Professional Geographer, 68(2), pages 338–348
    Sheppard. E. 2016. Emerging Asias: Introduction The Professional Geographer, 68(2), pages 309–312
    https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SP.URB.TOTL.IN.ZS?locations=CN
    GUANGZHOU
    https://worldpopulationreview.com/world-cities/guangzhou-population


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    17 min
  • Int'l Commerce, Snorkeling Camels, and The Indian Ocean Trade: Crash Course World History #18

    In which John Green teaches you the history of the Indian Ocean Trade. John weaves a tale of swashbuckling adventure, replete with trade in books, ivory, and timber. Along the way, John manages to cover advances in seafaring technology, just how the monsoons work, and there's even a disembowelment for you Fangoria fans.

    Chapters:
    Introduction 00:00
    Indian Ocean Trade 0:58
    Monsoon Winds 2:19
    How did trading work along the Indian Ocean? 3:43
    An Open Letter to Kota Rani 4:57
    Benefits of seaborne trade 6:14
    How Indian Ocean trade facilitated the spread of technology 7:06
    Indian Ocean Trade and the spread of Islam 7:33
    Geography, Politics, and Indian Ocean Trade 10:13

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    15 min
  • What Can a Prophecy Tell Us About Climate Change?: Ep 24 of Crash Course Native American History

    What is Traditional Ecological Knowledge? And can it lead a path forward through climate change? In the final episode of Crash Course Native of American History, we’ll explore Native peoples’ expertise on the places they’ve lived for generations—and why it matters today.

    Introduction: Climate in Alaska 00:00
    Traditional Ecological Knowledge 0:36
    Controlled Burns 2:45
    Effects of Climate Change 4:29
    Environmental Justice 5:59
    Review & Credits 9:11

    Sources:
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    16 min
  • Evolutionary Development: Chicken Teeth - Crash Course Biology #17

    Hank introduces us to the relatively new field of evolutionary developmental biology, which compares the developmental processes of different organisms to determine their ancestral relationship and to discover how those processes evolved. Also, fruit flies with eyes on their legs and chickens with teeth!

    References:
    http://www.biomedcentral.com/1741-7007/5/47
    http://blog.hmns.org/?tag=evo-devo
    http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/evolution/what-evo-devo.html
    http://www.hoxfulmonsters.com/2008/05/setting-the-stage-for-hox-genes/
    http://evolution.berkeley.edu/evolibrary/article/evodevo_05
    http://lepdata.org/monteiro/Evo-devo%20pdfs/Halder_et_al_1995.pdf
    http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5230538

    Table of Contents
    1) EVO/DEVO - 00:51
    2) Developmental Regulatory Genes - 2:00
    3) Gap Genes - 2:39
    4) Homeobox / HOX Genes - 2:50
    5) Messed-Up Experiment - 6:16
    6) EVO/DEVO & Evolution - 7:26
    a) Chickens with teeth - 8:14

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    16 min
  • Ida B. Wells: Crash Course Black American History #20

    In this video, we'll learn about the life story of journalist, orator, teacher, suffragette, and anti-lynching activist Ida B. Wells-Barnett. Ida B. Wells made her name writing and speaking and working to improve the lives of Black Americans. She wrote for a number of outlets, and covered a wide array of issues.

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    Sources and References

    Mia Bay, To Tell the Truth Freely: the Life of Ida B. Wells. New York: Hill and Wang, 2010.
    Paula Giddings, Ida: A Sword Among Lions. New York: Amistad, 2009.


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