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Europe Is Actually Five Different Groups of Countries5:51

Europe Is Actually Five Different Groups of Countries

14.9M views • 13 years ago
CGP Grey
A short CGP Grey explainer on the overlapping and inconsistent membership arrangements of European countries across the EU, Schengen, the euro and the EEA. It shows why "the EU" is full of exceptions.
Lines of Light: How Analog Television Works16:47

Lines of Light: How Analog Television Works

1.5M views • 9 years ago
Technology Connections
Technology Connections explains how analog television produced moving images without computers, covering scanning, CRTs and standards like NTSC and PAL. It is part of a series on analog TV.
LCCS: The LCD / CRT Hybrid from JVC12:16

LCCS: The LCD / CRT Hybrid from JVC

2.3M views • 7 years ago
Technology Connections
A Technology Connections video on JVC's LCCS, a display hybrid that cycles a color LCD shutter over a monochrome CRT to produce field-sequential color without dots or stripes. It builds on his earlier videos about analog TV and compatible color.
Try to Rule Fairly and You'll Be Overthrown18:13

Try to Rule Fairly and You'll Be Overthrown

26M views • 10 years ago
CGP Grey
CGP Grey's animated adaptation of The Dictator's Handbook, explaining how rulers stay in power by keeping a small group of key supporters happy rather than ruling fairly. It lays out selectorate theory and how resources shape regimes.
Immigration, World Poverty and Gumballs6:08

Immigration, World Poverty and Gumballs

6.8M views • 16 years ago
NumbersUSA
Roy Beck's short gumball presentation using World Bank and Census data to argue that letting people immigrate to the US cannot solve world poverty because the numbers are so large. It is made by NumbersUSA, an immigration-restriction advocacy group.
Renting vs. Buying a Home: The 5% Rule10:36

Renting vs. Buying a Home: The 5% Rule

5.3M views • 7 years ago
Ben Felix
Ben Felix explains how to compare renting and buying a home by looking at unrecoverable costs, and distills it into the 5% rule of thumb. It is framed for a Canadian audience but broadly applicable.
How to Fix America's Corrupt Political System5:29

How to Fix America's Corrupt Political System

479K views • 10 years ago
RepresentUs
A short RepresentUs explainer on how money corrupts American politics and what an anti-corruption act could do about it. It covers lobbying, super PACs and campaign finance, and pitches the group's proposed reforms. The video was later superseded by an updated version.
Holy Post -  Race in America17:52

Holy Post - Race in America

1.7M views • 6 years ago
Holy Post Media
Phil Vischer of VeggieTales and Holy Post gives an 18-minute history of racial injustice in America, covering why anger persists despite civil rights laws. It is told from an evangelical Christian perspective and adapted from a class he co-taught.
The Uncanny Valley Is Wrong18:24

The Uncanny Valley Is Wrong

236K views • 6 years ago
This Place
This Place argues that the uncanny valley is a flawed concept, since 'human likeness' is too broad and the supporting evidence is cherry-picked. It proposes that the creepiness really comes from how animated characters and robots move.
How Analog Color TV Works:  The Beginnings13:14

How Analog Color TV Works: The Beginnings

503K views • 8 years ago
Technology Connections
Technology Connections explains the early history of analog color television, from the 1954 start of modern color broadcasting, and how shadow masks work in CRTs. It is the first in a series on how analog color TV works.
A man asked AI for health advice and it cooked every brain cell17:43

A man asked AI for health advice and it cooked every brain cell

4.5M views • 11 months ago
Chubbyemu
Chubbyemu presents a case study of a man who followed AI health advice, replaced salt with sodium bromide and developed bromism with severe neurological effects. It is told as a dramatized medical case by a doctor.
STOP Buying ANDROID TV Boxes!10:20

STOP Buying ANDROID TV Boxes!

4.6M views • 3 years ago
Linus Tech Tips
Linus Tech Tips warns against cheap Android TV boxes, many of which ship with preinstalled malware. It looks at several boxes and suggests safer alternatives such as Chromecast and Nvidia Shield.