In the island world of Southeast Asia, the animal worlds seem strangely separated. How come? In the 19th century, naturalist Alfred Russel Wallace had a theory. Source: https://www.zdf.de/dokumentation/terra-x/was-ist-die-wallace-linie-creative-commons-clip-100.html https://www.zdf.de/dokumentati
Most people have a sibling — in fact, in the U.S. today, a child is more likely to grow up with a brother or sister than a father. While many social scientists research the effects of school and parenthood, little attention is paid to a relationship that is perhaps even more consequential. To unders
In this video we will learn how Alfred Wegener proposed a theory in 1912 that the great continents of the Earth had drifted over geological time and were once all joined together in a giant land mass we now call Pangaea. His idea was based on the way present day continents fit neatly together, and
What is solution-focused risk assessment, and how can it help in the governance of emerging technologies? Solution-focused risk assessment, or SFRA, is a novel way of thinking about and managing risks developed by Adam Finkel. It involves analyzing the good and bad consequences of what we can do to
CREDITS Animation & Design: Chloe Adams, Jean-Pierre Louw, Joshua thomas Narration: Russel Arnott Script: Incredible Oceans Click here to see more videos: https://alugha.com/FuseSchool Hi My name is Russell Arnott I'm a marine biologist at Bath University and I'm here today to talk a little bit ab
The Nobel Prize awards are some of the most famous and prestigious awards in the world. But what's the story behind? And how are the nominees elected? We explain it in this simpleshow. Click here to see more videos: https://alugha.com/mysimpleshow Author: Rodrigo Díaz McVeigh
Do you ever look up into the night sky and wonder how many stars there are? Follow Us! https://twitter.com/LifeNoggin https://facebook.com/LifeNoggin https://www.instagram.com/lifenoggin/ Click here to see more videos: https://alugha.com/LifeNoggin Life Noggin is a weekly animated educational se
Burnout is your response to prolonged stress that leads to mental fatigue, emotional apathy, and physical exhaustion. Most people think of burnout as too much work, but it can also catch us outside the office and usually comes in 5 stages: honeymoon, onset of stress, chronic stress, burnout, and hab
How dangerous could artificial intelligence turn out to be, and how do we develop ethical, safe and beneficial AI? Risk Bites dives into AI risk and AI ethics, with ten potential risks of AI we should probably be paying attention to now, if we want to develop the technology safely, ethically, and b
Capitalism and socialism both aim to improve living conditions and society as a whole, but they differ significantly in the way they try to achieve this. In this video, we will break down the theories behind both systems and examine real-world data to find out which approach produces the best result
The Pareto Principle, also known as the 80/20 rule, states that often 20% of causes produce about 80% of the results, while the remaining causes are responsible for the rest. Discovered by the Italian economist Vilfredo Pareto, the principle became a valuable rule of thumb that helps our minds under
Moral disengagement is a process of cognitive restructuring that allows individuals to distance themselves from their inner moral standards and act unethically without feeling uncomfortable doing so. It's the story we tell ourselves so as not to feel bad about inhumane acts that would normally viola
