YouTube Courses

Models of Identity Signaling

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Explore mathematical models of identity signaling, examining their impact on cooperation, conflict, and social learning in complex human behavior and communication strategies.

• YouTube
• 55 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Why We Kill - Violence as Socialization

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Explores the "violentization" model of criminologist Lonnie Athens, examining how individuals can be socialized into committing violent acts through a four-stage process, challenging common assumptions about violence.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 19 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

The Fabric of our Lives - Cities, Slums, Neighborhoods, People

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Explore how cities are defined by connections, examining urban fabric through neighborhood data and individual interactions, with insights on slums as gateways to urban life.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 5 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

The Network Structure of Police Misconduct

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Explore police misconduct networks in Chicago, examining individual and institutional factors influencing co-misconduct patterns. Gain insights into potential police reform strategies.

• YouTube
• 55 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

From Democratic Consensus to Cannibalistic Hordes - The Principles of Collective Animal Behavior

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Explore collective behavior in nature, from ant raids to bird flocks. Discover how individual actions create group dynamics and the concept of "collective mind" in various species, including humans.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 13 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Golden Section - φ² = φ + 1

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Discover the mathematical beauty of the Golden Ratio through its fundamental equation and connection to Fibonacci's legendary sequence in this engaging Oxford presentation.

• YouTube
• 14 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Soccermatics - Could a Premier League Team One Day Be Managed by a Mathematician?

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Explore how mathematics and data science are revolutionizing soccer strategy, player analysis, and team management in the Premier League and beyond.

• YouTube
• 43 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

The Seduction of Curves - The Lines of Beauty That Connect Mathematics, Art and The Nude

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Explore the fascinating connection between mathematics, art, and the human form through the language of curves, catastrophe theory, and their applications across various fields.

• YouTube
• 47 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Turbulence in Finance - BQE Lecture Series

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Explore financial turbulence with Mike Lipkin, covering topics like order drop, rough paths, and hedging strategies in this insightful lecture on advanced quantitative finance concepts.

• YouTube
• 56 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

An Introduction to Personal Finance for Recent Grads - How to Manage Your First Salary

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Learn essential financial skills for recent graduates, including budgeting, negotiation, saving for retirement, managing debt, and protecting assets. Gain practical insights to make informed financial decisions as you start your career.

• YouTube
• 58 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Sexual Harassment in STEM - Climate, Culture, and Consequences

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Explore the impact of sexual harassment in STEM academia, examining key findings, recommendations, and potential transformative effects of inclusive, harassment-free environments on research and innovation.

• YouTube
• 45 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

LIGO and the Dawn of Gravitational Wave Astronomy

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Explore the groundbreaking field of gravitational wave astronomy, from Einstein's theories to LIGO's revolutionary detections, unveiling the universe's hidden cosmic events.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 43 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

NYU Tandon's Ultra-sensitive Whispering Gallery Mode Biosensor - Part One: Motivation and History

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Explore ultra-sensitive biosensors for pathogen detection, focusing on whispering gallery mode technology and its applications in virus detection and molecular spectroscopy.

• YouTube
• 40 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

The Banach Contraction Mapping Theorem - Oxford Mathematics 1st Year Lecture

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Explore the Banach contraction mapping theorem in this Oxford Mathematics lecture, focusing on guaranteeing convergence of fixed point iterations in one dimension.

• YouTube
• 55 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Menopause 101 - What to Expect, When, and What to Do (or Not Do)

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Discover what menopause really means through expert gynecologists discussing hormonal changes, symptoms, and reframing this life transition as empowering evolution rather than decline.

• YouTube
• 47 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video