Overview of the changing relationship between the Roman Empire and Christianity from the time of Jesus to the reign of Theodosius.
How homologous chromosomes exchange fragments in prophase I. Tetrads, chiasmata, and alleles.
Overview of DNA transcription, translation, and replication during mitosis and meiosis. Learn about chromosomes, chromatids, and chromatin.
Discussion of the relatively recent changes in our ability as a species to shine light on our deep past. Created by Sal Khan.
In a closed economy, goods and services are exchanged in product markets and factors of production are exchanged in factor markets. In this video, we explore how to model this in a straightforward way using the circular flow model. Created by Sal Khan.
Introduction to the circulatory system and the heart.
A deep dive into Citizens United v. FEC, a 2010 Supreme Court case that ruled that political spending by corporations, associations, and labor unions is a form of protected speech under the First Amendment. In this video, Sal discusses the case with scholars Richard Hasen and Bradley Smith.
Sal provides an overview of ancient Greece from the Greek Dark Ages to Archaic Greece to the Classical and Hellenistic periods. Familiarity with the major greek city-states (especially Athens and Sparta), including the most known traditions.
Overview of cultural contributions of Classical Greece. Golden Age of Athens. Age of Pericles.
An overview of classical Japan. Chinese influence merges with Japanese culture. Tale of Genji by Lady Murasaki.
Comparing closed-end and open-ended mutual funds. Created by Sal Khan.
An overview of the Closing stages of World War I
Introduction to collateralized debt obligations (to be listen to after series on mortgage-backed securities. Created by Sal Khan.
How CDOs can give different investors different levels of risk and returns with the same underlying assets. Created by Sal Khan.
How symbolic language drives collective learning and how this is one of the truly differentiating aspects of human beings relative to the rest of the animal kingdom. Created by Sal Khan.
How symbolic language drives collective learning and how this is one of the truly differentiating aspects of human beings relative to the rest of the animal kingdom. Created by Sal Khan.
An introduction to the difference between command economies and market economies.
Overview of Communism and Marxist-Leninist states.
Overview of Communism and Marxist-Leninist states.
Trade benefits both agents when each specializes in what they have a comparative advantage in producing and trading with another agent who has a comparative advantage in something else. The gains from trade occur based on comparative advantage, not absolute advantage. Created by Sal Khan.