Posts Tagged: crashcourse
Copyright, Exceptions, and Fair Use: Crash Course Intellectual Property #3
Hi I’m Stan Muller. This is Crash Course Intellectual Property and today we’re continuing our discussion of copyright law. In his 2011 book, Infringement Nation, Professor John Tehranian conducts...
Florence and the Renaissance: Crash Course European History #2
Hi I’m John Green and this is Crash Course European History. So, as you’ll recall from our previous episode, a declining European population due to disease and war in...
Columbus, de Gama, and Zheng He! 15th Century Mariners. Crash Course: World History #21
Hi, I’m John Green; this is Crash Course World History and today we’re going to do some compare and contrast, because that’s what passes for hip in world history....
The Spanish Empire, Silver, & Runaway Inflation: Crash Course World History #25
Hi. I’m John Green, this is Crash Course World History and today we’re going to talk about the entire fracking globe over the course of several centuries so let’s...
Metaethics: Crash Course Philosophy #32
Is it wrong to steal to feed your family? Is there such a thing as a good lie? Questions like these are the domain of ethics – the branch...
Mansa Musa and Islam in Africa: Crash Course World History #16
Hi, my name’s John Green, this is Crash Course: World History, and today we’re gonna talk about Africa. Mr. Green Mr. Green! We’ve already talked about Africa. Egypt is...
The Medieval Islamicate World: Crash Course History of Science #7
The religion of Islam significantly influenced knowledge-making in the greater Mediterranean and western Asian world. Islamicate scholars—meaning people influenced by Islamic civilization, regardless of their religious views—gave us terms...
Indus Valley Civilization: Crash Course World History #2
Hi, I’m John Green, and this is Crash Course World History. Let’s begin today with a question. Why am I alive? Also, why don’t I have any eyes? Ah,...
Natural Law Theory: Crash Course Philosophy #34
Thomas Aquinas was no dummy. Remember him? The Italian fella? Christian monk? Philosophical superstar of the 13th century? Aquinas thought morality was important for everyone, and that being a...
Fall of The Roman Empire…in the 15th Century: Crash Course World History #12
Hi there, my name’s John Green; this is Crash Course: World History, and today we’re going to talk about the fall of Rome. Mr. Green, Mr. Green, Mr. Green!...