— In which John Green teaches you about capitalism and socialism in a way that is sure to please commenters from both sides of the debate. Learn how capitalism arose from the industrial revolution, and then gave rise to socialism. Learn about how we got from the British East India Company to iPhones and consumer…
Your Immune System: Natural Born Killer – Crash Course Biology #32
— Hank tells us about the team of deadly ninja assassins that is tasked with protecting our bodies from all the bad guys that want to kill us – also known as our immune system. — — Sex and not dying. That’s what biology is all about. And while the sex part is, I’ll grant…
Coal, Steam, and The Industrial Revolution: Crash Course World History #32
— In which John Green wraps up revolutions month with what is arguably the most revolutionary of modern revolutions, the Industrial Revolution. While very few leaders were beheaded in the course of this one, it changed the lives of more people more dramatically than any of the political revolutions we’ve discussed. So, why did the…
Big Guns: The Muscular System – CrashCourse Biology #31
— Hank tells us the story of the complicated chemical dance that allows our skeletal muscles to contract and relax. Crash Course Biology is now available on DVD! http://dft.ba/-8bCC Table of Contents 1) Cardiac, Smooth, & Skeletal Muscles 01:09 2) Muscle Anatomy 02:03 a) Muscle Fibers 03:07 b) Myofibrils 04:15:1 c) Sarcomeres 04:19:1 d) Myofilaments…
Latin American Revolutions: Crash Course World History #31
— In which John Green talks about the many revolutions of Latin America in the 19th century. At the beginning of the 1800s, Latin America was firmly under the control of Spain and Portugal. The revolutionary zeal that had recently created the United States and had taken off Louis XVI’s head in France arrived in…
The Skeletal System: It’s ALIVE! – CrashCourse Biology #30
— Hank introduces us to the framework of our bodies, our skeleton, which apart from being the support and protection for all our fleshy parts, is involved in many other vital processes that help our bodies to function properly. Crash Course Biology is now available on DVD! http://dft.ba/-8bCC Table of Contents 1) Endoskeleton 2:03 2)…
Haitian Revolutions: Crash Course World History #30
— Ideas like liberty, freedom, and self-determination were hot stuff in the late 18th century, as evidenced by our recent revolutionary videos. Although freedom was breaking out all over, many of the societies that were touting these ideas relied on slave labor. Few places in the world relied so heavily on slave labor as Saint-Domingue,…
The Excretory System: From Your Heart to the Toilet – CrashCourse Biology #29
— Hank takes us on the fascinating journey through our excretory system to learn how our kidneys make pee. Crash Course Biology is now available on DVD! http://dft.ba/-8bCC References http://www.emc.maricopa.edu/faculty/f… http://www.khanacademy.org/science/bi… Campbell Biology, 9th ed. Table of Contents 1) Homeostasis & Osmoregulation 00:00 2) Urea & Uric Acid 01:30 3) Kidneys 02:49 4) Nephron 03:40…
The French Revolution: Crash Course World History #29
— In this video, John Green examines the French Revolution, and gets into how and why it differed from the American Revolution. Was it the serial authoritarian regimes? The guillotine? The Reign of Terror? All of this and more contributed to the French Revolution not being quite as revolutionary as it could have been. France…
The Digestive System: CrashCourse Biology #28
— Hank takes us through the bowels of the human digestive system and explains why it’s all about surface area. Table of Contents 1) Surface Area to the Max! 3:21 2) Mouth to Esophagus 5:23 3) Stomach 6:38 4) Small Intestine 7:55 5) Large Intestine 9:44 . . References: Campbell Biology, 9th ed. — This…
Tea, Taxes, and The American Revolution: Crash Course World History #28
— In this video, John Green teaches you about the American Revolution and the American Revolutionary War, which it turns out were two different things. John goes over the issues and events that precipitated rebellion in Britain’s American colonies, and he also explores the ideas that laid the groundwork for the new American democracy. Find…
Circulatory & Respiratory Systems – CrashCourse Biology #27
— Hank takes us on a trip around the body – we follow the circulatory and respiratory systems as they deliver oxygen and remove carbon dioxide from cells, and help make it possible for our bodies to function. Table of Contents 1) Respiratory System 00:48 2) Simple Diffusion 00:55 3) Respiratory Anatomy 02:35 a)…
The Amazing Life and Strange Death of Captain Cook: Crash Course World History #27
— In this video, John Green teaches you about the life and death of one of history’s great explorers, Captain James Cook of the British Navy. He charted large swaths of the Pacific ocean, laid claim to Australia and New Zealand, and died a bizarre death in the Sandwich Islands, which are now called the…
The Nervous System – CrashCourse Biology #26
— Hank begins a series of videos on organ systems with a look at the nervous system and all of the things that it is responsible for in the body. . . References for this episode can be found in the Google document here: http://dft.ba/-3a36 Support CrashCourse on Subbable: http://subbable.com/crashcourse — This post was…
The Seven Years War: Crash Course World History #26
— In this video, John teaches you about the Seven Years War, which may have lasted nine years. Or as many as 23. It was a very confusing time. The Seven Years War was a global war, fought on five continents, which is kind of a lot. John focuses on the war as it happened…
Animal Behavior – CrashCourse Biology #25
— Hank and his cat Cameo help teach us about animal behavior and how we can discover why animals do the things they do. . . References: http://dft.ba/-35Uh — This post was previously published on YouTube. —